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Uber makes it official: It will set up major hub in downtown Dallas by end of year | Technology | Dallas News

The Dallas City Council unanimously approved about $9.3 million in economic incentives last week, including a tax abatement that would save the company about $746,000 over a five-year period and up to $8.6 million in grants. As part of the agreement, Dallas will reimburse up to $100,000 worth of city permit fees. 

Johnson said the agreement with Uber is an example of “using incentives intelligently.” He said it will build up the tax base and create the kind of jobs that 20- and 30-somethings want.

“We are expecting a much greater return than we are putting into this incentive,” he said.

Dallas County commissioners approved tax abatements Tuesday that will save Uber about $2.6 million over a 10-year period. To receive the funding, Uber must create at least 2,500 jobs by Jan. 1, 2023, and a total of 3,000 or more jobs by Jan. 1, 2025.

Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price abstained from the vote. He said he wants Uber to commit to hiring a diverse workforce in Dallas and investing in workforce training programs, especially for minorities and at community colleges that serve southern Dallas.

“I want Uber to come [to Dallas], like everyone else,” Price said. “I’m just trying to see, ‘Where is the commitment?’ ” he said.

Uber skews white and male, especially among its tech workers and in its leadership ranks. About 60% of all Uber employees are men and about 45% are white, according to Uber’s diversity report that captures its workforce in March 2018 and March 2019. Of its tech employees, only 22% are women, 4% are black and 4% are Hispanic.

Miller said Uber officials met with Price and respects his concerns. He said the company has made strides in hiring more women and minorities, both of whom are underrepresented in the tech industry. “Diversity has been and always will be a priority at Uber,” he said.

Critics have also complained that Uber relies on drivers who are contract workers instead of paying them full-time salaries and offering benefits.

A major market 

Even without a corporate presence, Uber has been in visible in Dallas for years. Dallas was the first Texas city to get Uber’s ride-hailing service in 2012. Two years ago, the company chose Dallas as one of the first cities to test its urban air taxi service, Uber Air. It’s working with Dallas-based real estate firm Hillwood and Fort Worth-based helicopter maker Bell to develop transit stations and vehicles for the futuristic mode of travel. And Uber signed a deal in March with Dallas Area Rapid Transit that  subsidizes rides within a few miles of some light-rail and bus stations.

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