Deseret News | Utah might be site of $260 million Oracle data center

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Utah might be site of $260 million Oracle data center

No Way | 2:19 p.m. May 16, 2008

A data center??? Routers and switches...the outhouse of the IT industry. Nice going Gov.

Utah's sad Ave Income $32,828 | 2:29 p.m. May 16, 2008

The sad part about this whole story is the medium income of Salt Lake County...$32,828.

I hope the Utah State Government can figure out how to balance a budget, lower taxes, and give Utahn's a break.

Instead on a banner finacial year, they raised taxes, didn't fund their projects, and now they are proposing to increase the gas tax.

Stewart | 3:28 p.m. May 16, 2008

When the state gives away future taxes, the taxpayers still have to pay for the increase infrastructure to support the increased population. I suppose we are like the rat on the treadmill, we just have to keep running and increasing population. (sprawl, congestion etc.)

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Carl | 3:35 p.m. May 16, 2008

What about all the small and medium sized companies in this state that pay their taxes every year and take great care of their employees? That a fine thank you Governor for us! Talk about discrimination.

Maybe you should pay us an incentive to stay in Utah.

Complain complain | 4:01 p.m. May 16, 2008

Yup, I guess by all of the complaining we don't want 100 jobs that pay 2x the average salary with a market leading technology company.

Perhaps it isn't development but it is good work. Stop whinning.

I won't believe... | 6:38 p.m. May 16, 2008

it till I see it being build....

Just a Guy | 7:56 p.m. May 16, 2008

Hey Stewart....did you stop to think a little bit about the $6,500,000 in annual payroll that the company will pay out that the state can now TAX?? I bet the state did and that's why they offered the company the tax break. Create new jobs to benefit 100 families AND create a new income tax stream for the state. WOW...did I just think up that one all on my own?????

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