Enterprise Zones are not limited to California. In fact, several other regions are gaining popularity and attracting large enterprises to due to the numerous tax benefits. One of the more recent examples of this can be found in Oregon, which will host the new Facebook data center.

David Holley reports, “After officially announcing plans to build a data center in Prineville on Thursday, Facebook officials told The Bulletin that the tax incentive offered to the company through an enterprise zone was a key reason it came to Central Oregon. By locating its new data center in the zone, Facebook will be excused from paying as much as $2.8 million a year in local taxes.”

This illustrates the importance of Enterprise Zones and why California needs to continue to push for increased adoption, since it appears we will be facing competition from other states across the country.