Microsoft Corporation will build a $100 million data center in West Des Moines, Gov. Chet Culver said Thursday afternoon.

Culver said when the data center is completed, it will create 25 jobs that will pay more than $31 an hour.

The construction of the center itself will also create many jobs.

West Des Moines competed against many other cities around the country for the new data center. A Microsoft official said in a news release that Iowa offers a competitive business environment.

Culver also said CNNMoney named Des Moines the eighth most recession-proof city in the country. The economic recovery might have had an impact on Microsoft’s decision to build the data center there.

“We are excited to be able to continue our investments in this region to enable the delivery of our services in the best business way for our customers,” said Microsoft general manager of Datacenter Operations Kevin Timmons in a news release Thursday.