Austin, Texas is a hotspot for new businesses and large companies that are looking to expand their operations. The city has seen an increase in the number of jobs, wages are higher than the national average, and it is one of the fastest-growing cities nationwide.
This growth has attracted big names like Google, Apple, Tesla, Oracle, and others who have relocated or expanded in recent years. Industries such as technology and healthcare have been booming in Austin and Texas could offer a lot of potential opportunities for these industries.
It seems like a new trend is for large companies to relocate and expand to Austin, Texas thanks to the low cost of living, business-friendly environment, eclectic culture, and a multitude of exciting lifestyles activities for anyone in the area. Here is a list of the previous and most recent companies that have expanded or moved to Austin, Texas.
2022
HOK Group
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 15
Location: 1023 Springdale Rd, Suite 7B, Austin, Texas 78721 USA
HOK is expanding its reach in the Lone Star State by opening up a new office right here in Austin. Longtime locals Vanessa Rabe, AIA and George Blume, AIA will oversee this venture to ensure current clients such as The Texas Facilities. This marks HOK’s 26th office overall – with another two offices already established across the great state of Texas: Dallas and Houston. (HOK)
KoMiCo Technology
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 70
Location: Round Rock
KoMiCo Technology Inc., a semiconductor equipment parts cleaning, coating and repair business that supports global chip makers, has been granted incentives by Round Rock officials to expand their facility at 201 Michel Angelo Way. This incredible investment of $30 million. With this approval on Nov 17th, the company is now a step closer to improving the entire semiconductor supply chain with an expansive new facility near I-35 and State Highway 45 toll road. (ABJ)
Oliver James
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 105
Location: Downtown Austin
Oliver James, an international recruitment service, launched their third United States office in Austin, Texas. Located conveniently in downtown Austin and close to many companies within Technology, Fintech Professional Services, and Financial Industries. This new flex space allows Oliver James to provide improved services for both job seekers and businesses alike! Since its inauguration back in February 2015 from New York City – Oliver James has been making revolutionary strides with their innovative approach to recruitment solutions. (APSCo)
Nomie Health
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 30
Location: Austin, TX
The direct health care company Nomi Health, which is revolutionizing the way people access high-quality and affordable healthcare across U.S., proudly announces their regional office’s grand opening in Austin, TX. The new location has become one of four offices that have opened up nationwide due to an overwhelming demand from organizations that seek out its inventive approaches to delivering healthcare services as well as payment solutions. (Nomie Health)
DaBella Exteriors
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 300
Location: North Austin, Anderson Tower
Oregon-based home improvement company, DaBella Exteriors purchased the mid-rise at 400 East Anderson Lane. The Anderson Tower is a six-floor building with 75,000 square feet of office space. DaBella disclosed its plans for HQ relocation and renovations of the building near the intersection. The company expects to have a headcount of more than 300 employees. (ABJ)
Valex Corporation
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 300
Location: 120 E Old Settlers Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78664
New to Texas, Valex Corporation is expanding its operations in Georgetown, Round Rock which will be creating 300 jobs. The Round Rock City Council has approved Valex Corporation for incentives that will aid the company to move into a 60,000 sqft facility in the Crystal park development and will result in at least a $12 million capital investment. Valex Corp. has worked with Intel Corp and Samsung Electronics. (ABJ)
BSU
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 50
Location: North Austin
BSU, a company that designs and manufactures electronic components for other businesses reported relocating its headquarters from New York to Austin, Texas. BSU leased at least 20,000 sqft at 1611 Headway Circle in North Austin. (ABJ)
BAE Systems
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 100
Location: North Austin
BAE Systems is nearing completion of its $150 million, 390,000 sqft facility in North Austin. It’s said that the aerospace and defense contractor plans to strengthen its Central Texas roots and add hire more people in the upcoming years. Half of its facility will include space for manufacturing and the remainder will be for engineering. (ABJ)
Flex
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 200
Location: Northwest Austin
After they help build 20,000 ventilators to help COVID-19 patients, Flex was nominated for a refund. If successful, Flex has pledged to invest $20 million in capital expenditures and hire additional 200 employees in Austin. Flex is an electronics manufacturing services provider of the top global manufacturers of medical devices. (AustinTexas)
Apple
In 2019, Apple broke ground on its 133-acre campus in Northwest Austin. The first phase of the Apple Campus is almost complete and is predicted but the executives to open this year. The campus will initially accommodate 5,000 employees with the capacity to grow to 15,000. These numbers don’t include outside jobs that will service Apple.
The “hype” around the Apple campus hasn’t even been realized in the job market. A broad range of functions from the jobs created will include engineering, research and development, operations, finance, sales, and customer support.
In 2022, Apple is expanding its current campus to include 640,000 sqft of new office space estimated to a total of $279 million. The new buildings are expected to be completed by February 2025. (KVUE)
Micron Technology Inc.
