News from notable companies who are joining the remote work revolution
Arguably since the first agricultural revolution 10,000+ years ago, work has been tied to a fixed location. That location-based work – first a farm, then a manufacturing plant, then an office – created opportunity. Opportunity attracted workers (or new citizens). Therefore, we always formed cities, countries, and societies primarily through location-based opportunity. Go where the work is, as they say. For the first time in…
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…
In this database, we keep an updated list of every publicly stated “return to office” policy for the Fortune 500 (and compile the data at the top). Use the links below to jump to a section that interests you. You can download the full dataset below. Or, navigate the free report using the table of contents here. RTO policy statistics RTO for the Fortune…
We’ve scoured the digital earth to find all of the unlimited PTO companies that publicly share their vacation policies. Why? According to one study by the World Health Organization (and shared in Forbes), taking time off from work could literally save your life. The study found that working longer hours (55+ per week) without extended breaks is tied to an increased risk of heart disease or…
Thirty-three Fortune 500 companies currently require employees to be in the office five days a week. Below, you’ll see 10 notable Fortune 500 companies with five-day RTO policies. You’ll also see a bonus section with some non-Fortune 500s. If you want to see all 33, we track the data in our Fortune 500 RTO Database. Here are a few good ways to access the data:…
CEOs are stepping down at record-high rates. According to a report from Russell Reynolds Associates, a record 202 CEOs of publicly traded companies exited their roles in 2024. This tracks with research by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.: “So far this year, [as of Dec 10, 2024] a record number of CEOs have left their roles.” Through our own primary research at Buildremote, we uncovered…
In this report, we highlight 12 companies that moved to Fort Worth, TX from a different state between 2020-2025. This research by Buildremote is a free subset of our database, Companies Moving To Texas. This report was published on July 8, 2025. The research was conducted from 2021 onward. Table of Contents View 12 notable companies moving to Fort Worth Download the list in a…
In this report, we highlight 14 companies that moved to Plano, TX from a different state between 2020-2025. This research by Buildremote is a free subset of our database, Companies Moving To Texas. This report was published on July 8, 2025. The research was conducted from 2021 onward. Table of Contents View 14 notable companies moving to Plano Download the list in a spreadsheet Access…
In this report, we highlight 19 companies that moved to Houston, TX from a different state between 2020-2025. This research by Buildremote is a free subset of our database, Companies Moving To Texas. This report was published on July 8, 2025. The research was conducted from 2021 onward. Table of Contents View 19 notable companies moving to Houston Download the list in a spreadsheet Access…