By Dan Brekke, KQED News Fix
Uber is coming to Oakland.
In a joint announcement with city officials, the ride-service company announced that it is buying a historic department store building at 19th and Broadway and will open a branch of its global headquarters at the site.
The company, still privately held and valued at $50 billion as it continues its worldwide expansion, says it expects 2,000 to 3,000 staffers to work in the Oakland facility when it opens in 2017. If those staffing levels are attained, Uber would become the city’s largest non-government, non-hospital employer.
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