The days of working from home may soon come to an end for Google employees in the US as the company announced its plans to invest $9.5 billion in its offices and data centers across the country.
Over the past five years, the search giant has invested more than $37 billion in its offices and data centers in 26 states and created more than 40,000 full-time jobs. It’s also worth noting that Google has invested more than $40 billion in research and development in the US over the past two years.
In addition to investing in new offices and data centers, the company expects to create at least 12,000 additional jobs by the end of the year and thousands at its local suppliers, partners and communities.
While it may seem counterintuitive to increase its investments in brick-and-mortar offices now that Google has implemented a hybrid work policy that requires employees to come to the office only three days a week, the company believes further investing in its campuses will help it deliver better products. create and lead to a better quality of life for its employees.
At the same time, new investments in its data centers will help Google move closer to achieving its goal of running them 24/7 on carbon-free energy by 2030.
US Office and Data Center Expansion
According to a new blog post from Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, the company plans to invest in its offices and data centers in the US.
In the southern United States, Google will open a new Atlanta office this year and continue to invest in its data center in Douglas County, Georgia. In Texas, meanwhile, the company is making progress with its new downtown Austin office and investing further in its data center in Midlothian, just outside of Dallas. Google also plans to invest in its data centers in Tennessee, Virginia and Oklahoma.
In the Midwest and East Coast of the US, Google is investing in its data centers in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Nebraska, as well as its longstanding office presence in New York, while making improvements to its Cambridge and Pittsburgh campuses.
In the central United States, Google continues construction on its Boulder, Colorado campus.
Finally, when it comes to the West Coast, the company has opened a new office in downtown Portland and is investing in its data center in The Dalles, while also investing in its Kirkland and Seattle campuses in Washington State. Once Google’s data center in Storey County, Nevada is operational, it plans to expand as it also invests further in its Henderson facility.
We’ll likely hear more from Google once the latest investment and expansion round in the US is completed by the end of this year.
