Walmart reveals plans for a new corporate campus
Corporate America has been under political pressure to ramp up investments at home
Washington — New corporate headquarters are springing up across the US. Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, and the US’s biggest private-sector employer, on Friday, revealed plans for a new corporate campus, joining rivals Amazon.com and Apple in expanding their corporate campuses as President Donald Trump puts pressure on US companies to make larger investments at home. The Bentonville based-company is building a new headquarters in its hometown — a project it announced in September 2017 — that will spread over 120ha and house its nearly 17,000 employees with room to accommodate more as it creates new jobs. Bike trails that run through the heart of the campus, a massive park, fitness centers, food trucks, and child-care centers will be some of the amenities that will fuse with a modern aesthetic design, says Dan Bartlett, executive vice-president of corporate affairs, who is overseeing the project. There will also be the more basic elements that go into designing a modern work...
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