where innovation, prosperity, and quality of life intersect .
We’re proud to partner with McKinney’s business community to spark innovation, create new opportunities, and fuel growth. From exciting new developments to forwardthinking initiatives, we’re working together to shape a future where businesses succeed, and McKinney thrives. Learn More at
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Cannon Beach Surf Park Airport Expansion
Access to a growing labor pool of over 600,000 within a 30-minute commute of Waxahachie.
Land, utilites - including water, natural gas, electricity and high speed telecommunication - are a ordable and available. And now with sites available at the new South Grove industrial Park, options are even better.
MARSHALL
PATRICK
LOFLAND INTERCHANGE
Waxahachie o ers so many ways to get people and pallets there and back: Air transportation options include DFW International, Love Field and Mid-Way Regional Airports. Highway access is easily accessible at The Crossroads of I-35E and US Hwy. 287. And Tier 1 BNSF and UP rail access connects Waxahachie to the Inland Port of Dallas and the Port of Houston.
BUTCHER RD.
AUSTIN RD.
MARSHALL RD.
35E
Where big city amenities meet small-town charm
EXCELLENCE
Where industry collides with luxury
DIVERSIFIED
Where both corporate offices and industrial powerhouses flourish
COMMUNITY
Where neighbors are friends and strangers are friendly
QUALITY
Where education and workforce are top priorities
PRO BUSINESS
Where businesses continue to grow and thrive
AFFORDABLE
Where living comfortably can be both luxurious and affordable
Just 23 miles east of downtown Dallas, it’s an easy trek, and will be easier
The 550-acre Rockwall Technology Park is just minutes from the beautiful 23,000-acre Lake Ray Hubbard
While Rockwall has an established reputation in manufacturing, the REDC
You can feel safe knowing
upon the completion of the $800 million Interstate 30 widening project recently purchased two 10-acre sites to capitalize on our strong, white-collar population Rockwall’s crime rate is more than 70% lower than the state and national averages.
workers within a 45-minute drive of Rockwall
Our “A” rated school district is ranked in the top 10% of Texas schools, and there are more than 2.9 million REDC offers robust incentive packages including cash and/or land incentives to qualified companies who are expanding or relocating.
In the past year, Rockwall County’s median housing prices were up to 12% less per square foot than nearby DFW counties, and the consolidated tax rate is the lowest in the Metroplex for cities our size at $1.52905%
MANSFIELD MANSFIELD
MIC Mansfield Innovation Community
The Canals Sellmark
The Canals
Hotel & Conference Center
High 5 Entertainment
Mansfield Innovation Community (MIC)
Condo Tower & Sports Medicine Facility is on
the rise...
Welcome to Mansfield
Mansfield’s success is fueled by its central location, ready access to the DFW metroplex, and familyfriendly suburban atmosphere. Located primarily in Tarrant County, with portions extending into Ellis and Johnson Counties, Mansfield embraces the entrepreneurial spirit with exciting new developments and opportunities while maintaining all its historic charm and neighborly community.
Join Our Ecosystem
We take a holistic approach to development, viewing our projects as interconnected components of a thriving ecosystem—each amplifying the strengths of the other. Mansfield’s new innovation district, The LinQ, is a next-generation nexus where companies, talent, and community converge to create the technologies and ideas of tomorrow.
Our new sports and entertainment district, Staybolt Street, is designed for community bonding, featuring a professional sports stadium, diverse dining options, family entertainment, and unique shopping experiences—all while preserving our city’s distinctive character and exceptional quality of life.
Mansfield Stadium
Mansfield Stadium
Where The Movers And Shakers Are Moving.
Our world-class business parks put you at the center of a vibrant corporate community. Come thrive in an environment that’s both beautiful and functional, with leading-edge amenities and ample office options. Join in the movement. Discover the business address that delivers it all.
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CITY OF SANGER
Sanger Economic Development Corporation
Shani Bradshaw, Director of Economic Development
(940) 458 - 9096
sbradshaw@sangertexas.org
301 Bolivar Street Sanger, TX 76266
www.sangertxedc.org
STRATEGIC LOCATION
Located on Interstate 35
50 Minutes to downtown Forth Worth, TX
50 Minutes to downtown Dallas, TX
38 Minutes to DFW Airport
49 Minutes to Love Field
30 Minutes to Alliance Airport
Access to a talented labor pool
BNSF Rail
Sanger Independent School District
Growing residential base
Recreational opportunities
Historic Downtown
Incentives to qualified projects
Discover Sanger, TX – where strategic location meets unparalleled quality of life. Nestled just off I-35, 10 minutes north of Denton, and thirty minutes south of the Oklahoma border, Sanger offers a prime position for both residents and businesses. With easy access to three major airports, this thriving community provides a seamless blend of convenience and connectivity. Residents savor an exceptional quality of life, surrounded by the beauty of Lake Ray Roberts, charming boutique shops, and an array of dining choices. The City’s commitment to economic development is evident in the availability of several large tracts of land along I-35, making it an ideal hub for distributors and manufacturers seeking a strategic base for growth. Sanger, where you can truly have it all – a flourishing economy, a picturesque environment, and a vibrant community.
REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE
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Welcome
The Dallas Region is a beacon of opportunity, innovation, and growth in an ever-changing global economy. This guide illustrates our region’s economic resilience and why businesses of all sizes continue to choose Dallas as their home for success.
Since 2010, more than 280 companies have located headquarters in our region, distributed across more than 30 cities. This balanced regional growth is foundational to our region’s strength and future, and it underscores the collaborative spirit helping to drive our prosperity.
The Dallas Regional Chamber (DRC) is proud to serve as the voice of business and the champion for economic development across our vibrant region. Our 700 members and partners represent 27 industries. Our diverse economy in the Dallas Region is one of our greatest competitive advantages, securing our ability to adapt and thrive through economic cycles and showcasing that business of all kinds can find their place and thrive here.
Our region’s academic excellence is equally impressive. Texas now leads the nation in universities with prestigious Carnegie R1 and R2 research designations, with the DFW area boasting more of these institutions than any other region in the state. Our educational ecosystem graduates more students than any other region in Texas—and more than 72% of them stay and work in the region after graduation, creating a robust and educated pipeline of workers for our companies.
The Dallas Region has an enviable location in the middle of the southern U.S., serving as a major hub for rail, freight, air, and highway traffic. This means convenient access to all major markets and enhanced productivity for companies, and it’s attractive to talent, too.
The federal government’s selection of Dallas as one of three national hubs for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) confirms our status as an emerging powerhouse for life sciences and biotechnology innovation. Combined with our region’s established
A letter from the Dallas Regional Chamber
strengths in technology, financial services, and manufacturing, we’re positioned at the forefront of tomorrow’s economy.
The Dallas Region means opportunity without compromise. We have a business-friendly climate with forward-thinking, talented people and a bustling sports, entertainment, and culture scene. We have the benefits of a major city accompanied by Texas’ signature blue skies and wide-open spaces. And all of this is bolstered by the unmatched can-do spirit of our business community, which works together to help ensure our companies and communities thrive for generations to come.
There’s no better place in America to be than right here, right now. We invite you to discover the opportunities waiting in these pages and join us in building an even more prosperous future for yourself in this remarkable Dallas Region we call home.
Dale Petroskey President and Chief Executive Officer
Dallas Regional Chamber
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Accolades
Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the top regions in the nation for business, thanks to a low cost of living, business-friendly environment, strong base of well-educated and skilled employees, and robust access to both U.S. and international markets through its transportation network.
Year after year, the region’s selling points are lauded by business experts at respected publications, including Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Fortune, and Site Selection Magazine.
Key metrics tracked by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, which covers an area that includes Texas, northern Louisiana, and southern New Mexico, show the region to be among the strongest in the country.
Additionally, the communities comprising the Dallas-Fort Worth region are consistently ranked among the top places to work, the best places to live, and the best places for investment.
2
in the country for 5-year job growth (493,500 jobs)
among largest U.S. metros for year-overyear job growth (1.6%) 1 # #
BLS, Dec. 2024
6
7
Dallas-Fort Worth was first among large metros to recover pandemic job losses, adding more jobs in the past 5 years than any other metro in the U.S.
“As the state with the largest number of NYSE listings, representing over $3.7 trillion in market value for our community, Texas is a market leader in fostering a pro-business atmosphere,” on reincorporating its Chicago branch in Dallas.
22
Lynn Martin President of NYSE Group
“As the only U.S.-based manufacturer of memory semiconductors, Micron is excited to continue to grow our R&D capability in Texas...we look forward to tapping into its strong ecosystem of innovation..." on establishing a research hub in the Richardson Innovation Quarter.
Scott DeBoer Chief Technology and Products O icer
Dallas-Fort Worth is the top city in the country to move a company to 2024 Site Selectors Survey, Site Selection Magazine
“In addition to the logistical advantages Dallas o ers...this relocation is beneficial from a number of standpoints, including a lower cost of living and access to a highly educated workforce...”
Airport Satisfaction
John Ho, CEO
#22 of 500
Most Innovative Cities in the World
2023 2thinknow
Global Cities Index: Economic Performance 2024 Oxford Economics
The cost of doing business in Dallas is on par with the national average.
Mega Airport
#5 #4
Large Airport
J.D. Power, 2024
Top 10
Best startup cities in America
StartupBlink, Global Startup Ecosystem Index, 2024
#6
Top talent tech hubs in North America
CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent, 2024
Top 100
List of the largest green power users within EPA’s Green Power Partnership Participant Rank
5. AT&T (Dallas)
21. Kimberly-Clark (Irving)
30. 7-Eleven (Irving)
35. City of Dallas (#2 city)
54. DataBank (Dallas)
55. Aligned Data Centers (Plano)
68. DFW International Airport (#1 airport)
90. American Airlines Group (Fort Worth)
Five
R1: Doctoral Universities
The Dallas Region added 418 New Residents each day 66% Net Migration U.S. Census, 2022-2023
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education: Very High Research Activity
“We believe it’s in the best strategic interest of the company to make this move [to DFW], which supports Caterpillar’s strategy for profitable growth as we help our customers build a better, more sustainable world. ”
Jim Umpleby Chairman and CEO Caterpillar
2024-2026 Strategic Plan
Alongside our 700-plus member companies and regional partners, the DRC works hard each day to help improve the quality of life for all people in the Dallas Region through strategic, integrated work in our four focus areas: Prosperity & Economic Development; Education, Talent & Workforce; Public Policy; and Quality of Life.
Alongside our 700-plus member companies and regional partners, the DRC works hard each day to help improve the quality of life for all people in the Dallas Region through strategic, integrated work in our four focus areas: Prosperity & Economic Development; Education, Talent & Workforce; Public Policy; and Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement.
We serve as the preeminent voice of the business community and a bridge to the public, education, and nonprofit sectors to drive growth and prosperity for all who call the Dallas Region home and for those interested in coming here.
We serve as the preeminent voice of the business community and a bridge to the public, education, and nonprofit sectors to drive growth and prosperity for all who call the Dallas Region home and for those interested in coming here. The work of the DRC’s strategic plan is funded by our Tomorrow Fund investors.
TOMORROW FUND
The work of the DRC’s strategic plan is funded by our Tomorrow Fund investors. By investing in the Tomorrow Fund, you become a valued partner in our long-term mission and enhance your company’s ability to do good for our region and all the people who live, work, and do business here.
An investment in the DRC's Tomorrow Fund makes possible our strategic e orts to improve life for all people while enhancing the business climate and economy of the Dallas Region. in the Tomorrow Fund, you become a valued partner in our long-term mission and enhance company's ability to do good for our region and all the people who live, work, and do business
PROSPERITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Prosperity & Economic Development
We champion the growth of existing Dallas Region companies and innovation while positioning our region as a prime destination for living, working, and doing business.
We champion the growth of existing Dallas Region companies and innovation while positioning our region as a prime destination for living, working, and doing business.
Education, Talent & Workforce
EDUCATION, TALENT & WORKFORCE
We foster a talent pipeline that meets the needs of employers and prepares workers and future workers for job opportunities that lead to a fulfilling life and career.
We foster a talent pipeline that meets the needs of employers and prepares workers and future workers for job opportunities that lead to a fulfilling life and career.
PUBLIC POLICY
Public Policy
We advocate for policies and outcomes that preserve Texas’ economic competitive advantage and support a prosperous life for Texans in the near and long term.
We advocate for policies and outcomes that preserve Texas’ economic competitive advantage and support a prosperous life for Texans in the near and long term.
Quality of Life
DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
We champion economic opportunity and help strengthen communities across the Dallas Region, creating pathways for all people and places to reach their full potential.
We work to narrow opportunity gaps that exist within companies, communities, and educational institutions to promote a high-quality life for all people in the Dallas Region.
Become a partner in our mission.
Become a partner in our mission. To invest in the DRC’s Tomorrow Fund, contact memberinfo@dallaschamber.org.
To invest in the DRC’s Tomorrow Fund, contact memberinfo@dallaschamber.org.
Top Investors
The Dallas Regional Chamber (DRC) recognizes the following companies and organizations for their membership investment at one of our top levels. Companies in bold print are represented on the DRC Board of Directors. For more information about the benefits of membership, call (214) 746-6600.
Archer Review
AT&T Inc.
STRATEGY CATALYST
Accenture
American Airlines Center
Baylor Scott & White Health
Capital One Bank
Chickasaw Nation
Children’s Health
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
ADVOCATE
7-Eleven, Inc.
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP
Amazon
Amegy Bank of Texas
American Airlines, Inc.
Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Arcosa
Atmos Energy Corporation
Austin Industries
Axxess
Baker Botts LLP
Boingo Wireless
BuzzBallz/Southern Champion
Capco
CBRE
CGI Technologies and Solution, Inc.
Citi
Collateral Edge
Commerce Bank
Crown Laboratories, Inc
Dallas College
Dal-Tile Corporation
Deloitte
Diodes Inc.
CEC Facilities Group Forvis Mazars
Comerica Bank
Communities Foundation of Texas
DFW International Airport
DLA Piper LLP
Ernst & Young LLP
Fidelity Investments
EarthX
East Texas A&M
EssilorLuxottica
Exela Technologies
Fifth Third Bank
First Horizon Bank
Flowserve Corporation
Fluor Corporation Headquarters
Frito-Lay North America
Frost
Frost Brown Todd
Globe Life Inc.
Goldman Sachs & Co, LLC
Green Brick Partners
Haynes and Boone, LLP
H-E-B/Central Market
Hines Interests LP
HKS, Inc.
Hoque Global Real Estate
Interstate Batteries
JLL
KPMG
Law O ces of Erika N. Salter P.C.
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Lockheed Martin
Lockton Dunning Benefits
The Men and Women of Hunt Consolodated, Inc.
Hilti North America
Huntington National Bank, The
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
McCarthy Building Companies
Media Culture
Movate
Oncor
McCownGordon Construction
McKesson
Medical City Health Care
Methodist Health System
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
NEC Corporation of America
NexPoint
Omni Dallas Hotel
OCC
PGA of America
Premier Protective Security
Premier Truck Group
Protiviti
Raytheon, an RTX Business
Regions
RSM US LLP
Ruiz Foods
Russell Reynolds Associates
Ryan LLC
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Su olk Construction
Susser Bank
T.D. Jakes Foundation
Tangram Interiors
Target
Texas Instruments, Inc.
Toyota Motor North America
PNC
PwC
Sands Corporation
Schneider Electric
Tenet Healthcare
Troutman Pepper Locke
Wells Fargo Bank
EXECUTIVE PLUS
1820 Productions
55 Seventy Wine Cellar & Tasting Room
Access Healthcare Services
USA LLC
AECOM
American Heart AssociationDallas Division
American National Bank of Texas
American Red Cross
AMN Healthcare
Andrews Distributing Company of North Texas
Arete Health
Armstrong Relocation
Ashford
Baker & McKenzie, LLP
Balfour Beatty
Bank of America
Bank of Texas
Barnes & Thornburg
BCG
Beck Group, The Bell Nunnally
Berry Applemen & Leiden (BAL)
BGSF
Big Rock Educational Services
Billingsley Company
bkm Total O ce of Texas
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Boeing Company, The
BOKA Powell
Bombardier Aviation
Bridgepointe Technologies
Broadway Dallas
Buckner International
Builders FirstSource-Corp. HQ
Business Wise, Inc.
Cadence Bank
Capgemini
Carrington Coleman
Catapult Solutions Group
Caterpillar, Inc.
Cenergistic
Cenero LLC
Century 21 Judge Fite Co.
City of Lancaster
Clark Hill PLC
Clear Channel Outdoors
CMC
CMP
Cook Children’s Health Care System
Collateral Edge
Corrigan Investments, Inc.
CRIADO, a Dunaway Company
Crow Holdings
Crowe LLP
Crowther Group, The Cumming Management Group, Inc.
CyrusOne
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Morning News
Dallas Stars
Dallas Wings
DENSO Products and Services Americas, Inc.
DHD Films
Digit7
DLR GROUP | STAFFELBACH
DPR Construction
E Smith Advisors
Ebby Halliday Companies
Edelman
ENO8
Estrada Hinojosa & Co.
ezCater
Furniture Marketing Group
Gannett.Partners
Gensler
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Google
Grant Thornton
Greenmark Waste Solutions
Gresham Smith
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Hal Hall Group
Hattie Hill Enterprises
Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors
Hilton Anatole
HNTB Corporation
Holland & Knight LLP
HUB International Texas, Inc.
IMA Financial Group
Imaginuity
Improving Enterprises, Inc.
Independent Financial
International Leadership of Texas
Invitation Homes
Ito En North America
Jackson Spalding
Jackson Walker LLP
Jacobs
JBJ Management
JE Dunn Construction
Je eries LLC
Jones Day
Juniper Networks
KDC Real Estate Development
Investments
Ketchum Public Relations
KFM Engineering and Design
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kirkland & Ellis
Kroger Co., The Labora Group
Linebarger Attorneys at Law
MassChallenge
Metrocare Services
Mecca Management Solutions
Momentus Capital
Montfort Capital Partners
Morgan Lewis
Moss and Associates
MV Transportation, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group
Norton Rose Fulbright
On-Target Supplies & Logistics Ltd
Open Channels Group, LLC
Pacific Builders Inc.
Pacific Elm Properties
Paycom
Pegasus Bank
Penske Motor Group
Perkins&Will
PlainsCapital Bank
PMI Global Services, Inc.
Primoris Services Corporation
Prism Health North Texas
Raise Your Hand Texas
Raising Cane’s
Reliant, an NRG Company
Rios Group, The Rudolph Foods
Samsung Electonics America
Savills
Schneider Electric
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Simmons Bank
Simpson Strong-Tie
Sixth Street
SMU - Southern Methodist University
Southwest Airlines
The Shops at Redbird
Texas Christian University
Texas Woman's University
TMA
Town of Addison
UMB Bank N. A.
Unica Enterprises
University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Dallas, The
US Army Recruiting Oak Cli Station
Vaco
Varsity Brands
Verily
Veritex Holdings
Verizon
Viznet, Inc.
Weaver
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
West Coast University - Texas
West Monroe
Willow Technologies
Wing
Whitley Penn
Worlds
Zallpy Digital
Economic Development Services
The Dallas Regional Chamber (DRC) works with our member companies and regional partners to strengthen our business community by advocating for pro-growth public policies, improving our educational system, attracting talented workers from around the world, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and enhancing the quality of life for all. Our economic development program works directly with companies, location consultants, and local and state allies to market the region and attract new and expanding corporations. We serve as a single point of contact for companies, site selection consultants, and corporate real estate executives examining the region.
Mike Rosa
Senior Vice President 214-746-6735
mrosa@dallaschamber.org
INFORMATION
Kevin Shatley Vice President 214-746-6641
kshatley@dallaschamber.org
n Detailed data, maps, information, and publications
n Estimates of state and local incentives
n Consultations and research support from our experienced team
Kelly Cloud Vice President, Life Sciences 214-746-6749
kcloud@dallaschamber.org
COORDINATION
n Distribution or completion of RFPs
n Connections with local cities, state agencies, companies, and service providers
n Itinerary recommendations to support an effective field visit
Our Service Area
The Dallas Regional Chamber’s economic development team maintains relationships with regional economic development representatives in 20 North Texas counties as well as The State of Texas Office of the Governor. Through these relationships, we assist companies and site location consultants with their corporate location projects.
Elizabeth Koestler Managing Director 214-746-6730
ekoestler@dallaschamber.org
HOSTING
n Itinerary, travel, and hospitality arrangements
Ruth Liu Coordinator 214-746-6642
rliu@dallaschamber.org
Rebecca Loredo Robinson Managing Director 214-746-6694
rloredo@dallaschamber.org
WELCOMING
n Regional, city, state, service provider, and expert presentations
n Meetings with peer executives from local companies
n Information, publications, and orientations for relocating employees
n Executive welcome orientation, receptions, and meals with peers
n Support to achieve local corporate social responsibility goals
Research and Innovation
The Dallas Regional Chamber maintains a robust and dynamic research and innovation program that is a recognized voice for the Dallas Region’s business community.
Priorities
n Ensure that DRC leaders, the larger business community, and other decision makers have ready access to information that supports economic development, public policy, education & workforce, talent, quality of life, and other strategic initiatives
n Create research products that tell the “DFW Story,” including the breadth, quality, and successes of the DFW community
n Support the launch and growth of innovation activities by connecting entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, and the business community
Duane Dankesreiter
Senior Vice President
214-746-6772 ddankesreiter@dallaschamber.org
Eric Griffin
Vice President 214-746-6688 egriffin@dallaschamber.org
Bart Slowik
Managing Director 214-746-6616 bslowik@dallaschamber.org
Greenville, Texas offers remarkable nationwide access via air, rail and truck PLUS 2.5 million workers within 50 miles AND abundant low-cost land for development.
DFW Marketing Team
The DFW Marketing Team is an alliance of economic development organizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Our team works with location consultants and corporate real estate executives who are examining the Dallas-Fort Worth region for business locations and expansion opportunities.
The DFW Marketing Team is committed to:
n Facilitating new business development in the Dallas-Fort Worth region
n Assisting with due diligence, research, qualified site identification, and contacts
n Coordinating a regional approach to economic development
n Providing network opportunities among economic development allies
We can connect you to a variety of urban, suburban, and rural opportunities, including:
n Industrial/manufacturing
n Distribution facilities
n Corporate headquarters
n Retail
n Call centers
n Mixed-use developments
n Residential land
n Transit-oriented developments
n Tourism sites
n Airport properties
For more information about the DFW Marketing Team, please call Kevin Shatley at 214-746-6641 or visit www.DFWmarketingteam.com.
EDUCATION
Richardson is home to 30,000 students at UTD.
91% seeking degrees in engineering, science, math and business, supporting business talent needs.
Richardson is one of the top ranked and most sought after locations in the Metroplex for access to a quality education. Students can go from kindergarten to a PhD without ever leaving the City.
SILVER LINE OPENING LATE 2025
DART’s 26-mile Silver Line will stretch from DFW Airport to Plano, with stops in Richardson at UT Dallas and CityLine. At DFW Airport, the project will connect to the TEXRail Regional Rail Line to Fort Worth and provide access to the DFW Airport Skylink.
TO Fort Worth (TEX Rail)
Dallas/Fort Worth Richardson
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Over $225 Million in New Capital Investments for city activated economic development and related projects.
• Home of the 1,200-acre Richardson Innovation Quarter
• Over 1.3 million square feet of industrial, retail and office space occupied or under construction Over 4,000 jobs created or retained
*Figures since the beginning of 2024.
Economic Development Allies
The Dallas Regional Chamber proudly supports economic development in the 20-county Dallas-Fort Worth partnership region by maintaining relationships with more than 120 key local community allies.
ADDISON, TOWN OF
Wayne Emerson Economic Development Director (972) 450-7034
David Chavez Economic Development Manager (972) 450-7080
ALEDO EDC
Staci King City Secretary (817) 441-7016
ALLEN EDC
Dan Bowman
Executive Director/CEO (972) 727-0252
Eileen Gonzales Marketing Director (972) 727-0228
ALVARADO, CITY OF
Hillary Cromer Director of Economic Development (817) 790-3351
ANNA, CITY OF Bernie Parker Director of Economic Development (214) 831-5394
Natasha Roach
Assistant Director of Economic Development (214) 831-5321
ARLINGTON EDC
Marty Wieder Executive Director (817) 459-6432
Richard Nevins Assistant Executive Director (817) 459-6440
Kay Brown Patrick Assistant Executive Director (817) 459-6450
ARLINGTON, CITY OF Gus Garcia Economic Development Director (817) 459-6114
Marcus Young Economic Development Specialist (817) 459-6117
ATHENS EDC
Donna Meredith Community Development Director (903) 675-4617
ATHENS, CITY OF Elizabeth Borstad City Manager (903) 675-5131
AZLE, CITY OF David Hawkins Director of Planning and Development (817) 444-7084
Kristen Pegues Community and Marketing Specialist (817) 444-2541
BALCH SPRINGS, CITY OF Charles Fenner City Manager (214) 217-5430
Chris Dyser Senior Director Business and Capital (214) 217-5448
BEDFORD, CITY OF
Andrea Roy City Manager (817) 952-2175
Audrey Thorne Economic Development Analyst (817) 952-2160
BRIDGEPORT, CITY OF
Leah Clark Executive Director (940) 683-2185
Amy Hiler Operations and Special Projects Manager (940) 683-2185
BURLESON, CITY OF Alex Philips Economic Development Director (817) 426-9613
Drew Pennywell Deputy Director (817) 426-9637
CARROLLTON, CITY OF
Ravi Shah Executive Director of Development (972) 466-3040
Chris Szymczyk Economic Development Manager (972) 466-5741
CEDAR HILL EDC
Henry Florsheim Director of Economic Development (972) 291-5132
Louis Castillo Economic Development Specialist (972) 291-5132
CELINA EDC
Anthony Satarino Executive Director (972) 382-3455
Melissa Thomas Director of Marketing and Tourism (972) 382-3455
CLEBURNE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC.
