Why go to Bangalore when Dubuque is so close?

The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that IBM is opening new computer-services center in Dubuque, Iowa. This is IBM's largest facility that the company has opened in 10 years, although Big Blue wouldn't say if this would result in a net increase of U.S. jobs.
The plan includes a package of loans and commitments from the state, including $10M that the state's community colleges will pay IBM to train new employees. Yep, the colleges will pay the company to allow them to train IBM's employees. (The colleges and state claim that the increased income tax revenue from the newly-trained employees will offset the $10M.)
A bit of subtext in the announcement also notes that some of IBM's customers would prefer to have state-side computer-services facilties.