Microsoft plans to rebuild its headquarters

SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft says it's overhauling its longtime headquarters with an 18-building construction project that will make room for another 8,000 workers. The announcement came ahead of the company's annual shareholders meeting Wednesday. Microsoft's decision to expand on the footprint of its campus in Redmond, Washington, its home since 1986, is in contrast to the highly-publicized office expansion plans of Seattle-based Amazon. Amazon has been looking at cities across North America for a spot to build a second headquarters that will be as big at its Seattle hub. Latest videos Now Playing: Now PlayingFOX Business Report 11/28/17Fox7Cyber Monday sales approach $1 billionWibbitzStarbucks holiday cup causes social media buzz over hand holdingFoxM9NJMorning Business Outlook 11/22Fox7WOW Air's Black Friday Deal Is $99 Flights — and They're on Sale NowTaLTIMEMark Suster Says These Are the Hot Trends For VCsCheddarAnalyst Notes Challenges for New Tesla TruckAPHSA v. FSAFox5AtlantaUnited Way hosting career fair for DPSCD studentsFox2DetroitKellogg’s Will Open a NYC Cereal Café Five Times Bigger Than Its Times Square Pop-UpFAWTimeLyft is going internationalWibbitzChinese FinTech CFO on IPO Day: Mobile, Blockchain Will Drive Industry InnovationCheddarAll the Black Friday deals that matter right nowWibbitzBuena Vista winery hopes visitors will return in droves after the wildfiresKTVU2David Does It: Coca-cola StoreFox35OrlandoThis Company Wants You to Get Beach-Ready at HomeCheddarNewly-Public Aquantia Is Now Coming For Self-Driving CarsCheddarConde Nast shuts down Teen Vogue magazine8 fast and easy ways to make extra moneyLennar to merge with CalAtlanticSunSentinelWhy Nexa Resources CEO Tito Martins Says Now Was the Right Time to IPOCheddar EMAIL NEWSLETTERS: Get breaking news and the day's top stories in your inbox Microsoft Corp. currently employs about 47,000 people in 125 buildings in Washington's Puget Sound region. It says its project will include renovations and new construction and will take 5 to 7 years. It's also promising $150 million in transportation improvements and other public amenities. This story has been corrected to show that Microsoft employs about 47,000 in the Puget Sound region, not just Redmond, Washington.