DRAPER, Utah (AP) – Online auction company eBay has officially launched its operations in Utah.

The company’s chief executive John Donahoe held a grand opening Friday at an office campus in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper.

Gov. Gary Herbert and local officials were on hand for the ceremony.

The California-based online giant has built a 241,000-square-foot building on eBay Way near a FrontRunner commuter rail station.

The company is operating a customer service center and other corporate functions in Draper. It has a data center in another suburb, South Jordan.

EBay officials say the firm is adding 1,600 jobs in Utah for a total of 3,600. It is among a number of technology companies being drawn to Utah because of tax incentives. Others include Adobe, IM Flash, and most recently Vivint Home Security.

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