Germany-Based Volektra Establishes El Dorado Hills, California, Headquarters Operations
Germany-based Volektra, an electric drivetrain innovator, has established operations in El Dorado Hills, California.
California Corporate HQ / Office Project Announcements
OnSight Technology Establishes Folsom, California, Headquarters
Computer vision software company OnSight Technology has established operations in Folsom, California. The project is expected to create 60 jobs.
Siemens Opens Plans Sacramento, California, Rail Maintenance Complex
Siemens, a U.S. subsidiary of Germany-based Siemens AG, is expanding its footprint in Sacramento, California. The company plans to employ over 30 people at the new site.
Fisker Locates Global Headquarters in Los Angeles County, California
Fisker Inc., designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions, will locate its new global headquarters in Los Angeles County, California.
DTx Pharma Expands Research & Operations at New Facility in San Diego, California
DTx Pharma Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company creating novel RNA-based therapeutics to treat the genetic drivers of disease, will expand its operations into a new 14,000 square foot lab and office space, located in the Sorrento Valley biotech cluster of San Diego, California.
Trillium Flow Technologies Expands Fresno, California, Headquarters
Trillium Flow Technologies, a pump manufacturer that designs, produces, and maintains engineered industrial valves and pumps, will expand operations at its headquarters and Center of Excellence in Fresno, California.
Amazon Expands Alexa Team in Santa Barbara, California
Amazon plans to create 150 additional tech jobs in Santa Barbara, California. The company has opened a new 48,000 square foot office for Alexa tech teams located downtown and has invested over $34.5 billion in the state, including infrastructure and compensation for employees.
Philippines-based Jollibee North America Opens North American Headquarters in West Covina, California
Philippines-based Jollibee North America, one of the largest and fastest growing Asian restaurant companies in the world, opened its North American headquarters in West Covina, California.
Applied Spectra Locates Headquarters in West Sacramento, California
A global leader in development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative laser ablation based analytical instruments, Applied Spectra, Inc. will relocate its corporate headquarters to 950 Riverside Parkway West Sacramento, California.
Epson America Relocates Headquarters to Los Alamitos, California
Epson America, Inc., a global technology leader, will be moving into new corporate headquarters at the Katella Office Campus located at 3131 Katella Ave. in Los Alamitos, California. The facility is approximately four miles from its current facilities in Long Beach.
BioMed Realty Expands with Emeryville, California, Center for Innovation
BioMed Realty, a Blackstone portfolio company, acquired the Emeryville Center for Innovation, located in Emeryville, California. The Emeryville Center for Innovation currently consists of a 250,000 square foot, six-story life science office building and adjacent developable land parcels.
Apple Plans Major Expansion In Austin, Texas, and Other Cities
Apple plans a major expansion of its operations in Austin, Texas including an investment of $1 billion to build a new campus in North Austin.
WuXi AppTec Forms Biotech Centers of Excellence in San Diego, California
WuXi AppTec, a leading global pharmaceutical and medical device open-access capability and technology platform company, is expanding its facilities in San Diego, California.
Specialty Welding and Turnarounds Expands to Signal Hill, California
Specialty Welding and Turnarounds, a leading provider of specialty welding and other turnaround services to refinery, petrochemical and industrial customers, has launched a major expansion to the West Coast with the opening of a new office in Signal
China-Based Zotye Automobile-HAAH Automotive Forms Zotye USA in Lake Forest, California
China-based Automaker Zotye Automobile and HAAH Automotive Holdings created Zotye USA to conduct vehicle sales, parts distribution, and service operations from headquarters in Lake Forest, California.
Hackman Capital Partners Purchases Emeryville, California, Commercial Building
Hackman Capital Partners, a Los-Angeles based real estate investment and operating company, purchased a commercial-industrial building at 1300 64th Street in Emeryville, California, located 10 miles east of San Francisco, between Berkeley and Oakland
StarPoint Properties Acquires Second Tallest Office Tower in Beverly Hills, California
StarPoint Properties, a real estate investment and operating company, reported it purchased the second tallest office tower in Beverly Hills, California, a 12-story structure known as the Wells Fargo Building from its original owner for $193 million.
Amazon Expands Tech Hub in San Diego, California
Amazon is expanding its tech hub in San Diego, California. The company plans to create 300 new high tech jobs in fields including software development, machine learning, cloud computing, and digital entertainment.
