So far no good word in Duluth from Google – but it seems that maybe getting spurced up may have attracted another good catch to the area. The Lake County News Chronicle reports…
Lake County Commissioner Paul Bergman is leading the Lake County effort to make a formal pitch to companies like Verizon. He saw some numbers for a project in upstate New York and couldn’t help but get excited: a billion-dollar center with 200 or more jobs with salaries of $80,000 or more. “It’s off the charts,” Bergman said of the economic potential.
The New Chronicle also reports…
Last week, Involta, an Iowa-based data storage company, announced that it is seeking space in the Duluth Technology Park to build a $13.6 million facility that is expected to grow rapidly.
That facility would be a microcosm of some of the larger company’s large facilities.
One of the big draws to Minnesota is the cool waters of Lake Superior and the naturually cool climate…
[Chris] Swanson, owner of Pure Driven in Two Harbors and an organizer of the Google Fiber pitch, said companies can spend millions a month in cooling and using water from Lake Superior or even the natural cool climate here would be an advantage. “Cool air is valuable,” he said.