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 80
Location: Lockhart, TX
Idaho-based Micron Technology Inc. revealed to be looking at a site in Lockhart to build its massive, eight-phased fabrication facility. “Project Evergreen” has a minimum qualified investment of at least $80 billion and a pledge of at least 80 jobs. The job total would likely be higher if the company proceeds with the project. (ABJ)
GAF Energy
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 265
Location: Georgetown, TX
Silicon Valley-based solar roofing company, GAF Energy plans to open a 450,000 square foot manufacturing, office, research, and development facility in Georgetown to be completed in 2023. (ABJ)
ETS-Lindgren
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 50
Location: 3310 W Whitestone BlvdCedar Park, TX 78613
ETS-Lindgren Inc. is the leading supplier of energy management solutions for the industrial and commercial markets. It is one of Cedar Park’s largest private sector employers, has revealed its plans to move into a long-vacant on the west side of Cedar Park. (ABJ)
Outer Aisle
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 150
Location: Plum Creek Industrial Center
California-based gluten-free dough manufacturer will be opening their new facility at a leased 117,000 sqft facility in Kyle, TX. The construction is expected to take between nine months to over a year and will begin in January of 2023. (ABJ)
Falcon Structures
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 90
A pioneer in the shipping container modification industry, Falcon Structures broke ground to double the size of its current facility to support its rapid growth in Austin, Texas. The expansion will add 200,000 sqft to its Austin factory due to the huge increase in demand for their container-based structures. Falcon plans to complete the expansion by mid-summer 2022. (Falcon Structures)
Wise
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 225
Wise, a London-based financial technology company, announced last year its expansion to Austin, Texas. Wise is on its way to building out a full-stack operation in Austin with all of the company’s functions under one of. This could be Wise’s second large office in the US along with its 40-person New York office and Tampa, Florida office with around 345 staff. (altfi)
SonarSource
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 50
Location: 206 E 9th St, Austin, TX 78701
Switzerland-based software development company SonarSource operates its U.S. headquarters in Austin and is gearing for expansion by relocation to a larger downtown space at 206 East 9th Street to accommodate more employees. Their goal is to double their headcount including areas in sales, marketing, services, finance, and human resources.
Snap
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 75
Location: 405 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
Snapchat’s parent company, Snap, agreed to lease part of 405 Colorado in Downtown Austin. The California-based company signed a lease for two-floors at the office tower in Austin’s central business district.
GoStudent
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 130
Location: 600 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
The billion-dollar European startup planted its U.S. headquarters in Austin. In March 2022, it recently set up its U.S. outpost in Austin at a WeWork space at 600 Congress Avenue. It is expected that GoStudent will employ more than 130 employees in Austin for the year 2022.
Tricentris
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 100
Location: 9400 Tuscany Way, Austin, TX 78710
JLL, a global commercial real estate services company, announced that Tricentris has signed a lease to occupy 42,019 square feet of office space within the newly completed second phase of Upland Corporate Center. This marks the test automation company’s first location in Austin.
Target
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 125
Location: 9400 Tuscany WayAustin, TX 78710
Target is said to invest as much as $5 billion this year on fulfillment infrastructure, new stores, and remodeling efforts. Austin is on the list for getting a sortation center as part of the $5 billion investment according to Austin Business Journal. The new Target sortation center in Austin will be located at 9400 Tuscany Way, an industrial pocket of Northeast Austin.
Kroger
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 160
Location: Northeast Austin
Grocery giant Kroger is breaking into the Austin market with a new e-commerce delivery service that is expected to create more than 160 jobs. It is said that the largest grocery retailer will build a 70,000-square-foot facility in Northeast Austin and will begin operations this year.
TikTok
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 750
Location: 300 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
Social media giant, TikTok, signed an office lease in downtown Austin. Sources have told Austin Business Journal that the video-based social media platform has leased at 300 Colorado and is believed to be for the top six floors that equals to over 126,000 square feet.
CelLink
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 2,000
Location: Georgetown, TX
California-based manufacturer of circuits used in electric vehicles and other high-technology systems is officially bringing a factory to Georgetown. It positioned to become the largest private-sector employer in the city north of Austin according to Austin Business Journal.
The company announced that it had raised $250 million series D funding round to fund construction of 300,000 sqft manufacturing facility in Georgetown with plans to open in mid-2022.
Meta Platforms Inc.
Number of Employees in Austin: 2,000
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 400
Location: 300 West Sixth Tower, Third + Shoal Tower, Domain 12 Tower
The California-based parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms, recently leased the entire commercial half of Sixth and Guadalupe, the 66-story high-rise under construction that will be the tallest building in Austin when finished.
Meta Platforms is one of Austin’s largest private-sector employers in the region. When Meta, formerly Faceook, started with 7 employees when they first came to Austin. Today, it is now home to over 2,000 local employees and are looking to hire 400 more people in their new Austin office in Sixth and Guadalupe. Meta confirmed that it leased 589,000 square feet of office spaces across 33 floors according to ABJ.