Germany-Based Nanion Expands U.S. Operations with Newark, California Center
Germany-based Nanion, a leading provider of instrumentation for ion channel drug discovery and screening, expanded its U.S. operations with the opening of a new hub in the Newark, California, part of the San Francisco Bay Metro Area.
National Technical Systems Opens Anaheim, California, Corporate Center
National Technical Systems, Inc., the leader in qualification testing, inspection, and certification solutions in North America, opened its new Corporate Center in Anaheim, California.
Ocean West Capital Partners Acquires Historic Hollywood, California Skyscraper
Ocean West Capital Partners acquired the Taft Building, a historic 12-story 124,000 square foot office and retail building at the world-famous intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Eyes Newport Beach, California, for New Headquarters
Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to relocate its headquarters from Denver, Colorado, to Newport Beach, California.
DHL Relocates to Larger Ontario, California, Service Hub
DHL, the world's leading international express services provider, relocated its Ontario, California, service center to a larger, $7M facility to accommodate the increased growth in international trade and e-commerce that the company continues to experience.
HM Electronics Relocates Operations-Manufacturing to Carlsbad, California
HM Electronics, Inc., a leading provider of specialized communications, professional audio and software solutions, is relocating its operations center and manufacturing facility from Poway, California, to a brand new, modern custom-built headquarters
Tachyum Opens Expanded Headquarters in San Jose, California
Silicon Valley startup Tachyum Inc. opened its new, larger corporate headquarters in San Jose, California, to better accommodate customers, vendors and its growing personnel ranks.
Industrial Realty Group Acquires IBM’s Rochester, Minnesota, Tech Campus
Industrial Realty Group, a Los Angeles-based company that owns and operates more than 150 major projects and developments in 28 states, purchased the 3.1-million square foot IBM technology campus in Rochester, Minnesota.
Super Micro Computer Continues Major Expansion in Silicon Valley, California
Super Micro Computer, Inc., a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, expanded its headquarters to over two million square feet of facilities in Silicon Valley, California.
Burns & McDonnell Opens Brea, California, Operations Center
Burns & McDonnell, a family of companies comprised of more than 6,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants and entrepreneurs, is expanding its presence in Orange County, California.
Amazon Whittles HQ2 Selection Process to 20 Cities in U.S. and Canada
Amazon narrowed down 238 proposals from across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to host its new second headquarters in North America to 20 metropolitan areas.
Apple Builds New Reno, Nevada, Facility, Searches for New U.S. Campus Site
Apple is undertaking a new set of investments to build on its commitment to support the American economy and its workforce, which includes breaking ground on a new facility in downtown Reno, Nevada, which will support its existing facilities.
Ellis Partners and Intercontinental Real Estate Plan Oakland, California, Skyscraper
Ellis Partners, in a joint venture with Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation, officially broke ground on "The Key at 12th," a new state-of-the art Class-A office tower, adjacent to BART and across from the City Center development in Oakland, California.
FCR Eyes Contact Center in Baja California, Mexico
FCR, a provider of outsourced live agent call center and business process solutions, plans to open a contact center in Baja California, Mexico, 170 miles south of San Diego.
Faurecia Opens Silicon Valley, California Tech Center
Faurecia, one of the world's largest automotive equipment suppliers, opened a new tech center in Silicon Valley, California, to strengthen its relationships with automakers, innovative startups, leading universities and new actors in the mobility sector.
Vector Opens Headquarters in San Jose, California
Vector, a nanosatellite launch company, is opening a new headquarters in San Jose, California to expand its current business operations throughout the West Coast.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Opens Tech Solutions Center in Sunnyvale, California
Goodyear Tire & Rubber opened its first tech solutions center in the Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, California, at the Plug and Play Tech Center, the world's largest global technology accelerator and venture fund.
Beloteca, Inc. Relocates Lab & Corporate Headquarters In San Diego, California
Beloteca, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of sterile pharmaceutical products with an emphasis on generics and 505(b)(2) reformulations, relocated its product development laboratories and corporate headquarters to a new larger location in San Diego, California.
China-based Didi Chuxing Plans Global Nexus Of Innovation In Silicon Valley, California
China-based Didi Chuxing, the world's leading mobile transportation platform, launched DiDi Labs in Mountain View, California, which will primarily focus on AI-based security and intelligent driving technologies.
