• Bill Hartzer, Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:15 PM

Google is closing its offices in Dallas and Denver. The two locations were AdWords sales support hubs, according to Bill Hartzer. And the Dallas closure in particular has members of the Dallas/Fort Worth Search Engine Marketing Association (DFWSEM) up in arms.

The trade organization released an official statement questioning Google's decision to close down. "With all of the brand power, brain power and money that is controlled in Dallas, it is absolutely a mystery to me why Google would choose to close this office," said Tony Wright, vice president and spokesperson for DFWSEM. "I just don't think the guys in Mountain View have ever been to Dallas and don't know what they are missing."

DFWSEM also invited office staff who will be forced to either relocate or find a new, non-Google job in Texas to network at the group's quarterly meeting tomorrow.

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