Google to Michigan: Help Wanted

Google’s hiring binge is coming to Michigan. The Internet search giant recently said it will add over 6,000 employees to its global workforce, which includes its offices in Ann Arbor, MI and Birmingham, MI, according to the Detroit News. A quick search of local job openings includes positions for advertising sales, operations, and account management. Google co-founder Larry Page, who recently replaced Eric Schmidt as CEO, is a graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Author: Thomas Lee

Thomas Lee came to Xconomy from Internet news startup MedCityNews.com, where he launched its Minnesota Bureau. He previously spent six years as a business reporter with the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Lee has also written for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Seattle Times, and China Daily USA. He has been recognized several times for his work, including the National Press Foundation Fellowship on Alzheimer's disease, the East West Center's Jefferson Fellowship, and the MIT Knight Center Kavli Science Journalism Fellowship on Nanotechnology. Lee is also a former Minnesota chapter president for the Asian American Journalists Association and a former board member with Mu Performing Arts in Minneapolis.