Microsoft plans to rebuild Redmond campus and hire 8K more workers

King 5 sound-bite, 11/29

Microsoft plans to rebuild the Redmond campus -- with creative innovations -- for 8K new workers.

Redmond will be on the map drawing visitors and companies from all over the country (and world) making the mayoral election in two years a prize for the winner.  We can surmise housing prices will continue to rise even further and perhaps a need for even more than four new hotels. The crunch on our schools will be dramatic.  And the list goes on.....

Don't miss this "Microsoft Live" article by Natalie Singer-Velush. Good video clips here too.  (Thanks to Rachel King for bringing this article to our attention on Chat Cafe and EdHNA facebook sites)

Rachel Lerman of the "Seattle Times" published a story yesterday titled "Microsoft plans multi-billion dollar expansion, renovation of Redmond campus."  Find it here.

B. Yoder