Illinois Governor Pritzker Secures $1 Billion Quantum Tech Win Before Convention
- PsiQuantum will be the anchor tenant at Illinois quantum park
- Governor has been mentioned as possible running mate to Harris
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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has scored an investment of more than $1 billion in quantum computing, a major coup before he welcomes fellow Democrats to the party’s convention in Chicago next month.
PsiQuantum Corp. will become the anchor tenant at the state’s new quantum and microelectronics park that will be built at a former US Steel plant on Chicago’s South Side, the governor’s office said in a statement. As part of the agreement, the Palo Alto-based company agreed to invest a minimum of $1.09 billion, creating at least 154 full-time jobs.