RSSGoogle to Build Offices in Michigan
By the Betanews Staff | Published July 11, 2006, 11:43 AM
Google is expected to announce Tuesday plans to build a 240,000 square foot combined office and research center in Michigan, adding 1,000 jobs to downtown Ann Arbor, the New York Times reports. According to previous press reports, the search giant has been canvassing the city for the past year looking for office space.
The new office would be the base for Google's library digitization project, and serve as a call and technology center, sources told the Times. Ann Arbor was selected from an initial list of 50 cities across the country, and holds special meaning for one of the company's founders, Larry Page. Page graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in engineering, and its main campus is located in the city.
Ann Arbor??? I bet you anything that it's racially motivated.. Hell it might as well open offices in Detroit... Affirmative Action at it's finest.. and what a great slap to the face of the state of Michigan which was the automotive capital of the USA.. Here ya go...take a cubicle job answering phones now...
no thanks!!!
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Heck, it actually all revolves around the University of Michigan being in Ann Arbor. So yes, they probably would have opened offices in Detroit... if UM was in Detroit.
1. Larry Page went to UM.
2. They need UM's library.
3. Cheap college student labor force from one of the largest universities in the country.
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|What does this have to do with someones race?!?
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|Excellent! The area needs it.
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|This is a great thing. I just hope I get the chance to drop off an application before all the positions are filled!
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|Excellent... with one of the worst economies in the nation, this will be great for my home state of Michigan!
Go Google!
-Andrew
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