Jerry Cash
Executive Vice President (817) 645-8644
COLLEYVILLE, CITY OF
Mark Wood
Assistant City Manager (817) 503-1117
Chelsea Rose Community Engagement and Economic Development (817) 503-1328
COPPELL, CITY OF Mindi Hurley Director of Community Development (972) 304-3677
CORINTH EDC
Scott Campbell City Manager (940) 498-3240
Melissa Dailey Director of Community & Economic Development (940) 498-3260
CORSICANA, CITY OF
Connie Standridge City Manager (903) 654-4803
John Boswell Economic Development Director (903) 654-4806
CRANDALL EDC
Jerry Dean City Manager (972) 427-3771
Brad Piland Director of Public Works (972) 427-3771
DALLAS COUNTY
Luis Tamayo Director – Dallas County Planning & Development (214) 653-7601
DALLAS EDC
Linda McMahon CEO (214) 851-8687
DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER
Mike Rosa Senior Vice President, Economic Development (214) 746-6735
Kevin Shatley Vice President of Economic Development (214) 746-6641
Kelly Cloud Vice President, Economic Development - Life Sciences (214) 746-6749
Duane Dankesreiter Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation (214) 746-6772
DALLAS, CITY OF Kevin Spath Office of Economic Development Director (I) (214) 670-1691
Heather Lepeska Assistant Director, Office of Economic Development (214) 670-1222
Miguel Esparza Economic Development Manager (214) 671-8045
Samantha Taylor Business Development Manager (214) 671-9093
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
John Brookby Vice President, Commercial Development (972) 973-4660
DECATUR EDC
Kevin Holzbog Executive Director (940) 393-0352
Matt Runnels Director of Business Development (940) 393-0350
DENISON DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
Tony Kaai President (903) 464-0883
Rebeckah Flanagan Vice President of Operations (903) 464-0883
Tiffany Barney Vice President of Business Development (903) 464-0883
DENTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Erin Carter President (940) 382-9693
DENTON, CITY OF Brittany Sotelo Economic Development Director (940) 349-7259
Erica Sullivan Economic Development Program Administrator (940) 349-7731
Christina Davis Business Development Administrator (940) 349-7730
DESOTO EDC
Matt Carlson Executive Director (972) 230-9605
Antoine Long Economic Development Coordinator (972) 230-9608
DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND EDC
Victor Barrera Economic Development Director (972) 780-5000
Marcela Perez Economic Development Coordinator (972) 780-5000
ENNIS, CITY OF Joe Newman Interim EDC Director (972) 878-4748
Ashley Colunga Marketing and Communications Director (972) 878-4748
EULESS, CITY OF Michael Warrix Director of Planning & Economic Development (817) 685-1684
Lisa Payne Assistant Director of Planning and Economic Development (817) 685-1648
EVERMAN, CITY OF Michael Nicoletti Director, Economic Development (817) 293-0525
FAIRVIEW, TOWN OF Dave Quinn Interim Director (214) 775-0617
FARMERS BRANCH, CITY OF
Perla Tavera Director of Economic Development (972) 919-2507
Megan Holloway Economic Development Manager (972) 919-2551
FARMERSVILLE, CITY OF Ben White City Manager/Public Works Director (972) 782-6151
Rodney Williams Executive Director (972) 782-6151
FATE, CITY OF Matt Wavering Economic Development Director (972) 771-4601
Yvonne Lane Economic & Community Development Specialist (972) 771-4601
FERRIS, CITY OF Brooks Williams City Manager (972) 544-2110
FLOWER MOUND, TOWN OF Ray Watson Director of Economic Development (972) 874-6045
Melody Eby Economic Development Manager (972) 874-6044
FORNEY EDC
Mike Grace Director of Economic Development (972) 552-6463
Jeremiah Brewer Economic Development Coordinator (972) 552-6465
FORT WORTH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
Robert Allen President & CEO (817) 880-8460
Jessica Heer
Executive Vice President of Economic Development (817) 880-8459
Spencer Mitchell Vice President, Economic Development (817) 880-8461
FORT WORTH, CITY OF
Lance Randall Deputy Director of Economic Development (817) 392-2609
Michael Hennig Economic Development Manager (817) 392-6024
FRISCO EDC
Jason Ford President (972) 292-5158
Gloria Salinas Vice President (972) 292-5160
Jeremiah Anderson Director of Innovation (972) 292-5164
Harry Whalen Director of International Attraction (972) 292-5156
Stefanie Wagoner Director of Business Retention & Expansion (972) 292-5157
GAINESVILLE EDC
William Myers Executive Director (940) 665-5241
GARLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Paul Mayer CEO (469) 326-7444
Karina Olivares President (469) 326-7474
GARLAND, CITY OF Ayako Schuster Economic Development Director (972) 205-3818
Kimberly Garduno Business Development Manager (972) 205-3828
GRANBURY, CITY OF
Chris Coffman City Manager (817) 573-1114
Shea Hopkins Economic Development Director (817) 573-1114
GRAND PRAIRIE, CITY OF
Tony Ramirez
Economic Development Director (972) 237-8081
Terry Jones Business ManagerIndustrial (972) 237-8020
GRAPEVINE, CITY OF Garin Giacomarro Director of Economic Development (817) 410-3382
Ana Erwin Commercial Outreach Manager (817) 410-3108
Steven Jones Market Research Manager (817) 410-3153
GREENVILLE BOARD OF DEVELOPMENT
Greg Sims President/CEO (903) 455-1197
John Dickson Director of Business Development/Retention (903) 455-1197
GUNTER, CITY OF Ben Rodriguez Director of Community and Economic Development (903)-433-5185
HALTOM CITY
Rex Phelps City Manager (817) 222-7745
HEB ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Mary Frazior Director (817) 540-1053
HIGHLAND VILLAGE, CITY OF Paul Stevens City Manager (972) 899-5131
Autumn Aman Community Development Coordinator (972) 899-5093
HURST, CITY OF Chris Connolly Executive Director of Economic Development & Tourism (817) 788-7025
HUTCHINS EDC
Guy Brown CEO (972) 225-4449
IRVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
Diana Velazquez Vice President of Economic Development (214) 217-8470
Sharon Hardaway Economic Development Coordinator (214) 217-8484
JACKSBORO EDC
Brenda Tarpley Executive Director (940) 567-3151
JOHNSON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Diana Miller Executive Director (817) 556-6985
KAUFMAN EDC
Stewart McGregor Executive Director (972) 932-5332
KEENE, CITY OF Don Martin Assistant City Manager (817) 641-3336
KELLER, CITY OF Mary Meier Culver Economic Development Director (817) 743-4021
KENNEDALE EDC
Darrell Hull City Manager and EDC Executive Director (817) 985-2102
LANCASTER, CITY OF Shane Shepard Director of Economic Development (972) 218-1314
Karl Stundins Assistant Director of Economic Development (972) 218-1303
LAVON EDC
Pamela Mundo Executive Director (214) 773-0966
LEWISVILLE, CITY OF Marichelle Samples Director of Economic Development (972) 219-3400
Christina Williams Economic Development Manager (972) 219-3722
LITTLE ELM EDC
Jennette Espinosa Executive Director (214) 975-0455
Jennifer Eusse
Economic Development Manager (214) 618-3112
MANSFIELD EDC
Jason Moore Executive Director (817) 728-3651
Natalie Phelps Economic Development Project Manager (817) 728-3653
MCKINNEY EDC
Michael Kowski President / CEO (972) 547-7687
Michael Talley Senior Vice President (972) 547-7659
Madison Clark Director of Business Retention & Workforce Development (972) 547-1083
MELISSA, CITY OF Jason Little City Manager (972) 838-2338
Dave Quinn Economic Development Director (214) 775-0617
MESQUITE, CITY OF Kim Buttram Director of Economic Development (972) 216-6340
Alberto Rivera Economic Development Manager (972) 216-6324
Beverly Abell Downtown Development Manager (972) 216-6450
MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Kyle Kinateder President and CEO (972) 723-3800
MINERAL WELLS, CITY OF Nate Dyhre Director of Economic Development (214) 701-7385
MURPHY, CITY OF Jared Mayfield Director of Economic & Community Development (972) 468-4006
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
Prit Patael Senior Economic Development Manager (817) 704-5666
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, CITY OF Craig Hulse Director, Economic Development (817) 427-6091
Elizabeth Copeland Economic Development Analyst (817) 427-6093
NORTHEAST TARRANT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Jack Bradshaw President & CEO (817) 281-9376
NORTHLAKE, TOWN OF Nathan Reddin Development Director (940) 242-5703
Lauren Homeyer Economic Development Coordinator (940) 350-9344
OAK POINT EDC
Wayne McKethan Interim City Manager (972) 294-2312
ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC
Wilson Peppard Director, Economic Development (817) 876-8417
PANTEGO EDC
Joe Ashton City Manager (817) 617-3705
Cathy Allen PEDC Coordinator (817) 994-3802
PARKER COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Chris Strayer Executive Director (614) 746-6872
Heylee Sears Project Manager (817)-709-1435
PILOT POINT MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
Denise Morris Executive Director of Economic Development (940) 324-5023
Sarina Castro Economic Development Coordinator (940) 305-8614
PLANO, CITY OF Doug McDonald Director of Economic Development (972) 208-8302
PRINCETON, CITY OF
Michael Mashburn
City Manager (972) 736-2416
Jim Wehmeier
CEO Princeton EDC and CDC (972) 736-2416
PROSPER EDC
Mary Ann Moon
Executive Director (972) 569-1171
Susanne Barney Economic Development Specialist (972) 569-1173
RED OAK, CITY OF Lee McCleary Economic Development Director (469) 218-1208
RICHARDSON, CITY OF Michaela Dollar
Assistant City Manager (972) 744-4207
Chris Shacklett Director of Economic Development (972) 744-4249
RIVER OAKS EDC
Marvin Gregory Executive Director (817) 626-5421
ROANOKE, CITY OF Siale Langi Economic Development Manager (682) 549-1491
ROCKWALL EDC
Phil Wagner President (972) 772-0025
ROWLETT, CITY OF Charles Mazarakes Assistant Director of Economic Development (972) 412-6121
ROYSE CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Casey Bingham Executive Director (469) 652-0723
SACHSE, CITY OF Jerod Potts
Economic Development Director (214) 766-1304
Denise Lewis Economic Development Coordinator (469) 929-6706
SAGINAW, CITY OF Keith Rinehart Director of Community & Economic Development (817) 230-0331
SANGER, CITY OF Shani Bradshaw Director of Economic Development (940) 458-9096
Shannon Blake Vice President of Business Development (903) 868-2566
SOUTHLAKE, CITY OF Daniel Cortez Director of Economic Development & Tourism (817) 748-8039
Stephanie Clayton Economic Development Specialist (817) 748-8169
STATE OF TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM
Janie Havel North Texas Region Representative (214) 733-4274
STEPHENVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Jeff Sandford Executive Director (254) 459-4921
Ashleigh Feuerbacher Assistant Director & Senior Project Manager (254) 459-4921
TERRELL EDC
Carlton Tidwell President (972) 524-5704
Amy Mueller Vice President (972) 524-5704
THE COLONY EDC
Keri Samford Executive Director of Development (972) 624-3127
Diane Lemmons
Business Retention & Expansion Manager (972) 624-3111
TROPHY CLUB, TOWN OF Brandon Wright Town Manager (682) 237-2900
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
Jenny Mizutowicz Director of Economic Development (972) 883-4298
WATAUGA, CITY OF Jackie Reyff Director of Planning & Economic Development (817) 514-5818
WAXAHACHIE, CITY OF Warren Ketteman Senior Director of Economic Development (469) 309-4121
Kassandra Carroll Economic Development Coordinator (469) 309-4122
WEATHERFORD, CITY OF Ashley Seiler Director of Economic Development (817) 598-4279
Madison Reich Economic Development Coordinator (682) 229-2616
WESTLAKE, TOWN OF Wade Carroll Town Manager (817) 490-5715
Jason Alexander Deputy Town Manager (817) 490-5739
WHITESBORO EDC
Lynda Anderson Economic Development Director (903) 564-4000
WILMER EDC
Rona Stringfellow Economic Development Director (972) 441-6373
Dylan Miles Marketing Specialist (972) 441-6373
WILMER, CITY OF Haley Alsabrook Assistant to the City Administrator (972) 441-6373
WYLIE EDC
Jason Greiner
Executive Director (972) 442-7901
Rachael Hermes Assistant Director (972) 442-7901
Third fastest-growing region in the U.S., where vibrant urban energy meets unmatched opportunity. With major investments in infrastructure, safety, modern sanitation, technology, and transportation, Downtown Dallas is evolving into one of the nation’s premier destinations for both business and residential living. Now is the time.
Location
The Dallas Regional Chamber welcomes you and your company to the Dallas-Fort Worth region. DFW is an innovation hub with a wealth of resources that make it an ideal business location. DFW’s attractive quality of life, strong regional and state economy, low cost of living, skilled labor force, pro-business mindset, and lack of corporate and personal income taxes contribute to a thriving economy.
Forward-looking company leaders seeking a friendly and profitable place to do business have discovered the attributes they are seeking here.
Due to its central location and worldclass transportation infrastructure, DallasFort Worth is a major international gateway. DFW excels in passenger air travel and air cargo operations. The region is home to:
n DFW International Airport, the nation’s third-busiest airport, and home base for American Airlines;
n Dallas Love Field Airport, home to Southwest Airlines, the largest domestic airline in the country; and
n Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, the world’s first major industrial airport, and home to an Amazon Air hub.
Additionally, DFW’s highways and rail lines are remarkable for the throughput capacity and delivery speed they provide for transporting freight across the country.
Equally important are the region’s efforts to support tomorrow’s transit disruptors like the North Texas Center for Mobility Technologies (NTCMT), which invests in mobility innovation research and deployment.
DFW consistently ranks among the top three U.S. metropolitan areas for business expansions, relocations, and employment growth. The 4.5 million-person workforce is bolstered by a steady influx of young, credentialed, and talented professionals, providing companies with an abundance of skills required to maintain a competitive edge.
Texas’ business climate, combined with the attributes and functionality that DallasFort Worth holds as a major corporate headquarters destination, sends a simple, yet compelling message: There is no better region from which to operate a national or global firm today, next year, and decades into the future.
Central location, leveraged by transportation assets and a favorable business climate
Superior combination of location and access featuring DFW Airport, major highways, and rail
“Everything is bigger in Texas” is a familiar phrase that is reflected in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, which has a larger footprint than some U.S. states.
Dallas–Fort Worth is the nation’s fourth-largest metro area. Its central location provides convenient access to all major markets in the U.S. and within the North American trade partnership.
The region functions as a logistics and distribution hub, giving businesses an edge by putting key markets within easy reach of air, truck, and rail cargo shipping.
For business travelers, DFW’s central location translates into real time savings. All major U.S. cities are less than four hours away.
Flight Time From DFW
Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)
Toronto, ON, Canada (YYZ)
Los Angeles, CA (LAX)
New York, NY (JFK)
Paris, France (CDG)
Tokyo, Japan (NRT)
Dallas-Fort Worth Climate
Source: Missouri Census Data Center; XPO Logistics
Source: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s cargo network connects the region to 39 major hubs around the world.
Cargo Transportation Around the Region
Pre-designated foreign trade zone “magnet sites”
Any company may locate on this land and simply activate with customs.
Company/site-specific foreign trade zones
For companies wanting FTZ status but which cannot locate in an existing magnet site.
Rail yard / Intermodal facility
Distribution centers
Custom port of entry
Rail line
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is an economic engine for the region, generating $38 billion in economic impact annually. Built in 1974 and situated midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, it is one of the highestcapacity commercial airports in the world.
As the headquarters and major hub of Fort Worth–based American Airlines, DFW International Airport offers business travelers a high-frequency schedule and access to any major city in the continental United States in less than four hours. Cargo operations serve 39 major markets around the world, including several key markets in Asia. DFW Airport recently completed a $2.7 billion upgrade to four of its original terminals. A $1.5 billion renovation of its 5th original, and busiest, Terminal C included the installation of innovative modular gates in 2022. A new Terminal F broke ground in November 2024 which, with additional improvements to Terminals A and C, will ultimately add 24 new gates and a new Skylink station.
Located just seven miles from downtown Dallas, Love Field is a convenient generaluse airport that serves as the headquarters for low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines. The airport, which served more than 16 million passengers in 2024, recently underwent a $519 million modernization renovation, including a centralized terminal with 20 gates, a new lobby, and an expanded baggage claim area. DART services Love Field with the “Love Link” providing connections to the Green and Orange lines.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
By the Numbers (2024):
Average Daily Passengers: 240,597
Total Passengers: 88,817,864
International Passengers: 12,427,720
Total Cargo (U.S. tons): 818,484
Dallas Love Field
By the Numbers (2024):
Daily Passengers: 44,743
Total Passengers: 16,331,347
Total Operations: 246,682
Travel Time From Downtown Dallas: 11 minutes
DART’s light rail Orange Line connects DFW International Airport directly with downtown Dallas and beyond. With a completion date in late 2025, the new Silver Line will connect the airport with population centers in Collin and Dallas counties.
Source: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport:
Our Global Center
n 3rd busiest airport in the world (passengers);
n Host to 31 passenger airlines and 20 cargo and freight carriers;
n Service to 190 domestic and 69 international destinations out of 5 terminals, 171 gates, and 7 runways;
n Ranked best North American airport serving more than 40M passengers per year by Airports Council International;
n Access to every major city in the continental U.S. within four hours;
n 1st NA airport to achieve carbon neutral status and largest carbon neutral airport in the world;
n IATA CEIV Pharma compliant facility for handling temperature-controlled and time-sensitive products, such as vaccines;
n Footprint covering nearly 70 km— larger than Manhattan, with 557K m2 of terminal space;
n Economic output to the Dallas Region totalling $38B, supporting 634K jobs and attracting $24B in visitor spending.
Source: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Nonstop Flight Times From Dallas-Fort Worth
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is globally connected. DFW International Airport is the third-most globally connected airport megahub in the U.S. according to OAG Aviation Worldwide. In 2024, DFW Airport added or announced new international and domestic flights. Recent highlights include:
n American Airlines established new flights to Barcelona, Brisbane, Rio De Janeiro, Nadi (Fiji), Tulum, and Veracruz. The airline also announced that it will launch new service from DFW Airport to Hong Kong, Quebec, Tampico, and Venice in 2025.
DESTINATION — FLIGHT TIME IN MINUTES
Alaska & Hawaii
Anchorage, AK — 414
Kahului/Maui, HI — 487
Honolulu/Oahu, HI — 493
Canada
Toronto,ON,CA — 186
Montreal-PET,QC,CA — 221
Calgary,AB,CA — 239
Vancouver,BC,CA — 267
South America
Bogota,CO — 325
Santiago,CL — 566
São Paulo-Guarulhos,SP,BR — 605
Rio de Janeiro,BR — 611
Buenos Aires,BA,AR — 631
Europe
Dublin,IR — 517
London-Heathrow,EN,GB — 550
Paris-de Gaulle,FR — 560
Madrid,ES — 561
Amsterdam,NL — 568
Barcelona,ES — 582
Frankfurt,DE — 589
Helsinki,FI — 597
Rome-Da Vinci,IT — 626
Middle East
Doha,QA — 874
Dubai,UAE — 880
Asia/Pacific
Istanbul,TK — 719
Tokyo-Narita,JP — 803
Nadi,FJ — 805
Tokyo-Haneda,JP — 814
Seoul,KR — 897
Auckland,NZ — 929
Shanghai,CN — 949
Brisbane,AU — 989
Sydney,AU — 1025
Melbourne,AU — 1066
n A total of 18 foreign-based airlines fly out of DFW Airport including AeroMexico, Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, Emirates Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Korean Air Lines, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Cathay Pacific.
n Domestically, American Airlines added new service to Albany, NY in 2023 and added service in 2024 to Appleton, WI, Provo, UT, Tupelo, MS, and Redmond, OR. In 2025, American will fly to New Haven, CT, and Columbus, MS.
n Southwest Airlines services 73 markets out of Love Field, including three destinations—Providence, RI, Oakland, CA, and Long Beach, CA—not served by DFW Airport for a total of 262 unique destinations accessible from Dallas-Fort Worth.
The number of nonstop flights from DFW International Airport and Love Field provides travelers with plenty of options as well as convenience. New international routes, more carriers, and increases in air service destinations confirm DFW’s place as a global super hub.
Caribbean
Nassau,BS — 196
Grand Cayman Island,KY — 198
Montego Bay,JM — 225
Providenciales,TC — 244
Punta Cana,DO — 276
San Juan,PR — 282
Saint Thomas,VI — 289
Aruba,AW — 294
Central America
Belize City,BZ — 175
Roatan,HN — 191
Guatemala City,GT — 204
San Salvador,SV — 210
Comayagua,HN — 213
Liberia,CR — 243
San Jose,CR — 251
Mexico
Monterrey,MX — 111
Chihuahua,MX — 124
Torreon,MX — 126
San Luis Potosi,MX — 134
Durango,MX — 137
Zacatecas,MX — 141
Aguascalientes,MX — 143
Queretaro,MX — 149
Leon/Guanajuato,MX — 149
Morelia,MX — 159
Merida,MX — 159
Mazatlan,MX — 160
Guadalajara,MX — 161
Cozumel,MX — 165
Veracruz,MX — 165
Cancún,MX — 166
Mexico City,MX — 169
Puerto Vallarta,MX — 170
Tulum,MX — 171
Oaxaca,MX — 176
San Jose del Cabo,MX — 180
Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo,MX — 185
Manzanillo,MX — 185
Loreto,MX — 185
Acapulco,MX — 192
Huatulco,MX — 201
Source: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
U.S. Midwest
Wichita,KS — 84
Springfield,MO — 86
Manhattan,KS — 93
Garden City,KS — 94
Ft. Leonard Wood,MO — 95
Kansas City,MO — 97
Columbia,MO — 100
St. Louis,MO — 108
Omaha,NE — 110
Evansville,IN — 115
Des Moines,IA — 117
Grand Island,NE — 117
Moline,IL — 123
Peoria,IL — 123
Cedar Rapids,IA — 124
Champaign/Urbana,IL — 124
Bloomington/Normal,IL — 125
Indianapolis,IN — 130
Sioux Falls,SD — 134
Cincinnati,OH — 136
Madison,WI — 137
Chicago-Midway, IL — 141
Milwaukee,WI — 142
Fort Wayne,IN — 145
Dayton,OH — 146
Grand Rapids,MI — 146
Minneapolis/St. Paul,MN — 147
Chicago-O’Hare,IL — 147
Rapid City,SD — 149
Columbus,OH — 149
Appleton,WI — 150
South Bend,IN — 151
Detroit,MI — 159
Cleveland,OH — 159
Fargo,ND — 162
Bismarck,ND — 164
Traverse City,MI — 167
Redmon,OR — 227
U.S. Northeast
Pittsburgh,PA — 161
Washington-Dulles,VA — 176
Washington-National,DC — 178
Harrisburg,PA — 179
Buffalo,NY — 179
Baltimore, MD — 181
Syracuse,NY — 188
Philadelphia,PA — 194
Albany,NY — 198
Hartford,CT — 207
New York-La Guardia,NY — 207
Newark,NJ — 208
New York-JFK,NY — 221
Burlington,VT — 222
Boston, MA — 225
Portland,ME — 232
Providence,RI — 290
U.S. South
Waco,TX — 51
Tyler,TX — 56
Abilene,TX — 57
Killeen/Fort Hood,TX — 58
Longview,TX — 61
Texarkana,AR — 63
College Station,TX — 65
Lawton/Fort Sill,OK — 66
Oklahoma City,OK — 66
Wichita Falls,TX — 67
Shreveport,LA — 68
Austin, TX — 69
Tulsa,OK — 71
Fort Smith,AR — 71
San Antonio,TX — 73
San Angelo,TX — 73
Lubbock,TX — 76
Houston-Intercontinental,TX — 76
Stillwater,OK — 77
Monroe,LA — 77
Northwest Arkansas,AR — 78
Houston-Hobby,TX — 79
Little Rock,AR — 80
Alexandria,LA — 80
Midland/Odessa,TX — 80
Amarillo,TX — 81
Lake Charles,LA — 84
Corpus Christi, TX — 84
Beaumont/Port Arthur,TX — 86
Laredo,TX — 87
Lafayette,LA — 88
Baton Rouge,LA — 89
New Orleans,LA — 90
Jackson,MS — 93
Memphis,TN — 94
Harlingen,TX — 94
Greenville,MS — 95
McAllen,TX — 97
Brownsville,TX — 101
Gulfport/Biloxi,MS — 102
Mobile,AL — 103
Tupelo,MS — 105
Birmingham, AL — 108
El Paso,TX — 108
Hot Springs,AR — 110
Pensacola,FL — 110
El Dorado,AR — 111
Huntsville/Decatur,AL — 113
Montgomery,AL — 114
Nashville,TN — 114
Panama City,FL — 120
Destin-Fort Walton Beach,FL — 120
Chattanooga,TN — 126
Knoxville,TN — 129
Louisville,KY — 130
Atlanta,GA — 130
Tallahassee,FL — 132
Lexington,KY — 134
Harrison,AR — 135
Greenville/Spartanburg,SC — 138
Asheville/Hendersonville,NC — 139
Columbia,SC — 139
Savannah/Hilton Head,GA — 142
Jacksonville,FL — 142
Augusta,GA — 144
Tri-Cities,TN — 144
Tampa,FL — 149
Gainesville,FL — 149
Sarasota/Bradenton,FL — 150
Charleston,SC — 152
Greensboro,NC — 153
Charlotte-Douglas, NC — 155
Myrtle Beach,SC — 156
Fort Myers,FL — 158
Orlando,FL — 161
Raleigh/Durham,NC — 162
West Palm Beach,FL — 165
Wilmington,NC — 168
Key West,FL — 169
Fort Lauderdale,FL — 170
Richmond,VA — 172
Miami,FL — 174
Norfolk,VA — 178
U.S. West
Clovis,NM — 83
Roswell,NM — 100
Albuquerque,NM — 114
Santa Fe,NM — 120
Colorado Springs,CO — 123
Denver,CO — 133
Durango,CO — 135
Montrose (Telluride),CO — 145
Tucson,AZ — 146
Gunnison,CO — 146
Vail/Eagle,CO — 146
Grand Junction,CO — 148
Hayden (Steamboat Springs),CO — 153
Grand Canyon,AZ — 156
Aspen,CO — 159
Phoenix,AZ — 160
Provo,UT — 169
Salt Lake City,UT — 171
St. George,UT — 173
Long Beach,CA — 176
Billings,MT — 177
Jackson Hole,WY — 178
Las Vegas,NV — 179
Oakland,CA — 181
Yuma,AZ — 185
Idaho Falls,ID — 188
San Diego,CA — 191
Palm Springs,CA — 191
Ontario,CA — 196
Bozeman,MT — 197
Orange County,CA — 203
Los Angeles,CA — 204
Boise, ID — 207
Burbank, CA — 207
Bakersfield,CA — 207
Santa Barbara,CA — 210
Fresno,CA — 211
Reno,NV — 215
Missoula,MT — 215
Kalispell-Glacier,MT — 216
San Luis Obispo,CA — 217
Monterrey,CA — 223
Sacramento,CA — 224
San Jose,CA — 227
Spokane,WA — 227
Santa Rosa,CA — 233
San Francisco,CA — 234
Portland,OR — 247
Eugene,OR — 248
Seattle,WA — 263
Transportation Infrastructure
Dallas-Fort Worth’s vast transportation infrastructure connects residents and businesses to where they need to go. The freeway system provides accessible corridors to employment centers and centers of commerce. Mass transit options, including Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), the Fort Worth T, Trinity Railway Express (TRE), the Denton County Transit Authority’s (DCTA) A Train, and the intermodal TEXRail, offer convenient alternatives to passenger vehicles.
DFW’s robust interstate infrastructure includes critical segments along the USMCA corridor, linking Mexico to Canada and to East and West Coast destinations in the U.S. This makes it an important intermodal center for the distribution of air, rail, and truck freight. The nation’s two largest railroads, Fort Worth-based Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific, have major operation nodes in the region offering business-efficient access to other key ports and distribution centers across the United States and into Mexico.
DFW also offers many options for regional and international air travel, including Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (the 3rd busiest airport in the world), the convenient Dallas Love Field, and the first major U.S. industrial airport, Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance.
Commercial Airports
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Number of runways: 7 Lengths of runways (feet): 8,500; 9,000; 9,300; 13,400 (3); 13,401
Dallas Love Field
(DAL)
Number of runways: 2 Lengths of runways (feet): 7,752; 8,800
Alliance Airport (AFW)
Number of runways: 2
Lengths of runways (feet): 11,000; 11,010
2024 Total operations: 116,681
2023 Total operations: 111,778
Airports
Highway construction projects
Major Transportation Construction Projects
The transportation sector is essential to Texas’ future. The movement of goods and people in an efficient manner ensures the economy remains competitive and prosperous. North Texas continues to experience tremendous population growth, which places increased demand on the region’s transportation infrastructure. To meet this demand, billions of dollars are being invested to maintain existing infrastructure, prevent congestion, and ensure mobility and safety by relieving chokepoints and expanding critical corridors. Dozens of projects are currently underway with many more planned for the future.
Construction underway or begins soon
Construction begins within 4 years
Construction begins in 5-10 years
Corridor studies, construction in 10+ years
Current Express/HOV and New Managed Lanes
The DFW region has the most managed lanes of any metro in the U.S. The area’s regional transportation planning agency has created a program to use managed lanes to ensure that critical transportation modes, such as buses, are able to maintain 50-70 mph speeds in order to reliably arrive on time.
Current express/HOV lanes
New TEXpress managed lanes
Transitional HOV lane
Major roadways
Public Transit
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), which includes light rail, streetcar, and bus service, features the nation’s longest light-rail network enabling easy access to key job centers in Dallas and its suburbs.
DART provides convenient light-rail access to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (with a second “Silver” line to open in 2025) and connects to the Texas Railway Express (TRE), an intercity commuter train that transports passengers between downtown Dallas and Fort Worth with many stations in between.
Fort Worth residents are served by the “T” which also connects to the TRE. Additionally, the TEXRail commuter train connects downtown Fort Worth to Terminal B at DFW Airport.
The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) operates the A-Train, which connects DART riders in Carrollton to five stations ending in Denton.
DFW Rail System
PHOTO: DART
Dallas Streetcar
Regional Veloweb
Active transportation is a key consideration for meeting long-term mobility needs in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The Regional Veloweb is a network of off-street shared-use trails designed for non-recreational trips spanning nearly 2,200 miles and growing every year.
The Veloweb is part of a larger active transportation network totaling more than 8,600 miles that includes community shareduse paths and on-street bikeway networks.
Investment in the Veloweb helps to extend the region’s roadway and passenger rail transit network by creating a regional expressway for active transportation connecting major destinations. One of the most anticipated trails will connect downtown Dallas to downtown Fort Worth. Branded as the DFW Discovery Trail, the route will span 66 miles of continuous pathways connecting five cities by 2026.
The Veloweb includes plans for connections in 10 counties and 105 cities in the region, according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
DFW Discovery Trail
DALLAS
FORT WORTH
McKINNEY
DENTON
Cotton Belt
McKinney to Dallas
Denton to Dallas
Southern Dallas County
Mobility 2045
Mobility 2045 serves as a fiscally responsible blueprint for the region’s long-term multimodal transportation needs. The plan, adopted by the Regional Transportation Council in 2018 and updated in 2022, provides a range of transportation options to serve Dallas-Fort Worth now and into the future. A draft of the Mobility 2050 plan will be available in spring of 2025.
