Facebook In Newark: Company Leases 2 Buildings

NEWARK, CA — Fed up with the commute over the Dumbarton Bridge? Facebook is expanding into Newark, the Newark Chamber of Commerce said in a Facebook post on Tuesday. The social media company has leased more than 450,000 square feet in two separate industrial developments that are under construction.

The first is at the Gateway 84 complex, just off Highway 84.

The other is at the Morton Commerce Center, where the old Morton Salt factory was located. That location will be used to cook meals for 14,000 employees at the company’s Menlo Park headquarters.

In a statement last Friday, Facebook spokesman Kyle Gerstenschlager said, “Facebook is excited to join the community in Newark. We’re committed to being a good neighbor and having a positive impact here. We will start on day one by bringing new jobs and opportunities to the city.”

Read more in the Business Times

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— Image from a job fair held on Sept. 30, 2017, at Facebook's HQ in Menlo Park / Courtesy of Facebook