Uber currently employs 200 people in a temporary office in Dallas before they move to the new building. Somebody's going to come in there and create jobs for Dallas," Jenkins said. The space is built, they will sub-lease it. "They're not going to meet the benchmarks. The company had been set to receive $36 million in incentives.ĭallas County Judge Clay Jenkins reacted to the ride-hailing giant's decision, saying it's disappointing. Uber is grateful for the responsible leadership Governor Abbott, Mayor Johnson, and Judge Jenkins have shown throughout this difficult time and we look forward to working with them to continue to make Texas a hub of innovation."ĭue to not being able to hire 3,000 workers, Uber also terminated economic incentives that were agreed upon between the company, the city of Dallas, Dallas County and the state of Texas. "Given the dramatic impact of the pandemic, we are concentrating our efforts on our core mobility and delivery platforms and resizing our company to match the realities of our business, which has led us to the difficult decision of reducing our future Dallas office capacity down to 500 employees. With the pandemic causing major changes within many businesses, Uber said it was forced to adapt. The building is expected to be complete in 2022. Greg Abbott and CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was held in November 2019.
Uber's newest home was announced nearly two years ago and was expected to bring about 3,000 jobs to North Texas. In a statement to CBS 11 News, the ride-hailing company said it decided to cut the capacity at the hub in the Deep Ellum area due to the "dramatic impact" of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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