Ilitch
Hldg.
and
Google
officially
confirm
tech
company
to open
office
in
Little
Caesars
Arena
By
Claudia
Lugo
Tech
Editor/Tell
Us
Detroit
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
The tech
giant
plans to
double
space
from the
17,000
square
feet it
occupies
in
Birmingham.
The
office
has 100
employees
that
focus on
digital
advertising
for auto
industry.
Officials
from
Google
released
this
statement
saying,
“Google
has
officially
signed a
lease
for new
office
space on
East
Henry
Street
alongside
the
Little
Caesars
Arena in
Detroit,
Michigan.
The city
of
Detroit
has a
rich
history
of
culture
and
innovation,
and
we’re
excited
to be a
part of
its
world
class
talent
and
world
class
companies.
Our new
space
will not
only
provide
room for
future
growth,
but will
also
give us
the
opportunity
to
contribute
to the
dynamic
economic
and
community
activity
happening
in
Detroit
.”
On
background:
● The
address
for the
Detroit
office:
52 East
Henry
St.
Detroit,
MI 48201
● Exact
square
footage:
29,178
sq. ft.
●
Occupancy
upon
move in:
Over 100
employees
●
Current
employee
count in
Michigan:
Over 600
employees
across
offices
in Ann
Arbor
and
Birmingham
● Once
the
interior
design
and
construction
is
complete,
the
office
will be
home to
media
sales
and
technical
support.
●
Estimated
move in
date:
Spring
2018
Christopher
Ilitch,
President
and CEO
of
Ilitch
Holdings,
Inc. had
this to
say,
“This
exciting
move by
Google
is
another
clear
sign
that, in
The
District
Detroit,
we’re
building
one of
the best
and most
exciting
places
to live,
work and
play in
the
entire
region".
Google
joins
other
world-class
organizations
like the
Detroit
Pistons,
the
Detroit
Red
Wings,
the
Detroit
Tigers,
Olympia
Entertainment,
313
Presents,
the Mike
Ilitch
School
of
Business
at Wayne
State
University,
Little
Caesars
Pizza
and
others
who are
bringing
new
development,
jobs and
innovation
to this
critical
area in
our
community.
Google
is the
first of
many new
tenants
expected
to join
The
District
Detroit
in
office,
retail
and
residential
developments.
Last
September,
Google
gave a
tour of
its new
campus
headquarters
in Ann
Arbor.
Google
has more
than 400
employees
in Ann
Arbor
for its
AdWords
unit,
the
company’s
main
advertising
vehicle
and
source
of
revenue.
In all,
there
are 600
Google
employees
in
Michigan.
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