Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-most-populous city in the state of Texas and the ninth-most-populous in the United States. The city is large in geographic area as it covers 385 square miles (997 km²) and is the county seat of Dallas County. Dallas is one of 11 U.S. global cities as it is ranked "Gamma World City" by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network.

As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Dallas population was 1.1 million (though a 2006 estimate placed the population at more than 1.26 million). The city is the main cultural and economic center of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred to as Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex), which is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. with a population of 5.7 million in 12 counties. The 16-county metropolitan area designated by the North Central Texas Council of Governments had a population of 6.2 million in 2006.

1 The local economy
2 Recent Dallas business news
3 See also
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The local economy

Dallas and the surrounding Metroplex are very important economically. The city is sometimes referred to as Texas's Silicon Valley or the "Silicon Prairie" because of a high concentration of telecom companies. Originally seeded with a nexus of communications engineering and production talent following World War II by companies like Collins Radio Corp., the epicenter of the area's telecom industry is along the "Telecom Corridor" which is home to more than 5,700 companies [18] and regional offices for Alcatel, AT&T, Ericsson, Fujitsu, MCI, Nokia, Nortel, Rockwell, Sprint and Verizon. The headquarters for Texas Instruments is also located there.

AMR Corporation (parent company of American Airlines), Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Radio Shack, and Pier 1 Imports are based in Fort Worth. id Software is based in Mesquite. ExxonMobil, Kimberly-Clark, Michael's Stores, and Zale Corporation are headquartered in Irving. Electronic Data Systems, Frito Lay, Dr Pepper and JCPenney are headquartered in Plano. FUNimation is headquartered in North Richland Hills. Educational Products, Inc. is headquartered in Carrollton. Sabre Holdings, the owner of the Sabre System, is headquartered in Southlake. Halliburton Energy Services was once based in Dallas, but moved to Houston in 2003.

Source - Wikipedia: Dallas, Texas

Recent Dallas business news

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Ex-prosecutor says he'll fight deposition over romantic link to judge ...: A suburban Dallas prosecutor said Friday he will oppose attempts to review allegations of an unethical romantic relationship between a judge and a district attorney who were handling the case of a condemned ...
Citigroup may sell Texas retail banks 1:29 PM CT: Citigroup Inc. may be exploring a sale of its Texas retail banks, banking industry analysts said Friday.
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Inmate hearing now set before his execution date: A judge moved a condemned inmate's hearing date Thursday so that it's no longer scheduled after his execution date.
General Dynamics to buy Jet Aviation. Fargo Jet Center reopens terminal.: Fargo Jet Center has reopened its doors at FAR after extensive remodeling and expansion.
Dallas Fed chief sees 50% chance inflation will increase: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard W. Fisher said Thursday that there's a 50 percent chance inflation will accelerate even as economic growth slows.
U.S. jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1%: The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and ...
Abbott: Look At Romance Allegations In Hood's Case: In an unusual alliance, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Thursday he was joining lawyers for a condemned prisoner in urging allegations of an unethical romantic relationship between the trial judge and ...