Yahoo Setting Up Shop Next Door To Microsoft’s Headquarters

By Barry Schwartz

Published: October 12, 2007 at 8:08 am

Confirmed: Yahoo expanding to Microsoft’s backyard from SeattlePi has confirmed reports that Yahoo has signed a lease on Bellevue’s One Twelfth @ Twelfth complex for 115,000 square feet. The new office can potentially fit between 500 to 600 employees.

It appears Yahoo is hiring software engineers for the Bellevue location.

This is Yahoo’s first large presence in Seattle. Google has their Kirkland office and we all know Microsoft’s headquarters is in Seattle.

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Barry Schwartz

Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.

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