Google Canada to unveil new development HQ in Kitchener

The tech giant says more than 350 engineers will work on Google products in the new 185,000-square-foot office.

Google already has an office in Kitchener at the old Lang Tanning Company building, which also holds offices for other tech startups. The new workspace will be located in the Breithuapt Block, a former rubber manufacturing facility that takes up a full city block.

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Google already has an office in Kitchener at the old Lang Tanning Company building, which also holds offices for other tech startups. The new workspace will be located in the Breithuapt Block, a former rubber manufacturing facility that takes up a full city block.

By: The Canadian Press, Published on Mon Jan 11 2016

KITCHENER—Google Canada will unveil a new headquarters for its national development team in Kitchener, Ont., on Thursday.

The tech giant says more than 350 engineers will work on Google products in the new 185,000-square-foot office.

The new workspace is located in the Breithuapt Block, a former rubber manufacturing facility that takes up a full city block.

The company says the unveiling Thursday will showcase its virtual reality technology, which was built in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, and other locally made products.

Google’s thumbprint in the Kitchener-Waterloo region, which has become an IT hub, has grown since opening its first office there in 2005.

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