“New York City continues to be a great source of diverse, world-class talent — that’s what brought Google to the city in 2000, and that’s what keeps us here,” says Ruth Porat, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Google. (Jose Sanchez/AP) (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)Google announced Monday that it will spend more than $1 billion to build a new campus in New York City, a major expansion that could add more than 7,000 jobs to the area. “New York City continues to be a great source of diverse, world-class talent — that’s what brought Google to the city in 2000, and that’s what keeps us here,” said Ruth Porat, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Google and parent company Alphabet. Google employs more than 7,000 people in New York City who work on teams in core operations, including search, advertising, maps and YouTube, the company said. New York’s thriving tech scene employs 320,000 people, according to the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYEDC).

Source: Washington Post December 17, 2018 13:57 UTC