Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search
 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Thu Dec 13, 2018, 05:28 PM Dec 2018

Apple will spend $1 billion and hire up to 15,000 people for new Austin office

The announcement seeks to position Apple as a big creator of jobs in the US.

SAMUEL AXON - 12/13/2018, 2:08 PM

Earlier this year, Apple announced it would launch a major new campus in the US, its second largest behind the Cupertino headquarters. Now we know where.

Apple announced this morning that it will spend $1 billion to open a new campus in the southern tech hub of Austin, Texas, and that it will open new offices and add 1,000 new jobs each to San Diego, Seattle, and Culver City, California, which is a municipality in the heart of Los Angeles. Further expansion is also planned in Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Boulder, and Portland. It also plans to invest $4.5 billion in data centers like those in Nevada, North Carolina, and Arizona this year and next.

Some of these offices are additive in existing locations. Apple already has an Austin office that employs 6,200 people—the second-largest concentration behind the company's northern California headquarters. This second office would add 5,000 more employees, with the potential to add another 10,000 on top of that, making the company Austin's largest employer.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/12/apple-will-spend-1-billion-and-hire-up-to-15000-people-for-new-austin-office/
Latest Discussions»Region Forums»Texas»Apple will spend $1 billi...