French company Pasqal will establish its U.S. headquarters at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, former home of the U.S. Steel South Works site that is now transforming into a massive tech campus.

Pasqal plans to invest more than $65 million into its facility, where it will build a quantum computer powered by neutral atom technology. The quantum computing company will also create at least 50 jobs that span a variety of skill levels, said Wasiq Bokhari, executive chairman of Pasqal’s board.

Bokhari said during a Thursday press conference, alongside Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, that it was an easy decision for Pasqal to establish its U.S. presence at the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park. Pasqal will join other fir

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