Local governments have made big concessions (mostly in the form of tax breaks) in order to get Google to build on their land. The search engine giant will strengthen the economy and hire lots of locals – or so the thinking goes. But in at least one location, Google hasn’t hired anyone at all.
Intel To Build 300-mm Wafer Fabrication Facility in Arizona
Intel announced today that it plans to build a new 300-mm wafer fabrication facility called Fab 32 on its property in Chandler, Arizona.
Google To Set Up R&D Facility In Brazil
The globalization of Google looks set to continue well into the 21st century with the news of them eyeing another geographic location to open another research and development facility.
Google Opens Chinese R&D Facility, Picks Microsoft Exec To Run It
Google’s goal to expand into the Chinese web territory seems to be coming to fruition. There has been talk of Google buying Baidu, a Chinese search engine with a large audience.
Yahoo Opens Research Facility With UC Berkeley
Yahoo has announced their plans to open a new research facility in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley. The facility is expected to in August, 2005.
Dell to Build Facility on Winston-Salem Site
Dell announced plans to build its North Carolina manufacturing facility on a 189-acre Winston-Salem site in the Piedmont Triad, pending completion of final due diligence.
Google Opens Indian Research And Development Facility
Google is set to begin operations in one of its research and development facilities located in Bangalore, the technology capital of India. This is the third R&D facility that Google owns outside of the US. The other two facilities are located in Switzerland and Japan.