Redtail Technology Locates Headquarters In Sacramento, California
Redtail Technology, a leading provider of client relationship management solutions for financial services firms, purchased new headquarters in Sacramento, California.
Noribachi Opens Operations Center In Oyster Point, California
Noribachi, a leading U.S.-based technology company with a focus on lighting digitalization, opened its new office in Oyster Point, South San Francisco, California.
Shopoff Realty Investments Acquires Major Newport Beach, California, Office Complex
Shopoff Realty Investments in Irvine California, a national manager of real estate investments, acquired a three-story, 44,434-square-foot office building at 4440 Von Karman Ave. in Newport Beach, California, for $15.4 million.
BAE Systems Expands San Diego, California, Shipyard Facility
A leading provider of ship repair, maintenance, modernization, conversion, and overhaul services for the Navy and others, BAE Systems received a new 950-foot-long, 55,000-lifting-ton floating dry dock at its San Diego shipyard.
Quartus Engineering Relocates To Larger Quarters In San Diego, California
Quartus Engineering Incorporated, an engineering and manufacturing firm supporting aerospace, defense, and optical industries, moved its corporate headquarters, offices and manufacturing space to a new facility at 9689 Towne Centre Drive in San Diego, California.
FenceScreen Relocates To Expanded Operations Center In Rancho Santa Margarita, California
FenceScreen, Inc., a company that produces and markets a variety of fence screens, nets and wraps to improve the appearance and functionality of normal fences, is relocating to an expanded facility in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
Porsche Cars North America Opens Experience Center In Carson, California
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. opened its second Porsche Experience Center in the United States in Carson, California.
MilDef Expands, Acquires Product Line In El Monte, California
MilDef, a leading provider of highly customizable rugged mobile computers, network switches, special electronics and rugged displays for the military, acquired the rugged product lines of American Reliance in El Monte, California.
Fusion Worldwide Plans Hub In San Jose, California
Fusion Worldwide, a leading global electronic components distributor, is expanding its facilities with the opening of an operations center at 111 N. Market Street near San Pedro Square in San Jose, California.
Douglas Emmett Expands Holdings-Acquires $139.5 Million Office Property In Santa Monica, California
Douglas Emmett, Inc., a real estate investment trust, announced acquisition of a 129,000 square foot Class "A" office property for $139.5 million at 233 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, California.
UST Global Relocates Headquarters To Aliso Viego, California
UST Global, a leading digital solutions and technology company, relocated to a state-of-the art, customer focused global headquarters at 5 Polaris Way in Aliso Viejo, California.
Motiv Power Systems Opens Headquarters In Foster City, California
Motiv Power Systems, leading manufacturer of electric truck and bus powertrains, opened its new headquarters at 330 Hatch Drive in Foster City, California.
China-Based WuXi AppTec Opens Clinical Operations Center In San Diego, California
China-based WuXi AppTec, a leading open-access R&D capability and technology platform company serving the global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, reported its small-molecule process development and manufacturing subsidiary
Edmunds.com Opens New Headquarters in Santa Monica, California
Edmunds.com, the leading car information and shopping network, opened its brand new 143,000-square-foot headquarters at the Colorado Center in Santa Monica, California.
Manufacturers Less Optimistic About Overall Economy; Express Confidence in Their Own Revenue Growth
In mid-July, PwC released its Q2 2016 Manufacturing Barometer, which surveyed senior executives at U.S.-based industrial manufacturing firms to determine their assessment of the direction of the nation’s economy, as well as their projections for thei
Italy-Based Powersports Battery Manufacturer Opens Woodland Hills, California, Corporate Headquarters
Unibat, the Italy-based leading powersports battery manufacturer in Europe, opened U.S. corporate headquarters in Woodland Hills, California and a distribution hub in Humble Texas.
Canon To Relocate Professional Technology And Support Center To Burbank, California
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, will relocate its Hollywood Professional Technology and Support Center from Hollywood to 3400 West Olive Ave., in Burbank, California.
Arbitech Signs Lease For Irvine, California, Headquarter & Distribution Center
A leading independent distributor of servers, storage, virtualization, networking and mobile solutions, Arbitech signed a lease for a new headquarters and distribution facility at 64 Fairbanks in Irvine, California.
Wrike Opens San Diego, California, Operations Center
Wrike, a developer of enterprise work management software, opened a new office in San Diego, California, with plans to create 150 jobs over the next three years.
