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Thursday, January 17, 2008
...Norther, Northest...?
I don't purport to keep tabs on Google's various construction projects around the globe, so I can't say whether Google Canada's planned new sales office is in the top 5 in terms of northerly latitudes. Suffice to say though if any substantial new offices worth a mention are built in Moscow or Sweden, they'll be kicking Toronto's butt (43 degrees, 40') by a long ways. Minneapolis would edge us out, also. We're just about tied with Kennebunkport, ME.
Anyway. Page Zero Advisor readers recently heard me marvel at the fact that Yahoo! has just moved into a spacious, customized, and very purple new office on the Toronto harbor, in the Queen's Quay Terminal building, occupying the entire top floor. The space nearly rivals the YSM offices in Burbank - pretty good for a bunch of Canucks. They have all the meeting rooms nicknamed, but I already forget the themes. Hockey teams or something?
Google, not to be outdone, informs me of an imminent move from their uninspiring quasi-temporary (for the past seven years) location in (what used to be called) BCE Place, to a customized new space in Dundas Square (that's near the Eaton Centre if you're scoring at home). Will there be a cool cafeteria? Massages? Windows? (Not that kind of Windows...) I suppose we'll only know if they let some ink-stained wretches in for a tour. I'm also a tad curious as to who, specifically, came up with this particular location. Yahoo's Harbourfront location is better in terms of "fun" - but then again, with enough budget for whatever has replaced foosball tables these days, you can make your own fun. (For people still scoring at home, MSN Sympatico works right near Yahoo's new home.)Labels: office space
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