Companies Leaving California Research by Buildremote 2021 was a significant year for corporate departures from California. At least 60 companies have relocated from California that year. Below are 24 of them, with details on where they went and the scale of the relocation. Huckleberry Insurance Moved to: New YorkWhen: 3/23/2021Employees: 30 “Moreover, it's moving to New York and opening up an office in Columbus, Ohio,…
Companies Leaving California Research by Buildremote Since 2020, at least 109 companies have relocated from California to Texas. Below, we profile 44 of them — including when they moved, how many employees were affected, and what drove the decision. OriginClear Moved to: TexasWhen: 4/21/2020Employees: 10 “We have enjoyed our stay at the La Kretz Campus of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator complex, including its extraordinary…
Companies Leaving California Research by Buildremote Since 2020, at least 12 companies have relocated from California to Tennessee. Below, we profile 5 of them — including when they moved, how many employees were affected, and what drove the decision. The Daily Wire Moved to: TennesseeWhen: 9/15/2020Employees: 180 “The Daily Wire, the conservative media company started by Ben Shapiro, Jeremy Boreing and Caleb Robinson, plans to…
Companies Leaving California Research by Buildremote Since 2020, at least 8 companies have relocated from California to Arizona. Below, we profile 5 of them — including when they moved, how many employees were affected, and what drove the decision. NortonLifeLock (Symantec) Moved to: ArizonaWhen: 1/14/2020Employees: 960 “The tech company wants to find a buyer for 10 buildings in Mountain View that together total 707,000 square…
Companies Leaving California Research by Buildremote Since 2020, at least 16 companies have relocated from California to Florida. Below, we profile 6 of them — including when they moved, how many employees were affected, and what drove the decision. XO (XO Jets) Moved to: FloridaWhen: 1/27/2020Employees: 450 “There will be a significant number of the existing employees relocating to South Florida in the coming weeks,”…
In this report, we highlight all of the companies moving to Texas from 2020 onward. This research by Buildremote compiles every public announcement by businesses stating that they’ve changed their headquarters to Texas. This report was published on September 18, 2023. It was updated on October 25, 2023, then on January 8, 2024, January 25, 2024, May 14, 2024, August 30, 2024, February 19, 2025,…
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. is relocating its U.S. headquarters from Cypress, California, to Kennesaw, Georgia. The move will begin at the end of 2026 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2028, according to AOL. Yamaha has been based in Cypress since 1979. The company said it will move business functions to Georgia over a multi-year period as it reshapes its U.S….
KB Home, one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., is relocating its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles, California, to Tempe, Arizona. The company announced the move on April 8, 2026. KB Home employs over 2,300 people and is valued at around $3.5 billion. Beginning in spring 2027, KB Home will establish its new headquarters in the Phoenix metro area, specifically at Hayden Ferry Lakeside…
RTO Policies For Major Technology Companies Last updated: April 22, 2026 We tracked the return-to-office policies of 30 Fortune 500 companies in the Technology industry. Below you’ll find each company’s current policy, office day requirements, and when they first mandated employees return. We’re sharing 12 of them below as a preview — get the full dataset for all 30. What counts as a return to…
RTO Policies For Major Retail & Consumer Companies Last updated: April 22, 2026 We tracked the return-to-office policies of 33 Fortune 500 companies in the Retail & Consumer industry. Below you’ll find each company’s current policy, office day requirements, and when they first mandated employees return. We’re sharing 13 of them below as a preview — get the full dataset for all 33. What counts…