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Facebook spending $1B for a building that 100 people will work in

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Facebook is building a $1 billion data center in Virginia that will require almost no people to operate.

Mashable reports 100 people will work at the center. That accounts to roughly $10 million per job created.

Despite the few jobs, states are still desperate for these investments — and they’re cutting deals to get them. Virginia, for example, has been slashing tax rates to attract investments.

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