Microsoft, Yahoo eying potato country
In the heart of potato country, a high-tech boom is taking place.
Technology giants Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. are planning to build massive data storage centers amid the sagebrush and farm fields of rural central Washington.
The draw appears to be the region's relatively cheap land, inexpensive hydropower and wide-open space, and although neither agreement has been finalized, local officials are hopeful that Grant County will become more than the nation's leading supplier of spuds.
"This could be a real boon to Quincy and to Grant County," said Curt Morris, Port of Quincy board president. "It's bringing renewed optimism to the people of the town, especially the business owners. We're interested to see where it takes us."
