Some interesting developments on the Quantum front....
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/tech...article1-image
It's interesting to see Johnson and Pritzker aligned pretty well here. I suspect Pritzker can help deliver the goods and Johnson can tout it as a victory for the South Side - It's a win all around.
Obviously can only quote so much of the article, but from what I see:
- The city has prepared a very competitive package to lure this company to the SouthWorks site
- The site doesn't require much remediation, which is a win to get something off the ground quickly.
- We already know Pritzker got the $500 million in the budget he just signed into law. I'm surprised that didn't get more reporting or attention given the amount of money. Everyone was more interested in tax rises, etc, etc.
Two interesting quotes:
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PsiQuantum declined comment on the status of its search, but confirmed its facility will go on one of the two Illinois sites
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So that's a big deal as I was assuming they were looking at sites outside of IL.
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PsiQuantum also is considering building its computing center in southwest suburban Lockport, which, like the USX site, has access to the large amounts of water and electric power required to cool equipment to the needed near-absolute-zero level. A site decision is expected in the next month or so.
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I find this interesting as it lends to suggest Chicago, and the Great Lakes area in general, could help usher in a wave of new data farm construction. It could be a way to offset the decades of manufacturing loss. If the maintenance of these facilities requires a ton of water, well..... That makes Chicago and the surrounding region perfect areas for this.
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