As the region grows from more than 8.1 million residents today to an estimated 12.2 million by 2050, it will require an integrated, easily navigable transportation system comprised of roads, public transportation, and bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Local policies and programs to enhance infrastructure investment will result in even more publicly accessible options. Mobility 2045 details transportation choices for the traveling public and for improving the quality of life in order to manage the region’s growth.
Funded Recommendations
Mobility 2045 represents a blueprint for the continued maintenance and development of the regional transportation system over the next 20 plus years. Mobility 2045 complies with all federal requirements related to the financial aspects of the metropolitan transportation plan. As the Dallas-Fort Worth region continues to grow, additional solutions will be imperative to comprehensively address the ever-increasing transportation needs.
Major Roadway Recommendations
@ Major Roadway Recommendations
Population Growth Projections—2005-2045
Major Transit Corridor Recommendations
Existing
Recommendation
Digital Infrastructure
Dallas–Fort Worth is situated in a near-perfect geographic region for IT hosting and data center operations. North Texas is in the Central Time Zone, which is effective for companies operating on both coasts. And DFW offers plenty of land for massive data centers along with a temperate climate and lower construction and operations costs than other U.S. markets.
Speed and reliability are important for any IT operation, and high-speed fiber and 5G connectivity is widely available in the area.
Compared to other peering-point hubs, DFW offers some of the lowest power rates for large industrial users.
Connecting the World:
North Texas’ central location is a significant attraction for data centers that service major companies and headquarters across financial services, energy, health care, and other data-critical sectors.
The Telecom Corridor
Located 15 miles north of downtown Dallas, the Telecom Corridor encompasses approximately 30 square miles. This includes the city of Richardson, the Texas Instruments campus, and the west side of Waterview Parkway near the University of Texas at Dallas campus.
The Telecom Corridor area is one of the most significant and unique high-tech business
concentrations in the United States. Some of the telecommunications industries represented in the area include:
n Carriers/service providers
n Telecom equipment manufacturers
n Consulting firms
n Wireless communications companies
n Photonics/optics networking firms
AT&T, Fujitsu, Cisco Systems, Verizon, Collins Aerospace, and Raytheon, an RTX Business, are some of the well-known firms located here.
Low Occurrence of Natural Disasters
The low probability of a natural disaster in the North Texas region reduces operational risk considerably. The region is geographically dormant, and the likelihood of business disruption resulting from inclement weather remains low.
Availability of Network Providers
More than 80 business broadband providers operate in Dallas, Fort Worth, and throughout the North Texas region. More than one-third offer fiber service. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon all offer 5G coverage in Dallas. The concentration of access and total bandwidth guarantees low latency and ensures redundancy.
The Texas electric power grid, ERCOT, gives data center operators a competitive advantage due to its independence from electric grids in other states. This autonomy reduces the risk of rolling power outages, improves reliability, and reduces volatility in prices.
Dallas ranks #4 in global data center market size.
—Cushman & Wakefield, 2024
DALLAS
FORT WORTH
Industrial Power Rates for Major U.S. Data Centers
Average Power Rate Market (cents/kWh)
Central Washington
Atlanta
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Austin/San Antonio
Charlotte/Raleigh
Phoenix
Seattle
Northern Virginia
Denver
Chicago
Minneapolis
Hillsboro
New York Tri-State
Southern California
Silicon Valley
$0.03-$0.05
$0.05-$0.07
$0.05-$0.075
$0.05-$0.075
$0.055-$0.10
$0.06-$0.065
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$0.06-$0.10
$0.065-$0.08
$0.067-$0.0775
$0.0675-$0.0775
$0.08-$0.09
$0.09-$0.11
$0.09-$0.11
$0.105-$0.20
$0.141-$0.26
Source: CBRE
Dallas-Fort Worth is home to enterprise, colocation, managed service, and cloud data centers of all types and sizes that can fulfill a company’s computing, storage, and networking needs with maximum uptime and competitive pricing. Below is a sample of data center owners, operators, investors, and tenants in DFW:
Alcon
Aligned Data Centers
AT&T
Atos
Bank of America
Blackstone Group
Blue Cross Blue Shield
CenterSquare Data Centers
Centurion American Development
Charles Schwab
Citigroup
City of Dallas
Collins Aerospace
Colo Realty
Cologix Data Centers
Compass Datacenters
CoreSpace
CyrusOne
DataBank
Delta Electronics
Digital Realty
Diversified Management Plus
Source: CoStar
Equinix
Ericsson
Exigo
Experian
Flexential
Fortinet
Foundry Commercial
GI Partners
GigaTera Communications
Global Infrastructure
Partners
Global IP Networks
GM Financial
Google
H.I.G Capital Management
H.S. Investments
Hargrove Real Estate
HCA
Hunt Realty
IBM
Intellys Corporation
JPMorgan Chase
Landmark Dividend
Las Vegas Sands
Legacy Investing
Logix
Lumen
Mapletree Investments
Menlo Equities
Meta
Mitsubishi Corporation
NEC
NTT
Overwatch Capital
PowerHouse
Prime Data Centers
Provident Data Centers
QTS Data Centers
Rackspace
Reign Capital
Skybox Datacenters
Southwest Airlines
Stack Infrastructure
State Farm
Stream Data Centers
Texas Instruments
TierPoint
Transwestern Real Estate Services
TXU Energy
United Commercial Investments
University of Dallas
University of Texas at Dallas
UT Southwestern
Vazata
Verizon
WarnerMedia
FIND IT IN FORNEY
● 10th Fastest Growing City in U.S. (U.S. Census Bureau)
● Located in Kaufman County
• Fastest Growing County in US
• City Population:
• 35K+ (2023)
• 153K+ (Trade Area, 2023)
• 177K+ (Trade Area, Projected 2027)
● 21 Miles East of Downtown Dallas
● $96K+ Median Household Income
● Less Than 5 Miles from Interstate 20 (69K Vehicles Per Day)
● Sits Along Union Pacific Railroad
● Over 1.4M Workers Within 35-Minute Commute
● Major Retail Corridors Developing & Expanding
● Light Industrial Land Available
● 2,000-Acre Mixed-Use Gateway Development
Regional Population Demographics Migration Labor Supply
Commuting Patterns Drive Times
Worker Place of Residence
Skills Development
Higher Education Accolades Training, Colleges, and Universities
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Regional Population
Dallas–Fort Worth consistently ranks among the nation’s fastest-growing areas, and continuing job growth is a key factor. The population growth has, in turn, fueled real estate development as retailers and service providers expand to meet increasing demand.
Population and job growth have pushed Dallas and Fort Worth to redevelop and re-energize their central business districts, creating mixed-use developments with residential, office, and retail space in high-end urban environments. While Dallas and Fort Worth represent the largest population centers, seven suburbs—Arlington, Plano, Irving, Garland, Frisco, McKinney, and Grand Prairie—have populations exceeding 200,000. These municipalities offer an abundance of housing options for people to find a community that best fits their needs.
Dallas-Fort Worth by the Numbers
The Dallas-Fort Worth population is larger than the combined populations of Rhode Island, Wyoming, Hawaii, South Dakota, Montana, Vermont, Maine, and Alaska.
Ten Largest Metros in the U.S.
County populations of the Dallas-Fort Worth MSA
Components of Population Change: July 1, 2022, to July 1,
Demographics
Demographics in the Dallas-Fort Worth region continue to evolve. For the first time, 20 percent of the population is foreign-born, with Hispanics accounting for the largest minority group in the region and state. Additionally, the region’s workforce is well-educated with a mix of recent graduates and workforce veterans. Two-thirds of workers 25 years of age and older have at least some college education, with nearly 40 percent holding a bachelor’s degree or other advanced degree.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, more than 1,700,000 residents
12,200,000
were added since the 2010 census.
418 people per day or more will live in DFW by 2050. were added to the Dallas-Fort Worth region in 2023.
Total Population:
8,100,037
AGE
FOREIGN BORN
RACE/ ETHNICITY
LABOR FORCE
EDUCATION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Seattle
Migration Patterns
Domestic migration patterns illustrate worker flow within states and throughout the nation. As seen in this map, individuals come to DFW from all parts of the country. The reasons why they relocate range from looking for a better quality of life to employment prospects to overall climate for starting a business.
San Francisco
In-Migration to DFW From Other Major Metro Areas: 2019-2023
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Inbound Migration Maps
The Dallas-Fort Worth region grew faster than any other major U.S. metro between 2019 and 2023. A primary driver fueling that growth has been people moving into the region from domestic metropolitan areas. Newcomers generally comprise 40 percent of the region’s population increase.
DFW’s population surge reflects the growth of Texas. Forbes writes that Texas’ strong job market sustains the state’s vibrant population growth. Since the 2010 census, the population of Texas has grown by 21 percent, nearly five times California’s growth rate. The U.S. grew by eight percent during the same period.
Each year Dallas-Fort Worth attracts approximately 80,000 individuals from across the U.S. who possess a bachelor’s degree or higher. Arguably, the only way to lure such a workforce is by offering good jobs that pay well, with excellent corporate cultures, or an environment conducive to starting a business.
About the Maps
The U.S. Census Bureau collects monthly survey data from 3.5 million households regarding commute times, jobs, wages, educational levels, and other information. The resulting Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) offer an anonymous snapshot of people living in the United States.
Coupled with Public-Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs)— geographies that have populations of between 100,000 and 400,000 people— researchers can determine migration trends over a given timeframe. Using 2019-2023 PUMS data, the Dallas Regional Chamber was able to determine in-migration patterns, both the place of origin, and equally important, where people are moving once they get to DallasFort Worth.
Total Domestic Migration Into DFW 2019-2023
Relocating From the New York Metro to DFW 2019-2023
4,750-15,880 15,881-25,430 25,431-37,135 37,136-46,485 46,486-73,445 < 145 146-451 452-820 821-1,360 1,361-2,770 Number of People Number of People
DALLAS
DALLAS
FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH
McKINNEY
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Relocating From the Los Angeles Metro to DFW
2019-2023
Number of People
< 255 256-745 746-1,435 1,436-2,275 2,276-4,305
Relocating From the Bay Area to DFW
2019-2023
Number of People
Relocating From the Chicago Metro to DFW
2019-2023
Number of People
Relocating From the Boston Metro to DFW 2019-2023
Number of People
Labor Supply
Employers in Dallas and Fort Worth draw from a well-educated and skilled workforce throughout the 11-county region. A robust network of interstate highways, state highways, tollways, and public transit options makes it easy for workers to navigate the area, while keeping commute times low for major employment centers in and around the Dallas-Fort Worth central business districts.
The region’s relatively low cost of living allows employers to tap into a strong workforce, no matter where they base their operations. For employees, the wide distribution of jobs means they can select from a variety of communities in which to live and enjoy the lifestyle that best fits their needs—whether the preference is a well-established neighborhood, a new, fast-growing community, or a small town in a rural setting.
Approximately three-quarters of the region’s 8.1 million residents are of working age. From this base, employers can tap into a total civilian labor force of 4.5 million people, a workforce size surpassed only by the much larger Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York metro areas.
Major Employment Centers
With Distance and Direction of Worker Commute
ALLIANCE
DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY
LEGACY
Radar charts explained
The U.S. Census Bureau pairs home/work census blocks to describe geographic patterns related to the workforce.
Mapping commuter flows, for example, can help employers determine where potential workers live, as well as how far they might be willing to travel for work. Radar images dynamically communicate several important aspects about worker commute patterns.
Using Dallas Downtown-Uptown as an employment center example, the radar indicates primary and secondary cardinal directions from which a worker travels to a job, and the distance traveled as determined by the color of each pie piece. The size of each pie piece indicates the volume of workers who commute from that direction and distance as indicated by the dashed concentric circles marked in hundreds or thousands of people. For instance, the greatest number of downtown workers live north of Dallas, while the greatest percentage (42 percent) reside between 10 and 24 miles away.
LBJ CORRIDOR
Where People Live Population Density
DALLAS DOWNTOWN-UPTOWN
TELECOM CORRIDOR
SOUTHERN DALLAS INLAND PORT
Commuting Patterns
Getting around the Dallas-Fort Worth region is easy, thanks to a well-developed network of interstate freeways, state highways, tollways, and public transit options connecting job centers to fast-growing communities. That’s good news for employers as it allows them to draw from a large base of skilled workers. It’s also good for workers, who can choose from a variety of communities in which to live.
In Dallas and Tarrant counties, the vast majority of workers live and work in the same county. Though these two counties also serve as the region’s biggest magnets for workers, the surrounding counties maintain strong job bases of their own to support the community.
County-to-County Worker Flow
Source: Lightcast
(1,184,874 people)
Getting to Work
Drive Times
It’s common to work in one part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and live in another. Although more than 20 percent of workers reported working from home in 2021 as a pandemic response, this figure receded to 16.5% in 2023. Increased rates of remote work may be a new normal, but pre-pandemic, a typical year showed almost 90 percent of people in DFW commuting to work by car, truck, or van. This type of commute is easy thanks to our well-developed network of interstate freeways, state highways, and tollways connecting job centers to our fast-growing new communities. The following maps—based on morning rush hour—provide an estimate of how long a commute will take.
Downtown Dallas
HWY 190 and HWY 75
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FORT WORTH
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Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group
HQ Executives and Managers
General and operations managers comprise nearly half of all 292,000 professionals in this occupation group in Dallas-Fort Worth. Other executives include C-level occupations, sales managers, and financial managers.
Management Workers
Each dot represents the number of HQ/executive management workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a
x 0.5 mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
DALLAS FORT WORTH
McKINNEY
DENTON
Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group
Back Office Support
The Dallas-Fort Worth region’s back office support workers are dispersed across North Texas. Back office support, in this context, describes workers who keep the day-to-day functioning of an organization running smoothly. Occupations in this group include general managers to office clerks and HR specialists to administrative assistants. There are more than 712,000 such jobs in the region.
FORT WORTH
of Back Office Support
Each dot represents the number of back office support workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a uniform 0.5 x 0.5 mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Source: Lightcast, QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed
DALLAS
McKINNEY
DENTON
Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group
Engineering
The lion’s share of individuals in the engineering occupation group are the 62,000 professionals who develop apps and software. Other titles (and the number of workers in their field) in this category are as follows: industrial engineers (more than 8,100); mechanical engineers (5,200); and electrical engineers (4,800). More than 173,000 work in this occupation group in Dallas-Fort Worth.
DENTON
McKINNEY
DALLAS
FORT WORTH
Each dot represents the number of engineering workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a uniform 0.5 x 0.5 mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group
IT/Computer
Workers who fall into the IT/Computer occupation group work in every industry in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. More than 210,000 people hold jobs related to keeping the business community’s digital infrastructure running 24/7. In addition to software developers, who comprise the majority of occupations in this group, there are increasing demands for information security analysts, computer systems analysts, and computer and information systems managers.
Each dot represents the number of IT/computer workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a uniform 0.5 x 0.5 mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Source: Lightcast, QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed
DALLAS FORT WORTH
McKINNEY
DENTON
Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group
Financial Services
It should be no surprise that accountants and auditors comprise a large number of individuals employed in the financial services workforce in Dallas-Fort Worth. More than 43,000 people with those job titles work in DFW. Another 44,000 workers are employed as bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in the region. Other occupations in this category include bill collectors, tellers, financial managers, and credit counselors. All told, this occupation group employs more than 226,000 professionals in the region.
DENTON
McKINNEY
DALLAS FORT WORTH
Each dot represents the number of financial services workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a uniform
mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group
Health Care
Registered nurses comprise the largest portion of individuals employed in this occupation group in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. More than 77,000 individuals share that occupation, accounting for roughly a fifth of the 417,000 workers in the health care occupations group. Other occupations include medical service managers, therapists, health care technicians, and health support workers.
Each dot represents the number of health care workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a uniform 0.5 x 0.5 mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Source: Lightcast, QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed
DALLAS
FORT WORTH
McKINNEY
DENTON
Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group
Skilled Manufacturing
Dallas-Fort Worth’s skilled manufacturing workers are employed in a wide variety of industries from auto manufacturing to eyeglass assembly. Occupations in this sector include computer-controlled machine tool operators, inspectors, testers, sorters, and electrical assemblers. Nealry 68,000 individuals are employed in this sector in DFW.
FORT WORTH
DALLAS
Each dot represents the number of skilled manufacturing workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a uniform
x
mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
McKINNEY
DENTON
Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group Assembly & Manufacturing
More than 101,000 workers are employed in the assembly & manufacturing occupation group in Dallas-Fort Worth. Their specialties include first-line supervisors of production and operating workers (18,000 workers have this title). Assemblers, production workers, and helpers also fall under this occupation segment.
McKINNEY
FORT WORTH
DALLAS
& Manufacturing
Each dot represents the number of assembly and manufacturing workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a uniform 0.5 x 0.5 mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Source: Lightcast, QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed
DENTON
Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group
Distribution & Logistics
More than 940,000 workers in Dallas-Fort Worth belong to this occupation group, reflecting the region’s central U.S. location and strong logistics connections via air, road, and rail. Clerks, drivers, package handlers, and customer service reps make up the majority of occupations in this group.
DENTON
McKINNEY
DALLAS
FORT WORTH
Number of Distribution & Logistics Workers
Each dot represents the number of distribution and logistics workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a uniform 0.5 x 0.5 mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Worker Place of Residence by Occupation Group
High-Tech
Jobs in the high-tech occupation category vary widely in function and span across all industries. Software developers comprise the largest share of jobs in this group in Dallas-Fort Worth. Other positions include engineers, scientists, technicians, and researchers of all types. Nearly 307,000 workers are employed in this occupation group in the region.
Each dot represents the number of high-tech workers living within a ½ mile square area. To produce this map the Dallas Regional Chamber worked with labor analytics company Lightcast to assign their proprietary ZIP code level occupation data to a uniform 0.5 x 0.5 mile grid across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Source: Lightcast, QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed
DALLAS
FORT WORTH
McKINNEY
DENTON
A Snapshot of Regional Skills Development
Finding workers with the right mix of skills is a growing challenge for companies across industries. In Dallas-Fort Worth, the business community is meeting this challenge through avenues that include establishing apprenticeships and participating in specialized training programs through public-private partnerships. That means wherever a company locates in the region, they will have access to a steady stream of talent.
Skills Development Fund (SDF)
This successful state grant program offers businesses, consortia of businesses, or trade unions an opportunity to identify a training need and then partner with a public community or technical college to create solutions. Businesses work with college partners to develop curricula and conduct training. The local workforce board authorizes the proposal; SDF pays for the training; the college administers the grant; and businesses create new jobs and improve the skills of their current workforce.
See more at twc.texas.gov
Workforce Development
Three workforce development boards serve residents and companies across the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Companies can use board services to find, hire, train, and retain skilled workers. Workforce offices work with employers to create customized hiring events, build skills training programs, and provide labor market data. Job seekers can access WorkInTexas.com, the state’s free job board service, as well as apply for child care and transportation services.
Workforce Solutions
Greater Dallas wfsdallas.com
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County workforcesolutions.net
Workforce Solutions
North Central Texas dfwjobs.com
Examples:
n In 2024, Collin College received a $490,000 SDF grant to support skills training in the multifamily housing construction and banking industries. More than 300 new and current workers at Advanced Fixture Inc. and Credit Union of Texas will receive customized training based out of the Collin College Education Center in McKinney to increase the quality and quantity of skilled workers in North Texas.
n In 2024, Tarrant College received $1.3 million in SDF funding to develop customized training for Cummings Electrical, one fo the largest electrical contractors in DFW. TCC will tailor technical training courses for 639 employees at the Fort Worth-based company with a focus on foundational knowledge, basic skills and national electrical code guidance needed on a commercial construction site.
n In 2023, Dallas College and Gainwell Technologies received $1 million in grants from the Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor, including $468,000 from the SDF. The Irving-based company will provide training and advancement opportunities for more than 500 employees. Gainwell develops and implements digital and cloud-enabled solutions that power state Medicaid agencies.
Community and Technical Colleges
Community colleges in the Dallas-Fort Worth region work with companies of all sizes to customize training programs and curriculum to meet local workforce needs. Dallas College includes seven campuses and a dozen centers throughout Dallas County. Since 1965, Dallas College has served over three million people, and is one of the largest community college systems in the U.S. Tarrant County College (TCC) operates six campuses and two training centers. Approximately one in every 22 Tarrant County residents takes a TCC class each year. Collin College attracts 58,000 students annually to its 200-plus degree and certificate programs across 11 campuses. With six campuses, North Central Texas College (NCTC) is the state’s oldest continuously operating two-year college.
Dallas College led a consortium of educational institutions to secure what school officials call a groundbreaking $8.8 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Funding is being used to train the next generation of the region’s bio and life science workforce in three areas: biotechnology, biomanufacturing, and bioinformatics.
Dallas College is also a founding partner in the Dallas County Promise, a program to increase postsecondary credential attainment for young adults in Dallas County. In late 2024, the O’Donnell Foundation made a $60 million investment in Promise to substantially increase economic mobility across Dallas County. Half of the investment will be a direct gift to Dallas College Foundation, featuring a $6.25 million challenge grant to expand the Promise scholarship program, offering last-dollar tuition-free scholarships to high-need students coming out of high school.
Tarrant County College (TCC) commissioned an independent study that estimates its value to the regional workforce includes $2.1 billion in added income for Tarrant County. This impact can be attributed in part to innovative programs that meet the workforce where the jobs are; reach non-traditional populations; or provide holistic services that ensure student success.
In 2024, TCC receieved a $280,000 Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to support healthcare programs at TCC’s Opportunity Center. Entry-level technician certifications will soon lead to a Medical Assistant program.
Collin College is pursuing partnerships with Texas universities. In 2024, the Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Collin College opened for students interested in pursuing an engineering degree as co-enrollees at both institutions.
Also in 2024, the Collin College Academic Alliance launched out of the Collin College Technical Campus in Allen. This partnership with the University of Texas at Dallas and Texas State University in San Marcos will allow associate’s degree seekers a seamless opportunity to pursue a bachelor’s degree while remaining in Collin County.
The Texas State Technical College is a statewide system operating 10 campuses. The North Texas location in Red Oak had recordbreaking enrollment in 2024. The campus comprises 100,000 square feet of labs and classrooms where students can prepare for opportunities in:
n Computer Aided Drafting & Design Technology
n Computer Networking & Systems Administration
n Cybersecurity
n Diesel Equipment Technology
n Electrical Power & Controls
n HVAC Technology
n Industrial Systems-Electrical Specialization
n Precision Machining Technology
n Welding
Higher Education Accolades
In many ways the Dallas-Fort Worth region is the intellectual capital of Texas. The Dallas Region’s 70plus accredited universities and colleges provide the intellectual horsepower to drive one of the nation’s most diverse economies. To do so, students, faculty, and other academics engage in a wide range of studies from tackling core curricula to exploring the applications of artificial intelligence to improve business operations and societal conditions.
The region has long celebrated the University of North Texas at Denton, the University of Texas at Dallas, and the University of Texas at Arlington as being among Texas’ “emerging research” universities in DFW as determined by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These schools were joined by Southern Methodist University and UT Southwestern Medical Center as top tier research institutions in 2025— a greater concentration than any other Texas region. UT Southwestern is among the nation’s best in biology and biochemistry research, resulting in numerous clinical breakthroughs and innovations, as well as serving as home to four Nobel laureates.
72.7%
Regional graduate retention rate for DFW institutions of higher education. —Perryman Group Higher Education Study (2024)
Top in the World:
UT Southwestern Medical Center is the only academic medical center in the world to serve as home to four Nobel laureates.
Soon-to-be home of the first 4-year degree STEM facility in Southern Dallas (2026).
60x30TX
Texas’ plan to align higher education and workforce by striving for 60% of 25-34 year olds to hold a degree or certificate by 2030.
#1 in Texas:
DFW has 5 Carnegie R-1 Universities (very high research activity), more than any other Texas metro.
#1
Computer Science Undergraduate Degrees Awarded in the U.S. —ASEE (2022)
#1
Region in Texas for higher ed enrollment and degree completion:
24 percent of all students in Texas are enrolled in a DFW college or university. 25 percent of all degrees completed annually in Texas come from a DFW college or university. That’s more than any other region in the state.
—THECB (2023)
“The area still attracts business and financial services companies, which have reached a critical mass and can draw on a network of necessary support services. Overall growth is buoyed by a well-educated population, a competitive cost structure and the U.S. economy’s strength.” — Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas study, “At the Heart of Texas”
“The theoretical nature of higher education often creates natural partnerships with cutting-edge industries. The inverse is true as well. The translation into curriculum of research at the frontiers of science, technology, engineering, math, and management makes higher education institutions ideal partners for problem-solving across all industries.”
Texas Research
— Dr. Victor Fishman, Executive Director of the Texas Research Alliance
“We took a problem that we didn’t think was solvable. We figured we might have some fun with this and make these students really frustrated. But … they came back with an answer. ”
— Worlds’ CEO Dave Copps, speaking about the University of Texas at Dallas’ Design Capstone program
#5 in the
Nation:
Best Master’s in
Data Science
Programs — Fortune Magazine (2025)
#2 Best-Run College in the U.S. — The Princeton Review (2025)
#5 Grad School for Game
Design
— The Princeton Review (2024)
“The culture of genuine partnership, collaboration, and openness to new ideas sets DFW apart in the nation.”
— Dallas Regional Chamber Higher Education Review
$13.1 billion: Economic output associated with DFW institutions of higher education. Spinoff benefits of research activity add an additonal $5.8 billion in GDP. — Perryman Group Higher Education Study (2024)
Top 10 Best Master of Health
Administration — Best Value Schools (2024)
#5 Public School for Service Members and Veterans — Military Times (2024)
Training, Colleges, and Universities
The Dallas-Fort Worth region offers a variety of public and private educational opportunities with robust programming in life sciences, engineering, and the arts. The University of North Texas at Denton, the University of Texas at Dallas, and the University of Texas at Arlington, UT Southwestern, and Southern Methodist University are among Texas’ “emerging research” universities. These schools are expanding program capabilities and funding in pursuit of remaining at the top end of research institutions as defined by the Carnegie Classification methodology. For instance, UT Southwestern Medical Center is among the nation’s top in biology and biochemistry research, boasting countless clinical breakthroughs and innovations.
Higher Education
A wide array of universities and colleges attracts students from all over the world.
FORT WORTH
Community College Districts
The Texas Workforce Commission provides funding for Continuing Education (CE) courses within the community college system.
A total of 4,745 students enrolled in CE courses in the districts and colleges listed above in Fall 2024.
DALLAS COLLEGE (BROOKHAVEN CAMPUS)
COLLEGE (IRVING CENTER) COLLIN COLLEGE [FRISCO CAMPUS]
AMBERTON UNIVERSITY (FRISCO)
COLLIN COLLEGE (PLANO CAMPUS)
TEXAS WOMAN S UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE CENTER AT DALLAS
COLLIN COLLEGE (MCKINNEY CAMPUS) DALLAS COLLEGE (PLEASANT GROVE CENTER)
COLLEGE (CEDAR VALLEY CAMPUS)
TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (RED OAK)
NAVARRO COLLEGE - TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY
CENTER
DFW Higher Education Institutions
Total Enrollment (2024, preliminary) and Degrees Awarded (2022-2023) for Select Institutions
Other Higher Learning Institutions in the Region
Abilene Christian University Online
Arlington Baptist University
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
CCI Training Center
Concorde Career College
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
Dallas Theological Seminary
DeVry University
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
Lincoln College of Technology
MediaTech Institute
PCI Health Training Center
Peloton College
Remington College
Strayer University
The Chicago School-College of Nursing
The College of Health Care Professionals
The Culinary School of Fort Worth
United States National Tennis Academy
Universal Technical Institute
University of Phoenix
Wade College
Talent Pipeline
Dallas-area employers are able to recruit easily from hundreds of schools within Texas and adjacent states, offering a highly educated pipeline of talent.
326,232
Number of bachelors, masters, and PhD degrees awarded in 2023 from educational institutions within Texas and adjacent states.
58,643
Number of bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees awarded in 2023 from Dallas-area colleges and universities.
Degrees Awarded (2023) in Dallas-Fort Worth by Area of Study
STEM Certificates/Degrees Awarded (2023) in DFW
Texas Research Alliance: Building Collaborations Between Companies and Universities
Personalized service helps cut costs, reduce time to market, and connect companies with the resources and expertise of the Dallas-Fort Worth innovation ecosystem.
