In its 2005 retreat, the Dallas City Council reaffirmed that economic development is its top priority. Recognizing that Dallas has changed, the City Council adopted an economic development plan that builds on Dallas' core strengths. To enhance these strengths it is necessary to focus the office of economic development efforts in these key areas:
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The Heartbeat of Texas!
For 150 years, Dallas’ business and civic communities have worked in unison to make Dallas one of the best places to work, live and enjoy life. Led by 2005 job creation in the Dallas metropolitan area, Texas earned Site Selection magazine’s coveted Governor’s Cup for the second year in a row. The Governor’s cup is an annual award given to the U.S. state recording the highest total of new corporate facilities and expansions.
Dallas is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas and the ninth largest city in the United States. Dallas’ business community can rely on the most experienced financial institutions, accounting firms, real estate developers and stock brokerage firms in North America. That explains why ten Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters in Dallas — access to these high level support services helps secure a company’s bottom line.
Dallas, the Center of It All!
Located in the central southwest United Sates, Dallas provides easy access to both U.S. coasts. Positioned midpoint between major markets in Canada and México, Dallas is the ideal site for any company producing and moving products throughout the NAFTA and CAFTA markets. Four major interstates and 13 other U.S. highways allow a company with a Dallas address to reach 96 percent of the U.S. population within two days ground transportation and any U.S. city in four or less hours by air.
Recognized as the “Silicon Prairie,” one of the country’s high-tech hubs, Dallas has the largest concentration of workers making computer and electronic products in Texas and is second in the nation in telecommunications manufacturing employment. Like these high tech manufacturers, your company can benefit from an excellent school system and an extensive network of universities that produce a highly skilled work force. In a recent ranking published by Newsweek magazine, Dallas’ Talented and Gifted High School was ranked number one in the nation and Dallas Magnet High School for Science and Engineering was ranked number eight, making Dallas the only city in the United States with two schools listed in the top ten. Dallas’ superior educational facilities are a major asset to any company’s profitability.
Live, Work, Play!
From an exciting nightlife to fun-filled family activities, when the work day is over, Dallas is the place to have fun! Dallas residents have a special love for the performing arts. Every night there are productions offering an amazing array of artistic expressions to suit any taste. The Dallas Arts District is the largest in the country with over 60 acres of artistic venues including the Strauss Artist Square, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Theater Center/Arts District Theater, Meyerson Symphony Center, Nasher Sculpture Center, Crow Collection of Asian Art and the soon to be completed Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.
