OLYMPIA, WA – Governor Bob Ferguson announced he is directing $500,000 from the state’s Economic Development Strategic Reserve Fund to support the expansion of IonQ in Bothell.
IonQ’s largest shareholders include The Vanguard Group , BlackRock and Morgan Stanley Investment Management , which manage global assets in the trillions.
The funding was awarded to the Economic Alliance of Snohomish County for building upgrades, workforce expenses and other costs associated with expanding IonQ’s quantum computing manufacturing facility. The state funding is matched by more than $14 million in private investment…