CONNECT
n The TRA works with companies to understand their research and innovation needs and bring its network of university faculty, high-growth companies, and startups to help solve challenges.
n The TRA enables access to industry collaborations.
n The TRA engages companies into a large network of expertise in areas such as: AI/ML, defense innovation, mobility, robotics, edge computing, sensors, SBIR, STTR, IoT, and more.
ABOUT
n 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
n Founded by four of the largest chambers of commerce in DallasFort Worth
n Aligned with the premier research universities and colleges across Dallas-Fort Worth
n Engaged to ensure that Dallas-Fort Worth industries, non-profits, municipalities, and public agencies can access and leverage regional research and innovation resources
n No charge for TRA support, and collaborations can work under non-disclosure agreements
Consider a Capstone Partnership
Productive ways to engage with DFW research universities include Lab and Facility Use Agreements, faculty consulting, Sponsored Research Agreements (IP rights considered), internships, and capstone projects. Capstone projects are an ideal way to solve engineering and development problems that you just don’t have the human resources to get to, while at the same time working with teams of students that may one day be your team leaders or even the CEO of your company. By partnering with external sponsors, students not only work on real world projects, but also gain valuable team-building experience in a results-oriented environment. www.tradfw.org
WHERE CREATIVITY MEETS COMMERCE
Denton stands out among Metroplex cities with its rich arts and culture, strong university partnerships, and 100% renewable energy grid. Businesses are drawn here by a unique blend of innovation and opportunity. In Denton, ideas become reality, and creativity drives our growth, making it a beacon for those who dream and do.
YOUNG WORKFORCE
With over 60,000 college students living locally, Denton is the largest college town in America.
ACCESS TO ANYWHERE
Denton lies at the convergence of I-35 East and West, connecting the City North to Canada and South to Mexico.
GROWTH LEADER
As one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, Denton is recognized for sustainable energy, municipal equality, and city planning.
LIFE LIFE MakingLIFE More Of
Connect with us and discover how DeSoto’s Innovation Core is shaping the future of life sciences in the DFW region.
Innovation Core DeSoto’s
Embedded within a conservation garden designed to enhance the surrounding neighborhood, this campus style development leverages finger parks to connect the surrounding neighborhoods to the conservation garden at its center. This organizing concept allows for the creation of a walkable and highly amenitized semi-urban environment that is supported by research and education.
A life science community
Industry
Industry Diversity
Advanced Services
Manufacturing
Financial Activities
High-Tech
Health Care
Life Science
Semiconductor
Aviation and Aerospace
Hospitality
Logistics
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Industry Diversity
Industrial diversity is an index used to gauge the extent to which an area’s economy resembles the national economy, and is useful in determining how closely the nation’s economic performance will be mirrored across regions. The diversity index for a given year is calculated using employment data at the four-digit NAICS level of industrial detail. A diversity index of 1.0, the highest possible value, indicates that an area’s industrial structure—its distribution of employment across industries—is exactly the same as that of the nation. The lower the index, the less the region approximates the industrial structure of the nation. The index assumes that it is impossible for a regional economy to be more diverse than the national economy. A state or metropolitan area with a high diversity index is more likely to weather an economic downturn than those dependent on a single industry.
Moody’s Industrial Diversity Index
Texas Metro Comparisons: 2024 Employment by Supersector
Variance from Percent of U.S. Employment
Location Quotient:
An industry concentration measure, location quotient (LQ) = industry share of local employment/industry share of national employment (e.g., an LQ of 1.15 means the location is 15 percent more reliant on that industry’s employment than is the nation as a whole).
Industry Sectors
As one of the most diverse regional economies in the nation, Dallas-Fort Worth excels in many important industry sectors. DFW has ranked among the top five regions in 10 of the 12 industries evaluated by Site Selection Magazine (including a first-place ranking in Aerospace).
Logistics and trade, technology, and advanced and other professional services represent the lifeblood of the economy, offering competitive advantages on both the national and the international levels. The DFW area is also a proven location for headquarters to thrive, making the region a magnet for business leadership.
FinancialActivities
Advanced Services
Advanced services have traditionally referred to headquarters. However, this category also includes financial, professional, and technical services— from management consulting firms to business insurers and from accounting to legal services.
Complex technologies and transactional operations throughout Dallas-Fort Worth are pushing most advanced services activities into highly specialized firms and enterprises. DFW has many of these operations and expects to continue attracting such companies into the future.
Management, Control, and Support Functions of Corporate Activities
McKINNEY
DALLAS
Manufacturing
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is often associated with major headquarters, logistics, distribution, and supply chain operations. But people might not realize that the manufacturing industry makes up seven percent of the regional economy by employment.
DFW has more manufacturing activity than any other metro area in Texas. The size and scope of operations create a diverse manufacturing landscape across many sectors. Goods produced in DFW range from boots and clothing to bricks, steel, plastics, SUVs, and aerospace components.
Just a few of the large manufacturing operations in DFW include the General Motors Assembly Plant in Arlington, Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, and Texas Instruments in Dallas.
A Cornerstone of Our Economy
Dallas-Fort Worth has more manufacturing activity than any other metropolitan area in Texas.
Major Manufacturing Operations in Dallas-Fort Worth
Financial Activities
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is a key U.S. financial center. Nothing better exemplifies this claim than recent announcements about new and relocating stock exchanges.
The DFW Region Is a Key U.S. Financial Center
The newly formed Texas Stock Exchange will be a fully electronic national securities exchange that will launch trading in 2026. Nasdaq established a Texas office in Irving in 2024. And NYSE Chicago will reincorporate in Texas in 2025 with its offices to be located in the Dallas region.
DFW is already home to Comerica’s corporate headquarters. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Charles Schwab, and Fidelity are among the top employers in the region. Capital One operates an innovation center that is helping to drive advances in fintech. And three signature corporate office buildings are under construction—for Goldman Sachs and Bank of America in downtown Dallas, and for Wells Fargo in Las Colinas.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas serves the 11th Federal Reserve District and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation operates a regional office here.
Financial and insurance firms are located throughout the DFW region, with the largest concentration centered in downtown Dallas and its northern suburbs of Addison, Irving, and Plano. Downtown Fort Worth also has many financial companies.
When it comes to insurance, the Dallas-Fort Worth area is home to national or regional headquarters for most major providers, including State Farm and Liberty Mutual.
DALLAS
Finance and Insurance Companies in Dallas-Fort Worth
High-Tech
In 1958, Dallas led the nation into the new era of information and communication technologies with Nobel laureate Jack Kilby’s invention of the microchip at Texas Instruments. This invention spurred the development of technologies ranging from laptop computers to smartphones to those that make space travel possible.
The DFW technology industry encompasses four general categories: manufacturing, information services, professional and technical services, and bio sciences. The region’s activity in emerging technologies such as next generation wireless and broadband communications, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, life science, and the intersections where each of these converge is gaining national recognition.
The 4th Largest Concentration of High-Tech Jobs in the U.S.
2024 High-Tech Employment
New York-NewarkJersey City, NY-NJ-PA
WashingtonArlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Dallas-Fort WorthArlington, TX
San FranciscoOakland-Berkeley, CA
Boston-CambridgeNewton, MA-NH
Seattle-TacomaBellevue, WA
San Jose-SunnyvaleSanta Clara, CA
Chicago-NapervilleElgin, IL-IN-WI 236,298
Houston-PasadenaThe Woodlands, TX 213,600
The Information Age Was Born in DFW
Top Companies with Operations in Dallas-Fort Worth
Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing
Analog Devices
Diodes
Globitech
Micron Technology
Mouser Electronics
Qorvo
STMicroelectronics
Texas Instruments
Telecommunications Equipment and Services
AT&T
BT Americas
Cisco Systems
Ericsson
Frontier Communications
Fujitsu Network Communications
L3 Aerospace Systems
Mavenir
Metro by T-Mobile
Motorola Solutions
NEC Corporation
Nokia Solutions and Networks
Ribbon Communications
Samsung Electronics America
Verizon Communications
Electronic Instrument Manufacturing
BAE Systems
Collins Aerospace
Elbit Systems of America
Fossil Group
GKN Aerospace
Honeywell
L3Harris Technologies
Leonardo DRS Technologies
Lockheed Martin
Megger Group
Raytheon, an RTX company
Sanmina
Schneider Electric
Siemens
Computer Systems and Software Development
Accenture
Atos
Capgemeni
CGI Technolgies and Solutions
Deloitte
DXC Technology
EY
Gearbox Entertainment
HCL Technologies
Hitachi Consulting
IBM
Improving Enterprises
Inclusion Cloud
Infosys
Intuit
McAfee
Microsoft
NTT Data
Oracle
RealPage
Salesforce
Solera
Splunk
Tata Consulting Services
Tech Mahindra
Toyota Connected
Trend Micro
Wipro
ZIX Corp
Cloud Services and Data Centers
ADP
Aligned Data Centers
Amazon
AT&T
Atos
Centersquare
CyrusOne
DataBank
Digital Realty Trust
Equinix
Facebook
Google
HP Enterprise Services
IBM
NTT Global Data Centers
Rackspace Technology
Stream Data Centers
TierPoint
Online Services and Shopping
Amazon
Chewy.com
Cost Plus Drugs
Facebook
Hotels.com
Match Group
Sabre
Thryv
Travelocity
Woot.com
High-Tech Manufacturing
Bio Sciences & Medical Technology
Health Care
Health care industry companies are located throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth region where they can tap into a broad base of skilled employees. Dallas’ medical community includes the highly rated UT Southwestern Medical Center and Baylor University Medical Center, as well as Parkland Hospital’s burn unit, one of the most recognized units in the nation. The health care industry in DFW is more than services, however. It also encompasses manufacturing, research, and goods distribution. The activities often cluster around each other, creating synergy within the health care community.
126 Hospitals and Other Facilities With
Acute Care
Capacity
Health Care Systems and Services in Dallas-Fort Worth
Major Not-for-Profit Systems
Baylor Scott & White Health Children’s Health CHRISTUS Health
Cook Children’s
Methodist Health
Texas Health Resources
UT Southwestern
Major For-Profit Systems
Medical City Healthcare Tenet Healthcare
Major Veterans System
VA North Texas Health Care
Hospitals (With
Wholesale Trade
Life Science
The Dallas-Fort Worth life science industry is dominated by pharmaceutical, optical, and medical device manufacturers, such as Alcon (Fort Worth) and EssilorLuxottica (Dallas). The region has shown enormous capacity to attract major industry players like McKesson and Galderma. The convergence of innovative research and development with regional expertise in emerging technologies defines DFW’s life science industry. UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas is among the nation’s best in biology and biochemistry research, while UNT’s Health Science Center (Fort Worth), and Pegasus Park (Dallas)—regional hubs for life science discovery and commercialization—are providing a supportive ecosystem that attracts the most promising startups and federal investments like the ARPA-H Customer Experience Hub.
Making More of Life
Sample of Life Sciences Companies in Dallas-Fort
Worth
Abbott Laboratories
Actuate Therapeutics
Alcon
Alpha Cognition
American Heart Association
Argon Medical Devices
ARPA-H Hub
AstraZeneca
Atrion Corporation
Ayuvis
B. Braun Medical
BioLabs Pegasus Park
Bio-Synthesis Inc
Bledsoe Brace Systems
Boehringer Ingelheim
Cardinal Health Inc
Caris Life Sciences
Carter Bloodcare
Celanese
Cencora
CerSci
Colossal
Cost Plus Drugs
Covance
Crown Laboratories
CX Precision Medicine
DesignPlex Biomedical
DFB Pharmaceuticals
DJO Global
Eosera
EssilorLuxotica
Form Bio
Fortrea
Galderma Laboratories
Gradalis
Highlander Health
Innovative Life Sciences
Inogen
Integer Holdings
Koya Medical
LabCorp
Lantern Pharma
LinedanceAI
Mary Crowley Cancer Research
McKesson
Med Fusion
MEDNA Scientific
Medtronic
Mentor Texas
Merck
Merieux NutriSciences
Nanoscope Therapeutics
Neuro Rehab VR
OncoNano
OraMetrix Inc.
Orano Med
Orthofix
Osteal Therapeutics
OsteoMed
Plexon Inc
Progressive Laboratories
Psychemedics Corp.
Quest Diagnostics
ReCode Therapeutics
Retina Foundation
Retractable Technologies
Sanara Medtech
Signature Biologics
Smith & Nephew
Sovereign Pharmaceuticals
Spark Biomedical
St. Jude Medical
Neuromodulation
Stat Labs
Strukmyer
Stryker Orthopaedics
Swiss American CDMO
Taysha Gene Therapies
TissueGen
Universal DX
Urgo Medical
Verily
Vigilant Software
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas
n CPRIT’s goal is to expedite innovation and commercialization in the area of cancer research and to enhance access to evidence-based prevention programs and services throughout Texas.
n CPRIT accepts applications and awards grants for a wide variety of cancer-related research and for the delivery of cancer prevention programs and services by public and private entities located in Texas.
n CPRIT collaborates with a variety of entities, including public and private institutions of higher education, academic health institutions, universities, governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and public and private companies.
BioNTX is the bioscience and healthcare innovation trade organization in North Texas, and an affiliate of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization in Washington, D.C. They are the bridge between businesses and job opportunities, providing direct cost savings services, networking events, and educational programming to the bioscience and healthcare innovation community in North Texas. www.biontx.org
Dallas-Fort Worth is a magnet for major companies and talent. The convergence of life science and tech is happening now in DFW, making us a hub for research and progress and a destination for companies looking to launch, grow, or reposition their life science business .
The DFW LIFE SCIENCE Economic Development Guide is an essential tool for understanding the Dallas-Fort Worth biotech and life science community. This data-driven resource can be used by companies making relocation or expansion decisions.
WWW.LIFESCIENCEDFW.COM
BHIANT promotes collaboration, workforce development, and strategic initiatives to support life science industry growth and innovation in North Texas.
Semiconductors
As the birthplace of the integrated circuit, the Dallas-Fort Worth region is synonomous with semiconductors and electronic components. All digital technologies – from CPUs to LEDs and from smart phones to solar cells – are powered by the integrated circuit, or “chip”. The first chip was successfully demonstrated in 1958 by Jack Kilby, an engineer at Texas Instruments (TI) headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Today, the region boasts a robust upstream supply chain (i.e. materials that facilitate the semiconductor production process); midstream production capability (i.e. component manufacturing, semiconductor assembly and packaging); and downstream markets and applications (i.e. consumer and business products that utilize semiconductors and electronic device distribution).
Powering the Global Economy
The Texas Legislature and Governor’s Office have been particularly active in taking steps that will ensure the longterm success of regional semiconductor clusters in the state. Notable efforts include:
Texas CHIPS Act:
Governor Abbott signed the Texas CHIPS Act (House Bill 5174) into law in June 2023. The Act is intended to leverage investments, encourage recruitment and expansion of companies, attract researchers and funding opportunities, and solidify Texas’ status as a leader in semiconductor manufacturing.
Sample
Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium (TSIC): The TSIC serves as an advisory panel to the Governor and the Texas Legislature and is charged with implementing a comprehensive statewide strategic plan to make Texas the global leader in semiconductor manufacturing.
Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund (TSIF): TSIF may be used to match funding to state entities, such as institutions of higher education; for semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing projects; and for grants to business entities with an established presence in the state of Texas to encourage semiconductorrelated economic development.
Texas CHIPS Office: The Texas CHIPS Office is a newly formed division of the Texas Economic Development & Tourism Office in the Office of the Governor. It was created to administer the TSIC and TSIF.
Most of the 8 billion people living today were born in the age of semiconductors. According to research cited by the North Texas Semiconductor Institute, approximately 1.2 trillion chips were sold in 2023, nearly 150 chips per person per year. There’s a good chance you’re interacting with devices powered by semiconductors every minute of your day.
of Semiconductor Companies in Dallas-Fort Worth
Anchored by the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the Texoma region – an area comprising 29 counties from north central Texas and southeastern Oklahoma – is a Semicondcutor Tech Hub.
The Tech Hubs Program was enacted as part of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Each tech hub designee is responsible for supercharging its regional support system to become a global leader in a specific technology within a decade.
Texoma’s semiconductor stakeholders offer a consistent cadence of announcements signaling advances in chip design, material efficiency, and end-use functionality as well as innovative concepts that strengthen the semiconductor ecosystem such as mobile fabletsTM
Find out more about how the Dallas-Fort Worth region spurred a technological revolution and continues to drive innovation in the semiconductor industry today.
Aviation and Aerospace
Dallas-Fort Worth is among the nation’s top regions for aviation and aerospace activity. The region is home to the headquarters of two major airlines: American Airlines (Fort Worth) and Southwest Airlines (Dallas). Southwest operates a major maintenance base at Dallas Love Field, creating a strong foundation for aviation employment. Envoy Air, a regional jet operator and American Airlines partner, is headquartered in Irving, as well. The regional aerospace industry comprises more than 700 companies, accounting for more than 100,000 jobs in North Texas.
Dallas-Fort Worth Is No. 1 in Aerospace in the U.S.
—Conway, World’s Most Competitive Cities
Industry leaders Lockheed Martin and Bell Helicopter are among the largest employers in the region. Combined they employ more than 15,000 workers. And the North American headquarters of Airbus Helicopters is in Grand Prairie.
The Dallas-Fort Worth region has a robust hospitality industry presence that can handle meeting and convention events of all sizes and types, whether an annual meeting for a major national association or a short-lead executive board meeting requiring the utmost security and service.
The market includes a large base of hotel facilities, ranging from budget to luxury within 15 minutes of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. This helps make the region a convenient destination for meetings that require travel from points throughout the United States.
Central business districts in Dallas and Fort Worth are half an hour from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, while downtown Dallas is just 10 minutes away from Love Field. Both Dallas and Fort Worth—as well as the surrounding suburbs—offer major convention facilities with flexible space, along with robust entertainment and lodging amenities at a wide range of price points.
Top-Ranked Hotels and Resorts
Canopy by Hilton
Dallas Uptown
CANVAS Hotel
Dallas
Dallas Marriott Downtown
Dallas/Plano
Marriott at Legacy
Town Center
DoubleTree by Hilton DallasCampbell Center
DoubleTree by
Hilton Dallas - Love Field
Drey Hotel
Fairmont Dallas
Gaylord Texan
Resort &
Convention Center
Grand Hyatt DFW
HALL Arts Hotel
Dallas, Curio
Collection by Hilton
Hilton Anatole
Hilton Dallas Park Cities
Hilton DFW
Lakes Executive
Conference Center
Hotel Crescent Court
Hotel Swexan
Hotel Vin, Autograph Collection
Hotel ZaZa Dallas Uptown
Hyatt Regency DFW
Kimpton Pittman
Hotel
Le Meridien Dallas, The Stoneleigh Live! by Loews
Magnolia Hotel
Dallas Downtown
Marriott Dallas Fort Worth Airport North
Marriott Dallas Las Colinas
Omni Dallas Hotel
Omni Las Colinas Hotel
Ramada BY Wyndham DFW Airport
Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel
Renaissance Dallas Hotel
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Sonesta Suites
Dallas Park Central Texican Court
The Adolphus, Autograph Collection
The Joule
The Ritz-Carlton Dallas Las Colinas
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas
The Statler Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton
The Westin Dallas Downtown
The Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport
The Westin Dallas Southlake
The Westin Galleria
Dallas
The Westin Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
The Worthington
Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel
Thompson Dallas Virgin Hotel Dallas
W Dallas - Victory
Warwick MelroseDallas
Sample of Major Annual Events by Attendance
Dallas and Fort Worth are
5 Texas Visitor Destinations
and Exhibition Facilities
Logistics
Dallas-Fort Worth’s central U.S. location provides an advantageous distribution hub with quick access to rail, air, and short- and long-haul truck transportation. The entire region functions as a global inland port, with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Fort Worth Alliance Airport capable of large-scale cargo operations.
The region also offers phenomenal rail transportation. Fort Worth-headquartered BNSF Railway has an extensive hub system throughout North Texas. Union Pacific operates the Dallas Intermodal Terminal in southern Dallas County, moving goods and services throughout North Texas and beyond.
The confluence of three major interstates (30, 35, and 45), as well as I-20 and many state highways, offers distributors efficient routing options for moving products throughout the central part of the U.S. by truck. Carriers can reach up to 99 percent of the U.S. population within 48 hours, while I-35—the USMCA Corridor—provides a direct connection to Canada and Mexico.
Incentives
n Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) provide duty-free or deferred payment for goods processed at plants engaged in international trade. The DFW area currently has five FTZs, including No. 39 granted to DFW Airport which spans a seven-county area. With the agreement of local officials, pre-approval has been secured from the federal government to provide any eligible business with an FTZ designation on an expedited and simplified basis. On-airport and company-specific FTZs sponsored by DFW Airport include: Airbus Helicopters, BMW, Mouser Electronics, Dallas Cowboys Merchandising, Samsung, Sanden, Fossil Partners, Safran, Dal-Tile, FedEx, DHL, UPS, The Apparel Group, Brighton Best International, Lasko, and Allied Electronics.
n Freeport Tax Exemptions allow local governing bodies the option to exempt personal property consisting of goods, wares, merchandise, or ores other than oil, natural gas, and petroleum. Eligible property must be transported out of the state within 175 days of acquisition but may be assembled, stored, manufactured, processed, or fabricated locally. Triple Freeport zones are exempt from city, county, and school district property taxes on inventory.
Dallas-Fort Worth: A Global Inland Port
The 9,600-acre Alliance Global Logistics Hub is the nation’s premier inland port, offering multimodal transportation options, economic advantages, and supply chain services.
n Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW)—A 100% industrial and corporate airport
n BNSF Alliance Intermodal Hub; Amazon Regional Air Hub; FedEx Southwest Regional Sort Hub; and UPS Ground Hub
n Two Class I rail lines (BNSF and Union Pacific)
n Interstate Highway 35W connects from Mexico to Canada
n Foreign-Trade Zone No. 196 consistently ranks as one of the top General Purpose FTZs in the United States in terms of the value of foreign goods admitted
n U.S. Customs and Border Protection
n Transload facilities immediately adjacent to intermodal yard planned
n Located within the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development that includes office, retail, and residential development.
Legend
Predesignated Foreign Trade Zone “Magnet Sites” Any company may locate on this land and simply activate with Customs.
Company/Site-Specific Foreign Trade Zones For companies wanting FTZ status but which cannot locate in an existing magnet site.
Railyard / Intermodal Facility
Distribution Centers
Custom Port of Entry Rail Line
Fort
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Southern Dallas County Inland Port
The southern Dallas County inland port encompasses 7,500 acres and five cities. The inland port is located at the hub of the nation’s best logistics and transportation infrastructure.
n Direct access to Interstate Highways 20, 35E, and 45
n Large acreage sites for manufacturing and distribution
n Heavy redundant electricity
n Lancaster Airport (306 acres, general aviation)
n 360-acre Union Pacific Dallas Intermodal Terminal providing access to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
n BNSF Intermodal facility
n Foreign Trade Zone (No. 39) and Triple Freeport availability
n More than 25M sq. ft. of occupied or build-to-suit warehouse, industrial, distribution, and manufacturing space; announced or built space totals 36M sq. ft. and over 8,000 acres
Source: Lightcast, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Addison
AllianceTexas is a 27,000-acre, master-planned development by Hillwood that encompasses industrial, logistics, corporate office, retail, aviation, housing communities and more.
Over the past 35 years, AllianceTexas has been an economic engine for North Texas with 590 companies, generating more than 66,000 jobs and an estimated $130 billion in regional economic impact.
Business & Economy
Major Companies and Headquarters
Top Employers
Fortune 1000
Major Headquarters
Relocations
Recent Expansions and Relocations
Small Business
International Companies
Global Trade
Major Companies and Headquarters
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is a magnet for corporate headquarters and major company operations, attracting 22 Fortune 500 company headquarters as of 2024 and 48 headquarters among the Fortune 1000.
A diverse group of household names such as Texas Instruments, AT&T, American Airlines, Kimberly-Clark, Toyota, and McKesson call the region home, reflecting the area’s strong fundamentals when it comes to workforce, access, and cost of doing business.
The region’s corporate powerhouse companies are distributed throughout Dallas-Fort Worth, an indication of the strength, depth, and breadth of the workforce. Widely distributed companies also hint at the ease of navigation between cities and corporate centers.
Scanning the roster of major employers located in DFW, it’s easy to see the diversity of the business community, from hightech, telecommunications, logistics, and finance industry leaders to consumer brands that impact the daily lives of households across the globe.
Dallas-Fort Worth’s diverse base of employers drives the region’s economic strength, so that growth is possible even during downturns in the business cycle or other economic disruptions.
A Critical Mass of Headquarters and Significant Operations
Construction
AECOM
American Legend Homes
Austin Industries
Balfour Beatty
Beck Group
Builders Firstsource
Centex Corporation
Clune Construction
D.R. Horton
First Texas Homes
Fluor Corporation
Green Brick Partners Inc
Highland Homes
Hill & Wilkinson
Invitation Homes
Landsea Homes
Lennar
McCarthy Building Companies
MEDCO Construction
Pogue Construction
Primoris Services
Rogers-O’Brien
Construction
SRS Distribution
TDIndustries
Turner Construction
U.S. Concrete
Energy
Atmos Energy
Bass Enterprises
Comstock Resources Inc
Delek US Holdings
Energy Transfer
EnLink Midstream
Halliburton
HF Sinclair
Hunt Consolidated/
Hunt Oil
J-W Power Company
Kosmos Energy Ltd
Luminant
Matador Resources Co
Oil States Management
Oncor Electric Delivery
Petro-Hunt
Pioneer Natural Resources
ProFrac Holdings
Range Resources
Reliant, an NRG Company
Scout Energy Management
Sunoco
TXU
Vistra Energy
Education & Health Care
Abbott Laboratories
Addus HomeCare Corp.
American Heart Association
AMN Healthcare
ARPA-H Customer
Experience Hub
Axxess
Baylor Scott & White Health
BioLabs Pegasus Park
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Cencora
Children’s Health
CHRISTUS Health
Collin College
Cook Children’s Health Care System
Dallas College
Galderma
JPS Health Network
McKesson
Medical City Healthcare
Methodist Health System
Tarrant County College
Tenet Healthcare
Texas Health Resources
University of North Texas System
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Dallas
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Verily
Leisure & Hospitality
American Airlines Center
Arcis Golf
Arlington Sportservice
AT&T Stadium
Brinker International
CEC Entertainment
Cinemark Holdings
Dave & Buster’s
Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group Inc
Fiesta Restaurant Group
Hilton Hotels.com
Invited
La Madeleine
Live Nation
Lone Star Park
LSG Sky Chefs USA
Omni Hotels
PGA of America
Pizza Hut
Six Flags Entertainment Park
Smoothie King
Texas Motor Speedway
Topgolf Entertainment Group
VisitDallas
Yum China Holdings
Manufacturing
Airbus Helicopters
Alcon Laboratories
American Leather
Arcosa
ATI
AZZ
Bell Helicopter
Bombardier Aviation
Caterpillar
Celanese Corporation
Cisco Systems
Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages
Commercial Metals (CMC)
Dal-Tile Corporation
Darling Ingredients
Diodes
Elbit Systems
Encore Wire Corp
Ericsson
EssilorLuxottica
Flowserve
Fossil Group
Frito-Lay North America
Fujitsu Network
Communications
General Motors
Gulfstream Aerospace
Integer Holdings Corp
Interceramic
Interstate Battery
Keurig Dr Pepper
Kimberly-Clark
Kubota
L-3 Technologies
Lennox International
Lockheed Martin
Louis Vuitton
Mary Kay
NCH Corporation
NEC Corporation of America
Nokia North America
PepsiCo
Peterbilt Motors
Poly-America
Qorvo
Raytheon, an RTX Business
Ruiz Foods
Sally Beauty Holdings
Samsung Electronics America
Smith & Nephew
Solar Turbines
STMicroelectronics
Tetra Pak U.S.
