The House gave final approval Wednesday to a tax incentive designed to lure an Apple Computer facility to the state.
The bill, which lowers the corporate tax the company would pay, must go back to the Senate since the House modified the Senate's version. The House approved the bill 80 to 34.
The House's changes limited the bill to apply only to one company. State officials won't specify who they are trying to lure, but it is widely discussed that the company is Apple, which is considering the state for a data center, essentially a giant warehouse of computer servers, likely to run company services such as the iTunes music store and the application store for its popular iPhone.
The center would bring about 50 workers, although another 250 contractors could get jobs. The facility could grow to employ more as its mission expands.
