{"id":111696,"date":"2026-01-05T20:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111696\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:08:56","slug":"att-moves-headquarters-from-dallas-to-plano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/111696\/","title":{"rendered":"AT&#038;T moves headquarters from Dallas to Plano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/v-at_t-new-hq-to-plano-12p_00.00.00.14.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article    <\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">PLANO, Texas &#8211; One of Dallas-Fort Worth\u2019s biggest employers is moving out of Dallas.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">AT&amp;T announced it will move its global headquarters from its tower building on Akard Street in Downtown Dallas.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The company plans to build on 54 acres of land along Legacy Drive in Plano.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/010526-sky-4-mon-1228-kdfweme002_12_28_22_mpg_00.07.24.40.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">&#8220;The nature of the company and our work have both evolved significantly since we moved our headquarters to Dallas in 2008, but what hasn&#8217;t changed is our belief and confidence in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as the right place to operate a thriving multinational corporation,&#8221; the company said in a letter to employees\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">The other side:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and City Manager Kimberly Tolbert both said they tried to work to keep AT&amp;T in Dallas, but it was clear the company wanted a more horizontal campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"KDFW\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6c8e215c=\"\">AT&amp;T hopes to be in the new space by late 2028.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: The information in this story comes from a letter sent to AT&amp;T employees and statements from Dallas leaders.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/dallas-county\/dallas\/downtown-dallas\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Downtown Dallas<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/collin-county\/plano\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Plano<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/business\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6c8e215c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Business<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article PLANO, Texas &#8211; One of Dallas-Fort Worth\u2019s biggest employers is moving out of Dallas. 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