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Breezing Right Along 36State boasts robust wind energy sector.

A Zest for Life Sciences 44Research prowess, state initiatives breed a

booming bio sector.

Nano Know-How 52Computer and IT cluster continues to advance.

A Force in Aersopace 64Strong history of aviation gives lift to industry in Texas

Global Positioning 72Exports and direct foreign investment bolster

the states economy and create jobs.

In Goo Company 78Texas small business, population 386,000,

is big and getting bigger.

Star Power 86Stellar attractions draw global visitors.

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Business Alanac 22

Business liate: Wide Open for Business 28

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ransportation 134

conoic Prole 165

allery 100

ducation 126

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Overview

ThelonestastateshneBghtyTexas seTs The pace as a place To invesT, work and live

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WEST TEXAS

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METROPLEXNORTHEAST

TE XA S

SO UT HE AS TTE XA S

GULF COAST

SO UT H TE XA S

As Governor of Texas, I am

dedicated to supporting an

environment of job growth,

opportunity and prosperity for the

people of the Lone Star State.

Texas pro-business climate

continues to bring quality jobs to the

state. Our state offers companies an

unparalleled competitive edge, with

the lowest per capita tax rates in thenation, no personal income tax, close

proximity to strategic markets,

cutting-edge infrastructure, excellent

schools and a skilled workforce.

Texas provides businesses with

the tools they need to grow and

prosper, including the innovative,

deal closing Texas Enterprise

Fund (TEF) and the Texas Emerging

Technology Fund (TETF). To

date, TEF has resulted in the

announcement of nearly 52,000 new

jobs and more than $14.3 billion incapital investment to the state. TETF

has allocated more than $130

million in funds to 103 early-stage

companies, and $168 million in

grant matching and research

superiority funds to Texas

universities/industry consortia.

Texas is recognized around the

world for our pro-business climate,

which is demonstrated every day by

statistics like these:

Texas has been ranked the No. 1

exporting state for eight straightyears. Texas exports were

approximately $163 billion in 2009

(WISERTrade, February 2010).

Texas has been ranked the No. 1

relocation destination in the

United States for the fifth year in

a row (SIRVA, Inc., January 2010).

Four Texas cities were ranked

in Forbes Cities Where the

Recession is Easing list: Austin

(1), Dallas (3), Houston (4) and San

Antonio (7) (Forbes, March 2010).

Texas is a place of limitlesspossibility, and we will continue to

make every effort to ensure that

business and industry thrive in our

great state. I invite you to come to

Texas, where were ready to work with

you. No matter the industry, the Lone

Star State is committed to doing

what it takes to keep Texas Wide

Open for Business.

Sincerely,

Rick Perry

Governor

For more information, contact:

Teaono

deeoentcooaton

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A SmOKN HO OPRAONThe irst Slers Skehse pee i Heers i 1948, ith

e s sll s the bilig tht hse the bsiess.

T, Slers lie ske et prcts re sl i 7,200 lctis

thrght the uite Sttes. The Est Tes cp istribtes t jr

grcer retilers, serice cpies til chi restrts.

Slers pertes i 300,000-sqre-t plt tht hses the

cps heqrters prcessig plt, l tht sps

40 cres. Their prei pit-ske ets icle ris resh

cts bee, prk, ribs trke prcts. fr re, g t

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SAL O H ARHGr Slie is he t the l bilig i nrth

aeric e pre rck slt.

The Slt Plce s cstrcte becse Gr Slie

is he t e the lrgest slt es i the ti,

ith tre sppl estite t lst 20,000 ers.

m isitrs ct resist tste the bilig, jst

t pre the teril is trl slt.

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the Tes ceteil celebrti, the recstrcte i

1975 t its preset lcti west Grl aee.

Gr Slie is ls the Tes he mrt Slt C.,

hich te the sli slt rcks slt rtr

itre se t cstrct the crret Slt Plce.

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prject it iitite t its wc

ctrig plt.

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cit lill, tht ill prie 60percet the plts ttl biler el

reqireets r the et 25 ers.

usig ethe gs r per ill

se mrs se $600,000 er,

ill be the eqilet

reig 1,900 crs r the r,

pltig 2,300 cres pie r ir

rest, hetig 2,700 hes r

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SANS H S O ma itie prgr t Pris Jir Cllege is trig

t grtes ith tie-teste skills.

The clleges Tes Istitte Jeelr Techlg lls

stets t cplete p t r leels ster, ith the

highest esigti beig certiie ster jeeler.

Grtes i p ith the skills t esig, ctre

restre jeelr.

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istittis i the uite Sttes tht ers the

iterestig jeelr-bse prgr. Stets re

trie i tchkig, ietiig shpig

ges etls, esigig rkig ith

cpter-ie techlgies lsers. fr re,

g twww.parisjc.edu.

LHS, AmRA,xAS

Tes hs lg list creits s

lcti r etre ils teleisi

prctis. I ct, er the pst 10

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il prjects he bee sht i

Tes, cretig stteie ecic

ipct re th $1.7 billi.

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Secondhand Lions ace ar

iers There Will Be Blood

No Country for Old Men; the hit

teleisi series Prison Break, FridayNight Lights, Barney and Friends,

Judge Alex Austin City Limits.

Sice 1910, Tes hs bee the ilig

lcti r lst 2,000 ils

teleisi prjects. Sice 1971, the

Tes fil Cissi, iisi

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bee priig lcti reserch,

rkrce reerrls til

itertil rketig t prte

Tes s irst chice r -lcti

ilig. oer recet ers, the fil

Cissi hs epe its sericest icle the iti ie

ge prcti istries, bth

hich he strg presece i Tes.

I april 2009, G. Perr sige Hse

Bill 873, priig icil iceties

r il, teleisi ie ge

cpies ig bsiess i Tes.

uer the Tes mig Ige Istr

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teleisi prgrs, cercils, ie

ges st-le pstprcti

prjects receie pets 5 t15 percet eligible i-stte

epeitres. as reslt the sttes

cpetitie icetie prgr,

prcti i Tes cties t gr

i ll segets the istries. fr

etils the prgr, plese see

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rppig p $22 illi, 125,000-sqre-t epsi tht re

th ble the sie its abilee cilit, hich pee i 2006.

The prject crete itil spce r bth ctrig

rehsig i ec-riel cilit tht, g ther thigs, tkes

tge the s r lightig ses het geerte b the

prcti prcess s het srce r the bilig.

PwP hs ls pee i-hse recclig cilit t trsr

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Septeber 2010, bt the 1,000-cre cple t

be silig it the sset.

de t 2005 ecisi r the Bse Religet

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bse re, bt pls re lre i plce tht ill

gie the bse bright tre. The Prt Crps

Christi the Tes a&m uiersit Sste he

ike prtership t ge reeelpet

the prpert.

uer the greeet, the Prt Crps Christi ill

ctrl the cple, hile the Tes a&m uiersit

Sste ill ge reeelpet the site. Crret

pls re t trsr the prpert it jr

reserch triig ceter, prticlrl i the re

reeble eerg.

S-OWN SSSClss, plese be sete, thks t ritre kers

i Cetrl Tes, here clster cpies he

re hb specilt ritre ctrig rschls clleges.

Rl Setig Lt. i Cer s e i 1968,

hs gr t $30 illi bsiess tht kes

chirs esks, cpter tbles librr shelig.

artc-Bell Crp. i Teple ctres clssr

ritre. Its issi is t ke the iel esks,

chirs tbles tht re ergic ki-riel,

ehcig chils bilit t ler.

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i Tes?

The ser is the frt H ilitr bse i Killee,he t se 53,000 sliers ssige t the

pst, hich ls epls 5,100 ciilis 9,200

serice ctrct eplees. Tht stggerig igre

erscres the ct tht the ilitr is ke

cpet Tes ec.

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Tes, seerl re ergig jr epsis.

fr eple, $2.3 billi i recet pgres t

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ltitel prce meicl Ecti Triig

Cps tht ill sere s the triig ceter r ll

eicl-eliste persel, be e the lrgest

eicl triig ecti istittis i the rl.

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dr Pepper st riks. frit-L s ctll e i S

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cr chips r his mel T fr.

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mrch 2 represets sigiict te r

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innovative enterprises

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heres an old saying that theresno arguing with success. In

that case, theres no arguingwith Texas.

The Lone Star State is the nationsundisputed leader in economicdevelopment, wit h an economygrowing at three times the nationalaverage and, in 2008, creating morejobs tha n the ot her 49 st atescombined. Another sign of strengthis the fact that Texas today is hometo 110 companies with more than$1 billion in revenue, greater than

any other state.Small businesses get a big welcomein Texas, as well. The independentSmall Business & EntrepreneurshipCouncil ranked Texas as one of thenations top three states for nurturingsmall businesses in 2009.

Our accomplishments did not gounnoticed, says Aaron Demerson,executive director of the EconomicDevelopment & Tourism Division inthe Off ice of the Governor.

Texas was ranked in 2009 as the

No. 1 state with the most corporateheadquarters on the Fortune 500list and was named 2009 BestBusiness Climate byBusinessFacilities magazine.

The states low tax rates and costof living, t alented workforce, centrallocation, predictable regulations andfair tort system moved Texas to thetop ofDirectorship Magazines 2009list of best states for business.

When it comes to business, Texas

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Dont miss out on this great development opportunity.

For more information, contact the

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Incentives available for retail, office and industrial projects.

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is No. 1, the magazine declared.The success is underscored by a

series of recent developments, suchas the openi ng of Texas Instruments1.1 million-square-foot computerchip plant that will employ up to1,000 people in Richardson, andCaterpillar Inc.s decision to bring

one of its primar y global assembly,test and paint facilities to Seguin,creating more than 1,400 jobs.Texas was in competition withSouth Carolina and Mexico forthe Caterpillar facility.

Texas is a center of innovation,generating new enterprises andgrowth in such industry sectorsas biotechnology and life sciences,information technology, advancedtechnology and manufacturing,

aerospace and defense, energy,and petroleum refining andchemical production.

There are many reasons whyTexas is so competitive with otherstates, and even other countries,when businesses are looking fora welcoming place to grow, saysGray Mayes, Texas Instrumentsgovernment relations director.

The state and local governments

understand there are regionsaround the world eager for capital-intensive facilities and very focusedon measures that allow thesebusinesses to better compete inglobal markets. Lower taxes; accessto talent and basic research; afavorable tort climate; a cost-effective and reliable supply ofenergy and water; efficientpermitting processes; and a Rightto Work policy are a ll strengths in

the Texas economic developmenttool kit, says Mayes.Texas Instruments Richardson

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fabrication facility, known as R FAB,holds a special distinction. It is theworlds only production facilit yusing 12-inch silicon wafers to

manufacture analog chips used forsmart phones, computing systemsand other electronic dev ices. Notonly is that more environmentallyfriendly, but the facility gives TI astrategic advantage in high-volumeproduction since more than t wice asmany chips can be etched on thewafers than on t he more commonlyused 200-millimeter wafers.

Being in Texas has advantages forCaterpillar as well.

Caterpillar looks forward to thenew engine facility in Seguin, whichwill allow us to improve processcapability, flexibility and flow of ouroperations to optimize efficiency,says Gary Stroup, vice president ofCaterpillars Large Power SystemsDivision.

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its name, wind is the new face ofenergy, with the state leading thecountry in wind production for the

last four years.In fact, if Texas were a nation, itsinstalled wind power capacity of morethan 9,400 megawatts would rank itsixth in t he world.

Texas has a very good windresource, strong customer demand forrenewable energy, good transmissionpolicy and ease of siting, says JanJohnson, spokeswoman for wind farmdeveloper Iberdrola Renewables,which is building a 404-megawatt

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installation in South Texas.So basically, just a whole lot offactors make Texas a good place tobuild wind power.

The wind industry is a promisingsource of job creation for Texas, where25 percent of the nations wind poweris generated. Currently, wind power

employs some 50,000 peoplenationwide, but a report by the U.S.Department of Energy estimates thatnumber will grow to 300,000 by 2030.

Manufacturers should beattracted to Texas, given the prettyrapid growth of the wind i ndustryin this area, says Rick Walker, aninstructor at Texas Tech University inLubbock and president of SustainableEnergy Strategies.

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When the Roscoe complex began

churning out electricity in October2009, it barely snatched the claim toworlds largest from Horse HollowWind Energy Center, a 735-megawattinstallation completed in September2006 southwest of Abilene.

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in West Texas and had growing energydemand, says Steven Stengel,spokesman for project developerNextEra Energy Resources.

Peascal I, Iberdrola Renewablesfirst 202-megawatt wind farm in theKenedy County community of Sarita,came online in April 2009.

The project, and the community,caught a tail wind in fal l 2009 whenthe U.S. Department of Energy

awarded Iberdrola Renewables$114 million in stimulus money tocomplete Peascal II.

Also in development is acollaborative project of the U.S.Renewable Energy Group, Cielo WindPower and Chinas Shenyang PowerGroup to build a 600-megawatt windfarm on 36,000 acres in West Texas.

In response to the activity, theTexas Legislature has workedaggressively to increase transmissioncapabilities, which are close tocapacity i n many cases.

At the behest of the legislature, theTexas Public Utility Commission hasadopted a plan to deliver renewableenergy to consumers from CompetitiveRenewable Energy Zones, or CREZs,including 2,400 miles of new345-kilovolt transmission lines.

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exas has become a major hubof life science enterprises,spanning cancer research,

medical devices, animal sciences,food safety and pharmaceuticals.

The diverse and vibrant sectorencompasses more than 4,100companies, employs more than104,000 people and means billionsin annual salaries.

World-class educational and researchinstitutions, an educated workforceand significant state investment havecreated a climate where innovation iswelcomed and rewarded.

In 2001, lawmakers appropriated$800 mi llion for science, engineering,research, commercialization and

infrastructure. In 2002, Gov. Rick Perryestablished the Council on Science andBiotechnology Development.

In 2003, the Texas Legislaturepassed and the governor signed

legislation authorizing the TexasEnterprise Fund, a deal-closingfund to attract businesses and newjobs to Texas. The Texas Emergi ngTechnology Fund (TETF) waslaunched in 2005 to promote andfinance technological innovations inmultiple industries, includingbiotechnology. The plan is to invest$600 million.

I think Texas has really steppedup, says Thomas R. Kowalski,president of the Texas Healthcare and

Bioscience Institute. It is really ahotbed of activity, and the genesishas been in academic centers.

One example is Dr. John C. Criscione,an associate professor of biomedical

engineering at Texas A&M Universityin College Station, who is working ona new device to mechanically treatcongestive heart fa ilure by restoringhealthy heart motion.

CorInnova Inc., his company, is inthe preclinical stage and developinga commercial prototype of a cone-shaped device that would cradle theheart, but not require major thoracicsurgery. CorInnova received a$250,000 pre-seed investment fromthe TETF, with a commitment of up to

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$1 million if t he company hits certainbenchmarks.

Having worked at Johns HopkinsUniversity and other researchheavyweights, Criscione says the Texasclimate is refreshing.

I can be innovative and people willlisten, and they are looking for thingsoutside the box, he says.

Houston-based US Oncology providessupport, research, business services andcare coordination for doctors across theUnited States who treat 17 percent of thenations cancer patients.

You have to have an incrediblydiverse and incredibly good pool ofemployee talent, and the talent poolin Houston in particular and Texas ingeneral is just what is needed, saysDr. Roy Beveridge, US Oncologysmedical director.

Aff iliated clinics are independently

owned, but US Oncology, a Fortune1000 company with a staff of 600 in

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Houston, provides foundationalservices that have advanced cancercare. In summer 2010, the companywill open an oncology lab in Dallasthat will handle all tissue and tumortesting for its doctors, plus retain pre-and post-treatment specimens. Thegoal is to track clinical results to lowertoxicity levels and work toward trulycustomized treatment, Beveridge says.

Research is a big part of that, andUS Oncology has played a role in thedevelopment of 39 of the cancerdrugs most recently approved by theFDA. We have the largest researchplatform in the world for oncology,Beveridge says. With most of thedrugs going th rough developmentnow, every manufacturer comesto us.

San Antonio-based BioNumerikPharmaceuticals Inc. has two noveldrug candidates for cancer treatment

in Phase III clinical development.BioNumerik recently treated itsfirst patients in an internationalmulticenter Phase III clinical tr ial ofTavocept in patients with the mostcommon type of lung cancer.

In addition, BioNumeriksKarenitecin is undergoing testing inan international Phase III clinical trialin patients with advanced ovarian

cancer. The 40-person company haseight additional drug discoveryresearch programs.

State involvement in helping buildlife sciences industries has created anawareness of its importance and setthe stage for future growth, says DavidMargrave, BioNumeriks vice presidentfor administration.

There is no question it is a growingpart of Texass future and means jobsfor Texas, and a large number arehigh-wage jobs, he says.

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nanotechnology sector, thats a very good thing.

Nanotechnology, a science that impacts industries asdiverse as transportation, construction, medicine andcommunications, involves engineering materials at themolecular and atomic levels.

Who can benefit from research on such a tiny scale?Everybody who makes stuff out of atoms. So, basically

everything, ultimately, says James Von Ehr, founder andpresident of Zyvex Labs in Richardson. Thats kind of likeasking, What is the application for steel? or What is theapplication for a luminum? Concrete?

