Google investing $10 billion in new data centers and offices
Amazon is not the only major technology platform aggressively expanding its U.S. infrastructure.
Google says it will invest more than $10 billion in data centers and offices across the U.S. in 2020. With an existing presence in 26 states across the country, Google’s new investments will be focused in 11 of them: Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and California.
According to Google, these investments will create thousands of jobs, including roles within Google, construction jobs in data centers and renewable energy facilities, and opportunities in local businesses in surrounding towns and communities. The company also invested $13 billion in U.S.-based projects in 2019.
In the South, Google will add new engineering teams to its office in Atlanta. Google will also invest in expanded offices and data centers in Texas, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee. In addition, the company will open a customer support operations center in Mississippi.
In the Midwest, Google will make additional investments in its offices in Detroit, open a new data center in Ohio, and complete the expansion of its data center in Iowa. In the Central U.S., Google will create the capacity to double its Colorado workforce over the next few years, in part by expanding its presence in Boulder. The tech giant will also invest further in growing data centers in Nebraska and Oklahoma.
In the East, Google is opening a new Hudson Square office in New York City, where it has the capacity to double the local workforce by 2028. Google is also expanding its office in Pittsburgh, and a bigger office in Cambridge, Mass., is under development.
In the West, the company is expanding the Google Cloud campus in Seattle and undertaking a major development in Kirkland to open later in 2020. Google is also making office and data center investments in Oregon, and in California, continues to invest in new locations in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Google says it will accelerate its work with businesses, governments, and community organizations to distribute the $1 billion it has committed for Bay Area housing.
Amazon has been announcing plans for offices and data centers at a rapid pace across the U.S., including major expansions of its campuses in New York City, Bellevue, Wash., and Las Vegas. The e-tailer has also been opening new fulfillment centers on a regular basis across the country.