Sundar Pichai-led Google announced on Wednesday that it plans to invest about $9.5 billion in the company’s data centers and offices in the United States this year. This was $2 billion more than the investment made by the tech giant in the same period last year. Google said the investment will create at least 12,000 full-time jobs during this year and will focus on data centers in several states, including Nevada, Nebraska and Virginia.
“Google’s offices and data centers provide a vital foundation to our local communities and help us contribute to their economy. In the US, over the past five years, we have spent more than $37 billion in our offices and data centers in 26 states. This has resulted in the creation of more than 40,000 full-time jobs,” the company said in a statement.
“Today we are announcing plans to invest approximately $9.5 billion in our US offices and data centers in 2022. With these investments, we expect to create at least 12,000 new full-time Google jobs by the end of the year. , and thousands of others among our local suppliers, partners and communities,” it added.
The company, which falls under the umbrella of Alphabet Inc., will this year open a new office in Atlanta, and expand its data center in Story County, Nevada. Google will also continue to invest in its offices in California and support affordable housing initiatives in the Bay Area as part of our $1 billion housing commitment, it noted.
“It may seem counterintuitive to increase our investments in physical offices, even as we embrace greater flexibility in the way we do things. Yet we believe it is more important than ever to invest in our campuses…” the statement said.
Google is trying to bring its employees back to some of its offices in the United States, the UK and Asia Pacific by making it mandatory to work from the office about three days a week, a move to end policies that keep employees safe due to COVID-19. Allows you to work remotely – 19 concerns.
Google also released its 2021 Economic Impact Report on that day, reflecting “Google’s broad contribution to the economy”.
“The report shows that we helped provide $617 billion in economic activity for millions of American businesses, nonprofits, creators, developers, and publishers last year. In addition, the Android app economy generated nearly two million dollars last year. helped create jobs, and YouTube’s creative ecosystem will support 394,000 jobs in 2020,” the statement said.
“We continue to help people acquire the skills they need to succeed in today’s economy, from our role as a founding member of the Michigan Central Innovation District in Detroit to our $100 million Google Career Certificate Fund – A new financial model to help people access education and digital skills,” it further noted.
Google also expressed its intention to set new standards for green building design as it said it wants its offices and data centers to run 24/7 on carbon-free energy by 2030.
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