원격 근무로의 전환에도 불구하고 Bandwidth의 CEO는 새로운 $103M 본사에 전념하고 있습니다.

롤리 — Despite a massive shift to a work-from-home culture triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bandwidth is still moving ahead with big plans for new corporate headquarters in Raleigh.

Appearing in a virtual seminar conducted as part of the Economic Development Summit series on Wednesday, its founder and CEO David Morken said he remains committed to investing more than $103 million for the new campus.

This comes as many are beginning to question the impacts of remote working on commercial real estate post-coronavirus. Tech giants Facebook and Twitter have already announced that they will let workers request to permanently work from home.

But for Morken, it’s a resounding “no.”

“We’re crazy,” he told Raleigh Chamber president and CEO Adrienne Cole, who led the session. “We believe that we are all going to emerge from our homes into the bright light of an exciting future. My experienced view is that we are going to be more and more desperate than ever to collaborate — in person.”

Announced in April, the fast-growing communications software company is planning a 500,000-square-feet facility at the southwest corner of Reedy Creek Road and Edwards Mill Road. As part of the project, it will purchase a 40-acre plot of land from the State of North Carolina for a $40 million price tag.

The uptick: 1,165 new jobs with an average salary of $96,832.

Still, Morken said he recognizes some things have changed.

“The bar is getting raised for what the office experience must be to encourage collaboration, in person, at work,” he said.

Bandwidth는 현재 NC State의 Centennial 캠퍼스에 본부를 두고 있습니다.

“We’ve been blessed by Centennial Campus here in North Carolina; it has gym facilities, recreation facilities intramural, right adjacent to our building. We’ve got to replicate that.”

Morken, a father of six and a grandfather of two, has already promised to offer an on-site, fully integrated Montessori School for children aged nine months to five years old. It will be offered as a “subsidized benefit” to employees.

“We’re fortunate that we’ve got a season of transition that we can react to how we’re designing and building with great companies — East West Partners, Capitol Broadcasting, Gensler,” he said. “All these folks are helping us in a tremendous way think through how we love our team, our customers, our partners in the community, with a campus.”

1999년에 Morken은 해병대에서 옹호 판사로 복무한 후 친구의 남는 침실에서 Raleigh에 기반을 둔 소프트웨어 통신 회사를 설립했습니다. 그는 18년 넘게 회사를 직접 운영했습니다. 그런 다음 2017년에 대역폭은 약 $3억의 가치로 공개되었습니다. 지난해에는 $20억을 돌파했다.

Google, Microsoft, Rover 및 Zoom과 같은 회사는 Bandwidth의 API를 사용하여 음성, 메시징 및 911 액세스를 소프트웨어 및 애플리케이션에 쉽게 포함시킵니다.

원본 기사 출처: WRAL TechWire