SMK Electronics Locates To Expanded Facility In San Jose, California
SMK Electronics, a division of SMK Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of OEM remote controls and consumer electronics components, will relocate and expand its SMK and SMK-Link San Jose business offices to its new Northern Californi
Port Logistics Group Opens Corporate Headquarters In Los Angeles’ City of Industry
Port Logistics Group, the nation's leading provider of omni-channel logistics services, opened its new corporate headquarters in Los Angeles, California.
Mazda North American Readies Headquarters Relocation In Irvine, California
Mazda North American Operations will move into a newly designed, state-of-the-art, North American headquarters at 200 Spectrum Center Drive in Irvine, California, early next year. The company will occupy five floors of the 21-story building, totaling 102,000 square feet, with exclusive naming rights on the top of the building.
Agena Bioscience Expands Headquarters In San Diego, California
Agena Bioscience is expanding its headquarters to a new site located at 4755 Eastgate Mall in San Diego, California. The new 55,000-square-foot facility houses the company's laboratory, manufacturing, and office workforce.
Veracyte, Inc. Expands Operations Campus-Research Laboratory In South San Francisco, California
Veracyte, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company pioneering the field of molecular cytology, is relocating to expanded laboratory and corporate space on the three floors of 6000 Shoreline Court in the Sierra Point area of South San Francisco, Californ
Peco InspX Relocates Corporate Headquarters To San Carlos, California
A leading provider of advanced technology inspection solutions for the food and beverage industries, Peco InspX relocated its corporate headquarters from Fremont, California to 1050 Commercial Road, San Carlos, California.
OncoSec Medical Incorporated Opens Headquarters-Research Center In San Diego, California
OncoSec Medical Incorporated, a company developing DNA-based intratumoral cancer immunotherapies, opened its new headquarters and research facility in Sorrento Mesa, San Diego, California.
Investcorp Invests $400 Million In Commercial Sites In Atlanta, San Francisco, and Boston Metro Areas
Investcorp, a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products, in four separate transactions through its U.S.-based real estate arm, acquired a portfolio of office and industrial properties in the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, San Francisco and Boston for approximately $400 million.
Cryoport, Inc. Opens U.S. Headquarters In Irvine, California
Cryoport, Inc., the world's leading cryogenic logistics company, opened its new US headquarters in Irvine, CA. The purpose-built facility supports the Company's long-term expansion plans for its logistics operations and client-demanded scalability.
Mercedes-Benz USA Opens 1.1 Million Square foot Operations Center In Long Beach, California
Mercedes-Benz USA opened its new 1.1 million square-foot west coast operations hub in Long Beach, California.
VideoMining Relocates Corporate Headquarters To Santa Clara, California
VideoMining Corp., the leading provider of in-store behavior analytics for Consumer Packaged Goods manufacturers and retailers, is moving its corporate headquarters to Santa Clara, California.
Power-Thermal Management Firm Delta Opens Americas Headquarters In Fremont, California
Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, opened its new Americas headquarters in Fremont, California.
R2 Logistics Opens Ontario, California, Operating Center
R2 Logistics, Inc., a Third Party Logistics service provider, opened an operating center at 4200 Concours Street, Ontario, California. The Los Angeles-area office marks the ninth cold-start operations office for the company, and it’s second in 2015.
DineEquity Relocates Its Applebee’s Headquarters to Glendale, California
DineEquity, Inc., the parent company of Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP restaurants, will implement its strategic plan designed to accelerate growth in its core brands, by relocating Applebee’s headquarters and consolidating many core restaurant and franchisee support functions to its Glendale, California location.
Hawthorne Cat Expands Corporate Campus In Rancho Bernardo, California
Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat equipment and engine dealer in San Diego and the Pacific Region, is expanding its corporate campus in Rancho Bernardo, California, with the addition of a state-of-the-art engine, generator and on-highway truck testing facility.
Genea Biocells Expands Operations Center In San Diego, California
Australian stem cell company Genea Biocells plans to expand its operations to the United States with the opening of a new facility at Torrey Pines Science Park in San Diego, California.
MicroVention, Inc. To Establish Worldwide Headquarters In Aliso Viejo, California
MicroVention, Inc., a subsidiary of one of the world's leading medical device manufacturers, Japan-based Terumo Corporation, will build its new 205,000 square-foot worldwide headquarters at the Summit Office Campus in Aliso Viejo, California.
