CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — State officials have approved a $30 million tax incentive package so online auction company eBay will expand operations in Nevada.
The board of the Governor's Office of Economic Development voted Thursday to approve the incentives. EBay is planning on expanding a data center in Las Vegas and building a new data center in Storey County, and plans to invest $412 million in new capital to make it happen.
The company also plans to add more than 50 employees in Nevada.
EBay had more than 155 million active buyers as of the end of 2014. Gov. Brian Sandoval said attracting the company to Nevada was like getting LeBron James on the team.
The tax incentives were authorized through SB170, a bill passed this spring by the Nevada Legislature.