TEMPE, AZ-Limelight Networks Inc. has signed on to be the first office tenant in Tempe Gateway, an eight-story, 260,000-square-foot building recently purchased by Vulcan Real Estate. The company will occupy two full floors totaling 65,000 square feet of Class A office space that will serve as its global headquarters and house more than 200 employees.

Limelight Networks, which provides on-demand software, platform, and infrastructure services for businesses to reach and engage audiences online or on any mobile device, will move into its new space starting in first quarter 2011. The company has experienced significant growth in recent years with more than 600 worldwide employees today compared to about 250 total employees two years ago.

The new Tempe Gateway headquarters allows Limelight Networks to improve efficiency and by consolidating its existing Tempe office spaces into one primary location. It also offers the opportunity for the firm to grow and expand, along with a state-of-the art customer briefing center where it can showcase its products and services.