AT&T’s corporate headquarters in Dallas.Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
AT&T told staff in a memo that it is moving its global headquarters to Plano, Texas.
The new corporate campus would consolidate three existing locations in the Dallas area.
Since instituting its full-time RTO plan last year, the company has experienced shortages in its workspace.
AT&T is ditching downtown Dallas for the suburbs.
The telecom giant said Monday it plans to move its global headquarters to a newly constructed corporate campus in Plano, Texas, starting in 2028.
The new global headquarters would consolidate three existing locations in the Dallas area, including the downtown skyscraper that has been AT&T’s home since 2008.
A spokesperson told Business Insider that the new facilities will be designed for “collaboration, innovation, and engagement,” and that the company still believes the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area is a good location for business.
Like many companies that have instituted full-time return-to-office policies, AT&T has experienced shortages of workspace and parking. AT&T said it has been developing the plan for the new headquarters for the past year.
Several north Dallas suburbs are among the fastest-growing cities and towns in the US, and AT&T’s spokesperson said the new campus will be closer to where many employees live.
In a memo to employees, which Business Insider obtained, CEO John Stankey acknowledged feedback about expectations for “well-maintained and functional workspaces” that were raised in an engagement survey last year.
“This is an investment intended to put the employee experience at the center of our workspace,” Stankey said.
Read the full memo here:
A New AT&T Global Headquarters in Plano
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