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DALLAS OVERVIEW

The D/FW Metroplex’ ideal business climate is due in part to the
region’s quality of life, strong economy, low cost of living, skilled DFW FORTUNE 500 HEADQUARTERS
labor force, pro-business mind-set and absence of corporate and  Exxon Mobil Dean Foods
personal income taxes. The Region has added 501,000 residents  AT&T  GameStop
between 2010-2014 and is projected to grow to 10,500,000 by the  Energy Transfer Equity  D R Horton
year 2040. D/FW excels in passenger air travel and air cargo  American Airlines  Commercial Metals
operations with the nation’s third busiest airport, D/FW  Fluor  Celanese
International Airport; Dallas Love Field Airport, home to the largest  Kimberly-Clark  Trinity Industries
domestic airline in the country; and the world’s first fully industrial  HollyFrontier  Dr Pepper Snapple Group
airport, Fort Worth Alliance Airport.  Southwest Airlines  Energy Future Holdings
 Tenet Healthcare  Alliance Data Systems
As reported by the Dallas Economic Development department, the  Texas Instruments  Pioneer Natural
region ranks among the top three U.S. metropolitan areas for  JC Penney Resources
business expansions, relocations and employment growth. D/
FW’s highly educated workforce of almost three million people is Toyota
growing quickly, providing companies with an overabundance of Toyota North America has started construction
on their new HQ. The move will bring 5,000 jobs
talent. The population growth has fueled real estate development, to DFW, not to mention the ancillary companies
as retailers and service providers expand to meet increasing that will follow Toyota to DFW or at least open a
satellite office here.
demand.
FedEx
FedEx Office plans to move its corporate
headquarters from Dallas to the new
development in Plano known as Legacy West.
The move will consolidate 1,200 employees to a
single location.

Liberty Mutual
Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance plans to
have 5,000 employees working on a new
ACCESSIBILITY campus in Plano by the end of 2017.
Every major city in the continental
US can be accessed within 4 hours

LOW HOUSING COSTS Home to more than 12
On average, housing costs are 50% less
than in other major metropolitan areas professional & amateur sports
leagues

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and
Trinity Railway Express (TRE) move 14 night life corridors with
more than 220,000 people across 700 more than 2,500 restaurants
mile area each day

The Metroplex is home to 25 college By truck, distributors can effi-
and universities with more than ciently reach 93% of the popula-
300,000 students tion within 48 hours