Moov Technologies Inc.
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 40
Location: 701 Brazos St.
Based in Tempe, Arizona, Moov Technologies Inc., is a data-fueled marketplace for used manufacturing equipment will be opening its second headquarters in the 3,527 sqft space in Omni Austin Hotel Downtown building at 701 Brazos St.Upland Corporate Center
2021
Lakeba
Location: 701 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701
One of the leading global technology companies based in Australia is expanding to Austin, Texas. In November 2021, it was announced that its expansion in North America is its most successful year-to-date.
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Samsung Support Phone Number: 1-800-SAMSUNG (1-800-726-7864)
In October 2021, Samsung said its plans to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Taylor, amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, cars, and other electronic devices. This is the largest foreign direct investment in the state of Texas. The Texas plan is reported to be built in 2022 and hopes to begin operations in the second half of 2024 and bring in over 2,000 jobs according to NPR.
Tesla
Tesla has officially moved its headquarters from Palo Alto, California to Austin announced in October 2021. It was reported that a few details were given on the timing of the move. In 2020, Tesla announced building the Tesla Giga Texas factor that will house over 5,000 employees with its Model Y and Cybertruck production set early next year.
Whole Foods
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 600
Location: 525 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703, United States
Whole Foods Phone Number: +1 512-391-8400
Whole Foods expands its Downtown Austin headquarters in their $38M project where the company broke ground on a five-story expansion to its corporate headquarters. The project details emerged in October 2021 that indicates a 132,942 sq ft “Whole Foods SW Distribution Center” in Manor.
Touchdown PR
Touchdown PR Phone Number: +1 512-394-8568
In October 2021, public relations firm Touchdown PR will move its global headquarters to its new office in North Central Austin and plans to hire 20 new staff members expanding its headcount to 35 in the city. Touchdown has locations across the UK, Europe, Australia and Asia.
REE Automotive
Electric vehicle manufacturer REE Automotive relocated its headquarters to Austin announced in July 2021 to address the growing demand of mission-specific EVs from delivery to logistics in the U.S.
Amazon Fulfillment Center
Amazon Fulfillment Center Phone Number: +1 888-280-4331
Amazon could become Austin’s next largest private employer. It was announced in 2021 that the multinational technology company will be opening its new delivery station set to open in 2022. The company leased 315,000 sq ft off Decker Lane and more than 200 jobs are expected at the new facility according to KXAN.
2020
Oracle
Oracle General Inquiries Phone Number: +1 650-506-7000 or +1 800-392-2999
In December 2020, software giant Oracle Corporation announced moving its headquarters to Austin from Redwood City, California. Oracle’s current Austin workforce is estimated at about 2,500 according to the Austin Chamber.
AirTable
In 2020, San Francisco-based software maker Airtable announced opening an Austin office and plans to hire 100 people. By October 2021, it was reported that the company has slowly settled in Austin, TX.
Canva
Graphic design software platform’s sales and marketing open its first U.S. office in Austin. It began its lease in August 2020 at 200 E. Sixth St, Chad Jewell, and is said to run through August 2022.
Boston Consulting Group
The Boston-based global consulting firm expanded its operations in February 2020 and has employed over 60 people in its downtown Austin office.
FileTrail
Another California company moved its headquarters to Austin in 2020. The software company specializing in information governance and records management for law firms processed its relocation from San Jose, CA to Austin, TX in April 2020.
2019
Jobs Created Upon Expansion/Move: 400
Location: 300 West Sixth Tower, Third + Shoal Tower, Domain 12 Tower
Facebook opened its Austin office in 2019 and is expanding in downtown Austin entering Pflugerville. According to the Austin Business Journal, the social media giant has leased more than 32,000 sq ft of warehouse space in Pflugerville, TX.
Google opened an Austin office in 2007, and in 2019 they signed a lease to occupy a 35-story office building located in the downtown Austin area. Google has over 1,500 employees in Central Texas according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Progressive Insurance
Progressive Insurance Phone Number: 1-855-347-3939
The insurance call center stated that they are expecting to hire 1,000 people in Austin in 2019 which is the largest hiring forecast in Progressive’s history.
2018
Home Depot Technology Group
In 2018, Home Depot announced its huge hiring plan of 600 tech workers in Austin as part of its $11.1 billion three-year strategic investment plan.
Hyliion
Hyliion General Inquiries Phone Number: +1 833-495-4466
Hyliion, hybrid electrification technology development/manufacturing for tractor-trailers, moved their headquarters to their 80,000 sq ft custom-designed office in Cedar Park in 2018. The facility is home to all departments from research & development, to sales, marketing, IT, and administration.
Indeed
In 2018, Indeed expanded its operations bringing in 1,500 jobs. The world’s number one job site’s expansion includes two new office developments totaling over 615,000 sq ft in Downtown and north Austin.
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