Ebay announces major expansion in Utah.

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Draper - EBAY INC. and the UTAH GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (GOED) announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art facility in Utah, currently proposed at a site in Draper.

"EBay has been a valuable, visible Utah company for more than a decade," says Gov. Gary R. Herbert. "This agreement will bring new operating units and new jobs to the state. When world-class companies like eBay pledge partnership with Utah, it is a vote of confidence in the economic growth and stability that we are currently enjoying."

The world's largest online marketplace, eBay plans to create up to 2,200 new jobs in Utah over the next 20 years. All of the incented jobs will exceed 125 percent of the county's average wage including full benefits.

"The Governor's Office of Economic Development values the long-term commitments of its private sector business partners," says Spencer Eccles, executive director of GOED. "As more companies within our seven strategic business...