Dickie’s Moving HQ to The Tower in Ft. Worth

Apparel company Dickies is moving its new global headquarters into The Tower complex in downtown after decades of operations on West Vickery Boulevard. The century-old workwear retail brand will make the move in mid-2023 into the top floor of the six-story building at 500 Taylor St. The company plans to spend $2.5 million to renovate the space. Dickies will lease about 75,000 square feet. The new headquarters will vacate the red-brick campus for The Tower.

Dickies, which is also known in North Texas for making the clothing for Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas, produced uniforms for U.S. service members during World War II. The company acquired naming rights for Dickies Arena, which opened in 2019. Dickie’s is now owned by VF Corp, which also owns the brands Vans, North Face and Timberland. VF paid $820 million in cash for the company.