Google to Invest $9.5 Billion in US Offices, Data Centers This Year

Google to Invest $9.5 Billion in US Offices, Data Centers This Year
A logo outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. on May 8, 2019. Paresh Dave/Reuters
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $9.5 billion across its U.S. offices and data centers this year, up from $7 billion last year.

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.