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Google said the investment will create at least 12,000 full-time
jobs in 2022 and focus on data centers in several states
including Nevada, Nebraska and Virginia.
The company will open a new office in Atlanta this year, and
expand its data center in Storey County, Nevada, it added.
"It might seem counterintuitive to step up our investment in
physical offices even as we embrace more flexibility in how we
work. Yet we believe it's more important than ever to invest in
our campuses…," Google said in a statement.
Google has been trying to bring back its employees to some of
its offices in the United States, the UK and Asia Pacific by
mandating working from office for about three days a week, a
step to end policies that let employees work remotely because of
COVID-19 concerns.
Google will continue to invest in offices in its home state of
California and support affordable housing initiatives in the Bay
Area as part of its $1 billion housing commitment.
Last year, Google helped provide $617 billion in economic
activity for U.S. businesses, creators and developers, according
to its 2021 economic impact report.
(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi
Aich)
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