Google to Expand London Campus Despite Brexit Questions
- New building will bring site’s capacity to 7,000 workers
- Government sees vote of confidence in post-Brexit future
Google's U.K. headquarters in London.
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Google is going ahead with delayed plans to expand its London offices, saying it will build a 10-story building on the site in a move that the U.K. government called a vote of confidence in the country’s post-Brexit future.
The company, the largest unit of Alphabet Inc., said it would be able to house as many as 7,000 workers at the London campus after the expansion -- 3,000 more than a spokesman said it currently employs in the U.K. Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai described the plan as a sign of the company’s commitment to the country.