North American Metropolitan Areas: Official Corporate Expansions & Headquarters Relocations Thread (live, moving)

[Chicago60614]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

As usual, Texas is killing it.

Dallas and Houston are #2 and #3 for corporate expansion and relocation in the USA. I have to say I was a bit surprised not just that Chicago was #1, but that it had more expansions and relocations as Houston and Dallas combined. It's the fifth year or so it's been #1. You can certainly tell talking around downtown, although of course other areas of the city are certainly not benefiting from the white collar boom.

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[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by Chicago60614

Dallas and Houston are #2 and #3 for corporate expansion and relocation in the USA. I have to say I was a bit surprised not just that Chicago was #1, but that it had more expansions and relocations as Houston and Dallas combined. It's the fifth year or so it's been #1. You can certainly tell talking around downtown, although of course other areas of the city are certainly not benefiting from the white collar boom.

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I said Texas...meaning the state, which also has Austin and San Antonio. The state of Texas is killing it overall.

[James Bond 007]

Neat idea for a thread. Maybe somebody should keep a tally of how many gains and losses each metro gets.

[mhays25]

At the moment, T-Mobile is planned to take over Sprint, with the primary HQ being Bellevue, a core Seattle suburb. If they finalize things and get past the feds.

[Trafalgar Law]

I posted 23 headquarter relocations within the United States from May 2017 to May 2018 (present day, the last 1 year) in post #8. Here are 77 more to make it a wholesome 100, all of these were announced between May 2017 to May 2018 (the last 1 year).

01. Amarantus Bioscience Holdings Inc. is temporarily moving its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to the New York Metropolitan Area:

https://globenewswire.com/news-relea...York-City.html

02. Koning Corp. is moving its headquarters from the New York Metropolitan Area to the Atlanta Metropolitan Area:

Atlanta Beats Boston For Medical Device Headquarters, Softening The Blow Of Super Bowl LI | Georgia Public Broadcasting

03. Henkel moved its headquarters from the Phoenix Metropolitan Area to the New York Metropolitan Area:

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/bus...d-12201364.php

04. Taconic Biosciences moved its headquarters from Hudson, New York to the Albany, New York Metropolitan Area:

https://globenewswire.com/news-relea...y-NY-Area.html

05. Med-Ally is moving its headquarters from the New York Metropolitan Area to the Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area:

https://www.postandcourier.com/busin...2385cd95d.html

06. Benchmark Electronic moved their headquarters from the Houston Metropolitan Area to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area:

https://azbigmedia.com/arizona-is-po...onic-industry/

07. CMOC International is moving its headquarters from China to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area:

https://www.azcentral.com/story/mone...obs/776773001/

08. RJR Technologies is moving its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...300612603.html

09. AlphaGraphics is moving its headquarters from the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area to the Denver Metropolitan Area:

https://www.piworld.com/article/alph...o-denver-area/

10. GoCheck Kids is moving its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Nashville Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashvill...-moves-hq.html

11. ProjectManager.com is moving its headquarters from New Zealand to the Austin Metropolitan Area:

https://www.512tech.com/technology/s...0JQfj8BOphwhJ/

12. Midmark Corp. is moving its headquarters from the Dayton Metropolitan Area to the Austin Metropolitan Area:

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news...t7COYLeIlnd7M/

13. Basis Technologies is moving its North American headquarters from the Vancouver CMA (Canada) to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex:

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/...da-north-texas

14. Bright pearl moved its North American headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Austin Metropolitan Area:

https://www.builtinaustin.com/2018/0...s-chose-austin

15. Outdoorsy is moving its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Austin Metropolitan Area:

https://www.statesman.com/business/r...8FXsCfhPrSAxI/

16. Carnegie Technologies is moving its headquarters from the San Antonio Metropolitan Area to the Austin Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...to-austin.html

17. FalconStor Software is moving its headquarters from the New York Metropolitan Area to the Austin Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...pany-from.html

