Multinational engineering firm AECOM announced Tuesday that it is relocating its global headquarters from Los Angeles to Dallas, effective October 1, 2021.

AECOM CEO Troy Rudd and select corporate leaders will move to the company’s existing Dallas office, joining the more than 1,200 employees based at the location. The company’s 2,500 employees based in California, across its Los Angeles office and other offices across the state, will remain. As stated in AECOM’s announcement, the move will provide the firm “additional benefits as a corporate hub and talent magnet for the engineering and consulting industry.”

In recent years, the Dallas-Fort Worth area has been an attractive landing spot for businesses and workers. As reported by Construction Dive, since 2010, 140 companies have moved their headquarters to Northern Texas, according to an op-ed by JLL Dallas Managing Director Jeremy McGown. He notes that the metropolitan region has grown faster than any other major city, with nearly 20 percent growth since 2010, and it is expected to grow by 17 percent by 2030. 

Recent notable moves to the north Texas area include Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano and Charles Schwab’s in Westlake, a suburb of Fort Worth. Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is also currently in talks to build a $5 billion factory right outside of downtown Fort Worth.