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Apple Inc will build a $1.375 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa, Apple and state officials said on Thursday, with $207.8 million in incentives approved by the Iowa Economic Development Authority and Waukee city council. Apple will purchase 2,000 acres (8.09 square km) of land in Waukee, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Des Moines, to build two data centers. The company will receive a $19.65 million investment tax credit for creating 50 jobs. Apple said the project will generate more than 550 jobs in construction and operations, but did not specify how many of those jobs would be...

WAUKEE, Iowa — A Waukee business owner said in a letter to other businesses that if a Muslim community center moves in next door he's considering moving out. The business is located in the Greenview Corporate Building at 14225 University Ave. in Waukee. The CEO of AMZ Financial Services, Allie Miller, wrote a letter to other tenants in the business complex expressing concern about safety and letting them know who the new tenant was. Miller told KCCI that he has had security concerns for a few years at the complex and has been considering a move for some time. Renovations...