Subsidy Tracker Individual Entry
Company:
Apple
Parent Company:
Apple Inc.
Subsidy Source:
multiple
Location:
Iowa
City:
Waukee
County:
Dallas
Project Description:
data center
Year:
2017
Major Industry of Parent:
electrical and electronic equipment
Specific Industry of Parent:
computers
Subsidy Value:
$213,889,943
Program Name:
multiple
Awarding Agency:
multiple
Type of Subsidy:
MEGADEAL 
Number of Jobs or Training Slots:
50
Wage Data:
$29.12
Wage Data Type:
minimum hourly wage
Source of Data:
The value of state and local subsidies comes from: Josh Nguyen, "State and Local Officials Say It's Worth the Cost to Bring Apple to Iowa," NBC - 13 WHO (Des Moines, Iowa), August 25, 2017; online at http://whotv.com/2017/08/25/state-and-local-officials-say-its-worth-the-... Wage and jobs data come from: Kevin Hardy et al., "Apple's billion-dollar data center 'puts Iowa on world stage'", Des Moines Register, August 29, 2017; online at http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2017/08/24/iowa-in...
Notes:
The city of Waukee approved a 71 percent property tax abatement for 20 years worth estimated $188,239,943 and agreed to spend $6 million to build water and sewer lines for the project. The state approved $19.65 million in tax credits via the High Quality Jobs program. The project was expected to create 50 permanent jobs and 500 constructions jobs. Overlap with main Subsidy Tracker data: none.
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