Apple said it will put USD 1 billion into a new campus in North Austin. The company will also establish new sites in Seattle in Washington state, and San Diego and Culver City in California, plus expand over the coming three years in more cities across the US, including Pittsburgh, New York and Boulder, Colorado.
Over time, it will expand further across the nation, the company said. Apple said it added 6,000 jobs to the US workforce this year and now employs 90,000 people in all 50 states. This means the company is on track to create 20,000 jobs in the US by 2023.
The new Austin campus will be located less than a mile from Apple’s existing facilities. The 133-acre campus will initially accommodate 5,000 additional employees, with the capacity to grow to 15,000, and is expected to make Apple the largest private employer in Austin. The new campus will include 50 acres of preserved open space and will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy.
In Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, Apple will expand to over 1,000 employees in each city. It will also add hundreds of new jobs in Pittsburgh, New York, Boulder, Boston and Portland, Oregon. The company recently opened its newest office in Nashville, Tennessee and Apple’s Miami office is projected to double in size.
Apple will also put USD 10 billion in US data centres over the next five years, including USD 4.5 billion this year and next. Apple’s data centres in North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada are currently being expanded. In Iowa, preparations are underway for a new data centre in Waukee.
