DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa economic development officials on Tuesday approved tax credits for Facebook to build a nearly $300 million data center in Altoona and increased incentives for Google that allows it to expand in Council Bluffs.

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board approved $18 million in tax credits for the Facebook project to be built near Interstate 80 in Altoona, a Des Moines suburb. The project is expected to create 31 permanent jobs and hundreds of construction jobs.