Raising Cane’s Restaurant LLC is moving its Dallas Restaurant Support Office, currently located in Plano, to … Plano.
This relocation within the same town is a significant development for the City of Plano. The current location at 6800 Bishop Road accommodates approximately 480 full-time employees, while the new building at 53 Legacy Dr. will house around 1,020 jobs.
The Plano City Council approved an approximately $6.2 million incentive package to help with the chain’s move, reported the Dallas Business Journal.
“The City of Plano is excited to collaborate with Raising Cane’s on this significant expansion and investment in our community,” Plano Mayor John Muns stated, per DBJ. “For the past 16 years, Raising Cane’s has been a vital part of Plano’s corporate landscape, greatly enhancing our local economy and creating hundreds of high-wage jobs for our citizens.”
Here is more of what DBJ reported on Raising Cane’s expansion in Plano:
Raising Cane’s plans to relocate its current employees to the new building, for a total of around 1,020 jobs, and invest at least $20 million in building improvements, according to city documents. The restaurant chain purchased the building, which was once part of the Electronic Data Systems campus, Bisnow reported.
The company aims to remodel the property over the next year with plans to move into the space in 2026, according to an Aug. 12 city announcement.
To facilitate the move, Plano City Council approved a roughly $6.2 million incentives package for the company during an Aug. 12 meeting.
The economic development agreement requires the chain to occupy a minimum of 394,405 square feet by the end of 2026, maintain the initial jobs the company created in 2009, relocate at least 447 employees by the end of 2027 and generate an additional 520 full-time jobs by the end of 2034, according to city documents.
“The expansion into our new office represents the great success we’ve achieved over the past 16 years in Plano and is a nod at all the milestones to come as we continue expanding our crew and opening restaurants around the world,” Raising Cane’s co-CEO and Chief Operating Officer AJ Kumaran said in a statement. “The City of Plano has been a great partner for us throughout the years and we’re looking forward to continuing our partnership and support of the community as we open the doors to our new DRSO next year.”