But, he added, “it’s important to note that at the end of the day, it wasn’t just about cost but really about the talent.” “Cost was one of many factors as we were considering this,” he said. He said Uber was also attracted to Dallas’ lower labor expenses and cost of living. Miller said Dallas stood out to Uber because of its large talent pool, business-friendly climate, major airport and state and local leaders’ enthusiasm. “We were always encouraging them and reinforcing their findings, but for us it was not a typical ‘Let’s drive you around and look around,’ ” Rosa said. It had narrowed the list to two leading contenders: Dallas and the Phoenix area. They learned the company was Uber - and that it had already done its homework. In early April, a small group of city and state leaders gathered at the Dallas Regional Chamber office. He told Rosa he’d soon hear about another big project. Mike Rosa, senior vice president of the Dallas Regional Chamber, said a CBRE representative called him and asked about the Dallas area’s bid for Amazon HQ2.
It hired site selection consultant CBRE to guide the search.ĭallas officials first heard about a potential corporate expansion in March but didn’t know the company behind it. In early 2019, Uber began looking for a city where it could open a general and administrative office to support the business, Miller said.
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