18. The JRS Company is moving its headquarters from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area to the Austin Metropolitan Area:

https://www.statesman.com/news/local...o8kbykTmQ63RI/

19. Solid moved its North American headquarters from California to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex:

https://communityimpact.com/dallas-f...uarters-plano/

20. Dignity Health (San Francisco-based) and Catholic Health Initiatives (Denver Metropolitan Area-based) plan to merge and create a new headquarters in the Chicago Metropolitan Area:

Chicago headquarters planned for new merged hospital system - Chicago Tribune

21. Flatirons Solutions is moving its headquarters from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area to the Boulder, Colorado Area (Greater Denver):

Flatirons Solutions moves California headquarters to Boulder - Boulder Daily Camera

22. BH North America Corporation is moving its headquarters from California to the Saint Louis Metropolitan Area:

Spanish company moves US HQ from California to Missour - News - The Mexico Ledger - Mexico, MO - Mexico, MO

23. Prenexus Health is moving its headquarters from California to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/...dquarters.html

24. Max Muscle is moving its headquarters from California to Sioux Falls, South Dakota:

https://www.argusleader.com/story/ne...lls/588279002/

25. Weatherby is moving its headquarters from California to Wyoming:

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...ing-to-wyoming

26. RiceBran Technologies is moving its headquarters from the Sacramento Metropolitan Area to the Houston Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramen...ny-moving.html

27. Woodward Inc. is moving its headquarters from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area to the Fort Collins, Colorado Area:

https://northfortynews.com/woodward-...-fort-collins/

28. Banana Republic is dissolving one of its 2 headquarters (New York) to increase operations at the other headquarters (San Francisco):

Banana Republic New York HQ Move Spurs Layoffs – WWD

29. EnteroMedics will move its headquarters from the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Metropolitan Area to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area:

EnteroMedics plans move to California after acquisition - StarTribune.com

30. Schulman Retail Group is moving its headquarters from California to the Nashville Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashvill...tennessee.html

31. Entertainment Weekly is moving its headquarters from the New York Metropolitan Area to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area:

Entertainment Weekly Moving Headquarters to L.A. (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety

32. Honeyfund.com is moving its headquarters from California to the Tampa Bay Area:

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/l...akes-new-hires

33. Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions is moving its headquarters from California to Medford, Oregon:

California chip industry supplier will move HQ to Medford | OregonLive.com

34. RapidScale (California-based) is opening a second headquarters in the Raleigh/Durham Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle...ast-hq-in.html

35. Lucid Motors moves its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to Newark, NJ (New York Metropolitan Area):

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/...sla-rival.html

36. Maxar Technologies is moving its headquarters from Canada to the Denver Metropolitan Area:

https://www.denverpost.com/2018/02/1...-headquarters/

37. Emerald Transformer is moving its headquarters from Florida to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex:

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/n...ate-hq-to.html

38. Vycellix is moving its headquarters from the Sarasota, Florida area to the Tampa Bay Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay...-to-tampa.html

39. Giant Food is moving its headquarters from Pennsylvania to the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area:

https://wtop.com/business-finance/20...rince-georges/

40. Loretto is moving its headquarters from the Columbus Metropolitan Area to the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area:

https://www.ptonline.com/articles/mo...ling-its-space

41. SABIC (Saudi Arabia-based) opened its North American headquarters in the Houston Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/...dquarters.html

42. Clipper Americas will move its North American headquarters from Connecticut to Houston:

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/...ouston-as.html

43. Talen Energy opened a second headquarters in the Houston Metropolitan Area:

What drove Talen to change plans for Allentown headquarters? - Lehigh Valley Business Cycle

44. Edible International opens its second headquarters in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area:

Edible International Opens Second Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia - Area Development

45. Groupe PSA opens its North American headquarters in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area:

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atl...anta/688341591

46. Drax Biomass is moving its headquarters from the Atlanta Metropolitan Area to Monroe, Louisiana:

Drax Biomass relocating HQ to Monroe

47. Jason Thomas Crocker Photography is moving its headquarters from the Cleveland Metropolitan Area to the New York Metropolitan Area:

