Let's hope they last longer than Google did here :) On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Carl Webb <[email protected]> wrote:
> Status update: Facebook opening Sixth St. office Austin Business Journal - > by Christopher > Calnan<http://www.bizjournals.com/search/results.html?Ntt=%22Christopher%20Calnan%22&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode%20matchallpartial>Staff > writer > > Facebook > Inc.<http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/related_content.html?topic=Facebook%20Inc>plans > to open on Monday a downtown office on West Sixth Street in Austin > with about six employees and grow it to 200 during the next four years. > > The California-based social media giant, which first confirmed its interest > in Austin in late February, is establishing an office at 300 W. Sixth St. > Company workers will initially occupy 21,000 square feet of the 23-story > building, spokeswoman Sarah Smith said. > > Facebook will start with a six-person “landing team” of relocated > employees, but plans to hire additional local workers for online sales, user > operations, developer operations and risk management, Smith said > > The move is Facebook's first major U.S. expansion outside California and > considered a boon to Austin’s reputation as a technology hotbed, especially > in the social media sector. > > Local social media companies also includes Bazaarvoice > Inc.<http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/related_content.html?topic=Bazaarvoice%20Inc>, > Spredfast > Inc.<http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/related_content.html?topic=Spredfast%20Inc>and > Socialware > Inc.<http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/related_content.html?topic=Socialware%20Inc>Earlier > this month, the Social > Business > Council<http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/related_content.html?topic=Social%20Business%20Council>relocated > from Chicago to Austin. > > Facebook, which employs about 1,200 workers, expects to invest about $3.1 > million to set up local operations, state officials have said. > > Although the company does not report revenue, industry experts have > estimated it reaches about $500 million annually. The local sales and > operations jobs would have average salaries of $54,000, according to city > documents. > > In March, Austin City Council approved for Facebook a $200,000 incentive > package that is coupled with $1.4 million in state spending. > > The Sixth Street building, which was completed in 2002, is between Lavaca > and Guadalupe streets. It is managed by Thomas Properties Group > Inc.<http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/related_content.html?topic=Thomas%20Properties%20Group%20Inc>, > which operates offices in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. The company manages > 11 buildings in Austin, according to its website. > > Facebook officials have said the city’s deep talent pool would enable it to > hire the type of workers it is seeking. They declined to disclose the number > of Austin locations considered for the office. > > -- > Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Refresh Austin" group. > > [ Posting ] > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy > We do not accept job posts from recruiters. > > [ Unsubscribe ] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<refresh-austin%[email protected]> > > [ More Info ] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin > -- Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Refresh Austin" group. [ Posting ] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Job-related postings should follow http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy We do not accept job posts from recruiters. [ Unsubscribe ] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] [ More Info ] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin
