Fort Worth Trails Other Cities In Metroplex In Attracting New Corporations, Data Show

Arlington TX

28 April, 2022

8:26 PM

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By Seth Bodine | Sandra Sadek, Fort Worth Report April 27, 2022 Despite Fort Worth's efforts to attract major corporations to the area, the city of nearly 1 million residents lags behind its closest competitors, attracting less than 50 corporations in the last decade. A Fort Worth Report analysis of Dallas Regional Chamber data compiled from news articles shows 44 corporations have either expanded operations, added new facilities or relocated their headquarters to Fort Worth since 2010. Compared with the total number for North Texas, that accounts for 8.3% of all announcements since 2010. In total, 530 corporations announced big business moves to the region between 2010 and January 2022, according to the Dallas Regional Chamber's data. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.