SOUTH SIOUX HAS SITE READY FOR FUTURE DATA CENTER

 IOWA AND NEBRASKA ARE BOTH TRYING TO ATTRACT A COMPANY WHO PLANS TO BUILD A ONE-POINT-TWO BILLION DOLLAR DATA CENTER.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY HAS A SHOVEL READY SITE ON THE CITY'S OUTSKIRTS COMPLETE WITH FIBER AND UTILITIES FOR SUCH A FACILITY:

CITY ADMINISTRATOR LANCE HEDQUIST WON'T COMMENT IF SOUTH SIOUX CITY IS AMONG THE SITES BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE DATA CENTER.

HEDQUIST SAYS NEBRASKA HAS A COMPETITVE EDGE WHEN IT COMES TO CORPORATE TAX BREAKS.

THE NEBRASKA ADVANTAGE ACT HELPS THE CORNHUSKER STATE COMPETE AGAINST STATES LIKE SOUTH DAKOTA, WHICH HAS NO CORPORATE INCOME TAX:

THE NAME OF THE COMPANY SEEKING TO BUILD THE DATA CENTER HAS NOT BEEN REVEALED BY OFFICIALS IN EITHER STATE.