Google will spend $13 billion on U.S. real estate in 2019 (New York: home, school)

[Aeran]

Meanwhile, Google continues to expand and grow!

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/13/goog...s-in-2019.html

https://www.blog.google/inside-googl...w-york-campus/

Google's massive footprint is only getting bigger in 2019.

CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post on Wednesday that the company is building new data centers and offices and expanding several key locations across the U.S., spending $13 billion this year.

Pichai outlined the plans, which include opening new data centers in Nevada, Ohio, Texas and Nebraska, the first time the company will have infrastructure locations in those states. The company is also doubling its workforce in Virginia, providing greater access to Washington, D.C., with a new office and more data center space, and expanding its New York campus at Hudson Square.

In late 2018, the company announced it's $1 billion investment for a new campus in New York City, which it said will double the workforce there from 7,000 at the time.

[Gantz]

Wait till the Democrats find out that Google is getting tax breaks here as well.

[Mr.Retired]

Toto we're not in San Francisco anymore................

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Why is this in the NYC subforum? Should be in the General US. And why spending so much? Are they not picking the cheapest, or cost effective spots?

[bklynkenny]

Originally Posted by NJ Brazen_3133

Why is this in the NYC subforum? Should be in the General US. And why spending so much? Are they not picking the cheapest, or cost effective spots?

The key to success in tech is attracting talent, and location is a big factor.

As for data centers, they're just plain expensive.

[goofy328]

Good

[NJ Brazen_3133]

Originally Posted by bklynkenny

The key to success in tech is attracting talent, and location is a big factor.

As for data centers, they're just plain expensive.

Is that why NYC has no home grown tech companies, and for many years no tech companies were here?

So NYC has never really been known as a tech hub, why is anyone coming here? Or I guess not anymore, oh well.

[bklynkenny]

It takes a lot of capital to expand. Tech companies need to establish themselves before setting up additional offices across the country.

My sister turned took $30k less to work in tech in Seattle instead of Arkansas. Lots of graduates fresh out of school like to work in larger cities, such as San Francisco, Seattle, NYC, etc. That's why a company based out of Arkansas has to overpay for talent.