RIM Chooses Irving Texas as US Headquarters

Research In Motion, makers of the highly-popular Blackberry, has chosen Irving Texas as their headquarters in the USA. This decision has been formally announced today, December 31, 2007, by representatives of both RIM and Irving Texas.

“RIM is a world-class organization widely recognized for its innovation and business excellence. We are thrilled that the company has selected our region as the location of its U.S. headquarters,” said Ron Gafford, chairman of the Greater Dallas Chamber and president and CEO of Austin Industries, Inc. “Our region is a magnet for international companies and this announcement illustrates, once again, our region’s merits as a prime location for corporate America.”

“RIM continues to expand its operations to help address the growing market opportunity for BlackBerry products and services around the world,” said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO at RIM,” said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO at RIM. “With its talented workforce and strong infrastructure, Irving, Texas is an excellent location for RIM and we’re very excited to be investing in this region.”

On the onset, RIM will be occupying 100,000 square feet of the Riverside Commons ix-building office complex. If you ever get the fancy to visit RIM's new headquarters, you can find them in Riverside Commons, 5000 Riverside Drive, Brazos Building East, Irving, Texas 75039.