SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego is one of several cities nationwide that will get a new Apple campus in the next three years, the company announced today.
The tech giant will spend an estimated $1 billion on its largest planned expansion in Austin, Texas, which will be the second Apple campus in that city.
Apple also will build new campuses in Seattle and Culver City, along with San Diego, and increase the size of its offices in cities such as New York, Boston and Portland.
"Talent, creativity and tomorrow's breakthrough ideas aren't limited by region or zip code, and, with this new expansion, we're redoubling our commitment to cultivating the high-tech sector and workforce nationwide," CEO Tim Cook said in the announcement.
Company officials were tight-lipped about the details of the San Diego campus, but rumors have swirled of a possible location in University City.
Apple is one of several big names to add offices in San Diego in recent years. Google opened a 60,000-square-foot office in 2016, while Amazon opened a tech hub in University City in September of this year.
"I'm happy to welcome Apple to America's Finest City," San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said. "It's more proof of the great tech ecosystem and talent we have in San Diego. It also shows our strategy of investing in our people, our neighborhoods and our universities is continuing to pay off."
Apple plans to add about 1,000 jobs in San Diego, as well as in Seattle and Culver City, by the end of 2021.
"Joining an influx of other large tech firms like Amazon, Google and Teradata, Apple is setting up a significant operation in San Diego to take advantage of the region's STEM talent," said Mark Cafferty, president and CEO of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. "We look forward to building a stronger working relationship with Apple to help them grow and succeed in this already thriving tech hub."