Google, the world’s leading search engine, is expected on Tuesday to announce that it will open a new office and R&D center in the Ann Arbor, Mich., area that is to house some 1,000 Google employees, The New York Times reports.The news comes from sources who were made aware of the plan on Monday.Mich. Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm is set to make the announcement on Tuesday morning at a news conference at the state Capitol, according to the Times.The search giant is expected to open the new facility in Ann Arbor’s downtown area, where the University of Michigan is located, the Times reports. Larry Page, a Google founder, attended the university for an undergraduate engineering degree, and Google is working with the school on a project to digitize all the volumes in its libraries, according to the Times. Last year, it was reported that Google was looking into building a new 240,000-square-foot facility, and that Ann Arbor was one of a small number of cities the company was interested in, the Times reports.The majority of the Ann Arbor center’s space would be employed for a technology and call center, but roughly 40,000 square feet would be devoted to Page’s University of Michigan digitization initiative, according to the Times. Google has been digging into its coffers recently and investing regularly. In 2006, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company plans to spend $1.5 billion on new operations facilities and on custom technology, the Times reports.Related Links: The Enterprise Gets Googled eBay Bars Use of Google Checkout Google: Bill Could Lead to Antitrust Complaints Google Added to Merriam-Webster DictionaryCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content BrandPost Retail innovation playbook: Fast, economical transformation on Microsoft Cloud For retailers, tight integration of data and systems is the antidote to a challenging economy. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 3 mins Retail Industry Digital Transformation BrandPost How retailers are empowering business transformation with TCS and Microsoft Cloud AI-powered omnichannel integration and a strong, secure digital core lets retailers innovate across four primary areas while staying compliant, maintaining security and preventing fraud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to Build ROI from Cloud Migration This whitepaper and webcast can help you calculate the ROI and create a business case for modernizing your legacy applications to the Microsoft Cloud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to power a sustainable enterprise on Microsoft Cloud In this eBook, we’ll follow the journey of Amal Skye, a fictitious woman who is committed to living in a way that preserves the planet for the future —and how businesses like Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft are making that possi By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Green IT Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe