The company is searching the city's NoMa district, named after atriangular area north of a Massachusetts Avenue. It is alsoconsidering a couple of sites in Loudoun County, VA, about 30 mileswest, he says, but declined to reveal further details.
The company wants to establish a gateway data center that canserve its business partners in the area, including America Onlinein Sterling, VA. It hopes to make a decision within four to sixweeks.
The city is offering up to $15 million in tax-exempt financingand more in other incentives through the area's enterprise zonedesignation to land the facility, notes Michael Hodge, who runs thecity's industrial revenue bond program. That won't matter a lotwhen the facility could cost $250 million, he says. Access tofiber-optic cable is the critical factor.
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