Samsung Electronics Purchases Its 8.5-Acre Mountain View, California, Campus
Samsung Electronics purchased its 8.5-acre campus in Mountain View, California. The newly constructed 385,000-square-foot facility includes two, six-story Class A office buildings and two garages plus one acre of open space.
Google Considers Unique Expanded Headquarters In Mountain View, California
Google officials submitted a design plan to local officials to redevelop four sites at its Global Headquarters, at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, California, “to significantly increase our square footage with a unique design plan.”
ChemPartner Opens South San Francisco, California, Research Facility
ChemPartner, a leading science-driven, technology-based, high quality preclinical research partner for healthcare companies around the world, expanded its global footprint with the establishment of a 24,000 square foot, state-of-the-art research facility in South San Francisco, California.
Hyundai Capital America Leases 177,000 Square Feet Co-Headquarters In Newport Beach, California
Hyundai Capital America, a U.S. auto finance company that does business as "Hyundai Motor Finance" and "Kia Motors Finance," signed a lease for 177,000-square-feet of space at 4000 MacArthur Blvd. in Newport Beach, California.
China-Based LifeSmart Opens San Jose, California, Operations Center
LifeSmart, a China-based high-tech Internet of Things company specializing in smart home development, opened an office in San Jose, California. The office, located in the heart of "Silicon Valley," will act as LifeSmart's base to expand its global sales network and seek tie-ups with global partners.
Bosch Establishes eBike Operations Center In Irvine, California
Bosch established a new headquarters office for its 4,000 square foot eBike operations center in Irvine, California. The new office will manage sales, marketing, advocacy, application and technical support, service, project management, and quality management.
Altiux Innovations Opens Operations Center in Redwood Shores, California
Altiux Innovations, a global innovation and technology services company, opened a new office in Redwood Shores, California, for their sales and client services team.
Illumina Plans 360,000 Square Foot Campus In Foster City, California
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. reported that Illumina, Inc., a world leader in genomics, signed a 15-year lease for a new 360,000 square foot, state-of-the-art, build-to-suit campus in Foster City, California.
Track 7 Brewing Co. Begins Expansion of Its Sacramento, California, Brewery, Manufacturing and Distribution Facility
Track 7 Brewing Co. started construction on its brewery expansion at 826 Professor Lane in Sacramento, California. The company intends for this new 35,000 square foot facility to serve as its core manufacturing, packaging and distribution facility, a
Redline Detection Expands Orange, California, Global Headquarters-Opens Tech Training Facility
Redline Detection, the industry leader in OEM-mandated diagnostic leak detection equipment, unveiled its new 3,000-square-foot Redline Tech Academy Training Facility in Orange, Calif. The new training facility is part of the company’s expanded global headquarters, which is triple the size of Redline’s previous facility.
Arcturus Therapeutics Expands Operations Campus In San Diego, California
Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc., a leading RNA medicines company pursuing orphan diseases, is expanding its operations from the Johnson and Johnson Innovation Center to their new office and laboratory space at the Torrey Ridge Science Center in San Diego, California. The new headquarters includes over 10,000 square feet of office and laboratory space, sufficient to support its RNA drug discovery and development.
M.A. Silva Begins $7.5 Million Expansion At Its Santa Rosa, California, Production Complex
M.A. Silva, the leading manufacturer of cork, glass and packaging, started construction on a newly designed $7.5 million manufacturing facility across from its existing building in the Westwind Business Park, adjacent to the Sonoma County Regional Ai
Pacific Gas and Electric Opens $28.5 Million Electric Distribution Control Center In Fresno, California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company unveiled its new, state-of-the-art, $28.5 million electric distribution control center in Fresno, California. The Fresno facility is the first of three new control centers, with others to be situated in Concord and Rocklin, that will manage PG&E's more than the 140,000 miles of electric distribution system.
MaxLite Opens $7.5 Million Production Facility In Anaheim, California
MaxLite, a leading manufacturer of LED lighting solutions, expanded its U.S. operations with the opening of a new LEED-certified production facility in Anaheim, California.
Radiant Logistics Expands Its Airgroup Network In San Diego, California
Radiant Logistics, Inc., a domestic and international logistics services company, plans an expansion of its Airgroup network with a new location in San Diego, California.