Texas Instruments
Toyota Motor North America
Trinity Industries
Triumph Aerostructures
Valhi Williamson-Dickie
Financial Activities
AAA Texas
Allstate
Amegy Bank
Ashford Hospitality Trust Associa
Avantax
Bank of America
Bank of Texas
Billingsley Company
Briggs Freeman
Sotheby’s
Capital One Bank
CBRE Group
Century 21 Judge Fite
Charles Schwab
Citi
Comerica Bank
CyrusOne
Digital Realty
Ebby Halliday
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Fidelity Investments
FirstCash Holdings
Frost Bank
Globe Life
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Hilltop Holdings
Hillwood, a Perot Company
HUB International
JLL
JPMorgan Chase
Mr. Cooper
Options Clearing Corporation
Pegasus Bank
PlainsCapital Bank
PNC
Regions Bank
Santander Consumer
USA
State Farm Insurance
TD Ameritrade
Texas Capital Bank
TIAA
Toyota Financial Services
TPG
Truist Bank
Veritex Holdings Inc
Wells Fargo
Professional & Business Services
Accenture
Allied Universal
AT&T
Atos
Boston Consulting Group
Conifer Health Solutions
CoreLogic
Corgan
Deloitte
DXC Technology
Ernst & Young
FedEx Office
Freeman Company
Google
HKS
IBM Corporation
Intuit
Jacobs Solutions
KPMG
McAfee
Microsoft
NTT Data
PwC
RealPage
Ryan
Salesforce
Slalom
TATA Consultancy Services
Thomson Reuters
Thryv
T-Mobile
Tyler Technologies
Verizon
Weaver
Trade & Transportation
7-Eleven
Amazon
American Airlines Group
Andrews Distributing Company
At Home Group Inc
Aurora Innovation
Ben E Keith Company
BNSF Railway
Boeing Distribution
Consolidated Electrical Distributors
Container Store Group
Copart
Dallas Love Field
Daseke
DFW International Airport
Gamestop
Hilti North America
HOLT CAT
J.C. Penney
Match Group
Michaels Companies
Mode Global
Mouser Electronics Inc
MV Transportation
Neiman Marcus Group
Republic National Distributing Company
Sabre
Sewell Automotive Companies
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Southwest Airlines
Stevens Transport
Target
Tom Thumb - Albertson’s
Union Pacific
Upbound Group
Top Employers
Major employers are influential over the health and vitality of the local economy. They make up disproportionately large contributions in terms of both employment and production, and they often bring national and international ties to the community.
10,000+ Employees
Amazon Trade & Transportation amazon.com
American Airlines Group Trade & Transportation aa.com
AT&T Prof & Business Services att.com
Bank of America Financial Activities bankofamerica.com
Baylor Scott & White Health Education & Healthcare bswhealth.com
DFW International Airport Trade & Transportation dfwairport.com
General Motors Manufacturing gm.com
JPMorgan Chase Financial Activities chase.com
Kroger Trade & Transportation kroger.com
Lockheed Martin Manufacturing lockheedmartin.com
Medical City Healthcare Education & Healthcare medicalcityhealthcare.com
Thomson Reuters Prof & Business Services thomsonreuters.com
Travelers
Financial Activities travelers.com
TTI Trade & Transportation tti.com
Vizient Inc
Prof & Business Services vizientinc.com
Wabtec Manufacturing wabtec.com
Fortune 1000
Dallas-Fort
World Cities With the Most Global 500 HQs (2024)
Westlake
Worth (2024)
Willow Park
Denton
McKinney
Globe Life #607
Encore Wire #981
Sally Beauty Holdings #788
Dallas-Cypress Waters
International #731
Healthcare #774
#120
Downtown Dallas
CBD & Uptown
AT&T* #32
HF Sinclair #137
CBRE Group #138
Jacobs Solutions #249
EnLink Midstream #511
Frontier Communications #586
Primoris Services #587
Comerica #627
ATI #727
Plano
Yum China Holdings #368
Upbound Group #747
Cinemark Holdings #882
Richardson
Lennox International #645
Dallas-LBJ Corridor
Tenet Healthcare #195
Texas Instruments #234
AECOM #291
Atmos Energy #710 Copart #765
Trinity Industries #891
Matador Resources #930
Dallas-North
Energy Transfer* #51 Match Group #839
Dallas-Love Field
Southwest Airlines #159
Major Headquarters Relocations
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is regularly identified as one of the nation’s top markets for new and expanded corporate facilities. Past relocations to the region include headquarters moves for Fortune 500 and Forbes Top Private companies such as AT&T, Comerica, Fluor, and Toyota. More recent moves include well-known industry leaders like AECOM, ATI, Caterpillar, CBRE, Charles Schwab, Jacobs, and McKesson. Other major companies have expanded into DFW distribution, logistics, and manufacturing centers, including Amazon, BMW, Galderma, General Dynamics, General Motors, MolsonCoors, and Pratt Industries. Meanwhile, corporations including 7-Eleven, American Airlines, Liberty Mutual, State Farm, FedEx, and JPMorgan Chase have expanded into new corporate office space, soon to be joined by new buildings for Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo.
Acacia Research Group
Active Network
AECOM
Ameriflight
Astura Medical
Aviatrix
Boingo Wireless
C & S Propeller
Cacique Foods
CBRE Group
Channell Commercial Corp.
Charles Schwab
Chip 1 Exchange
Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas
Consolidated Electrical Distributors
Copart
Core-Mark International
Daegis
Dealersocket
DJO Global
Sample of Headquarters Relocations to Dallas-Fort Worth
The Dallas Regional Chamber works closely with many companies that decide to locate major corporate facilities here, particularly headquarters. Our team knows how important these decisions are for both companies and their employees. We help companies understand this region fully—our demographics, labor costs, transportation assets, real estate options, or taxes and incentives that might apply to a project. Often we do it face to face. We visit companies and host executives here, including multi-day visits during which we engage Dallas-Fort Worth area business and civic leaders or subject-matter experts with the candidate company team to achieve the peer-topeer conversations that are so meaningful in selling DFW.
Missouri
GKN Aerostructures
Ulrich Medical USA
King Franchises Ohio
Delaware
Tennessee
Connecticut
New Jersey
Cognizant Technology Solutions Comparex USA
CVE Technologies Group
Digility Inc.
Diversified
OKI Data Americas
Georgia
Alabama
Other HQ Establishments (International)
Advam Pty Ltd.
BackBox
Baicells Technologies Co.
Basis Technology Corp.
BRP Inc
Clevon
Diab Group
DIRTT Environmental Solutions
Doosan Robotics Americas
Enginetech Systems
But we’re not just about the cold, hard facts and the sales pitch. We continue to work with companies—and particularly employees —that decide to move here. Corporate moves often impact hundreds, even thousands, of employees and families. Those employees have lots of questions, and each family situation is different. For all major corporate relocations, the DRC offers to meet with employees and families that suddenly have the opportunity to become new Texans.
Helping employees after a move is announced is a benefit to the company and its employees. It’s fun and meaningful for the DRC’s economic development team and is an important part of the Dallas Regional Chamber’s corporate recruitment platform. Arkansas
ezyVet
F-Wave Company
GuestLogix
Hisun Motors Corp., U.S.A.
KeepIt
Kidzania USA
KT&G Corporation
Labelcraft Products
LeClanche SA
NGC Renewables
NTT Data
Nutribiotech
Omnilife
Origina
Oyo
Salcomp
Three Whiskey
Triathlon Battery Solutions
TXOne Networks
Zallpy Digital
Zinwave Ltd. Louisiana
We have held several “town hall” meetings with company employees around the U.S., sharing information and our experiences of living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Our goal is to help employees understand why our region is a great place to live, raise a family, and prosper. Eyes light up when we show pictures of homes with affordable prices, the arts and cultural amenities, our parks and lakes, our foodie places, our outstanding medical care, dog parks, light rail, and bike trails—as well as the many facts and anecdotes that help them realize that DFW is a more robust, culturally and socially diverse place than they might have thought. And those who already know the area well, or might be from here, just get more excited about the move.
Sample of Recent Dallas-Fort Worth Expansions and Relocations
1 Tanium, a WA-based endpoint security software company, is doubling its Addison office space to 25K sf with 140 jobs.
2 IntelliEPI, a Taiwan-based semiconductor wafer manufacturer, announces a 30K-sf facilty expansion and 35 jobs in Allen to triple annual production with $41M in investment.
3 E-Space, a French global telecommunications and satellite manufacturing company, announces a 750K-sf manufacturing faclity and office in Arlington creating 2K new jobs.
4 Salcomp USA, a Finlandbased phone charger manufacturer, will establish its US HQ in Arlington, creating 660 jobs and a $3M investment.
5 Paris Baguette, a South Korea-based retail chain, announces its first NA bakery plant in Burleson with a $160M investment in a 267Ksf facility and 450 jobs.
6 BuzzBallz , the #1 selling single-serve premixed cocktail brand in the US, expands their current footprint in Carrollton to 300k sf.
7 LiquidStack, a global leader in liquid immersion cooling for data centers, relocates its HQ from MA to Carrollton at a 20K-sf facility housing more than 100 employees.
8 GoldenHome, a Chinese AIdriven cabinet manufacturer, relocates its NA HQ from NJ to Cedar Hill to house its leadership team, investing $30M.
9 PathGroup, a Nashvillebased provider of pathology and laboratory services, announces that it will occupy a 127K-sf facility in Coppell.
10 HAECO Global Engine Support, a Hong Kongbased aircraft service provider, will create 170 jobs at a new 290K-sf engine repair facility in Dallas.
11 Koya Medical, a medical device company that treats venous diseases, relocates its HQ from Oakland to Dallas, investing $1.7M and creating 220 jobs in a 35K-sf facility.
12 Verily, Alphabet's health tech subsidiary, announces its HQ will shift from the Bay Area to Dallas' Cypress Waters development.
13 Enginetech Systems, an Indian automotive manufacturer, will open its US HQ in Denton, investing $5.9M and creating 133 jobs.
14 Barrett Distribution Centers, a MA-based e-commerce fulfillment services company, adds a second 500K-sf distribution center in Forney creating 75 new jobs.
15 Bell Textron, a Fort Worth-based aerospace manufacturer, announced a $632M factory expansion with 520 jobs to support production of the V-280 Valor helicopter as the first recipient of the state's new JETI incentive.
16 Dick's Sporting Goods, a top U.S. sporting goods retailer, announces plans to build an 880K-sf regional distribution center supporting 300 jobs in Fort Worth.
17 ITS Logistics, a NV-based supply chain and logistics technology company, announces an expansion of its Fort Worth offices adding 339 jobs.
2023 Announcements
18 TIAA, a NY-based financial services company, announces it will transfer its CO office to Frisco, occupying 500K sf and creating 1000 new jobs.
19 Zallpy Digital, a Brazil-based leading provider of custom software development services, opens its first international office with a US HQ in Frisco.
20 Kraft Heinz, a leading global food and beverage company, announces a $143M upgrade and expansion of its Garland facilty to 635K sf and adding 200 jobs.
21 Orbis Corporation, a WIbased leader in reusable packaging, will lease and improve 420K sf of manufacturing space in Greenville creating 190 new jobs.
22 iRely, a commodity management software company, will relocate its HQ from NJ to Irving as a cetnral hub for global operations.
23 Nasdaq, the tech-focused stock exchange operator, announces that it will open a regional listings division in Irving to grow its presence in Texas.
24 Speedy Freight, a UK-based same-day courier company, announces a new US HQ, training academy, and 50K-sf warehouse in Irving near DFW Airport.
25 Agile Cold Storage, an Atlanta-based warehouse and distribtuion company, is building a $61M, 123K-sf cold storage warehouse in Kaufman, the single largest industrial capital investment in the city's history.
2024 Announcements
26 FreshRealm, a national leader in fresh meal solutions, will shift its HQ from San Clemente, CA to an 88K-sf facility in Lancaster with a $10.5M investment and 122 jobs.
27 Waabi, a Toronto-based autonomous trucking company, opens an 8-acre flagship AV terminal in Lancaster that will serve as the center for Waabi’s Texas operations.
28 Ericsson, a Swedenbased telecom product manufacturing company, announces an additional $50M investment in its 300K-sf 5G Smart Factory in Lewisville.
29 Crystal Window and Door Systems, a NYbased window and door manufacturer, will construct an advanced manufacturing facility and regional HQ in Mansfield with a $121M investment creating 504 jobs.
30 Plug and Play, a Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator, announces a new accelerator program focusing on enterprise and artificial intelliegence in McKinney.
31 Canadian Solar, a Canadabased renewable energy company, announces its first US manufacturing facility in Mesquite with a $270M investment and creating 1500 jobs followed by an immediate expansion announcement of 750K sf.
32 Hexagon Purus, a Norwaybased global manufacturer of zero-emission mobility solutions, announces a 200Ksf heavy truck manfuacturing facility in Mesquite, employing 250 workers.
33 Assa Abloy Global Solutions, a Swedish security technology company, is relocating its NA HQ to Plano, leasing 107K sf of flex space and creating 350 jobs.
34 Delta Electronics, a Taiwanbased power management component manufacturer, announces an expansion of its Plano operations by over 1M sf and 1,500 jobs.
35 Diversified, an audiovisual and media services company with clients like the NFL and Lululemon, relocates its HQ from NJ to Plano with 200 employees.
36 Geico, a MD-based commercial insurance company, is expanding its operations hub in Richardson to grow its small business insurance coverage leading to 500 new jobs.
37 Ballard Power Systems, a Canada-based fuel cell company, will invest $160M in a new manufacturing facility on a 22-acre site in Rockwall.
38 Coherent, a global leader in laser-based product manufacturing, is expanding its Sherman operations to consolidate production processes from other faciities.
39 Toca Social, in partership with Major League Soccer, will open the first US venue of its soccer entertainment product in The Colony, setting the stage for a nationwide expansion.
40 Post Consumer Brands, the MN-based food manufacturer, announces a 1.1M-sf distribution center in Wilmer.
Navarro Co.
Terrell
Small Business
According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), businesses with fewer than 500 employees represented roughly 99.7 percent of all employers nationally, created 62 percent of net new private-sector jobs, and accounted for 46 percent of private payroll. In Dallas-Fort Worth, small business is a vital part of our economic success because of its entrepreneurial spirit and drive for innovation.
North Texas Small Business Development Centers
An SBDC conducts research, counsels, and trains business people in managing, financing, and operating small businesses, providing comprehensive information services and access to experts in a variety of fields. Each SBDC encourages unique local efforts to meet small business needs in its area.
Collin SBDC
Serving: Collin County Area
Hosting Agency: Collin College
Dallas Metropolitan SBDC
Serving: Dallas County Area
Hosting Agency: The Bill Priest Institute of Dallas College
Navarro SBDC
Serving: Ellis, Freestone, Limestone, and Navarro Counties
Hosting Agency: Navarro College
North Central Texas SBDC
Serving: Cooke, Denton, and Montague Counties
Hosting Agency: North Central Texas College
Paris SBDC
Serving: Delta, Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, and Red River Counties
Hosting Agency: Paris Junior College
Tarrant SBDC
Serving: Tarrant County
Hosting Agency: Tarrant County College
Trinity Valley SBDC
Serving: Anderson, Henderson, Kaufman, Rains, and Van Zandt Counties
Hosting Agency: Trinity Valley Community College
Source: North Texas SBDC Network
76% of establishments in the DFW Region have fewer than 100 employees.
Many industry lists recognize and honor success, innovation and growth in startups and small businesses. Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 and Deloitte’s North America Technology Fast 500 are two of the best known. Inc. 5000 ranks the nation’s fastestgrowing private companies. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based, privately held and independent, and should be able to show three full calendar years of sales. Deloitte ranks the fastest-growing North American companies in the technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech and energy tech sectors based on 3-year percentage fiscal year revenue growth. Fast 500 companies have been in business for at least four years, have operating revenues of at least $50,000 in the first fiscal year of competition, have operating revenues of at least $5 million in the last fiscal year of competition, and own proprietary intellectual property or technology that contributes to operating revenues.
Inc. 500: America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
12 companies in Dallas-Fort Worth made the Inc. 500 list in 2024, and a total of 205 companies were listed in the Inc. 5000.
Deloitte Technology Fast 500
International Companies
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is home to an impressive group of foreign-based subsidiaries that host North American headquarters or major operations. International corporate investment in the region reflects the strength and diversity of the DFW economy and stellar access to U.S. and global markets, especially through Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The Financial Times and Nikkei’s 2024 Investing in America report ranks three DFW cities—Plano, Irving, and Dallas—among the top 5 best in the U.S. for foreign multinationals to do business.
Dallas-Fort Worth International Companies
Sample U.S. Headquarters and International Subsidiaries in the DFW Region
7-Eleven (Japan)
Accenture (Ireland)
Andritz Separation (Austria)
Anheuser-Busch (Belgium)
Atos NA (France)
Balfour Beatty (England)
Bimbo Bakeries USA (Mexico)
Bombardier Aviation Services (Canada)
Chubb Group (Switzerland)
Cinepolis USA (Mexico)
Clevon (Estonia)
Colliers International (Canada)
Delta Electronics USA (Taiwan)
Encore Wire (Italy)
Epiroc (Sweden)
Fresenius Medical Care (Germany)
Fujitsu America (Japan)
Gerdau (Brazil)
GKN Aerospace (England)
Hempel USA (Denmark)
HOYA Vision Care NA (Japan)
Interceramic (Mexico)
KPMG (The Netherlands)
Kubota Tractor (Japan)
Lehigh Hanson (Germany)
LG Electronics USA (South Korea)
Megger (England)
MORSCO (Australia)
NTT Data (Japan)
Panini America (Italy)
Randstad Technologies (The Netherlands)
Safran USA (France)
Samsung US (South Korea)
Siemens (Germany)
Signet Jewelers (Bermuda)
Smith & Nephew (England)
SMS Infocomm (Taiwan)
Smurfit Kappa (Ireland)
Sodexo (France)
SOLiD Americas (South Korea)
STMicroelectronics (Switzerland)
TATA Consultancy Services (India)
Tech Mahindra Americas (India)
The Apparel Group (China)
Thomson Reuters (Canada)
T-Mobile (Germany)
Toyota Connected (Japan)
Trend Micro NA (Japan)
Unilever USA (The Netherlands)
Webber LLC (Spain)
ZTE USA (China)
Honorary Consuls & Consuls General Serving Dallas-Fort Worth
Albania Belgium Belize Cambodia Canada
Cote d’Ivoire Denmark El Salvador Estonia Finland Germany Guatemala Honduras Iceland Italy Japan Jordan Korea Malta Mexico Monaco The Netherlands Norway Paraguay Peru Romania Sierra Leone Slovak Republic South Africa Spain
EB-5 Investment Visa Program
The EB-5 Investment Visa Program is the immigrant visa category for foreign entrepreneurs and investors. EB-5 allows a foreign national to obtain lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in the United States for self, a spouse, and unmarried children under age 21 in return for making a qualified investment in a U.S. enterprise. Program authorization runs through 2027.
Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom Uruguay
EB-5 Regional Center/ US Freedom Capital-Texas txeb5rc.com
Regional Center, LLC trceb5.com
1. Nokia is a Finland-based company which designs, develops, and builds communications networks. The U.S. headquarters, located in Dallas, hosts an Executive Experience Center where customers can engage in immersive live demos of Nokia products and solutions.
2. Tetra Pak is a Swedish food processing and packaging company focused on providing innovative and environmentally sound products. Tetra Pak operates a manufacturing plant and Technical Training Center in Denton.
3. Airbus Helicopters is a division of Netherlands-based Airbus, a global leader in aeronautics, space, and related services. As the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, the Grand Prairie headquarters is the main support and services hub for North America, offering a Fleet Operations Center and a Helisim Simulation Center.
4. Infosys is an India-based global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting.
Infosys Americas operates a Technology and Innovation Hub in Richardson focusing on artificial intelligence, machine learning, user experience design, and technologies that enhance cloud and big data services.
5. EssilorLuxottica is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses based in France. Farmers Branch is home to the Essilor of America headquarters including Essilor Instruments USA, an Innovation and Technology lab, and Essilor Vision Foundation.
6. Hilti is a Liechtensteinbased company that develops, manufactures, and markets tools, fastening systems, and software for the construction, building maintenance, and mining industries. The North American headquarters is in Plano.
7. Elbit Systems is an Israeli high-tech company and leading global source of innovative, technology-based systems with diverse defense and commercial applications. The
U.S. headquarters in Fort Worth includes manufacturing and research lab activity.
8. GRUMA is the world’s largest manufacturer of corn and tortillas and is based in Mexico. GRUMA began its operations in Texas in 1982 and is the parent company of Mission Foods Corp. Its U.S. headquarters is in Irving.
9. NEC Corporation is a Japanese multinational provider of IT services and products. NEC Corporation of America is the company’s principal subsidiary located in Irving providing expertise in biometrics, artificial intelligence, and digital privacy and cybersecurity.
10. BT Americas is the North American subsidiary of UKbased BT Group, which provides information and communications services, as well as network equipment, network services, software, business solutions, and integrated data services to global companies. BT Americas is headquartered in Dallas.
11. Santander is a Spanish multinational financial services
company. Its subsidiary, Santander Consumer USA, is a full-service consumer finance company focused on vehicle finance headquartered in downtown Dallas.
12. Toyota Motor Corporation, the leading global automobile manufacturer based in Japan, operates its North American headquarters in Plano, including Toyota Motor Sales, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, Toyota Financial Services, and Toyota Connected.
13. Galderma USA, based in downtown Dallas, is a subsidiary of its Swiss-based parent, the world leader in providing science-based skin health solutions to health care professionals and their patients at all ages and stages of life.
14. Ericsson is one of the leading providers of information and communication technology. The company maintains a comprehensive portfolio that ranges across networks, cloud software services, and emerging business. Ericsson’s North America headquarters is in Plano.
Global Trade
According to the International Trade Administration, the Dallas metropolitan area was the 6th largest export market in the U.S. in 2023 with merchandise shipments totalling $51.9 billion. This accounts for 11.6 percent of Texas goods exports.
The latest data available indicates that 8,947 companies exported goods from the Dallas metropolitan area. Of these, 88 percent were small- or medium-sized exporters (SMEs) with fewer than 500 employees. Top export market regions for DFW exporters include those covered by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the USMCA, and the European Union.
The top Dallas-Fort Worth area export market countries included Mexico, Canada, China, Germany, and the United Arab Emirates.
Expansion of the DFW global trade footprint is a primary reason why the region’s Gross Metropolitan Product is the fastest growing among major metropolitan areas over the last decade. The DFW economy also punches above its weight. While the region accounts for 27 percent of the population in Texas, the DFW share of the Texas economy is 29 percent.
DFW Trade Around the World
2024 Top Trading Partners—DFW Trade District
Data represents total value/tons within the DFW Customs Trade District, which includes Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth Alliance Airport, Addison Airport, Amarillo, Midland International Airport, Lubbock, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa. However, the DFW region represents 97 percent of the total value of goods traded in the entire trade district.
Note on differing export measurements: USA Trade Online reports exports from final port of exit (e.g. goods bound for export from DFW that pass through other ports, like LAX, will be counted as an export from LAX), while US International Trade Administration reports exports from port of origin.
Surplus
Top DFW Export Sectors
DFW Trade with Target Markets*
*Factors used to determine target market status include direct flights, foreign direct investment, trade volume, business environment compatibility, and populationrelated statistics. Six additional target markets are also top trading partners: Canada, China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
Innovation Ecosystem Innovation Districts Centers of Excellence
The Innovation Ecosystem
Texas is arguably the No. 1 state in the country in which to do business, and Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the best places in the country for innovation, boasting a thriving ecosystem of tech startups, Fortune 500 headquarters, cutting-edge research institutions, and a supportive community that fuels breakthroughs in AI, biotech, fintech, advanced manufacturing, and more.
Dallas
Downtown Dallas and its surrounding neighborhoods foster dynamic interactions between startups, corporations, investors, and universities, driving a powerful engine of innovation. This momentum is fueled by hubs like the AT&T Discovery District, the Blue Cross Blue Shield C1 Innovation Lab in the West End, the rise of Y’All Street, and the cuttingedge research at UT Southwestern and Southern Methodist University.
Pegaus Park and UT Southwestern form a dynamic innovation ecosystem in Dallas, fostering collaboration between biotech, healthcare, life sciences, and venture capital. Their close proximity and complementary strengths create a powerful synergy that accelerates research, commercialization, and startup growth.
Old Parkland and The Crescent are the heart of Dallas capital, centered in Uptown Dallas within two architecturally significant office campuses. These are hubs for private equity, venture capital, finance, wealth management, and corporate advisory services.
East Quarter and Deep Ellum are Downtown neighborhoods known for their dynamic blend of innovation, culture, and business. They both continue to involve and are key hubs for startups, creative industries, and tech-driven enterprises.
Fort Worth
Fort Worth’s innovation economy is driven by a dynamic mix of startups, corporate R&D, health care, advanced manufacturing, and aerospace technology. Anchored by institutions like TCU, UNT Health Science Center, and the growing Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus, the city fosters collaboration between academia and industry. The Stockyards, Near Southside, and AllianceTexas serve as innovation hubs.
Texas A&M - Fort Worth Campus is being developed on the east side of downtown with the goal of creating a hub for education, research, and innovation. The project includes multiple buildings, including the Law and Education Building and the Research and Innovation Building.
Alliance Mobility Innovation Zone Hillwood’s AllianceTexas in north Fort Worth offers mobility companies full access to an extensive testing ecosystem, resources, and partnerships essential to comprehensively test, scale, and commercialize their technologies.
Medical Innovation District In the Near Southside district, Fort Worth’s growing medical industry is joining forces with its local entrepreneur community to explore new and exciting frontiers in the medical and biotech industries. The 1,200-acre district is designed to attract top talent with a variety of places to live, work, play, and collaborate on new health advancements.
Clusters of innovation activity exist all across Dallas-Fort Worth. Below are just a few examples:
Arlington
Wallbox, a leading provider of EV charging solutions, autonomous mobility company Mozee, and Spark coworking in the Texas Live! development all call Arlington home. At the city’s core, the University of Texas at Arlington fuels innovation, reporting $155 million in research expenditures in 2024.
Denton
Denton fosters innovation through Stoke Denton, a coworking hub hosting tech events, supporting startups, and creating jobs. The University of North Texas’ Innovation Greenhouse and Texas Woman’s University AccelerateHER incubator empower entrepreneurs, strengthening Denton’s startup ecosystem and economic growth.
Frisco
The city’s innovation landscape is enriched by 400+ startups and 13 corporate innovation hubs. Plug and Play operates its sportstech and fintech accelerator in the City. In 2024, the Frisco EDC named its First-Ever ‘VC in Residence’ to attract investment and spur innovation.
Mansfield
The Mansfield Innovation Community, or “The MIC,” is set to be the epicenter of a multiphase, 1 million-square-foot development. This mixed-use hub will include a GSV Labs Innovation Center.
McKinney
McKinney EDC’s Innovation Fund helps companies scale from ideation to Series A, attracting businesses at idea, expansion, and growth stages with funding up to $500,000 to drive innovation and economic development.
Plano
The city of Plano is home to numerous corporate tech centers, including CarMax, the Capital One Garage, and Toyota Connected. The Texas Research Quarter (TRQ) was approved in 2024 and will offer over 4 million square feet of life science lab, office, and therapeutic production space.
Richardson
The Richardson Innovation Quarter (The IQ®) is a 1,200-acre urban tech hub fostering innovation and collaboration among over 1,000 businesses and 19,000 workers. It’s anchored by The IQ Headquarters, a collaboration with UT Dallas housing six research centers,
AT&T Discovery District
Old Parkland
Texas A&M - Fort Worth
Alliance Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth high-tech jobs compared to other leading innovation ecosystem metros
1st MOST HIGH-TECH JOBS ADDED IN THE U.S. SINCE 2019
4th HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF HIGH-TECH WORKERS IN THE U.S.
3rd HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF COMPUTER OCCUPATIONS IN THE U.S.
Federal Investment in DFW Innovation
ARPA-H - In September 2023, Dallas’ Pegasus Park was selected as the national headquarters of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, known as ARPA-H, Customer Experience Hub. The goal of the Customer Experience Hub is to ensure that future healthcare advancements are patient-centric and deliver improved outcomes for all Americans.
EDA SEMICONDUCTOR TECH HUB DESIGNATION
- In October 2023, the Economic Development Administration unveiled 31 U.S. Tech Hubs in the U.S., including the SMU-led Texoma Semiconductor Hub. It will work to strengthen, build on, and drive innovation in the existing semiconductor supply chain in 29 counties in North Texas and Oklahoma through regional collaboration and workforce development.
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
(NCTEDD) - Designated in 2016 by the Economic Development Administration and encompassesing the 16-County North Central Texas region, the NCTEDD brings together the private and public sectors in partnership to provide a coordinated strategy and economic development technical assistance. The designation serves as a foundation for regional collaboration and cooperative economic planning.
- DFW is home to one
and access USPTO’s
a patent examination office for technology developed in
Organizations
“You should do that!” That’s typically the first response when someone in DFW decides they’re going to start a new business and tells a friend. The next thing that friend likely will ask is, “How can I help?” Our region is abuzz with a wealth of organizations, events, and resources that foster innovation and support entrepreneurial endeavors.
A cross-sector consortium advancing smart city solutions. In 2024, NTXIA launched programs like the Immersive Innovation Program, Urban Resilience Fellowship, Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge, and Cybersecurity Workshops, fostering regional innovation, sustainability, mobility, and cybersecurity solutions while strengthening North Texas’ defenses against digital threats.
