Athenahealth, a health information technology firm, is on the search for a new headquarters. CEO Jonathan Bush said, “We’ve got to expand or more,” regarding the companies current location in Watertown, MA. The company is looking to triple the size of its headquarters to around 1,000,000 square feet of office space. The space will be used to support Athena’s new business development plan, which includes housing new health IT startups in-house. The location of Athena’s new headquarters should be confirmed by the end of the year.
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