IonQ stock jumps 9% on plans for quantum computing manufacturing facility in Washington

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• IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) shares +9% on Friday after it announced plans to open a "dedicated" quantum computing manufacturing facility in Seattle, Washington.
• The new facility will house IonQ’s growing R&D and manufacturing teams, the company said.
• IonQ said the new location will also accommodate its second quantum data center and be the primary production engineering location in North America.
• The announcement is part of company's broader intent to invest $1 billion over the next 10 years, through expansion in the Pacific Northwest.