The life science trade organization for Dallas-Fort Worth. Created to accelerate the growth of the region’s diverse and balanced life science ecosystem. Companies connect with industry leaders, technologies, investors, universities, consultants, a varied population for clinical research, and an experienced pool of scientists, technicians, and resources.
Founded in 2019 to bring together and serve the consumer packaged goods (CPG) community in Dallas-Fort Worth. The group supports early- to late-stage CPG companies through a mix of networking events, speakers, speaker panels on various topics, and opportunities to connect with experts in smaller groups called DFW CPG Huddles.
The Texas Research Alliance works with companies to understand their research and innovation needs and bring its network of university faculty, high-growth companies, and startups to help solve challenges. Founded as a non-profit by four of the largest chambers of commerce in DallasFort Worth
Capital
Dallas-Fort Worth is home to every stage of capital that a growing company may need. Angel investors, family offices, venture capital, and private equity firms are looking to find and invest in great companies.
Sample of VC and Angel Investors in Dallas
Access Capital
Beyond Capital
Blossom Street Ventures
Capital Factory
Cowtown Angels
Cypress Growth Capital
Dallas Venture Capital
Goldcrest Investments
Green Park & Golf Ventures
Interlock Partners
Mark Cuban Companies
North Texas Angel Network
Perot Jain
Republic
Revtech
Sentiero Ventures
Venture Dallas
Venture Dallas exists to amplify the entrepreneurial spirit of Dallas-Fort Worth by connecting innovators with investors, celebrating the region’s pioneering roots, and driving impactful growth in the business community. The organization hosts an annual conference that attracts venture capital investors from around the country. The all-day event features visionary keynotes and panel tracks with industry experts and venture capital leaders, with ample time for networking. Connections are core to the event, where deals are made and founders have secured funding, investment, and mentorship.
North Texas Innovation Alliance BioNorthTX
DFW CPG Texas Research Alliance
Dallas West End
Artificial Intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth
THE HOME TO APPLIED AI
Dallas-Fort Worth has emerged as a key hub for applied AI due to a combination of industry presence, talent pool, infrastructure, and investment. Fortune 1000 companies leverage AI across industries such as telcommunications, finance, healthcare, and logistics.
ECOSYSTEM
With a strong community of 8,000+ AI enthusiasts, Dallas AI is the largest nonprofit AI forum in DFW. The group hosts educational talks and workshops, partnering with top companies and academia at the forefront of AI research. AI Connex offers consulting and accelerator services to support AI technology entrepreneurs. Plug and Play, the global startup accelerator program, has launched an Enterprise & AI vertical in McKinney.
EVENTS
Convergence AI, organized by the Dallas Regional Chamber, brings together a diverse group of leaders, including executives, entrepreneurs, and innovators, to explore the latest trends and developments in artificial intelligence. The focus is on realworld applications of AI in business, making it an essential event for anyone interested in the transformative power of this technology. Technologists will find other AI focused events throughout the year.
Events
1 Million Cups —Every Wednesday, 1MC communities around the country meet to give each other support, encouragement, and feedback over a cup of coffee. At 1MC, entrepreneurs present their businesses to inclusive, welcoming audiences. It’s not a pitch; it’s a chance to learn, collaborate, and grow. 1MC locations include Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Frisco, Irving, Northeast Tarrant County, and Plano.
IQ Brew The IQ Brew is held every second Thursday of the month and is hosted at The IQHQ in Richardson. It is a networking and educational series featuring presentations from entrepreneurs, small businesses, and subject-matter experts.
Big Design Conference Now in its 18th year, this award-winning event is the premier gathering of design, tech, product, innovation, and AI in North Texas.
Code Launch A startup accelerator event that pairs early-stage tech startups with professional software development teams to accelerate their trajectory toward MVP, seed funding, and beyond.
RESEARCH
Center for Artificial Intelligence and Big Data (CARIDA): The University of Texas at Arlington
Center for Applied AI and Machine Learning (CAIML): The University of Texas at Dallas
Center of Electric, Connected and Autonomous Technologies for Mobility (eCAT): The University of North Texas
AT&T Center for Virtualization Technologies: SMU
AI/ML Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD):
The University of North Texas Health Science Center
Startup Grind A series of events that brings together founders, industry experts, and aspiring entrepreneurs to share insights, experiences, and advice. Startup Grind meetings are held in Fort Worth, Dallas, and Frisco.
DFW Startup Week A free, five-day celebration of our community that builds momentum and opportunity around entrepreneurship. Multiple special events and summits occur throughout the week. Industry tracks are at the core of DFW Startup Week’s programming. With 11 different tracks that include Marketing, AI, Automation, Quantum and Healthcare, there’s something for every entrepreneur or innovator, no matter what stage of the journey they’re in.
EarthX E-Capital Summit—EarthX’s annual E-Capital Summit is an invitationonly conference that convenes hundreds of investment firms, early to latestage innovators, established global companies, industry thought leaders, national policymakers, incubators and accelerators, and researchers. Participants tackle some of the world’s greatest investment and business opportunities in sustainability, resilience, conservation, clean technology, and climate technology.
Incubators and Accelerators
The same dynamic landscape that fuels our largest companies also drives rapid growth for emerging companies. With numerous incubators and accelerators across Dallas-Fort Worth, startups have the support they need to grow and succeed.
AccelerateHER Incubator
Dallas Training program specifically for women-owned startups cofacilitated by The Slate coworking and the TWU Center for Women Entrepreneurs.
Plug
and Play
Enterprise & AI
McKinney
Silicon Valley-based enterprise and AI accelerator. Focus areas include big data and AI, infrastructure and IT, future of work, customer engagement, and cybersecurity.
The first cohort started in March 2024.
BioLabs
Dallas
A 37,000-squarefoot coworking lab and office facility in Pegasus Park. The space contains 130 benches, including wet labs, and over $2 million in shared equipment.
Health Wildcatters
Dallas
A 12-week mentor-driven seed accelerator focused on healthcare for entrepreneurs and companies that are developing solutions for the industry.
Plug and Play FinTech
Frisco & McKinney
Silicon Valleybased fintech accelerator is a joint program based out of Frisco and McKinney. Focus areas include wealth management, payments, retail banking, regtech, and crypto and digital assets. The first cohort formed in February 2024.
Blackstone Launchpads
UTA, UTD, UTSW
Located on each campus, the program offers students and recent alumni access to a global network of mentors, advisers, and startup resources.
Impact Ventures
Dallas Accelerator focused on underrepresented founders providing programming, mentors, curriculum, access to capital, and connections.
TechFW
Fort Worth
Since 1998, this accelerator and incubator has been helping entrepreneurs launch and grow emerging technology companies. Programs focus on coaching the inventors, founders, and managers of early-stage companies.
Capital Factory
Texas
Serves as a center of gravity for entrepreneurs in Texas. One of the most active venture investors in the state, providing mentorship, coworking, and events across the state.
Founders Arena
Arlington Accelerator program designed to support and accelerate the growth of companies operating in the wealth management sector.
RedBird Innovation Center
Dallas 20,000-squarefoot space in Southern Dallas offering coworking, business incubation, accelerator programs, and event space. Focused on underrepresented founders and creating a more diverse and equitable entrepreneurial landscape.
CreateFW
Fort Worth
Located in the Near Southside District, CreateFW is working to address the challenges faced by entrepreneurs and small business owners, particularly in BIPOC areas.
MassChallenge
Dallas
Boston-based accelerator operating in Dallas since 2022. Key areas of focus include defense, health care, pharmaceuticals, and human potential.
United Way Social Innovation Incubator
Dallas
Supporting human, social, and financial capital in early-stage entrepreneurs in the social innovation sector. The program is designed for entrepreneurs who have experienced systemic racial and gender inequities.
Plug and Play Sportstech
Frisco
Silicon Valleybased accelerator focused on developing technologies evolving human potential and performance. The first cohort started in 2024.
Health Wildcatters at Pegasus Park
CreateFW
North Richland Hills
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Selected by Five Star Parks & Attractions for their first 139,000 square foot indoor theme park in Texas.
Two commuter rail stations in NRH that connect to both Downtown Fort Worth and DFW Airport.
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500,000 people, 185,000 households, 18,000+ businesses and 200,000 employees within a 15-minute drive.
Snapshot of Centers of Excellence in DFW
Business Services
Accenture, a leading global professional services company that helps organizations build their digital core and accelerate growth, employs more than 2,800 people in the region. The Cloud Innovation Center at its Irving office provides tailored solutions to Fortune 500 clients.
Deloitte is investing $300 million in an expansion of its Deloitte University in Westlake. The sprawling center, which opened in 2011, is “where learning meets leadership” for Deloitte employees and guests.
NTT Data Services, the Plano division of the Japan-based company opened its North American Innovation Center in 2022. The center focuses on customer-facing tech, including areas like 5G, smart city planning, and “digital humans”— virtual models of the human body for medical research.
Wipro has a cybersecurity center and hub for AI and advanced analytics at its Texas Technology Center in Plano.
Persistent Systems, a digital engineering firm based in India, opened a new private equity “Value Creation Hub” in Plano.
Hitachi Vantara opened the Hitachi Application Reliability Center as its first physical cloud and engineering “center of excellence” in North America. It expects to employ 120 workers in Dallas by 2025.
West Monroe, with over 100 employees in Dallas, is a national business and
Advanced Manufacturing
Texas Instruments is building a new 500-acre, 4.7 millionsquare-foot semiconductor wafer fabrication plant in Sherman.
Körber Business Area Supply Chain, a unit of Germanybased Körber AG, opened a new innovation center in Irving in 2024. The facility features cutting-edge, advanced parcel and postal sortation handling equipment.
Bombardier manufactures an advanced wing design for its Global 7500 luxury business jet. The Red Oak plant is expanding to employ 1,100 people.
MP Materials operates a
200,000-square-foot rare earth metal, alloy, and magnet manufacturing facility in Fort Worth. The facility also serves as the business and engineering headquarters for its magnetics division.
LG opened its first U.S. EV charger factory in 2024. The 100,000-square-foot plant in Fort Worth will have an annual capacity of 12,000 units, while operating with “100% green power.”
Raytheon opened a 200,000-square-foot factory in McKinney. The new facility specializes in intelligence, surveillance,
technology consulting firm helping clients across industries with M&A, Customer Experience, Operational Excellence, and Technology Services.
Cognizant, based in Irving, employs 1,100 technology professionals. Its new 69,000-square-foot Plano location will employ 500, primarily software developers.
Splunk Inc. the San Francisco based data analytics and machine learning company has a global innovation hub in Plano. Infosys has its Texas Technology and Innovation Hub in Richardson. The office is home to 500 employees focusing on digital transformations in the telecommunications, retail, and banking industries.
and reconnaissance systems, including electro-optical manufacturing and the production of high-energy laser systems.
Siemens invested $190 million in a new high-tech plant in Fort Worth in 2024. The facility will
produce electrical equipment for data centers, battery plants, and semiconductor facilities.
Delta Electronics, a Taiwanbased global electronics maker, is building a 400,000-squarefoot research, development,
Accenture
Fort Worth
Mayor Mattie Parker and Alec Jang, president of LG Electronics Business Solutions
Deloitte University
Biotech
Pegasus Park is a 23-acre campus, just north of downtown Dallas is home to the Federal ARPA-H Customer Experience Hub, a 37,000-square-foot BioLabs wetlab space, as well as MassChallenge and HealthWildcatters startup accelerators. UT Southwestern also occupies 180,000 square feet for 900 employees. Bridge Labs, a 135,000-square-foot
Retail
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions looks to “reimagine the store of the future” with a new 14,000-square-foot innovation and incubation hub in Frisco. Teams there work on cloud development,
Cybersecurity
purpose-built lab and R&D expansion opened in 2024, with UT Arlington and Texas A&M launching the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing Satellite Campus there in 2025. The campus can add roughly one million square feet of future development.
Evolve Biologics is building a 200,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sachse. The new location will bring 300 jobs.
Verily, Alphabet’s life science subsidiary, opened a Cypress Waters office in 2022 bringing over 100 jobs. In 2024, it shifted its headquarters from California to the DFW office.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport operates a 37,000-square-foot cold chain storage facility, allowing refrigerated storage and rapid delivery to and from our region of temperature and timesensitive pharmaceuticals. McKesson, a Fortune 10 company and the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributor, is headquartered in Irving, where it’s leading a data analytics initiative to improve patient health outcomes.
Colossal Biosciences is working to bring back the woolly mammoth and other extinct species. In 2025, the startup became Texas’ first decacorn, valued at $10.2B.
Fintech and Insurtech
TIAA opened a new 15-story corporate center in Frisco in 2024, a $58 million capital investment. The tower is expected to house 2,300 employees, including a new digital client experience lab.
PNC Bank opened its North Texas Technology and Innovation Hub in Farmers Branch in 2022. This space employs 200 working on systems architecture, user experience, and cybersecurity.
Bank of America has over 14,000 workers in DFW, including 8,500 tech and operations workers. They also maintain a significant cybersecurity operation in DFW.
Wells Fargo is constructing a nearly 900,000-square-foot regional campus in Irving. The facility will house more than 3,000 workers when it opens in 2025.
computer vision, and retail IoT. The hub employs 150 people.
Foot Locker opened a new technology and innovation center in Irving, bringing 200-250 jobs.
McAfee, the global online protection provider, opened a new regional headquarters at The Star in Frisco in 2023.
Taiwan’s TXOne Networks, which focuses on operational technology networks and devices, has its Americas HQ in the Urban Towers complex in Las Colinas.
TrendMicro, an IT security company, operates its US HQ in Irving employing engineers and software developers tackling hardware and software vulnerabilities in IoT environments, including smart manufacturing, smart cities, and smart energy.
Citigroup hosts one of two global Security Operations Centers in Irving where the company employs its largest concentration of technology positions.
Trellix , a $1.7 billion cybersecurity firm created by the merger of McAfee and FireEye, opened an 85,000-square-foot office in Legacy West.
7-Eleven has its innovation research and development lab, 7Next, in Irving. The team focuses on integrating advanced technologies to enhance customer experiences and streamline operations.
▲Blue Cross Blue Shield C1 Innovation Lab anchors the West End of Downtown Dallas where it houses a cybersecurity center and design think studio.
Capital One Financial Services opened The Garage in Plano, a 36,000-square-foot space occupied by product managers, software engineers, and designers.
Vanguard opened a new office in Plano that includes IT professionals supporting its broader advice services.
Charles Schwab relocated its HQ to a new 70-acre campus in Westlake in 2021 that will be home to hundreds of tech workers, including software and network engineers, cybersecurity professionals, and solutions and application architects.
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Big Tech in DFW
Amazon operates a significant tech hub in Dallas, with jobs that support various business functions, including AWS. In addition to its many distribution centers, it operates its Amazon Prime Air hub at Perot Field in Fort Worth.
Microsoft has a significant presence and Technology Center in Las Colinas. A recent $31 million facility investment was designed to help accelerate the adoption of cloud technology in regulated industries.
Meta operates the Fort Worth Data Center as part of their global infrastructure, one of two in Texas.
Google has had a presence in Texas since 2007— including an office in Addison. The company plans to invest $1 billion in Texas this year through its data center campuses in Midlothian and Red Oak.
Autonomous Trucking
Kodiak Robotics, has had a presence in Dallas-Fort Worth since 2019. The company is planning to launch driverless operations between Dallas and Houston out of its Lancaster hub.
Aurora Innovation, has a corporate office in Coppell, and terminals for its trucking product, Aurora Horizon, in Palmer south of Dallas and in Fort Worth. Aurora has also done autonomous trucking runs out of DFW for FedEx, Werner, and Schneider.
Waabi, established its initial commercial presence in Texas in 2023, hauling autonomous loads between Dallas and Houston through an industry-first partnership with Uber Freight. In 2024, it opened an eight-acre-plus terminal in Lancaster.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions opened a Fort Worth office in 2023 and has partnered with DHL Supply Chain to launch autonomous operations, enabled by the purposebuilt, production-ready Volvo VNL Autonomous, powered by the Aurora Driver.
Torc Robotics a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, is opening a new office and autonomous trucking hub in Dallas-Fort Worth in the first half of 2025.
Gatik AI, a leader in autonomous middle mile delivery plans to launch driverless operations in Dallas-Fort Worth in early 2025.
Fintech and Insurtech
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Goldman Sachs will employ almost 5,000 people in a new three-building, 800,000-square-foot campus in Uptown Dallas. The company has been consolidating regional offices, bringing most of its employees to its existing Downtown Dallas office, where the technology and operations divisions are located. DFW is its second-largest workforce center behind New York. The new campus will open in 2027.
Fidelity has a 332-acre campus in Westlake with more than 6,000 employees. The in-house R&D lab explores applications for emerging technologies to develop products, such as Fidelity Digital Assets, that execute cryptocurrency and other digital asset trades. Comerica opened a new business and innovation hub at The Star in Frisco in 2023. The hub will employ around 300 people and offer “cross-functional collaboration” opportunities.
Intuit operates a 500+ employee facility in Plano, which is the headquarters for its Strategic Partner Group. At that location, data scientists, analysts, and UX/UI designers harness data by leveraging AI/machine learning to improve processes for their customers.
JPMorgan Chase has more than 3,000 technologists in the region. Its new 540,000-square-foot, multi-building campus in Plano is home to technology teams from all lines of business.
State Farm’s Live-Work-Play Cityline regional hub in Richardson employs thousands of workers, many of whom are in enterprise technology and other IT positions.
USAA operates a campus in Plano, where the majority of the 1,000+ workers are in IT and digital roles. Activities at the campus range from predictive analytics applied to potential life events, to drone use for disaster assessment.
Rendering of new Goldman Sachs campus
Microsoft Technology Center
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Costs & Incentives
Cost of Doing Business
Wages and Salaries
Utilities—Electricity
Utilities—Water, Sewer, Gas, and Telecommunications
Taxes and Union Activity
Real Estate—Office
Real Estate—Industrial Real Estate—Retail
Corporate Business Climate
Local, State, and Federal Incentives
Cost of Doing Business
When it comes to doing business in a major metropolitan area, it doesn't get much more affordable than Dallas-Fort Worth. Dallas and Fort Worth index well below other major U.S. business centers when it comes to state and local taxes. In terms of the largest corporate expenses—labor and rent—Dallas and Fort Worth also rank well below other major U.S. markets, making the region an attractive place to expand or relocate.
Francisco (202.2)
San Jose (169.6)
Angeles (119.8)
Diego (141.0)
Phoenix (100.9)
Denver (105.4)
Fort Worth (95.4) Austin (114.7)
Wages and Salaries
While median wages and salaries in Dallas-Fort Worth typically trend slightly lower than other major metros, our cost of living is also lower, which means employees can spend less on housing and still enjoy a high standard of living.
Typical Workers’ Compensation Costs
What People in Dallas-Fort Worth Earn
Basis
*To determine rates, a companyspecific multiplier is applied to the loss cost for a specific occupation classsification.
Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate
New employers who do not acquire an existing business start at a tax rate of 2.7%, or the NAICS industry average rate, whichever is higher. The employer will keep the entry level tax rate until the employer’s account is chargeable with claims for unemployment benefits for four complete quarters. After these conditions have been met, the effective tax rate is calculated as the sum of five components multiplied by taxable wages. For 2025, the average tax rate is 1.08%.
Key Occupations in DFW Target Industries
Electricity
The Dallas-Fort Worth region ranks close to the national median in terms of overall electric rates. The state of Texas operates on a power grid separate from that of the rest of the country, meaning DFW ranks high in electrical systems reliability.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the flow of electric power to 27 million Texas customers, representing about 90 percent of the state’s electric load.
In North Texas, Oncor is the investor-owned, regulated utility that provides electricity transmission and distribution to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. However, Texas has a deregulated electricity market, so consumers can shop around for providers, giving them flexibility in pricing, products, and services.
Dallas Area Estimated Electricity Costs
$1,264
$3,261
$1,146,240
$2,577,600
ERCOT
(The Electric Reliability Council of Texas)
Texas Electric Generation by Source (2023Q4-2024Q3)
Source: Energy Information Administration
Water, Sewer, Gas, & Telecommunications
Dallas-Fort Worth is expected to continue growing at a rapid rate. In order to keep up with projected demand for utilities, the region’s leaders have made it a priority to secure reliable sources of water and gas. The area’s numerous lakes and the abundance of natural gas reserves, located in the geologic formation known as the Barnett Shale, ensure that DFW will have access to these resources in the decades to come.
AT&T and Texas Instruments, among others, call DFW home. As a result, the region is a strong telecommunications hub. Multiple carriers’ fiber networks connect North Texas cities to one another, as well as to the rest of the U.S. and the world. Redundancies in connectivity, combined with relative freedom from natural disasters, means minimal risk of downtime for any business operating in the vicinity. And with the proliferation of 5G technologies by all of the major service providers, businesses in DFW have an unlimited ability to be connected internally, to other businesses, and to their customers.
Rates and Infrastructure
Water and Sewer
reflect prompt-pay discount and are effective Oct. 1, 2024
Regional Water Planning Area— Region C
2070 Supplies for Water Providers in Region C
Natural Gas Rates*
The
Barnett Shale
*Rates are for Dallas only—different rates apply to other cities and unincorporated areas. Excludes additional charges such as gas cost recovery, weather normalization, taxes and fees. Industrial commodity charge is based on level of MMBtu’s used. Rate is current as of October 1, 2024, and is subject to change.
Source: Atmos Energy
The Barnett Shale is one of the largest natural gas fields in North America. Exploration, drilling, and production in the Barnett Shale have transformed the economy with thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in investment, and contributed to opportunities and prosperity for the entire region.
Major U.S. Internet Peering Points
Connectivity is a core strength of Dallas–Fort Worth. It is one of the primary peering points of all U.S. internet traffic, enabling companies located here to have fast and reliable access to the world’s telecommunications infrastructure.
Taxes and Union Activity
Increasing business costs combined with ever-constrictive regulatory environments contribute to the rise of a business’s risks and costs. Tax burdens and labor requirements imposed on businesses create barriers to market entry and real estate development.
Texas is a low-tax, business-friendly, rightto-work state. Companies from all over the United States and around the world come to do business in Texas because of low costs, its central location, and an industry environment favorable to growth and development.
Because Texas is a right-to-work state— meaning employees are not required to join unions—it places high in favorable business climate rankings. The DFW area has extremely low union activity compared with other regions.
Sales Tax Rate
on local option rate
Special Purpose Districts: 1/8% - 2% (.00125 - 0.02), depending on local option rate
DFW Communities Sales Tax Sample
Source: Texas Comptroller’s Office
Union Activity in Selected Metros
Texas Franchise Tax
Each taxable entity formed in Texas or doing business in Texas, such as corporations, LLCs, banks, and partnerships, must file franchise tax reports. This tax applies only to entities earning above a certain threshold. For example, in 2025, entities earning up to $2.47M will pay no franchise taxes. The tax does not apply to sole proprietorships, general partnerships with individual owners, or certain trusts, among others.
Texas Franchise Tax Rates
n 0.75% (0.0075) of margin for most taxable entities
n 0.375% (0.00375) for qualifying wholesalers and retailers
n 0.331% (0.00331) for those entities with $20 million or less in Total Revenue (annualized per 12-month period on which the report is based)
More information is available by contacting the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts at 1-800-252-1381 or visiting https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/franchise/
2024 Dallas-Fort Worth Property Tax Rates
COUNTIES RATE
Collin
Dallas
Denton
Ellis
Hunt
Johnson
Kaufman
Parker
Rockwall
Tarrant
$0.149343
$0.215500
$0.187869
$0.273992
$0.323328
$0.379276
$0.415113
$0.299238
$0.254700
$0.187500
Wise $0.275000
CITIES
Addison
Allen
$0.609822
$0.417500
Anna $0.507200
Arlington
Azle
Balch Springs
Bedford
Benbrook
Burleson
Carrollton
Cedar Hill
Celina
Cleburne
Cockrell Hill
Colleyville
Commerce
Coppell
Corinth
Crowley
Dallas
Decatur
Denton
DeSoto
Duncanville
Ennis
Euless
Everman
Fairview
Farmers Branch
$0.599800
$0.614087
$0.794629
$0.495726
$0.555000
$0.662700
$0.538750
$0.636455
$0.598168
$0.588504
$0.695086
$0.276204
$0.798909
$0.458632
$0.514800
$0.608300
$0.704700
$0.577551
$0.595420
$0.684934
$0.614834
$0.664000
$0.446700
$1.026080
$0.310281
$0.543500
Fate $0.259245
Flower Mound
Forest Hill
Forney
Fort Worth
Frisco
Garland
Glenn Heights
Grand Prairie
Grapevine
Greenville
Haltom City
Heath
Hickory Creek
Highland Park
Highland Village
Hurst
Hutchins
Irving
Joshua
Kaufman
Keene
Keller
Kennedale
Krum
Lake Dallas
Lake Worth
Lancaster
Lewisville
Little Elm
Lucas
Mansfield
McKinney
Melissa
Mesquite
Midlothian
Murphy
N. Richland Hills
Parker
Plano
Princeton
Prosper
Red Oak
Richardson
Richland Hills
River Oaks
Roanoke
Rockwall
Rowlett
Royse City
Sachse
Saginaw
$0.241165
$0.558000
$0.580727
$0.290311
$0.223060
$0.208550
$0.500273
$0.591324
$0.630082
$0.589100
$0.689468
$0.759500
$0.834134
$0.291120
$0.706190
$0.664485
$0.513601
$0.485420
$0.604606
$0.422435
$0.559900
$0.239051
$0.645000
$0.415513
$0.454116
$0.690000
$0.650000
$0.362533
$0.489389
$0.310439
$0.417600
$0.440226
$0.505000
$0.696886
$0.542180
$0.518879
$0.675827
$0.308039
$0.247450
$0.769691
$0.578000
$0.650416
$0.493747
$0.387272
$0.724094
$0.405240
$0.672500
$0.425517
$0.689746
$0.565015
$0.660000
Sanger
Sansom Park
Seagoville
Southlake
Sunnyvale
Terrell
The Colony
Trophy Club
$0.689747
$0.779605
$0.710932
$0.305000
$0.453000
$0.764200
$0.635000
$0.415469
University Park
Watauga
Waxahachie
Weatherford
White Settlement
Willow Park
Wylie
SCHOOLS
Aledo ISD
Allen ISD
Alvarado ISD
Alvord ISD
Anna ISD
Argyle ISD
Arlington ISD
Aubrey ISD
Avalon ISD
Azle ISD
Birdville ISD
Bland ISD
Blue Ridge ISD
Boles ISD
Boyd ISD
Bridgeport ISD
Brock ISD
Burleson ISD
Caddo Mills ISD
Campbell ISD
Carroll ISD
$0.229964
$0.570200
$0.610000
$0.398420
$0.679816
$0.432546
$0.534301
$1.205200
$1.125800
$1.166900
$0.879900
$1.255200
$1.209900
$1.103500
$1.255200
$0.821530
$1.097900
$1.198300
$0.872320
$1.255200
$1.013700
$1.129200
$0.939463
$1.255200
$1.255200
$1.255200
$0.666900
$0.961700
Carrollton-Farmers
Branch ISD
Castleberry ISD
Cedar Hill ISD
Celeste ISD
Celina ISD
Chico ISD
Cleburne ISD
Commerce ISD
Community ISD
Cooper ISD
Coppell ISD
Crandall ISD
Crowley ISD
Cumby ISD
Dallas ISD
Decatur ISD
Denton ISD
DeSoto ISD
Duncanville ISD
Eagle MountainSaginaw ISD
Ennis ISD
Sample Property Tax Information
$0.983600
$1.246900
$1.127900
$0.925200
$1.235800
$0.848637
$1.211900
$1.255200
$1.255200
$0.917500
$1.034300
$1.286900
$1.255200
$1.235200
$0.997235
$0.902900
$1.156900
$1.065200
$1.105700
$1.245700
$1.215200
Era ISD
Everman ISD
$0.905500
$1.226800
Fannindel ISD $0.837500
Farmersville ISD $1.239400
Ferris ISD
$1.140800
Forney ISD $1.286900
Fort Worth ISD $1.062400
Frisco ISD
$1.029200
Frost ISD $0.999200
Garland ISD $1.050900
Garner ISD $0.727500
Godley ISD $1.286900
Granbury ISD $0.931900
Grand Prairie ISD $1.057700
Grandview ISD $0.996600
GrapevineColleyville ISD $0.923300
Greenville ISD $0.966900
Highland Park ISD $0.866900
Hurst-EulessBedford ISD $0.968900
Irving ISD $1.015900
Italy ISD $1.073700
Jacksboro ISD $1.126900
Joshua ISD $1.257500
Kaufman ISD $1.255200
Keene ISD $1.046400
Keller ISD $1.085200
Kemp ISD $0.974400
Kennedale ISD $1.135200
Krum ISD $1.229800
Lake Dallas ISD $1.255200
Lake Worth ISD $1.255200
Lancaster ISD $1.224400
Leonard ISD $1.225200
Lewisville ISD $1.117800
Lipan ISD $1.053856
Little Elm ISD $1.225200
Lone Oak ISD $1.156900
Lovejoy ISD $1.255200
Mabank ISD $0.946900
Mansfield ISD $1.146900
Maypearl ISD $0.976600
McKinney ISD $1.125200
Melissa ISD $1.255200
Mesquite ISD $1.096900
Midlothian ISD $1.106900
Milford ISD $1.098160
Millsap ISD $1.069800
Mineral Wells ISD$0.987300
Northwest ISD $1.087900
Real Estate— Office
Dallas-Fort Worth continued to lead CBRE’s U.S. Investor Intentions Survey list of toppeforming commercial real estate markets for the third consecutive year for 2025. DFW was also ranked as the most attractive market by investors for the 4th consecutive year.
