Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined Google to announce their plans to add hundreds of new jobs in Chicago over the next two years.  As part of its national expansion plan, Google selected Chicago as the new hub for its finance division, adding hundreds of jobs with the potential for additional growth in future years. The announcement of Chicago as the new finance hub comes days after Google CEO Sundar Pichai detailed a $13B investment in offices and data centers across the U.S. Google currently has over 1,000 employees working out of its Chicago office, which has been located in Fulton Market since November 2015. The announcement of Chicago being named a new hub for Google’s finance team builds on Google’s previous plans, announced in fall 2018, to lease an additional 132,000 square feet in Fulton Market to support the company’s continuous growth.  With the addition of the new finance hub and second lease in Fulton Market, Google will have the capacity to double the company’s workforce in Chicago by the end of 2019.