Google Building Tech Center Near Portland

Posted by timothy on Saturday February 19, 2005 @08:24AM from the portland-sucks-tell-your-friends dept.

jdray writes "It seems that everyone's favorite search powerhouse, Google, is building a tech center in The Dalles, Oregon. About 45 minutes by interstate highway from Portland, The Dalles is a small, economically depressed city near the world-famous Columbia River Gorge. The $60,000 average annual salary of Google employees is about double the average for Wasco county. With all the outdoor sports (windsurfing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing) in the area, sports-minded geeks should be flocking to apply for a job at the new facility."

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Hmm? by Faust7 · 2005-02-19 08:27 · Score: 5, Funny

sports-minded geeks

Who what now?

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Google moves to The Dalles by mctk · 2005-02-19 08:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Locals wonder about "internet" phenomenon.

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Little-known irrelevant fact by Limburgher · 2005-02-19 08:50 · Score: 5, Funny

The Dalles was a point along the oregon trail.
CmdrTaco has cholera.
Found 32 pounds of food.
You broke a wagon tongue.
Ah, those were the good old days.

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