The campus in Austin, recently rejected as Amazon’s second HQ, will initially house 5,000 employees.
Apple announced on Thursday that it is building a new $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas.
In a press release, Apple said the new campus will span 133 acres, and house an initial 5,000 employees, with the potential to expand to 15,000 staff.
The new site will be located less than a mile from its existing facilities and roles based at the building will include engineering, R&D, operations, finance, sales, and customer support. It will be powered by 100% renewable energy.
The Austin campus is part of a more general push to expand in the US. Apple also announced that over the next three years, it will be adding 1,000 employees each to its sites in Seattle, San Diego, and Culver City, along with 100 extra in Pittsburgh, New York, Boulder, Boston, and Portland, Oregon.
