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Computer Technology Company to Give $1.5B to New York Projects
July 15, 2008

New York City Governor David Paterson announced IMB Corp.'s intention to invest $1.5 billion in certain upstate New York projects with the state donating $140 million in development grants, Reuters reported today. The financing is expected to generate 1,000 high-tech jobs, according to the paper. Additionally, the company expects to add 325 jobs at the University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering.

 
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