Accolades

Texas is the #1 relocation destination in the U.S. for five straight years.

SIRVA
Top Relocation Destinations
January 2010

Dallas ranked 2nd for Highest Job Growth for the Last 5 Years.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Highest Job Growth for the Last 5 Years
July 2010

Dallas ranks 3rd on the list of Best Cities for New College Grads.

Bloomberg Businessweek
Best Cities for New College Grads
July 2010

Dallas-Fort Worth ranks #3 for New and Expanded Corporate Facilities in 2009.

Site Selection Magazine
New & Expanded Corporate Facilities
March 2010

Texas has the 3rd lowest Overall Tax Burden.

Forbes.com
Overall Tax Burden
April 2010

The Dallas-Fort Worth economy ranked 6th largest in U.S., at $379.9 Billion.

U.S Bureau of Economic Analysis
September 2009

In Forbes Magazine Article “World Capitals of the Future,” Joel Kotkin writes “North America boasts at least three genuine emerging world-class cities: Calgary, Houston and Dallas.”

Forbes Magazine
Emerging World-Class Cities, Joel Kotkin
September 2009

Texas ranks #1 in number of Fortune 500 and 1000 companies.

Fortune Magazine
Fortune 500 and 1000
May 2009

Texas is the #1 exporting U.S. state for eight straight years.

WISERTrade
Top Exporting States
February 2010

Dallas-Fort Worth named #1 Major Market of the Decade for Success in Landing Major New Employers and Investment.

Southern Business and Development Magazine
Major Market of the Decade for Success in Landing Major New Employers and Investment
April 2010

For the sixth year in a row, Texas is the #1 place to do business.

Chief Executive Magazine
Best Place to Do Business
May 2010

Dallas ISD Talented and Gifted High School ranked #1 and the Magnet High School for Science and Engineering ranked #2 in the nation.

Newsweek
Top US High Schools
June 2009

The Dallas-Fort Worth metro area ranks 10th among America’s Most Entertaining Cities.

Forbes Magazine
America’s Most Entertaining Cities
September 2009

Texas ranks #3 in tech exports to China in 2009.

TechAmerica
TechAmerica Foundation Report, Tech Exports
November 2010

Dallas-Fort Worth ranks 10th in a Global Competitiveness Study by the Greater Dallas Regional Chamber Economist Consortium Report.

Greater Dallas Regional Chamber, Economist Consortium Report
Global Competitiveness
April 2009

Dallas makes Newsweek’s Top 10 Places in America Poised for Recovery and NewGeography.com’s 10 Places to Watch Coming Out of the Recession.

Newsweek
Top 10 Places in America Poised for Recovery
November 2010

Dallas ranks 6th Best City for Young Professionals.

Forbes
Best City for Young Professionals
June 2010

Dallas is one of the Top 20 Best-Performing Cities of 2010.

Milken Institute
Best-Performing Cities of 2010
October 2010

Texas ranks 2nd among America’s Top States for Business.

CNBC
America’s Top States for Business
July 2009

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington ranks 8th for the Best Cities for Jobs This Fall.

Forbes
The Best Cities for Jobs This Fall
September 2010

Dallas ranks 14th of the Top 100 Tech Centers.

Bizjournals
Top Tech Centers
November 2009

Texas took 3rd in the annual 2010 Top State Business Climate Ranking.

Site Selection Magazine
Top State Business Climate
November 2010