The 1 million-square-foot Apple building has had a change of plans. The building that was initially to be First solar, then GT Advanced technologies (manufacturing sapphire glass for Apple) will now be a data center for Apple.
When the 1 million-square-foot building was to be a 700-employee manufacturing facility, incentives and tax credits were committed on the condition that Apple and GT Advanced Technologies delivered the promised jobs with the expected benefits and designated salaries. The manufacturing effort failed, so no incentives were paid out by the state or Mesa.
The new Apple facility doesn't meet the legislative minimum requirements to receive the credits and rebates, so Apple will bring on a team without incentives. Apple
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