Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development

Oracle Utah Data Center Project Moves Forward

Published: 29th April, 2010
Author: Michael Sullivan

News Release               
For Immediate Release
April 29, 2010

Contact:
Michael Sullivan
GOED Communications Director
801-538-8811
Cell: 801-244-2975
mgsullivan@utah.gov
                           
Kimberly Pineda
Oracle Corporate Communications
650-506-8831
Kimberly.pineda@oracle.com

Tom Burdett
West Jordan Community Development Director
801-569-5061
tomb@wjordan.com

Oracle Utah Data Center Project Moves Forward

West Jordan, UTAH – Oracle has resumed construction on a major facility in West Jordan, Utah to meet the needs of its growing customer base. 

Construction on the approximately 180,000 square feet data center began a little over a year ago  and represents a $285 million capital investment by the company.

The Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development offered incentives in collaboration with many different partners, including local government, utilities, the private sector and EDCUtah to bring Oracle high-tech jobs and facilities to Utah. 

"Utah is widely recognized as having one of the most dynamic economies in the country. Major corporations like Oracle can benefit from our highly skilled workforce and competitive operational costs," Governor Gary R. Herbert said. "We look forward to a long, productive partnership with Oracle."

 “West Jordan is delighted that Oracle has resumed construction on their new facility,” said Mayor Melissa K. Johnson.  “With the assistance of the Economic Development Corporation of Utah and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development as partners with West Jordan we were able to successfully compete for this significant addition to our community.”

Previously the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and West Jordan offered Oracle a post performance incentive to come to the state.  New state tax revenues from the facility are expected to exceed $50 million.  The site is expected to house 100 employees, with the average salary projected to exceed 200% of the Salt Lake County average wage.  New state wages are expected to exceed $73 million during the 12- year incentive period.

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About the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development
The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) charter is based on Governor Gary Herbert’s commitment to economic development statewide. The mandate for this office is to provide rich business resources for the creation, growth and recruitment of companies to Utah and to increase tourism and film production in the state. GOED accomplishes this mission through the administration of programs that are based around targeted industries or “economic clusters” that demonstrate the best potential for development. GOED utilizes state resources and private sector contracts to fulfill its mission.

About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company.  For more information about Oracle, visit oracle.com.