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atomically precise manufacturing, whichessentially means building materials starting

at the atomic level.The company received $5 million in grantsfrom the U.S. Defense Advanced ResearchProjects Agency and Texas EmergingTechnology Fund, an investment program thestate created in 2005 to catalyze the growthof high-potential industries.

Zyvex technology may one day replicatephotosynthesis and allow tiny medical devicesto perform surgery from inside the body.

Texas lays claim to the title ofnanotechnologys birthplace, and today, thestate boasts an impressive roster of innovators

that both develop and rely on nanotechnologyresearch and development. Texas Instruments,Samsung and 3M have all put down roots in thestate, where roughly 11.5 percent of the worldssilicon processing capacity hangs its hat.

SEMATECH, a global research consortiumof computer chip manufacturers including thelikes of Intel and IBM, represents roughly60 percent of the worlds semiconductorproduction. The organization, founded inAustin, works closely with its membercompanies, identifying common, noncompetitive

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these days is convergence.As we keep pushing the envelope in the research that

were doing for our member companies, were continuallyrunning into that intersection of traditional chipmanufacturing and ways that those (chips) are now beingapplied in other areas, says Anne Englander, director ofcorporate relations for SEMATECH. Theres certainlyconvergence of whats happening in the chip area andwhats happening in areas like bioenergy.

A critical factor in Texas success in fostering thedevelopment of nanotechnology is a top-flight networkof research universities, which in turn produce a highlyeducated workforce.

Weve got the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston,

which does some of the worlds greatest medical research andseveral medical centers that are associated with the Universityof Texas and Rice and Texas A&M, says Dan Holladay,SEMATECH advanced technologies manager. And theres alot of energy research that goes on at these universities.

Von Ehr of Zyvex works closely with Rice Universityresearchers, and he underwrote the establishment of ananotechnology program at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Supporting and working with local un iversities is aninvestment in the future of the industry, the way Von Ehrsees it, and Texas willingness to ma ke that investmentbodes well for the states future in nanotechnology.

Texas is looking out for the workforce of the future,he says. The states just a great place to do business.

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Strong history of aviationgives lift to industry in Texas

Story by Bill Lewis

Not even the sky is the limit forTexas aerospace and aviationindustry, which is helping to set

the pace for Americas exploration ofspace and the development of thenewest generation of military andcivilian aircraft.

NASAs Johnson Space Center inHouston is home to the space agencysConstellation program, which has thegoal of returning astronauts to themoon and eventually reaching Mars.The center, headquarters of Americas

astronaut corps, is NASAs leadlocation for the Space Shuttle and theInternational Space Station. Manyleading private-sector firms, includingLockheed Martin, Bell Aerospace,Raytheon, Boeing and Gulfstream,have major Texas operations.

Texas and military aviation have a100-year history that dates to march2010 when Army 1st Lt. BenjaminFoulois flew a Wright biplane for

seven minutes 200 feet above Fort SamHouston, the first time a government-owned airplane was flown by amilitary-trained pilot.

The aerospace and aviationindustry has grown into a majoreconomic presence in Texas, withsome 200,000 jobs at 1,700 companies.They are attracted to the states openskies and a lot more.

With 140,000 employees worldwide,Lockheed Martin is a global securityindustry leader and the largest defense

company in Texas. Home to severalLockheed Martin operations, Texashas the most Lockheed Martinemployees of any state, more than20,000, including 14,500 employees inFort Worth, where Lockheed Mar tinAeronautics Co. is based.

A world leader in the design,research and development, systemsintegration, production and support ofadvanced military aircraft a nd related

Some 1,700 companies in Texas are involved in aerospace and aviation, including AmericanEurocopter, top left, and Bell Helicopter Textron, top right. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co.,

based in Forth Worth, builds sophisticated military aircraft including the F-22 Raptor.

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technologies, Lockheed Marti nAeronautics customers include themilitary services in the United Statesand all ied nations throughout theworld. Company products include theF-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter,F-22 Raptor and F-16 Multi-mission

Fighter. Another major Lockheedoperation is Lockheed Missiles andFire Control in Dallas.

Vought Aircraft Industries hasoperations in Dallas, where it isheadquartered, and in Grand Prairie.In Dallas, t he company manufacturesassemblies for the C-17 GlobemasterIII cargo aircraft; wings for the GlobalHawk UAV; cabin structures for BlackHawk UH-60 variants; assemblies forthe V-22 Osprey; wings for GulfstreamG550 and G500 business jets; fl ight

control surfaces for the C-5 Galaxycargo plane; and machining andfabrication of parts and componentsfor commercial and military aircraft.

