By Brian Scopino
Publication Date: 2026-04-18 09:00:00
TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – IBM unveiled plans this week for a new quantum computing facility at its Poughkeepsie campus. The facility is roughly 511,000-square-feet where the company intends to assemble and manufacture its next-generation Starling quantum systems, in what some county officials are calling one of the most significant investments in Dutchess County’s history.
The proposal, presented before the Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Board, calls for the demolition of two existing buildings totaling 161,000 square feet to make way for the new facility on the southwest corner of the property. When complete, the building would bring IBM’s total Poughkeepsie footprint to between 3.5 and 3.9 million square feet across 45 buildings. The projected workforce for the new facility is approximately 200 employees.
Assistant Dutchess County Executive Ron Hicks called the expansion a landmark moment for the region. “This represents one of the most significant investments in…
