Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Inc. signage stands at the entrance of the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, California, U.S., on Monday, May 22, 2016. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
HP - Hewlett-Packard began in 1938, like Apple's origins the computer company started in a garage when Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard rented a garage in Palo Alto, California.
Now, HP Enterprises (HPE), is re-locating to Texas. (Read the last blog: The Power of Day 1 Thinking)
HPE broadcast this move on Tuesday. Right now Houston is Hewlett-Packard Enterprises' biggest US employment hub, and the business is building a new campus in Houston.
The move by the tech giant will mean thousands of jobs for the area when it opens in the city of Spring in 2022.
The company is in the middle of consolidating a portion of its Bay Area sites to its San Jose hub. HPE says they do not play on laying off any employees during the move.
Texas is known to be friendly towards businesses and it isn't surprising HPE is coming here.
It's the biggest company moving to Texas but plenty of other companies like SignEasy and QuestionPro have come to Texas as well as resident tech companies Microsoft and Apple having established campuses here.
I've worked at Apple Computer in Austin, Texas as well as helping Microsoft launch the Xbox 360 when X-Box Live first appeared.
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla threatened in May to relocate Tesla's HQ from Fremont, California to Texas or Nevada, because of Elon was upset California's stay-at-home covid lockdown orders.
California right now is crashing its own economy so it makes sense for more and more businesses to come to Texas.
Elon Musk announced in July 2020 that he is building Tesla's new auto plant in a suburb of Austin, Texas called Del Valle. It's about 40 minutes north of my townhome.
I can't wait to run into Elon Musk at Whole Foods and start up a conversation.
Due to local and national government's handling (and mishandling) of lock down orders, many industries are rethinking office space and location and shifting toward remote work.
Dell's headquarters is in Round Rock, Texas, near Austin, and a lot of other tech companies are also considering moving to Texas for tax reasons.
Texas politicians may gerrymander but they make many accomodations for businesses. It's a stark contrast to other countries as well as other states.
One of my clients in Austria told me when they start an LLC, the government assigns one number to the business owner for life and you can't start another business just one. It's pretty harsh there.
We are so innovative towards tech here, Austin has even been nicknamed "Silicon Hills."
I have enjoyed working in the tech field, from Xbox to Facebook and our tech bubble here has kept us safe from economic hardships that hit the rest of the nation hard during 2008's subprime mortgage crash.
HP's good fortune in Palo Alto is actually what kickstarted the Nor Cal's tech scene, which is what led it to be dubbed: "Silicon Valley."
What do you think about HPE coming to Texas? Comment below!
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