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
4 External links

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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RadioShack shares jump nearly 14% on higher sales: While Wall Street slumped, shares of RadioShack soared nearly 14 percent Thursday thanks to better-than-expected earnings fueled by higher sales of digital-to-analog TV converter boxes, GPS devices, video games ...
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America Supports You: Contest Brings Kudos to Teen, Support Group: The founder of a Texas-based troop-support group proved volunteer work can be glamorous when she was chosen as one of five winners of a contest to honor women involved in their communities.
Oncor Honors Texas Homebuilders with 2008 Excellence in Energy Performance Awards: Oncor honored Collie Signature Builders LLC, Heritage Builders, Dallas Habitat for Humanity, Choice Homes , and K. Hovnanian Homes with a 2008 Excellence in Energy Performance Award last week.
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Southwest dings up $321 million profit: Southwest Airlines reported a $321 million profit for the second quarter, a bright spot amid hefty losses posted by other major carriers.
The Palestine Herald, Palestine, Texas: During the 1930s, the Palestine YMCA provided a place for Lamar Muse to have fun as a young man growing up during the Great Depression.
Is it time for a cuckoo clock in Snider Plaza?: For years, Karl Kuby says, his customers have been entertained by the cuckoo clocks in his German restaurant and market.