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# 2005: A Look Back
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/2005-a-look-back/
- Published: 2005-12-31T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:28:34.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

YAHOO! COMES TO TOWN The internet giant announced earlier this year that it will expand its presence in Santa Monica, which began in August. The addition of hundreds of employees and the company’s expansion here will mean millions of dollars added to the local tax base.

Yahoo signed a 10-year lease to occupy 229,728 square feet of office space in the Colorado Center, which will be renamed Yahoo Center. The $100 million deal with complex owner Equity Office is

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 31, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/123105.pdf?ref=smdp.com)