The annual ULI/PwC Emerging Trends in Real Estate report similarly scored DFW as the top metro area to buy, build, and finance property in 2025.
Office space in the DFW area is concentrated in key areas. These include:
n The Dallas and Fort Worth Central Business Districts;
n Developments along Interstate 35E, North Central Expressway, and Dallas North Tollway corridors, between downtown Dallas and its northern suburbs; and
n Master-planned developments, including Irving’s Las Colinas, Fort Worth’s AllianceTexas, Plano’s Legacy West, and Richardson’s CityLine, among many others.
Large financial institutions continue to dominate new construction efforts, including Goldman Sachs in Uptown, Wells Fargo in Las Colinas, TIAA at The Star in Frisco, and Bank of America in Uptown.
The Dallas-Fort Worth region offers a multitude of options for companies looking to operate here. From multitenant buildings in the urban core and CBDs to office parks throughout the region, many companies have discovered DFW to be a strategic and cost-effective location.
Largest Office Parks
Market View
Real Estate— Industrial
Dallas-Fort Worth was second in the nation in industrial commercial real estate development in 2024, adding 19 million square feet to the pipeline during a continuing market slowdown that shrank new supply by 35% nationally over the previous year, according to the Commercial Edge National Industrial Report.
Industrial space is distributed throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth region with concentrations that include:
n Fort Worth’s AllianceTexas;
n Areas surrounding Dallas Fort Worth International Airport;
n The Inland Port in southern Dallas County, along Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 67;
n Suburbs including Arlington, Garland, Grand Prairie, and Coppell; and
n Developments along the Interstate 35E corridor between Dallas and Lewisville.
Prior to the current slowdown, the DFW industrial market had strengthened over the past several years, spurring significant new developments throughout the region. The majority of construction continues to occur in southern Dallas County and the North Fort Worth market, but new industrial centers in Denton, Midlothian, and around DFW Airport continue to see development.
Observers credit the strength of the regional economy, as well as low taxes and labor costs, for sustaining DFW as a desirable market for real estate investment.
DFW Industrial Space: A Logistics,
and Manufacturing Hub
Dallas-Fort Worth’s central U.S. location provides an advantageous distribution hub with quick access to rail, air, and short- and long-haul truck
Largest Industrial Parks
Industrial Building/Park
Market View
Real Estate—
The Dallas-Fort Worth retail real estate market began 2025 with the highest occupancy rate on record at 95.1% for the second year running. According to the Weitzman Group, market health indicates that consumers still demand traditional retail space even as struggling chains close nationwide. Weitzman’s annual forecast concludes that the retail space stands to be a strong perfomer in 2025 after adding 2.8 million square feet in 2024. Grocery stores, large-format entertainment spaces, and suburban neighborhood centers will lead the way in new space delivery.
Live, Work, and Play
The development of higher density, mixed-use centers offers unique opportunities to both businesses and residents in the Dallas- Fort Worth region. Examples include:
Addison Circle—Addison
Bishop Arts—Dallas
CityLine—Richardson
Cypress Waters—Dallas Eastside—Richardson
Frisco Station—Frisco
Frisco Town Square—Frisco
Granite Park—Plano
Highland Park Village—Highland Park
Legacy Town Center—Plano
McKinney Urban Village—McKinney
Magnolia Street—Fort Worth
Midtowne—Midlothian
Mockingbird Station—Dallas
Montgomery Place —Fort Worth
Museum Place—Fort Worth
Park Lane Place—Dallas
Parker Square—Flower Mound
Rockwall Commons—Rockwall
Southlake Town Square—Southlake
Southside on Lamar—Dallas
Sundance Square—Fort Worth
Victory Park—Dallas
Watters Creek—Allen
West Village Dallas
In addition, historic downtowns are being redeveloped into attractive regional destinations, including downtowns in Plano, McKinney, Denton, Carrollton, and Grapevine.
Largest Retail Centers
Worth
Market View
Corporate Business Climate
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is home to a diverse array of corporate headquarters— and for good reason. The region possesses tremendous assets and resources.
Recovery from the pandemicinduced economic disruption was uneven throughout the U.S. However, the Dallas-Fort Worth region not only weathered the downturn better than most other metro areas, but recovered more quickly to resume growth through 2025. Site Selection Magazine recognized this fact by ranking DFW as the number one location in the U.S. for headquarter relocations.
Difficult business climates in California, Illinois, and other heavily populated states stand in stark contrast to the operating environment in Texas and throughout DFW. Texas has won Site Selection Magazine’s Governor’s Cup 13 consecutive times, while Area Development Magazine continues placing the Lone Star State among the top 10 for driving economic growth and attracting new businesses.
A Great Place to Do Business
State, Local, and Federal Incentives
North Texas is a great place to live, work, and do business. Incentive programs that support job growth, attract innovation, and promote equitable economic development help the region stand out and encourage companies to join our community.
For example, to help maintain the low cost of doing business, the city of Dallas has adopted polices and authorized tools that include tax abatement; community and economic development loans and grants; a pre-development assistance fund; an infrastructure investment fund for things like internet connectivity, streetscape enhancements, and sidewalk improvements (including ADA accessibility improvements and lighting infrastructure); New Market Tax Credits; and more.
The city of Fort Worth offers a number of incentives which it uses to attract development and create neighborhood stabilization. These are available for property owners and/or nonprofit organizations that want to restore or repair existing housing structures. Additionally, Fort Worth has identified 31 commercial districts in the queue for revitalization.
Following are examples of popular local, state, and federal incentives that assist companies and developers to invest in catalytic projects in North Texas.
Local Incentives
Chapter 380/381 Agreement: Authorizes cities and counties to offer loans and grants of funds or services to stimulate business or commercial activity.
Economic Development Corporation: Allows cities to reward new and expanded business enterprises with cash incentives for project costs. Type A EDCs typically fund manufacturing and industrial development; type B EDCs can also fund quality of life improvements like affordable housing, sports and athletic facilities, and public parks.
Tax Increment Financing District: Redirects property tax in a geographic area designated as a reinvestment zone to pay for improvements in the zone.
Tax Abatement: Exempts increases in property values from local taxation for up to 10 years by agreement with taxing unit (does not apply to school districts).
Freeport Exemption: Exempts property tax for qualifying inventory that a business temporarily stores in Texas (175 days or less) for the purpose of assembly, storage, manufacturing, processing, or fabricating.
State Incentives
Grants:
Texas Enterprise Fund: Provides competitive fuding for projects considering viable sites outside of Texas. Projects must create jobs meeting wage requirements, spur capital investment, project high rates of return on public dollars spent, and have local taxing jurisdiction support.
Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund: Encourages state leadership in semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing with awards to Texas higher education institutions and businesses.
Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund: Increases the supply of qualified workers for entry-level to mid-level jobs in high demand occupations when buinesses partner with local training providers.
Skills Development Fund (SDF): Assists Texas public community and technical colleges to finance customized job training for local businesses.
Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI): Provides matching funds for eligible Texas institutions of higher education to recruit distinguished researchers.
Space Exploration & Aeronautics Research Fund: Provides funding for entities involved in the space exploration research or aeronautics industry.
Tax Incentives:
Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) Act: Provides school property tax abatements for up to 10 years for major capital investments in manufacturing, energy, or natural resource development facitlities, high-tech infrastructure projects,
and critical infrastructure development. Additional abatements are availble for investments in opportunity zones.
Texas Enterprise Zone Program: Allows local communities to nominate businesses in or near state-approved areas for sales and use tax refunds commensurate with company investment dollars and the number of jobs created or retained.
State Sales & Use Tax Exemptions: Exempts Texas companies from the state portion of sales and use taxes for the following:
n Manufacturing machinery & equipment used in the production of tangible products for sale, labor for constructing new facilities, and agricultural product machinery;
n Natural gas and electricity used by manufacturing companies in the production of tangible products; and
n C omputers, equipment, cooling systems, power infrastructure, electricity and fuel for data centers meeting certain criteria.
Research & Development Tax Credit: Offers a choice between franchise tax credits or state sales tax exemptions for materials, software, and equipment used for qualified R&D.
Medical or Biomedical Property Tax Exemption: Exempts from tangible personal property tax qualified medical or biomedical manufacturing facilities where products are developed and commercialized to advance public health.
Renewable Energy Incentives: Extends a franchise tax exemption to manufacturers, sellers, or installers of solar and wind energy devices. Exemptions are also permitted for energy devices installed or constructed for the production and use of energy on-site.
Federal Incentives
Foreign Trade Zones: Comprises secured locations in or near a U.S. Customs Service port of entry where both foreign and domestic merchandise is considered international commerce and duty-free.
Opportunity zones: Offers tax provisions designed to spur economic development and job creation in undercapitalized communities, available for any corporation or individual with capital gains. Three tax benefits are available to those who qualify:
n Temporary deferral of taxes on previously earned capital gains;
n Basis step-up of previously earned capital gains invested;
n Permanent exclusion of taxable income on new gains.
Investors can take advantage of one or more of these benefits.
Relocation and Expansion Support
Economic incentives have helped support office, industrial, and mixed-use projects throughout North Texas.
1. Charles Schwab
Size: 500,000 SF
Product type: Office
Location: Westlake
Details: New $100 million campus construction.
Jobs: 1,200 new by 2026, potential for 5,000
Incentives: $6 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant; 10-year, diminishing property tax abatement plan and Chapter 380 sales tax reimbursement from Town of Westlake; and 10-year, 50% abatement on county ad valorem taxes.
5. MP Materials
Size: 200,000 SF
Product type: Industrial
Location: Fort Worth
Details: Rare earth metal, alloy, and magnet manufacturing facility.
Jobs: 150
Incentives: 7-year base ad valorem tax abatement of 45% of new value on real and personal property improvements.
9. Waterlogic
Size: 111,000 SF
Product type: Office
Location: Grapevine
Details: New North American HQ and Center of Excellence with a $1.6 million capital investment.
Jobs: 164
Incentives: $524,400 Texas Enterprise Fund grant.
2. Toyota
Size: 1 million to 1.5 million SF
Product type: Office
Location: Plano
Details: HQ relocation from California.
Jobs: 4,000
Incentives: $40 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant; $6.75 million grant from the city of Plano; 10-year, 50% property tax abatement, and 50% property tax rebate for 10 years following abatement.
6. McKesson
Size: 500,000 SF
Product Type: Office
Location: Irving
Details: Expansion included the purchase of an existing office building in Irving for shared services operations.
Jobs: 975
Incentives: $9.75 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant, and an additional $2 million in incentives from the city of Irving.
3. PGA of America
Size: 100,000 SF
Product type: Office
Location: Frisco
Details: HQ relocation from Florida, anchoring a $500 million mixed-use development that includes multiple golf courses.
Jobs: 100
Incentives: $1.5 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant; $62.5 million in state tax rebates; and local grant and tax rebate contributions.
7. TIAA
Size: 500,000 SF
Product type: Office
Location: Frisco
Details: $58 million corporate center.
Jobs: 2,000
Incentives: $18 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant and a $19,000 Veteran Created Job Bonus.
Incentives: 30-year, 90% property tax abatement and rebate from city and county; 25% water rate reduction for Phase I from city; 10-year property tax abatements from ISD and community college; and $1 million EDC grant.
8. MD7
Size: TBD
Product type: Office
Location: Allen
Details: $6.8 million U.S. HQ relocation of a mobile infrastructure company.
Jobs: 218
Incentives: $773,000 Texas Enterprise Fund grant, including a $10,000 Veteran Created Job Bonus.
11.
Infosys
Innovation Hub
Size: Adding to current 44K SF
Product type: Office
Location: Richardson
Details: Expanding Richardson operations with a Technology Innovation Hub.
Jobs: 500
Incentives: $3.1 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant; additional support from the city of Richardson.
10. Wells Fargo
Size: 800,000 SF
Product Type: Office
Location: Irving
Details: $400 million office campus in Las Colinas.
Jobs: 4,000
13. Facebook
Size: Up to 2.5 million SF
Product type: Data Center
Location: Fort Worth
Details: $1 billion Facebook data center campus in Alliance will eventually include five buildings and will be powered by 100% renewable energy.
Jobs: 100+
Incentives: City grants on real and business personal property taxes over 20 years; 10-year abatement of up to 60% of property value for Tarrant County taxes and 40% for Tarrant County Hospital District taxes. The site will also use the state sales tax incentive on data centers.
14. Sunrider International
Size: 1 million SF
Product type: Industrial Location: Midlothian
Details: New manufacturing facility and warehouse.
Jobs: 210
Incentives: 10-year, 55% property tax abatement from city and county; Midlothian Economic Development agreement for land purchase forgivable loan.
Incentives: $5 million Texas Enterprise Fund grant; $31 million in TIF district funds and other economic incentives from the city of Irving.
15. The Kroger Co.
Size: 360,000 SF
Product type: Industrial
Location: Dallas
Details: Kroger built its fifth Ocado automated fulfillment center on a 56-acre plot of land in the southern Dallas Inland Port area.
Jobs: 400
Incentives: $5.7 million in property, business tax abatements and bond funds for the project from the city of Dallas.
12.
Goldman Sachs
Size: 800,000 SF
Product type: Office
Location: Downtown Dallas
Details: $480 million office campus construction.
Jobs: 5,000
Incentives: $4.4 million in grants and $13.6 million in property tax abatements from the city of Dallas.
16. Niagara
Size: 1.2 million SF
Bottling
Product type: Industrial
Location: Lancaster
Details: New beverage manufacturing operation.
Jobs: 70
Incentives: 50% real and business personal property tax rebate for 8 and 10 years, respectively; $1 million in partial sales tax rebates.
Texas Enterprise Fund
Sample Recipients in the North/Central Texas Region
Region Totals
(since TEF inception)
Total Projects: 118 Amount
$638.5M
New Jobs Created: 73,025 Capital Expended: $31.2B
*Project has reached completion of TEF contract ^Amounts include any adjustments
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Opportunity Zones
The Opportunity Zones tax provision is designed to spur economic development and job creation in economically distressed communities. Three tax benefits are available to investors who reinvest capital gains into Qualified Opportunity Funds. These funds can finance commercial and industrial real estate, housing, infrastructure, and existing or startup businesses in designated census tracts called “Opportunity Zones.”
Tax Benefits:
Temporary Capital Gains Deferral:
Realized capital gains that are reinvested in an Opportunity Fund within 180 days can be deferred from taxable income until December 31, 2026, or the date the Opportunity Fund is disposed of, whichever comes earlier.
Regional Opportunity Zones
Step-Up Basis:
Gains reinvested in Opportunity Funds will receive a 10 percent step-up in basis after five years and, if invested before Dec. 31, 2019, an additional step-up of five percent at seven years. A maximum of 15 percent of the original gains may be excluded from taxes.
Permanent Exclusion of Taxable Income on New Gains:
For investments held for a minimum of 10 years (up to 30 years), investors pay no taxes on any capital gains produced through their investment in Opportunity Funds.
Tarrant and Dallas Counties
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DALLAS
DALLAS
FORT WORTH
FORT WORTH
McKINNEY
DENTON
Hometown Spirit Business Friendly
A City in the path of growth with a booming population, Celina is 78 square miles with 10 miles of commercial real estate along the Dallas North Tollway and 10 miles of Preston Road (State Highway 289). Located in the bustling corridors of Collin County, combine our prime location just 38 miles North of Dallas with flourishing neighborhoods, a charming historic Downtown Celina Square, A+ rated schools and you will dive deep into the heart and soul of Celina. Come and celebrate hometown traditions, 30+ annual special events and a thriving business community.
Living & Lifestyle
Cost of Living
Market Tapestry
Housing Costs and Choices
Live-Work-Play
Schools—Public Education
Schools—Private Education
Arts, Culture, and Entertainment
Parks and Recreation
Photo:
The Kessler Theater, Dallas
Cost of Living
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is one of the most affordable large metropolitan areas in the country. The low cost of living is a competitive advantage for companies as they seek to keep labor costs low and recruit the best workers.
If you lived in one of these cities and moved to Dallas, here’s how your cost of living would change.
Employees in DFW enjoy a higher standard of living with lower housing costs as well as lower costs for groceries, transportation, and health care. The region’s relatively low housing prices— about 50 percent lower than the average of other major metropolitan areas by population—provide a strong edge for companies that operate here to recruit talent. For example, housing costs in Dallas are 57% lower than in Boston
Source: C2ER
San Francisco (166.7)
Los Angeles (149.3)
San Diego (145.3)
Phoenix (106.2)
Denver (108.6)
Seattle (145.1)
San Fort Worth (96.0)
C2ER Cost of Living Index 100=U.S.
Average
Dallas–Fort Worth Market
Tapestry
Defining the “character” of the region sometimes involves segmentation. Segmentation systems suggest that people with similar tastes, backgrounds, and lifestyles gravitate toward and connect with one another. The market tapestry map presents areas within DFW where people with various similar characteristics and backgrounds tend to cluster.
AFFLUENT ESTATES
Established wealth— educated, well-travelled married couples
UPSCALE AVENUES
Prosperous married couples living in older suburban enclaves.
UPTOWN INDIVIDUALS
Young, successful singles in the city.
FAMILY LANDSCAPES
Successful young families in their first homes.
GEN X URBAN
Gen X in middle age; families with fewer kids and a mortgage.
COZY COUNTRY LIVING
Empty nesters in bucolic settings.
SPROUTING EXPLORERS
Young homeowners with families.
MIDDLE GROUND
Lifestyles of thirtysomethings.
SENIOR STYLES
Senior lifestyles reveal the effects of saving for retirement.
RUSTIC OUTPOSTS
Country life with older families in older homes.
MIDTOWN SINGLES
Millennials on the move— single, urban.
HOMETOWN
Growing up and staying close to home; single householders.
NEXT WAVE
Urban dwellers; young, hardworking families.
SCHOLARS AND PATRIOTS
Highly mobile college and military populations.
The market tapestry is a fascinating snapshot of lifestyle choices. Based on demography and geography, the main purpose of this type of data is targeted marketing efforts, but the high-level picture of types of neighborhoods and the people who live in them based on the activities and expenses of those people is a compelling story all on its own. Some segments develop as a result of age, some show up as a result of income, and still others result from ethnic influence.
ESRI’s Tapestry Segmentation shown on the map combines the “who” of lifestyle demography with the “where” of local neighborhood geography to create a model of various lifestyle classifications or segments of actual neighborhoods with addresses—distinct behavioral market segments. To create this map, U.S. census tracts are divided into 67 distinctive segments based on socioeconomic and demographic characteristics to provide an accurate, detailed description of U.S. neighborhoods. These segments are then grouped into the 14 Tapestry Segmentation LifeMode Summary Groups, which are characterized by lifestyle and lifestage and share an experience such as being born in the same time period or a trait such as affluence.
DALLAS
FORT WORTH
McKINNEY
DENTON
Housing Choices
When it comes to convenience and charm, the Dallas-Fort Worth area offers plenty of housing opportunities. Whether you are a temporary business traveler or a family of five, the region offers diverse housing options for individuals and families of all sizes.
If you lean toward urban chic, relocate to a trendy urban loft, complete with skyline views and downtown ambience. One major trend in DFW housing takes place above shops, restaurants, and movie theaters, thanks to numerous condominium and loft communities scattered throughout the area. Established neighborhoods with abundant choices of single-family homes abound. Or for a more relaxed small-town feel, neighboring communities provide homegrown pride mixed with big-city conveniences and friendly neighbors. Whatever your style, Dallas-Fort Worth has the home for you.
Housing photos provided by CENTURY 21 Judge Fite Company.
2,042SQFT
2,968SQFT
3,476SQFT
Housing Costs
The local housing market’s strength even during global economic fluctuations is due to a combination of a lower cost of living (compared with other major metropolitan areas) and a diverse economic base that has kept unemployment figures below national levels. The bottom line for families is that a dollar buys more square footage per home in DFW.
The ease of travel between smaller cities and major job centers allows employees to choose from a variety of communities and neighborhoods to accommodate their lifestyles and price points.
Home Prices Around the Region
Median home prices by ZIP code as of the fourth quarter of 2024 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as determined by North Texas Real Estate Information Systems.
Modern developments in every corner of the Dallas-Fort Worth region make the transition of a move to DFW easier than ever. These wellthought-out living centers make it possible to have an insta-community, where you literally walk from the place you live to shopping, dining, entertainment, green space, public transport, and sometimes even your workplace. Imagine how much time that frees up and how flexible your schedule becomes—not to mention the social opportunities it affords. In Dallas-Fort Worth, you’re lucky enough to have many options for this new style of living. We highlight just a few notable locations. Many more are in the process of being built.
Mockingbird Station
Dallas
Centered around a park & ride DART Station. Houses an Angelika Theatre, restaurants, shopping, loftstyle offices, and dwellings.
Main Street District
Dallas
Downtown Dallas’ urban revival at its best. Preserved buildings let hotels pair with residences. Active nightlife and dining.
West Village
Dallas
Pioneering walkable district in the heart of Uptown.
Accessed by DART and the M-Line Trolley. Magnolia Theatre joins scene-packed dining and unique retail.
Cedars/Southside
Dallas
Beginning with the conversion of a former Sears distribution center into lofts, the area has grown into a haven for artists, hip bars, and urban dwelling. Alamo Drafthouse, Gilley’s, and Lorenzo Hotel are anchors.
Incorporates Frisco’s City Hall and public library along with shopping, apartment buildings, and office space. Legacy &
West
Plano
The Shops at Legacy is the vibrant heart of the Legacy Business Park. Legacy West is the newest addition to the area with 250+ acres of retail, dining, residential, hotel, and offices.
Dallas
Anchored by the American Airlines Center with a crowd-gathering screenfilled plaza. High-rise living is upscale and serviceoriented.
West 7th Fort Worth
The former headquarters of Acme Brick is now a pedestrian-friendly urban entertainment district not far from downtown, near TCU.
Addison
You’ll remember it for the giant blue steel sculpture in the center of a roundabout. You’ll visit for events like Kaboom Town and Oktoberfest.
Dallas
Built in the 1920s around Dallas’ busiest trolley stop. Recent redevelopment maintains the vintage artsy character with 160 shops and restaurants.
Sundance Square
Fort Worth
Park free on the 35 blocks of brick-paved streets in Downtown Fort Worth. Features restored turn-ofthe-century buildings and an expansive plaza.
Allen
The first LEED-certified retail complex in Texas offers open-air shopping, dining, office space, and apartments along with weekend concerts and events.
Addison Circle
Watters Creek
Bishop Arts
Victory Park
FORT WORTH
DENTON
National large retailers complement grocery stores, a Cinemark movie theater, casual restaurants, and residential complexes.
Named as one of America’s best downtowns, it includes a vibrant community of urban living, arts, unique shops, and restaurants.
The city re-created a modern old-time town square with City Hall and a post office in the center of sidewalk shopping and eating.
The town’s established Oak Street and plaza has been redesigned, but maintains the historic downtown feel.
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Newly built but antique-looking storefronts surround a park with a gazebo. Also home to the campus of North Central Texas College.
This thousand-acre planned community sits around a 36-acre lake near Coppell. Includes one of the nation’s first “net-zero” elementary schools.
Next to a DART line for a downtown commute and the Telecom Corridor. Services and a variety of dining options onsite could render you car-free.
Downtown McKinney McKinney
The revamped original historic town square sits in the middle of quaint shops, local restaurants, and entertainment venues.
TRANSFORMING SPACES INTO VIBRANT DESTINATIONS
As the 13th largest city in Texas, Garland boasts a vast array of shopping, arts, outdoor recreation and special events. Nearly 250,000 residents enjoy amenities such as Lake Ray Hubbard, the shops at Firewheel Town Center and Granville Performing Arts Center.
The most recent destination development is the transformation of Garland’s historic Downtown Square. A massive undertaking representing a full redesign of more than 60,000 square feet, this project aims to activate the Downtown district, promote a pedestrian-friendly environment and spur economic investment in the city.
The new Surf & Swim Aquatics Facility will have a winding lazy river, a tranquil leisure pool, an aquatic playground, a dedicated children’s pool, three new waterslides, shade structures and a concession stand.
The United Soccer League and the City of Garland are thrilled to announce the introduction of North Texas’ newest professional soccer team. USL Dallas will be part of the USL Championship.
Dallas-Fort Worth has one of the most dynamic markets for data centers and is the second largest data center market in the country! Three data center projects have been built or are under construction in Garland with a valuation of over $2 billion. Garland is well-positioned for future data center development!
Apartment Costs
Apartment dwelling in the DFW area will match your preferences. All types and sizes are found throughout our region. Communities range from traditional apartment complexes to luxury high-rise buildings to large-scale communities with every bell and whistle imaginable. Some newer apartment communities offer fun amenities. These include dog runs, workout facilities, tanning services, and community activities ranging from movies on the lawn to wine tastings to Monday Night Football parties. In recent years, mixed-use communities— which feature multiple apartment buildings, as well as restaurants, shops, movie theaters, and underground parking—are popping up throughout the region, appealing to a segment of people who desire an urban, walkable neighborhood experience without the responsibilities of homeownership.
Taking DART instead of driving can save your employees up to $8,500 a year in total expenses. It’s like giving them a raise without affecting your bottom line.
With a 700-square-mile service area, DART expands your company’s pool of prospective workers, giving you an edge in attracting – and retaining –top talent.
Today’s companies and employees are concerned about the environment. Taking DART help us all do more to reduce emissions.
Schools— Public Education
School districts in the Dallas–Fort Worth region are locally administered and independent of one another and the cities and towns they serve. For example, the Richardson Independent School District (RISD) includes students in Richardson, as well as parts of Dallas and Garland.
The Dallas Independent School District— or Dallas ISD—is the region’s largest school district with approximately 139,000 students. Students attending Dallas ISD schools reside in Addison, Balch Springs, Carrollton, Cockrell Hill, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Garland, Highland Park, Hutchins, Mesquite, Seagoville, University Park, and Wilmer.
Dallas ISD hosts 29 magnet schools and academies, including several that have been nationally recognized. Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is in the heart of the Dallas Arts District and includes several internationally known artists among its alumni. The arts magnet, along with the School for the Talented and Gifted and the School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center in Dallas, are consistently recognized as being among the best high schools in the nation by U.S. News and World Report.
Other area schools recognized by U.S. News include Westlake Academy (Westlake), Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute (Grand Prairie), Highland Park High School (Highland Park), Uplift Academy (across DFW), and Young Women’s Leadership Academy (Fort Worth).
In 2024, four area schools were recognized as Blue Ribbon Schools, increasing the total number of awards to 64 since 2014. The Blue Ribbon designation is a national honor awarded to those schools that have achieved academic excellence or made significant progress in closing the achievement gap.
The Fort Worth ISD dominates Tarrant County, serving approximately 71,000 students. The district serves most of the city of Fort Worth, as well as those of Benbrook, Westover Hills, and Westworth Village. Students from parts of Forest Hill, Haltom City, and Kennedale also attend FWISD schools. Both FWISD and DISD are home to Early College, P-Tech, and T-STEM programs that offer students the opportunity to graduate with transferable college credit or even dual high school and tuition-free Associate’s degrees.
Source: Texas Education Agency
Choosing a District
Choices abound for schooling in the Dallas-Fort Worth area: public, public charter, private or parochial, and homeschooling. Should you want to send your kids to public school, rest assured that the Dallas-Fort Worth area has many fine choices.
In Texas, public school districts operate independently and are governed by locally elected school boards that implement state guidelines through a selection of instructional programs, curriculum, and local expectations that often exceed state minimums.
