The Latest: Utah City Ends Facebook Race Against New Mexico

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City suburb vying against New Mexico to attract a Facebook data center is dropping out of the race after state education officials decided the $240 million deal was too rich. The city of West Jordan said Tuesday they can't compete with tax-breaks offered by Los Lunas, New Mexico, so they're ending negotiations. The Utah State School Board signed off on $100 million worth of tax breaks instead Tuesday, but West Jordan says that it's not enough in the face of pushback from other local leaders. The plan has been contentious in Utah. Critics argue the cost was too high for a facility that would create relatively few jobs. Supporters said the data center would carry a cache that could draw high-tech companies to the area.