Google has plans to invest $13 billion across U.S. data centers and offices in 2019.
The expansion will create more than 10,000 new construction jobs in Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia, expanding Google’s presence to 24 states, including data centers in 13 communities.
Google will double its workforce in Virginia and Georgia; develop new data centers in Ohio, Nebraska, and Nevada; expand data centers in Oklahoma and South Carolina; and develop a new office and data center in Texas.
At the end of 2018, Google reported cash and short-term investments of $109.14 billion, according to FactSet data. And in 2018, the company invested $9 billion in facility expansions.
In December, Google announced a $1 billion NYC campus in Hudson Square, which is slated to open 2020.
The expansion plan comes weeks after Apple’s announced plan to invest in more states and expand its operations. Finisar, a manufacturer of optical c
