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You will find a business-friendly environment with low taxes and numerous incentives that encourage continued growth and investment in Dallas.
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The Dallas Region has an abundant pipeline of talent for existing and new employers.
ACCESS The Dallas Region has easy access to anywhere in the U.S. and around the world.
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LOCAL AND STATE TAX INCENTIVES
AND CASH GRANTS AVAILABLE
0% STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX
a competitive advantage for companies seeking to keep labor costs low and recruit the best workers.
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Currentpopulation of the
Dallas Region7 MILLION
360 RESIDENTSadded daily or 1 person per
4 minutes
Projected regional population by
2040 is 10.5 Million
The Dallas regional labor force is 3.6 million.
Dallas rankedin job creation in 2015 (96,400 jobs), only behind New York and Los Angeles.
3rd
353,825 students enrolled in higher education at major universities and community colleges in DFW.
259,078Number of graduates in
2014 from the 100+ colleges and universities within Texas
and adjacent states.
44,848Number of Bachelors, Masters
and PhD degrees awarded in 2014 by Dallas-area
colleges and universities.
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DIRECT FLIGHTS TO MAJOR WORLD CITIES
LondonParisMadridFrankfurtTokyoSydneyShanghaiHong KongBeijing
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international destinations domestic destinations
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The Dallas Region is one of the most a�ordable in the country.
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less than the national average
less than manyother large metros;
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The Dallas Regional Chamber serves as a single point of contact for companies, site selection consultants, and corporate real estate executives examining the region.Our team partners extensively with and leads regional economic development allies, companies and organizations to ensure e�ective and successful promotion of the Dallas Region.
Home to 21 Fortune 500 headquarters and 41 Fortune 1000 Headquarters.
The Dallas Region’s economy is among the most diverse in the nation, which means companies can draw from a deep base of skilled workers.
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONDallas has one of four regional U.S. patent & trademark o�ices (USPTO) due to the growing output of high-tech innovations.
largest concentration of high-tech jobs in the U.S.
Major Tech Employers in Dallas-Fort Worth
REGIONAL OVERVIEW
AT&TEnergy Transfer Equity, L.P.
HollyFrontier CorporationSouthwest Airlines Co.
Tenet Healthcare CorporationTexas Instruments Incorporated
Dean Foods CompanyTrinity Industries, Inc.
Energy Future Holdings Corp.Regency Energy Partners LP
Atmos Energy CorporationNeiman Marcus Group LTD Inc.
Brinker International, Inc.Comerica Incorporated
Primoris Services Corporation
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DALLAS
American Airlines Group Inc.D.R. Horton, Inc.
RadioShack CorporationRange Resources
70354761813
FORT WORTH
968Nationstar Mortgage HoldingsCOPPELL
GameStop Corp. 311GRAPEVINESally Beauty Holdings, Inc. 646
DENTON
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
Alliance Data Systems Corp.Rent-A-Center, Inc.
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.Denbury Resources Inc.
250437494723827888
PLANO
Torchmark Corporation 621MCKINNEY
Fossil Group, Inc.Lennox International Inc.
679693
RICHARDSON
Exxon MobilFluor Corporation
Kimberly-Clark CorporationCommercial Metals Company
Celanese CorporationPioneer Natural Resources Co.
Flowserve CorporationMichaels Stores, Inc.
Darling Ingredients
2136140388395496528544622
IRVING
Sabre Corporation 763SOUTHLAKE
ConstructionFinancial Activities
Health ServicesInformation
Leisure & HospitalityManufacturing
Natural Resources & MiningOther Services
Professional & Business ServicesPublic Administration
Trade, Transportation, Utilities
NEW YORK
448,318
DALLAS
HOUSTON
228,835
212,994
WASHINGTON D.C.
344,644
BOSTON
236,248
AUSTIN90,643
CHICAGOSAN JOSE
LOS ANGELES
SAN FRANCISCO
233,470
233,987328,078
213,158
SEATTLE198,523
Dallas Startup Hub
Co-working Spaces Accelerators Incubators Corporate Innovation Centers
Small BusinessCenters
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Moved their headquarters to Dallas from San Antonio generating more than 700 jobs.
Opened a new technology center in McKinney adding 500 jobs to the region.
Moving their headquarters and distribution center to Northlake generating 300 jobs.
Announced $1B data center in Fort Worth.
Relocated headquarters to Addison generating about 55 jobs.
Relocated headquarters from California to Irving, Texas.
Relocated its Tulsa-based headquarters to Plano, generating about 300 jobs.
Selected Plano’s Legacy West for a new 6,000employee campus.
Opened a 951,000 square foot fulfillment center in addition to a customer service center for a total of 1,500 jobs in the region.
Under construction for a regional o�ice generating over 4,000 jobs.
Opened a $17 million distribution center in Southern Dallas.
San Francisco-based McKesson Corp. plans to spend $157 million in an expansion in Irving, generating nearly 1,000 new jobs.
A golf entertainment company, moved their corporate headquarters from Chicago to Dallas.
Consolidated and moved its North American headquarters to Plano, generating approximately 4,000 jobs.
Is anchoring a new $1.5 billion mixed transit regional o�ice development in Richardson.
Announced plans to move their corporate headquarters from Philadelphia to Dallas.
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DALLAS
PLANO
RICHARDSON
DENTON
IRVING
MCKINNEY
GRAND PRAIRIE
COPPELL
FORT WORTH
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SOUTHLAKE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY
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