Google moves in near the Mayo Clinic to ease collaboration

Google has been partnering with the Mayo Clinic, the top hospital in the United States, for years now. But today, the company announced a move to make that partnership a little more serious: Google will open an office in Rochester MN this year, home of the Mayo Clinic's headquarters. Google already has dozens of offices in the US, but this will be the first in Minneapolis. The company worked with the Mayo Clinic to find spaces that let them collaborate easily with Mayo Clinic staff as they look to "transform patient care." Announcing a new office during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem a bit unusual at first glance, given that companies and employees alike are embracing remote work more than ever before. Google acknowledges that they'll be waiting to fully open until later this year and will wait until state and local COVID-19 guidelines say it's safe to do so.