Considering that 25 Fortune 500 companies have chosen to make their home in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, there’s not much question that the metroplex is good for business. According to a 2010 KPMG report, Dallas’ business costs are the sixth lowest among the 25 largest world business cities.

It’s no wonder that such Fortune 500 companies as American Airlines, RadioShack, BNSF Railway, XTO Energy, Exxon Mobil, AT&T, J.C. Penney, Texas Instruments, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Tenet Healthcare, and Southwest Airlines have chosen to make the metroplex their headquarters.

Fort Worth began as a small frontier town on the legendary Chisholm Trail, but today it's one of the largest cities in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States. Fort Worth is primarily recognized for its well-preserved Western heritage and spectacular collection of art museums, better known as "cowboys and culture."

That's just the beginning of the fun in Fort Worth, where you can discover a dazzling downtown, Texas Motor Speedway, the Fort Worth Zoo, exciting annual events and a lot more. The city has also become one of the preferred destinations for conventions in the Southwest thanks to its excellent meeting facilities, easy access and Texas hospitality.

With more than 10,000 corporate headquarters in the Metroplex, it’s not surprising that the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex leads the nation in employment growth. Among the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Dallas and Fort Worth are Advance PCS, Dean Foods, ExxonMobil, Kimberly-Clark, Neiman Marcus, Southwest Airlines, and Texas Instruments, to name only a few.

Needless to say, there’s a veritable hotbed of employment opportunities for those relocating here, with an astonishing array of great companies to choose from—all of which have chosen to locate either offices or headquarters in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for its high quality of life, plentiful housing opportunities, and relatively low cost of living. Dallas/Fort Worth is often dubbed the “Silicon Prairie,” and for good reason. It accounts for 47 percent of all tech-related revenue in Texas – even more than its technology sister city, Austin. Major industries in the Metroplex include defense, financial services, information technology and data, life sciences, semiconductors, telecommunications, transportation, and processing.

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