The unit had been divided between San
Francisco and Chicago. Uber wanted to
consolidate it in Chicago because of the
transportation logistics expertise in the area.
Uber said that it signed a 10-year lease for
the office in The Old Main Post Office in the
Chicago River area. It said in a statement that it
plans to spend over $200 million a year in the
Chicago region on personnel, real estate and
other expenses.
“Chicago is the heart of American’s
transportation and logistics industry, and there
is no better place to open our dedicated Freight
HQ,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said.
The Chicago expansion is part of Uber’s broader
move to branch out into several “talent hubs,”
said spokesman Xavier Van Chau.
Last month the company announced it would
open a new administrative hub in Dallas that
will bring 3,000 jobs. It’s also expanding in
Toronto, he said.
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