Local districts are governed by an independently elected school board of trustees, which hires a superintendent as CEO; sets a district philosophy (vision and mission) and local policies; selects a curriculum within the state guidelines; and sets the local ISD tax rate, budget, and district boundaries.
Here’s what you need to consider in finding the right school district for you:
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The district and school’s philosophy vs. your family’s interests and needs
n Vision, mission, goals
n Size of school and class size
n Grade level alignment (K-4, K-5, K-6, etc.)
n Curriculum variations
n Parent engagement
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The Dallas County area education coalition, COMMIT! and its partners offer a way of best assessing student achievement within schools and districts. Find it online at commitpartnership.org.
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Charter Schools
Each district has a unique profile. Visiting district websites will reveal their distinct features and offerings.
U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools (2024)
In 1995, the 74th Texas Legislature passed legislation giving the state the authority to create open-enrollment charter schools. These schools are subject to fewer state laws than other public schools and support the idea of ensuring fiscal and academic accountability without undue regulation of instructional methods or pedagogical innovation. Like school districts, charter schools are monitored and accredited under the statewide testing and accountability system.
Schools—
Private Education
Parents send their children to private schools for a variety of reasons. Some select private schools for religious or philosophical reasons. Others value smaller class sizes and individualized attention for their children. Then there are parents who are focused on the highest possible learning standards, advanced placement courses, and rigorous college preparation that leads to enhanced academic opportunities.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area offers a variety of private institutions—some religious, some secular, and some with special niches. Well-known institutions include St. Mark’s School of Texas (Dallas), Hockaday School (Dallas), Greenhill School (Addison), Episcopal School of Dallas, Yavneh Academy of Dallas, Fort Worth Country Day School, and Trinity Valley School (Fort Worth).
Private High Schools
Ranked by
2024-25 Tuition*
Alcuin School, $42,148
Shelton School, $41,700
Greenhill School, $39,770
Hockaday School, $39,510
Episcopal School of Dallas, $39,440
Mark’s School of Texas, $39,355
Parish Episcopal School, $37,500
The Winston School Dallas, $34,800
Builder Academy, $32,000
Academy, $30,840
International School, $30,700
$30,620
St. Anthony School , $30,000
All Saints Episcopal School Fort Worth, $29,930
Cambridge School of Dallas, $29,400
Vanguard Preparatory School, $28,650
Akiba Yavneh Academy of Dallas, $28,400
Christian Academy, $28,303
Ursuline Academy of Dallas, $28,100
Fairhill School, $27,900
Legacy Christian Academy, $27,900
The Key School, $27,100
Hill School of Fort Worth, $26,900
Cistercian Preparatory School, $26,800
The Selwyn School, $26,200
John Paul II High School, $25,300
The Westwood School, $25,295
Southwest Christian School-Lakeside Campus, $25,200
Bishop Lynch High School, $25,100
Jesuit College Preparatory High School, $24,950
Prestonwood Christian Academy - North Campus, $24,081
Prince of Peace Christian School Carrollton, $22,990
37 The Novus Academy, $22,985 38 Dallas Christian School, $22,762 39 Liberty Christian School, $22,378 40 Fort Worth Christian School, $22,200
School Calendar n Testing for private schools often takes place in the fall n Enrollment is in January or February n School typically starts earlier in August
Grapevine Faith Christian School, $21,790 42 The Clariden School, $21,450 43 Covenant Christian Academy, $21,128 44 Great Lakes Academy, $21,000 45 Dallas Lutheran School, $20,650 46 The Highlands School, $20,100 47 Northstar School, $19,800
48 E.A. Young Academy, $19,700
49 Mesorah High School for Girls, $19,450
50 Nolan Catholic High School, $19,400
Researching Schools
The Dallas-Fort Worth region offers a wide range of private school options. Some of the terms you will encounter as you look at private school options include:
n Learning differences schools— These schools provide for students with learning differences across the spectrum and can range from pre-K through 12th grade.
n Boarding schools—Several of the single-gender private schools offer full-time boarding as well as day student options.
n Language/culture specific— Some schools offer immersion in specific languages, like French, Chinese, and Japanese. Many of these schools offer Saturday and summer options for families who
want students to attend a traditional school and supplement with cultural and language immersion.
n Montessori method—This is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood. Schools incorporating this self-direction and discovery method are located across the region, but they generally do not extend beyond elementary. A number of public districts also have a Montessori choice option within the district.
n Classical—These schools are usually characterized by small class sizes and a classics-based education, normally with fewer team athletic options.
n College preparatory—Prep schools focus on academic rigor in preparation for demanding collegiate programs.
n Religious/parochial—Some schools are associated with specific religious denominations or churches and incorporate religious teaching as part of the curriculum.
Arts, Culture, & Entertainment
The Dallas-Fort Worth region has several major arts districts. The Dallas Arts District, anchored by the Dallas Museum of Art, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, and AT&T Performing Arts Center, is nearly 70 acres—the largest contiguous urban arts district in the country. Here you can catch a performance of Texas Ballet Theater, a Broadway touring production, classical or local musicians, a night of live storytelling, TED talks, movies and music under the stars, festivals, art exhibits, and so much more. The Fort Worth Cultural District claims five internationally recognized museums, including the Kimbell Art Museum, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and The Modern.
Beyond the fantastic cultural centers, the region is home to hundreds of smaller museums and public galleries, scores of professional and community theaters, and dozens of local symphony and chamber orchestras, dance troupes, and opera associations. Dallas-Fort Worth is Texas’ most arts-intensive metro area on a per capita basis—a great deal of money per person goes to cultural arts. No matter what artistic pursuits you enjoy, you can find them here. You could spend every weekend in our arts districts and never run out of new things to do.
Music and Theater of Dallas-Fort Worth
Ballet Folklorico
Bass Performance Hall
Casa Mañana
Charles W. Eisemann Center
Circle Theatre
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas Children’s Theater
Dallas Summer Musicals
The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
Grapevine Opry
Irving Arts Center
Kalita Humphreys Theater
Latino Cultural Center
Majestic Theater
The Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
Moody Performance Hall
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
The Patty Granville Arts Center
Texas Ballet Theater
Museums of Dallas-Fort Worth
African American Museum
Amon Carter Museum
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
The Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park
Dallas Contemporary
Dallas Heritage Village
Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum
Dallas Museum of Art
Fair Park
Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
Frontiers of Flight Museum
International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame
Kimbell Art Museum
The Meadows Museum
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Museum of the American Railroads
Nasher Sculpture Center
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
National Scouting Museum
National Soccer Hall of Fame
Perot Museum of Nature & Science
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
The Trammell & Margaret
Crow Collection of Asian Art
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Dallas Contemporary
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
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Photo: Michael Samples
Photo: Michael Samples
Dallas Arts District
Dallas Museum of Art
Nasher Sculpture Center
Crow Collection of Asian Art
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science
The AT&T Performing Arts Center:
The Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
Moody Performance Hall
Annette Strauss Artist Square
Fort Worth Cultural District
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Kimbell Art Museum & Renzo Piano Pavilion
Darnell Street Auditorium
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Casa Mañana
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
W.E. Scott Theatre
Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
Nasher Sculpture Center
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Photo: Nasher Sculpture Center
Photo: Nigel Young, Foster + Partners
Photo: Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Parks and Recreation
Whether you have a big family, you’re a retiree, or a single adult, there are plenty of choices when you want to relax and have fun. Boating, water sports, hiking, biking, cricket, professional sports … the list is extensive. Below, find some of the most popular places to pass the time, where you can be part of the action, or just part of the audience.
Regional Parks and Nature Centers
Cedar Ridge Preserve
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden with the Rory Myers Children’s Adventure Garden
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center
Fort Worth Botanic and Japanese Gardens
Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
HEARD Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
River Legacy Park and Science Center
Trinity Forest Adventure Park
Trinity River Audubon Center
Zoos and Aquariums
Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park
Dallas World Aquarium
Dallas Zoo
Fort Worth Zoo
Professional Sports
Arlington Renegades (UFL—Football)
Complexity Gaming (Esports organization)
Dallas Cowboys (NFL—Football)
Dallas Jackals (MLR—Rugby)
Dallas Mavericks (NBA—Basketball)
Dallas Sidekicks (MASL—Indoor Soccer)
Dallas Stars (NHL—Hockey)
Dallas Trinity FC (USL—Women’s Soccer)
Dallas Wings (WNBA—Women’s Basketball)
FC Dallas (MLS—Soccer)
Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo
Frisco Fighters (IFL—Indoor Football)
Frisco RoughRiders (MiLB—Baseball)
Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL—Hockey)
Mesquite Rodeo
OpTic Gaming (Esports organization)
PGA Tour—CJ Cup Byron Nelson
PGA Tour—Charles Schwab Challenge
Stockyards Championship Rodeo
Texas Elite (WNFC—Women’s Football)
Texas Legends (NBAG—Basketball)
Texas Motor Speedway (Auto Racing)
Texas Motorplex (Auto Racing)
Texas Rangers (MLB—Baseball)
Texas Super Kings (MLC—Cricket)
Cedar Hill State Park
Cedar Hill
n 75,000-acre Joe Pool lake for fishing, boating, and kayaking
n 1,200 acres of hiking and biking trails
n All-terrain wheelchair reservations available
n More than 350 campsites, all near restrooms with hot showers
n Penn Farm Agricultural History Center with guided or self-guided tours
River Legacy Park
Arlington
n 1,300 acres of forested greenbelt
n 8 miles of paved trails and 10 miles of mountain bike trails
n Up to 8 miles of paddling from the canoe launch
n Custom playground and playscapes
n River Legacy Nature Center, a 12,000-square-foot, ADA-compliant facility
Arbor Hills Nature Preserve
Plano
n 200 acres of rolling hills
n Off-road biking trails
n Picnic pavilions available to reserve
n Playground
n Dog friendly
Meadowmere Park
Grapevine
n 288 acres of water, beaches, and green space on Lake Grapevine
n Home to WhoaZone, the largest aqua park obstacle course in Texas
n Fire pits, grills, and tent areas
n Swimming, paddleboarding, kayaking, and a playground
Green Space
PHOTO: CITY OF PLANO
Trinity Park
n Located along the banks of the Trinity River dating back to 1892
n 252 acres with trails, fishing area, duck pond, playground, and miniature railroad
n Location of annual events such as Mayfest and the National Veterans Day Run
n 17.1 miles of hike and bike trails
n Shoreline picnic areas
n Dog friendly
n Kayak and paddleboard rentals
n Rowing and sailing opportunities
n Audubon Society bird watching
n Home to the Dallas Arboretum
n 5.2 acres of greenspace over a freeway next to the Arts District
n Performance pavilion, walking trails, dog park, children’s playground, and games area
n Free events like movies and music
n Food trucks every day n Accessible by M-Line Trolley and DART
North Texas Trails
With more than 180 miles of trails, Dallas has plenty of options when you want some
Additionally, the LOOP Dallas is an ongoing effort to connect existing and planned trails to create a contiguous 50-mile stretch around the city’s core.
When you look at the whole DFW region, the number of trails is closer to 775 miles and extends through neighborhoods and areas that are less populated.
A few recommended regional trails include Cedar Ridge Preserve in South Dallas; Dogwood Canyon in Cedar Hill, which offers hilly terrain; and Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve in Plano.
White Rock Lake Park
Klyde Warren Park
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Project Pipeline
Significant Projects Future Projects
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Significant Projects
The Dallas-Fort Worth region is well known for taking on massive construction projects. They range from public infrastructure projects, such as the expansion of Interstate 35 and extending and connecting regional transit systems, to the creation of entirely new business parks and mixed-use developments, to land reclamation for parks and recreational development. No matter where you travel in North Texas, largescale construction projects are underway to improve the quality of life for area residents.
The Shops at RedBird
The $200 million, 95-acre RedBird Mall redevelopment project continues to deliver community success with a 15,000-squarefoot childcare facility hosted by Dallas-based non-profit Vogel Alcove. The join the Dallas Entrepreneur Center, that expanded its Innovation Center to 20,000 square feet in 2024 and Dallas College’s 53,000-squarefoot workforce center. Children’s Health will soon open a 71,000-square-foot facility inside UT Southwestern’s outpatient medical center.
Arlington Entertainment District
Arlington’s Entertainment District, home to the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers, attracts more than 15 million visitors and $3 billion in spending. The Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium will host more 2026 World Cup matches than any other venue and the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington kicks off in 2026. The District is anchored by the mixed-use Texas Live!, Live! by Loews, and the Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center. Future developments include a new National Medal of Honor Museum, a third 513room Loews hotel, and the luxury One Rangers Way apartment development.
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Goldman Sachs made significant progress on its $500 million campus anchoring the NorthEnd mixed-use development near Victory Park to house 5,000 employees. In Phase I, a 14-story, 800,000-square-foot office tower will overlook a 1.5-acre park. Bank of America will move 1,000 employees into the 500,000-square-foot Parkside Uptown when complete in 2027. Overlooking Klyde Warren Park, the new 30-story building will be the tallest in Uptown. Just around the corner, 23Springs, a 26-story high rise, was to offer 642,000 square feet of office space and 17,000 square feet of restaurant space beginning in early 2025. Other projects that have broken ground, or were recently announced, include the 22-story Maple Terrace mixed-use development near the Katy Trail; Harwood No. 15, a 23-story tower that will boast a 20,000-square-foot rooftop park; and Chalk Hill Towers a $370 million mixeduse project in partnership with local public broadcaster, KERA, to construct a 16-story, 420,000-square-foot office tower and 22-story, 470,000-square-foot hotel and condo tower.
Wells Fargo
Texas Instruments is constructing a $30 billion semiconductor fabrication plant in Sherman, and Globitech is following suit with a new $5 billion wafer facility. Both companies have received federal funding from the CHIPS and Science Act, and helped the region to receive a federal “Tech Hub” designation. Further, the $6 billion Preston Harbor residential community, including a Margaritaville resort in Denison, and 678-acre Cottonwood mixed-use development south of Sherman will provide new housing opportunities.
Wells Fargo and Dallas developer KDC have “topped out” construction of Wells Fargo’s new two-tower, 22-acre campus in Irving’s Las Colinas, a big step toward providing a shared home base for most of the company’s 3,000 local employees. With $455 million in planned capital investments and a scheduled opening in late 2025, it’s one of the biggest current projects in North Texas. The 850,000-square-foot facility overlooking Lake Carolyn will create 650 new jobs, and the project will create a “net-positive energy campus” as well as offering “fullscale” amenities that focus on employee health and well-being.
Sherman-Denison
Goldman Sachs 23Springs
Parkside Uptown
Texas Instruments
● Office Under Construction
● Announced Office Projects
● Industrial Under Construction
● Announced Industrial Projects
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Grandscape, a $1.5 billion, 433-acre mixed-use development in The Colony added new experiences. Cosm’s 87-foot diameter LED dome now provides customers with immersive shared reality experiences for live events. Tiger Woods’ PopStroke, a mini-golf experience designed to replicate traditional golf courses, also opened. WorldSpring, the largest social outdoor mineral pool experience, offers 40 unique pools inspired by famous hot springs on 9 acres. And TOCA Social – think TopGolf for soccer – will open in 2025.
Legacy West, a $3 billion, 255-acre mixed-use destination in Plano, includes 415,000 square feet of retail, more than 1,200 residential units, a 303-room Renaissance Hotel, and the three-story Legacy Hall food hall and beer garden. In 2024, Ryan Tower, a 23-story, 409,000-square-foot office tower opened as the new headquarters for Ryan tax services.
Frisco, or Sports City USA, is now home to the first sports team in history to achieve an estimated value above $10 billion—the Dallas Cowboys. The Bays at Frisco, a hightech, 18-acre golf resort, broke ground near the PGA headquarters featuring a four-story, 100,000-square-foot “golf lab and suites,” a 25,000-square-foot putting green, 100-footwide video wall, and boutique hotel. Nearby, the Firefly Park development will offer 3 million square feet of office space, 400,000 square feet of upscale retail, dining, and entertainment, hotel and residential units, and a 45-acre signature park.
Texas A&M Fort Worth
Texas A&M is investing in downtown Fort Worth with a $350 million research campus to serve as a hub for education, research, and innovation for years to come. A “topping out” ceremony was held in 2024 for the eight-story, $185 million Law and Education Building that will feature academic programs including law, medical technology, nursing, and engineering, among others. Tarleton State University will join the campus project with a new Biotechnology Institute focusing on bioinformatics and computational modeling. The Tier 1 research campus will anchor a technology and innovation district to promote public-private partnerships.
Cosm Legacy West
Firefly Park
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DART Silver Line
DART’s Silver Line is a $1.89 billion commuter rail that will connect Plano to DFW International Airport with stops at 8 stations in between. The route stretches 26 miles providing opportunities for new transit-oriented developments, including Cypress Waters in Irving, the Addison Transit Center, CityLine in Richardson, and the $1 billion mixed-use development at Carrollton’s Trinity Mills Station, the largest DART interchange outside of downtown Dallas. The Silver Line is scheduled to begin operating in late 2025.
AllianceTexas
AllianceTexas, the Hillwood -owned 27,000-acre master-planned community in Fort Worth, contributes more than $10 billion in economic impact per year. Alliance centers around an inland port and modern logistics hub, home to the Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, an Amazon Air hub, a BNSF intermodal facility, UPS and FedEx ground sort hubs, and FTZ and Freeport Tax Exemption status. Alliance’s Mobility Innovation Zone, the MIZ , is dedicated to scaling and commercializing new surface and air mobility technologies. In 2024, Hillwood announced a $262 million “once-in-ageneration” public-private partnership called the AllianceTexas Smart Port that will integrate communication infrastructure, automation, and energy innovations to improve supply chain efficiency and resiliency.
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North U.S. 75 Corridor
Centurion American’s Collin Creek Mall redevelopment is a $1 billion mixed-use project that will transform the site of Plano’s first major shopping center built in 1981. This phased project will include 500 single-family homes and 2,300 multifamily units with initial townhomes completed in late 2024. A 2,000-space parking garage will support 300,000 square feet of retail space, 20 percent of which will be dedicated for restaurants, and 1 million square feet of office.
The Farm, a 135-acre mixed-use development in Allen, opened the 102,000-square-foot FarmWorks One in 2024 facing a central entertainment district known as the HUB. Kalahari announced in early 2025 that it will build a $950 million resort including 900 guest rooms, a 165,000-square-foot convention center, and family entertainment and restaurants around its massive indoor/outdoor waterpark.
McKinney announced two significant destination developments in 2024. The $200 million mixed-use Cannon Beach development will feature a four-acre surf lagoon and resort-style hotel. And the $220 million, 46-acre Sunset Amphitheater will offer a 20,000-seat outdoor music venue.
Children’s Health/ UTSW Pediatric Center
Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center broke ground in 2024 on a $5 billion pediatric health campus in Dallas’ Southwestern Medical District. The new campus will span more than 33 acres, including 4.6 million square feet of construction. Two 12-story buildings and an eight-story tower will serve as a hub for research, training, and technology development. A 2 million-square-foot hospital will include 552 beds, two helicopter pads, a Level I pediatric trauma center, a center for complex maternal and fetal health care, rehabilitation and therapy gyms, 13 age-appropriate playrooms, and 20 acres of green space. The project received $100 million grants from two family foundations in 2024, a record for Texas non-profits.
Halperin Park
Phase One of the $172 million, 5-acre deck park over I-35E near the Dallas Zoo is slated to open in 2026. A $23 million donation in 2024 from the Halperin Foundation brought the fundraising campaign near its goal. The supporting infrastructure for this southern gateway park has been completed and public and private commitments will fund park amenities that began construction in 2024. Among other features, the park will offer a stage pavilion and a 15,000-square-foot lawn for performance events. A promenade will thread through the park passing by a restaurant/retail complex and educational elements, an amphitheater, and an escarpment wall for neighborhood art and stories. The park is designed to help stitch together Oak Cliff neighborhoods cleft by the opening of the I-35E freeway in 1960.
Collin Creek Mall Redevelopment The Farm Cannon Beach
Future Projects
For the Dallas-Fort Worth region, there’s no time like the present to ensure that the bustling metro area remains an innovative, forwardthinking place for generations to come. Future developments spanning several years in planning and construction are helping to keep Dallas-Fort Worth at the forefront of industry and livability. The future of the metro area is rife with innovative developments, impactful architectural feats, and attention to design to strengthen the region’s appeal.
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Fort Worth Convention Center
The city of Fort Worth held a topping out ceremony for Phase I of its Convention Center expansion set for completion in 2026. The $95 million, 68,000-squarefoot Phase I expansion will feature a new grand Southeast entrance, state-of-theart food and beverage facilities, increase loading docks from 7 to 11, and straighten Commerce Street to allow for a future adjoining convention hotel. Phase II, estimated to cost $606 million, is in the planning and design stage.
Reunion Redevelopment
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Hunt Realty announced a $5 billion plan to redevelop the former site of the now-demolished Reunion Arena, one of downtown Dallas’ largest undeveloped properties, with a dense district of workplace, hospitality, and residential uses. The 20 acres of property could see 3,000 apartments, a 1,000-room hotel, 150,000 square feet of retail, and 2 million square feet of office space surrounding a 4-acre park. The first phase of the project would support the $3 billion Dallas Convention Center reconfiguration.
DeSoto’s Life Science Innovation Core, an 80-acre site located at the new DeSoto Professional Park, will offer a campus-like atmosphere for startups in the life science space to grow and scale. While the project is intended to fill the demand for more graduate lab space, it will also provide amenities that include residential and office space, plus a 14-acre retail area. The DeSoto Development Corporation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in early 2025 with anticipated groundbreaking for the first building in early 2026.
DFW Airport Terminal F
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DFW Airport broke ground on its $1.6 billion Terminal F project in late 2024, its sixth terminal and the first new construction of an entire terminal since 2005. A 400,000-square-foot concourse will greet flyers, and an additional 100,000 square feet of new check-in, security, and baggage claim facilities will support both Terminal E and F customers. A new Skylink station will connect Terminal F to other airport facilities. Combined with other expansion efforts in Terminals A and C, DFW expects to deliver 24 new gates upon completion.
McKinney National Airport
McKinney National Airport is moving forward with a $75 million terminal project on 39 acres that will include a 48,000-square-foot facility with three initial gates, a modern runway reaching 8,000 feet, and 1,500 parking spaces. When passenger service begins as soon as late 2026, the facility will serve 200,000 passengers annually on six to 12 daily commercial airline flights. McKinney National will add capacity to and convenience for customers living far from DFW Airport and Love Field.
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Dallas International District
The Dallas International District, a 450-acre area of North Dallas, is the new destination for international business and talent. The District includes a number of office, retail, and residential projects that will create a “city-within-a-city” centering on a 20acre iconic park— Dallas International Commons. The European American, French-American, and Tanzanian-American Chambers of Commerce are located in the Prism Center, a hub for international trade offices. And the Department of Labor launched a first-of-its-kind American Job Center at the International District Workforce Center.
Hi Line Square
Dallas’ historic Design District will be home to the new 2.2-acre, mixed-use Hi Line Square development featuring a 17-story office tower with 186,000 square feet of workspace and connected to a 6,000-square-foot outdoor terrace. A 30-story residential tower will offer 300 units with unimpeded views of downtown from the highest swimming pool in Dallas. The first two floors will offer 45,000 square feet of high-end retail, showroom space, and dining options seeking to make the development “a dynamic urban gateway.”
River Central
River Central is a planned 400-acre mixed-use project that will reclaim 140 acres of suitable flood plain spread along the meandering Trinity River through Fort Worth and Grand Prairie south of DFW Airport. The project components could provide upwards of $2 billion in economic impact, and currently include a 140room hotel, 120,000 square feet of office space, a 56,000-square-foot live music venue, 60,000 square feet of retail, 8,000 housing units of various types, and 50 acres of open space.
Texas Research Quarter
NexPoint, a Dallas-based investment firm, is converting the 1.6 million-square-foot former EDS campus in Plano into a $4 billion, 200-acre life sciences complex. The Plano City Council approved the Texas Research Quarter, or TRQ, redevelopment plan that will center on the existing 91-acre main campus. In 2024, Plano took the additional step of creating a tax increment reinvestment zone and reimbursement agreement for the Legacy Business district surrounding the TRQ to incentivize investment. The TRQ will leverage such public-private partnerships in pursuit of solidifying DFW’s reputation as the “Third Coast” for biotechnology research and manufacturing.
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Staybolt Street and The Reserve
The Staybolt Street project in Mansfield is a $1.5 billion, 300-acre mixed-use district anchored by a 166,000-squarefoot, 7,000-seat multi-purpose stadium. FC Dallas will manage the facility to attract youth and international soccer tournaments. Staybolt may include a hotel and conference center, retail and entertainment venues, and residential units. Close by, The Reserve is a $1 billion, 210-acre mixed-use community that will provide Mansfield with a new city hall and town center surrounded by shopping, eating, and entertainment space, and a half-mile “canal loop.”
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Dallas Convention Center
A $3.7 billion realignment of the Kay Bailey Hutchison convention center, ratified by voters in a $1.2 billion bond proposition, officially began in 2024. The current facility will be torn down and replaced with a 2.5 million-square-foot convention center, connecting downtown to surrounding neighborhoods with a deck park spanning I-30. The facility will include 800,000 square feet of exhibit space, 260,000 square feet of meeting rooms, and a 170,000-square-foot ballroom. The new orientation will open up 30 acres of underutilized land for private-sector development. In the interim, the existing facility will serve as the only broadcast center for 2,000 journalists during the 2026 World Cup.
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UTA West Campus
The University of Texas at Arlington, an R-1 designated university for its high level of research activity, announced it will open a UTA West campus as part of a multiyear plan to serve more than 10,000 students. The UT System board of regents authorized the use of its Permanent University Fund to buy 51 acres in west Fort Worth to create a campus dedicated to fostering economic development and meeting the educational needs of one of the fastest-growing areas in the country with a target opening date of fall 2028.
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Haggard Farms
One of the last remaining urban farm tracts in DFW and owned since the mid-1800s by a Plano pioneer family will become a $750 million, 142-acre mixed-use development that will include 200,000 square feet of retail, 650,000 square feet of office space, residential components, a hotel, and 10 acres of green space. The project will also include The Almanac, a farm-to-market themed dining center with outdoor event space. Infrastructure work was to be complete in early 2025 in preparation for Phase I of the project that includes 100,000 square feet of retail, 350 multifamily units, and a park and hiking/biking trails.
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The Mix
Located in the North Platinum Corridor of Frisco, The Mix is a $3 billion, 112-acre project that will include 2 million square feet of office space, 375,000 square feet of retail, two hotels, 630 townhomes and urban living units, and 16 acres of green space. The Frisco City Council has approved plans for the first phase of the development including 26 acres, approximately 100,000 square feet of retail space, a 120,000-square-foot medical office building, 650 apartments, and a portion of a 9-acre central park. In late 2024, the Council also approved $113 million in performance-based grants for infrastructure and remediation support.
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Panther Island
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers secured $400 million necessary to complete the Central City Flood Control Project that will create Panther Island. Two bypass channels and supporting infrastructure are scheduled for a 2029 completion date with dams and pump stations being completed three years later. Construction on the north channel will begin in 2025, and design plans for the south channel are underway. The $1.1 billion project is expected to open up 440 acres of developable real estate along a high-density, mixed-use urban waterfront.
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Sloan Corners
A 500-acre mixed-use project in Allen and Fairview, Sloan Corners will result in a development that could total more than $3 billion in value and fill one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s largest undeveloped intersections. In 2024, the Allen side of the development saw construction on Hartwood Square, two multifamily buildings that will add 479 units. Work on 483 multifamily units on the Fairview side will begin in 2025. Total office space between the two cities will total more than 10 million square feet, and more than 200,000 square feet of retail space will be added. 600 hotel rooms are included in the project’s master plan as well as more than 50 acres of parks and open space.
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Hensley Field
A decommissioned naval air station on Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas received Dallas City Council approval for a 20-year, $390 million master plan for redevelopment. Pending legal proceedings with the Navy regarding environmental cleanup, Hensley Field will potentially transform into a 738acre mixed-use community with 6,800 residential units, a 40-acre Innovation Village on a former runway peninsula, waterfront trails, and a new marina. Other amenities include 185 acres of public open space consisting of parks, greenways, natural preserves, and 7.5 miles of trails.
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Bank of America Plaza
Developers Hoque Global and PegasusAblon are under contract to purchase the Bank of America Plaza, home to the tallest and most iconic building in the region, to give it a $350 million upgrade. Plans include improvements to office space in the 1.85 million-square-foot structure and opening a 300-room luxury hotel that would fill between 10 to 12 floors. The project could add up to seven new restaurants throughout the plaza, and a wrap-around infinity pool would provide unparalleled views from the 69th floor. Ideally, the improved facility would serve as anchor to a newly established financial district.
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