Aliso Viejo-based Fluor Corp. said Tuesday that Irving, Texas, will be home to its new headquarters.
The engineering services company,which until now had only said it plans to move to the Dallas/Ft.Worth area,said it signed a letter of intent to develop a 26-acre site in Irving.
The deal is expected to be signed by mid-July. The company plans to open the
new headquarters in early April 2006.
Fluor said it picked the Irving site because it is near the Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport, the company’s clients and attractive housing for employees. The area also has a strong pool of workers, the company said.
Fluor’s planned 120,000-square-foot complex will have a three-story, two-wing office
building along with an auditorium, cafeteria and fitness center.
Fluor, Orange County’s third-largest public company by sales, said the move
is designed to cut costs.
The company plans to keep engineering operations in Aliso Viejo and Long
Beach.
The company employs about 1,380 people in Orange County. About 900 people
work in engineering in Aliso Viejo and Long Beach, with most in OC.
Another 490 people work in Fluor’s administration operations in Aliso Viejo. About 100 of those jobs are set to move to Texas.
Another 290 workers are expected to be reassigned elsewhere within Fluor, the company said.
The move could entail up to 100 layoffs.
