Telecommunications giant AT&T will move its corporate headquarters from downtown Dallas to Plano, according to an email sent Monday to employees.<\/p>\n
AT&T CEO John Stankey told employees the selection of 5400 Legacy Drive came after \u201cnearly a year of consideration, deliberation and planning.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to a 2022 estimate<\/a>, AT&T employs nearly 6,000 people at its downtown Dallas headquarters in the 37-story Whitacre Tower.<\/p>\n Dallas City Manager Kim Tolbert said the city worked collaboratively to keep AT&T within its city limits.<\/p>\n \u201cBut ultimately, this was a decision that came down to AT&T\u2019s desire for a new horizontal location with significant acreage for development,\u201d Tolbert said.<\/p>\n Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson echoed the sentiment in a joint statement, saying current AT&T leaders \u201cpreferred a large horizontal, suburban-style campus rather than the skyscrapers that define our city center.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOur city\u2019s unique economic strengths are what attracted AT&T to our urban core in 2008, and Dallas has become a global economic powerhouse since then,\u201d Johnson said in a statement.<\/p>\n Plano Mayor John Muns said the relocation signals a powerful reinvestment in the city\u2019s Legacy business district.<\/p>\n \u201cWith surrounding Legacy developments already advancing innovation, the addition of AT&T brings fresh momentum to this iconic area and helps position Legacy for its next generation of success,\u201d Muns said.<\/p>\n The move away from Dallas brings uncertainty to AT&T\u2019s current home, including the Discovery District, which opened in 2021<\/a> as a walkable corporate campus with outdoor space and nearby restaurants.<\/p>\n