Google to double size of engineering center in Microsoft’s backyard

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Google is already deeply entrenched in the Seattle region, with more than 1,000 employees spread between offices in Kirkland, Bothell and Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. Now, the Internet search leader is bolstering its operations in Kirkland, with plans to double the size of its campus with two new low-slung buildings on a 5-acre plot of land… Read More…

Poor earnings leads to Glu layoffs at Kirkland studio

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A lowered fourth quarter guidance has sent the stock of San Francisco-based game publisher Glu south and resulted in layoffs at its Kirkland office. On the company’s Nov. 2 conference call, Glu announced that it would hold total R&D investment flat between 2012 and 2013. As a result, the company restructured and the president of… Read More…

An inside look at Google’s Kirkland campus through the eyes of a startup veteran

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If Google can’t lure prospective employees with high salaries and stock grants, maybe it will convert them with the chocolate chip cookies. Jason Wilson, the world-renowned chef who founded Seattle’s Crush, now spends his days working on Google’s Kirkland campus preparing a wide variety of meals for more than 550 workers. On a recent visit,… Read More…