Report: Go Daddy Searching for New Office on the Eastside

Web-domain giant Go Daddy has set up a temporary outpost in Kirkland near Carillon Point and plans to eventually establish a permanent office in Kirkland or Bellevue, local tech blog GeekWire reported Thursday.

GeekWire says the effort is part of an extensive expansion on the part of the Arizona-based company, which has 11 million customers and manages more than 55 million domain names.

GeekWire goes on to report that Go Daddy has already hired several Microsoft veterans—including new CEO Blake Irving—and is looking to recruit more local talent.

Irving said the goal of expanding to Seattle isn’t specifically to raid Microsoft for talent. Instead, GoDaddy is looking to establish itself in the country’s strongest technology hubs. The company asked itself, “Where are we best able to get talent, and where does our story resonate the most?” he said. “It’s the Bay Area and it’s Seattle.”

For more about Go Daddy and its expansion plans, click here to read the GeekWire story.

---

Is the Eastside a good fit for Go Daddy? Tell us in the comments section.