Tuesday, February 24, 2009

IBM plans IT center in Dubuque -- and job applications pour in

From Computerworld, February 22, 2009...

With $12 million in state funding as an incentive, IBM is building an IT center in Dubuque, Iowa, that it said will employ 1,300 workers providing support to IBM's U.S. outsourcing clients.

The state finalized the agreement to contribute to the project on Thursday. And while the money that Iowa is pitching in is clearly an incentive for IBM to locate in Dubuque, another reason for the company's interest may be the state's lower IT wages.

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