Category: headquarters

Suspect Arrested After Humvee Plows Into Army Headquarters Building at Georgia Base

FORT STEWART, Ga.—A person was arrested after a military Humvee crashed into the Army office building for commanders and other top leaders at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia. The vehicle plowed through the glass front doors of the Army post’s headquarters building Monday morning. No injuries were reported and a suspect was taken into custody,…


Elon Musk Signals Twitter’s Headquarters May Not Stay in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO—Twitter might not keep its headquarters in San Francisco forever, its owner Elon Musk signaled Tuesday. Speaking virtually at the Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit in London, Musk gave a noncommittal answer to an interviewer’s question about whether the company will stay in the California city. San Francisco officials announced last week they…


Amazon Pauses Headquarter Construction in Virginia After Revenue Losses

Amazon has decided to pause construction activities at its second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, following a poor 2022 financial performance that saw the company register over $2 billion in losses. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant is developing its Arlington base, HQ2, in two phases—the Met Park and PenPlace. The company has decided to pause construction in…


For the First Time in 31 Years, American Companies’ Regional Headquarters in HK Are Less Than Chinese Companies

In 2022, among all the foreign companies with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, the number of Chinese companies surpassed that of the American ones for the first time in 31 years. On Nov. 24, the Census and Statistics Department of the Hong Kong Government published the report “2022 Annual Survey of Companies in Hong Kong…


Operation Sussex | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. Operation Sussex was one of the most important intelligence operations of World War II. This top-secret spy mission was created and directed by the headquarters of General Eisenhower. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later…


Caterpillar Moving Its Headquarters From Illinois to Texas

DEERFIELD, Ill.—Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar said Tuesday it is packing up its headquarters from its longtime home state of Illinois and moving to Texas. Caterpillar Inc. said that it’s transferring its global base to the Dallas suburb of Irving, from Deerfield, outside Chicago. The company had been based in Peoria, Illinois, for over 90 years…


Musk Polls Followers on Converting Twitter HQ to Homeless Shelter; Bezos Likes Idea

Two of the world’s richest people are pitching in ideas to tackle the issue of homelessness, suggesting that Twitter Inc. convert its headquarters to a shelter home. Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos on Sunday backed an idea put forth by Elon Musk, who recently became Twitter’s largest shareholder, to convert the social networking firm’s San…


China Evergrande Moves From Shenzhen HQ Building to Cut Costs

SHENZHEN, China—Heavily indebted property firm China Evergrande Group said on Monday that it has moved out of its headquarters in Shenzhen to another property in the city to cut costs and was still registered in the southern Chinese city. The company issued its statement after the Chinese media outlet The Paper reported that Evergrande had…


Tesla Officially Moves Headquarters from California to Texas

Tesla founder and chief executive Elon Musk has made good on his promise to relocate the company’s headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, with a Dec. 1 regulatory filing making the move official. “On December 1, 2021, Tesla, Inc. relocated its corporate headquarters to Gigafactory Texas at 13101 Harold Green Road, Austin, Texas 78725,”…


Protesters Try to Force Their Way Into Headquarters of UK Medicines Regulator

A group described as anti-vaccine protesters tried to force their way into the London headquarters of the national UK medicines regulator that approves COVID-19 vaccines. The Met police said that the protesters later became violent towards officers. In various footage posted to social media on Sept. 3, dozens of police drive back a crowd of…