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...300636626.html

48. Apollo has moved its headquarters from New Jersey (New York Metropolitan Area) to the Atlanta Metropolitan Area:

http://www.rubbernews.com/article/20...ers-to-atlanta

49. Kamstrup is opening its North American headquarters in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area:

Kamstrup Locates North American Headquarters in Roswell, Georgia - Area Development

50. First Capital Bancshares Inc. is moving its headquarters from North Carolina to Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area:

https://www.postandcourier.com/busin...aa8825d97.html

51. Prescient is moving its headquarters from the Denver Metropolitan Area to the Raleigh/Durham Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle...to-durham.html

52. Framatone is moving its North American headquarters from Charlotte Metropolitan Area to the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area:

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...hq-to-virginia

53. Blue Marble Cocktails and Spirits is moving its headquarters from Oregon to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Area:

https://businessfacilities.com/2018/...-indianapolis/

54. Federal Resources Corp. is moving its headquarters from the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area to Erie, Pennsylvania:

$7 Million Technology Company to Move Headquarters from Virginia to Erie - Erie News Now | WICU and WSEE in Erie, PA

55. Computrols is opening a new headquarter in the New Orleans Metropolitan Area:

https://neworleanscitybusiness.com/b...nsion-project/

56. Draper Aden Associates is moving its headquarters from Blacksburg, Virginia to the Richmond Metropolitan Area:

https://richmondbizsense.com/2017/10...s-hq-richmond/

57. Nokian is moving its headquarters from Vermont to an undisclosed metropolitan area in Tennessee:

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...out-of-vermont

58. Internal Corp. is moving its headquarters from the Atlanta Metropolitan Area to the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bisnow.com/atlanta/news/...virginia-86151

59. Nolan Ryan Beef has moved its headquarters from the Houston Metropolitan Area to the Austin Metropolitan Area:

Nolan Ryan Beef headquarters moves to Round Rock - KXAN

60. Reward Gateway (London-based) decided on Boston for its North American headquarters:

https://www.americaninno.com/boston/...oston-in-2017/

61. Alexion Pharmaceuticals is moving its headquarters from Connecticut to the Boston Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/n...k-jolt-as.html

62. Virgin Pulse is moving its headquarters from the Boston Metropolitan Area to the Providence Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/n...ramingham.html

63. Steward Health Care System is moving its corporate headquarters from the Boston Metropolitan Area to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex:

https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/n...to-dallas.html

64. Honeywell is moving its Global Retail headquarters from the Providence Metropolitan Area to the Boston Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/n...ail-hq-to.html

65. Nations Roof will move its headquarters from the Atlanta Metropolitan Area to the Mobile, Alabama Metropolitan Area:

https://lagniappemobile.com/nations-...ers-to-mobile/

66. SSAB will move its North American headquarters from the Chicago Metropolitan Area to the Mobile, Alabama Metropolitan Area:

SSAB Americas announces plans to move head office from Chicago a - FOX10 News | WALA

67. Mars Food moved its North American headquarters from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area to the Chicago Metropolitan Area:

https://www.fooddive.com/news/mars-f...ngeles/505809/

68. KEMET Corp. is moving its headquarters from South Carolina to the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/southflo...-downtown.html

69. Holiday Retirement is moving its headquarters from Lake Oswego, Oregon to the Orlando Metropolitan Area:

https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.co...rticle/653217/

70. Virgin Voyages decides on the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Metropolitan Area for its new headquarters (new company):

Virgin Voyages Chooses Plantation, Florida, for New Headquarters - Area Development

71. Self Made Marketing Group is moving its headquarters from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Metropolitan Area:

https://globenewswire.com/news-relea...tart-2018.html

72. Oracle Elevator is moving its headquarters from Connecticut to the Tampa Bay Area:

https://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...e-Headquarters

73. Ingenus (Switzerland-based) chose the Orlando Metropolitan Area for its corporate headquarters:

Swiss investment heats up Florida economy - Orlando Sentinel

74. Sixt North America selected the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Metropolitan Area for its North American headquarters:

