Yahoo to open C-U office in September

CHAMPAIGN – Yahoo plans to hire "upwards of 100 people" from the Motorola software design center in Champaign and have an office up and running in a month or so, a Yahoo vice president said today.

"We've got offers in people's hands," said Kevin Timmons, vice president of operations for the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company. "We're currently looking at several options in the community for places to set down roots. This has to happen soon because we hope to be up and running in September."

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