Google Ann Arbor

Google is going to Ann Arbor, Michigan. This is a significant move.

In announcing last week that it would open a 1,000-employee office for its AdWords division in the Ann Arbor area, Google joined a growing number of high-tech employers in and around the city of about 113,000.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. both recently announced plans to add hundreds of research jobs in Washtenaw County. And other knowledge-based industries like pharmaceuticals and information technology, the kinds of jobs touted by Gov. Jennifer Granholm as an alternative to Michigan's declining manufacturing sector, are thriving here.

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