Iowa senate OKs Microsoft tax lure
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
The state Senate sent Gov. Chet Culver a sweetened package of business incentives Wednesday designed to lure Microsoft to locate a costly data center in Iowa.
The project is part of what backers hope would be a new wave of high-tech development in Iowa.
"There are states out there literally begging to have companies like Microsoft come to their state," said Sen. Bill Dotzler, the main backer of the measure. "I think it's shaking hands with Microsoft and welcoming them to Iowa. The incentives are really the money they are generating by coming here." The Senate gave the measure final legislative approval on a 45-2 vote.