Google has officially opened the doors to its Kirkland Campus. Although Google has had employees in Kirkland since 2004, now that the number of employees in the Seattle-area has grown, they decided to consolidate and open a 3 building campus. As of now, they occupy 2 of the buildings but plan to expand into the 3rd building when the staff grows.
In typical Google fashion the complex has wonderful employee benefits including a gym, rock climbing wall, massage room, pool and foosball tables and a doctor office.
What drew Google to Kirkland? It reminded co-founder Larry Page of Palo Alto California, where the company began, but also is desirable because the Seattle area is a leader in the high-tech industry and UDUB cranks our a lot of qualified potential employees.
Kirkland and the surrounding areas will benefit from Google being in town in terms of tax income from Google and its well paid employees.
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