Google Operations Center may land at wooded site in Southaven
Heavy equipment has been used recently to clear paths through the wooded site where, sources say, Google intends to build a Google Operations Center. (Tom Bailey/The Daily Memphian)
Sources say Google has homed in on undeveloped land fronting Interstate 55, just north of Tanger Outlets, for a customer-support center that will employ more than 350 people.
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Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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