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Oct 25

Oct 25 TD Council Gives Google Agreement green light on tax abatements

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page

The Dalles City Council unanimously approved Google tax abatements for two new data centers to be built at the former aluminum smelter site in the Port of The Dalles at their regular meeting Monday, Oct. 25.

Oct 22

Oct 22 Google looks to be a go in The Dalles

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Business

It looks fairly unanimous as The Dalles City Council is leaning heavily in favor of a deal to abate taxes for two new Google data centers. They are slated to decide on Monday night. Economist David Swensen differs in opinion when it comes to the overall benefit a data center brings to a community.