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Talk about a cool crib: Facebook purchased the Astrodome and announced plans for a regional hub officing out of the iconic dome.
Facebook will relocate 150
workers and look to hire about that many locally. Facebook founder Mark
Zuckerberg (who reportedly will owe $1 billion in taxes this year) says he
couldn't ignore all the headlines about Houston's job growth and low
taxes. "We like to be cutting-edge in all our decisions, and our
facilities are no different," he said in a statement. "When we heard
the Astrodome was sitting unused, we just couldn't resist. Such an iconic
building is the perfect addition to our portfolio."Although plans aren't
finalized, we learned renowned architect Pickard Chilton is spearheading
design of the office; what was once first base will become a swimming pool
surrounded by beanbag desks for Facebook's youthful employee base. A
track will ring the outside, where employees could run but more likely will
race robots. And of course, the roof will be emblazoned with its
signature blue and white F. Our calls to the Mayor's office for how this will
impact the area went unanswered
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