Sixt North America Chooses Fort Lauderdale, Florida, For New Headquarters - Area Development

75. Blast Fitness moved its headquarters from the Boston Metropolitan Area to the Mobile, Alabama Metropolitan Area:

Fitness Company Relocating National Headquarters to Mobile from Massachusetts - WKRG

76. Coil Design Corporation decides to open its headquarters in the Chattanooga Metropolitan Area:

https://businessfacilities.com/2018/...ton-tennessee/

77. The American Queen Steamboat Co. is moving its headquarters from the Memphis Metropolitan Area to the Louisville Metropolitan Area:

American Queen Steamboat Co. moves HQ out of Memphis | WREG.com


Inconclusive:

Wyndham Worldwide is looking into possibly moving its headquarters from the New York Metropolitan Area to the Orlando Metropolitan Area:

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/...o-orlando.html

Some others that are underway:

Zinke backs moving BLM headquarters West - Nation/World - Capital Press

Mimeo is considering multiple cities for its new headquarters: https://www.commercialappeal.com/sto...any/607849002/

Army Commands is looking into 15 potential cities to choose one to be their new headquarter location: https://www.defensenews.com/land/201...command-to-15/

I am sure I missed quite a few more, I'll fish those in when I have the time for it.

[rnc2mbfl]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

As usual, Texas is killing it.

Must be due to open carry laws.

[Chicago60614]

Originally Posted by James Bond 007

Neat idea for a thread. Maybe somebody should keep a tally of how many gains and losses each metro gets.

From site selection - overall large scale corporate expansions and relocations:

To Metro 2015-2017 Running Total:
Chicago: 1,202
Houston: 690
Dallas: 624
Cincinnati: 407
Atlanta: 346
New York: 347
Columbus: 294

2017 By Region:
Great Lakes: 1,034
South: 777
Southeast: 546
Northeast: 346
Plains: 321
West Cost: 249
Mountain: 185

Top Metros 2017:
Chicago: 402
Houston: 196
Dallas: 192
Atlanta: 131
New York: 128
Cincinnati: 111
Columbus: 99
Washington: 82
Indianapolis: 73
Los Angeles: 72

To Metros 2016:
Chicago: 424
Dallas: 231
Houston: 210
New York: 160
Cincinnati: 127
Atlanta: 126
Washington: 102
Columbus: 87
Detroit: 82
Charlotte: 77

To Metros 2015:
Chicago: 376
Houston: 284
Dallas: 201
Cincinnati: 169
Columbus: 108
Detroit: 95
Louisville: 92
Atlanta: 89
Charlotte: 77
Kansas City: 73

[OyCrumbler]

Originally Posted by Chicago60614

From site selection - overall large scale corporate expansions and relocations:

To Metro 2015-2017 Running Total:
Chicago: 1,202
Houston: 690
Dallas: 624
Cincinnati: 407
Atlanta: 346
New York: 347
Columbus: 294

2017 By Region:
Great Lakes: 1,034
South: 777
Southeast: 546
Northeast: 346
Plains: 321
West Cost: 249
Mountain: 185

Top Metros 2017:
Chicago: 402
Houston: 196
Dallas: 192
Atlanta: 131
New York: 128
Cincinnati: 111
Columbus: 99
Washington: 82
Indianapolis: 73
Los Angeles: 72

To Metros 2016:
Chicago: 424
Dallas: 231
Houston: 210
New York: 160
Cincinnati: 127
Atlanta: 126
Washington: 102
Columbus: 87
Detroit: 82
Charlotte: 77

To Metros 2015:
Chicago: 376
Houston: 284
Dallas: 201
Cincinnati: 169
Columbus: 108
Detroit: 95
Louisville: 92
Atlanta: 89
Charlotte: 77
Kansas City: 73

Cincinnati and Columbus, but where's the Cleve?

[James Bond 007]

That list is interesting, but what I had in mind was, keeping a tally of not just the gains but also the losses for each metro.

And no, I don't want to do it myself.

[mhays25]

God, not Site Selection again. As far as I can tell as a commercial real estate guy it's clickbait.