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Article: Microsoft data center expected to lure others to San Antonio.
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- San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX)
- Article date:
- January 20, 2007
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Byline: L.A. Lorek
Jan. 20--To see the possible effect of Microsoft Corp.'s proposed $550 million data center in Westover Hills, just take a look at what has happened to Quincy, Wash.
The town of 5,200 residents in Central Washington, known primarily for its crops of potatoes, sweet corn, onions and grapes, has become a high-tech boomtown following Microsoft's decision last year to build its first massive data center there.
"It's diversified our economy," said Pat Connelly, past president of the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce.
Since Microsoft came to town, Internet search engine Yahoo and software maker Intuit Corp. have selected ...