Texas is a great place for business.It has so much going for it: a centrallocation, skilled workers and a longhistory in the aerospace industry, saysTom Stubbins, v ice president, humanresources, for Vought Aircraft. We alsoappreciate the support of the Texasdelegation and our elected off icials inAustin. They are at the forefront of

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spokesman Jeff Dronen. The companyis a major provider of helicopters forcivilian, law enforcement, militar y,homeland defense and other markets.

The company recently celebrated its40th ann iversary in Texas and marked

the milestone of becoming the largesthelicopter manufacturer in the U.S.

Another aircraft manufacturer withdeep roots in Texas, Bell Helicopter, isheadquartered in Fort Worth and has

a plant in Amarillo. Bell Helicopterwas the first company to obtaincertification for a commercialhelicopter and today manufactures awide range of aircraft for military andcommercial applications.

As the manufacturer of the militarysV-22 Osprey in a strategic alliance withBoeing, Bell Helicopter is rewriting therules of mobility. These unique tilt-rotoraircraft lif t vertically like a helicopter,

then fly like an airplane with twice thespeed, three times the payload and fivetimes the range of traditional helicopters.

The companys breakthrough civiliantiltrotor aircraft, the BA609, combinesthe speed, altitude and comfort of a

turboprop with the vertical takeoff andlanding capabil ities of a helicopter. Itfeatures seating for up to nine passengersand has twice the speed of typicalhelicopters of comparable capacity.

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for the eighth straight year, passing$163 billion in 2009, up more than96 percent from just a decade earlier.

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Commerce are very proactive, andthey help businesses small and largeexport products.

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Texas boasts 13 deep-water ports,eight airports with internationalservice and the nations largest roadand rail networks.

One of the biggest advantages wehave is that were situated close to thePort of Houston, which gives us easyaccess to the ports, and thatscertainly helped us from a freightstandpoint, says Ben Wulf, vicepresident of marketing andinternational sales for portable airconditioning manufacturer Port-A-Cool in Center. Overall, the climatehas been very favorable.

Port-A-Cools exports equal about25 percent of its business and sends

products to roughly 65 countries.The same assets are attractive for

foreign companies looking to relocateto the United States or establish astateside presence.

Michele LaNoue, CEO of Headworks,relocated her company to Texas 10years ago from Austria. In the finaldecision phase, Houston was pittedagainst Chicago. Ultimately, Houstonwon on location and warmer weather.

Our initial market that we werefocusing on was Latin America andSouth America and the U.S. andCanada, LaNoue says. So the portwas important to us. And snow. Thatwas the killer.

In 2007, Samsung opened a$3.5 billion sem iconductormanufacturing plant in Austin, andToyota, which has been making trucksin the state since 2006, is transferringadditional production to its SanAntonio operation. Motiva, a jointventure that includes Saudi Refiningand Royal Dutch Shell, invested $3.5billion in 2006 to increase capacity atits Port Arthur ref inery.

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heres nothing small time about Texas small business.

The Lone Star State has made entrepreneurship apriority, equipping startups with both financial

support and technical assistance. In 2005, the state rolled out

the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, which has invetedmore than $234 mil lion with the intention of ushering newtechnology to the marketplace and creating high-skil l jobs.

TETF is a very competitive, highly sought-afterinvestment fund that basically bridges the gap betweentech start-ups and companies that are already in theirgrowth stage, says Jose Luque, president and CEO of theAustin-based identification technology company,Merkatum, which received a $1 million TETF investment.

This process has been of tremendous value to us, hesays, not only because of the capital, which has helped usaccelerate our growth process, but because the strategic

involvement with our investor, TETF, has been veryproactive and very positive.Other recent success stories include:

WHAM! , a Collin County company, received a$1 million investment for its next generation videoapplications, which enable high definition consumervideo calling.

Mayan Pigments, in El Paso, received a $250,000TETF investment in 2008. The company iscommercializing an eco-friendly manufacturingprocess and resulting pigments that are not heavymetal-based.

StarVision Technologies Inc., in College Station,develops intelligent optical-based guidance,navigation and surveillance systems. The companysSpeedStar product will give domestic aerospacecontractors, such as the military and NASA, a way toreduce their dependency on foreign made guidanceand navigation products.

Falcon International, in Odessa, received an $850,000TETF investment. The company produces armorplating for Humvees and other mi litary equipment.


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For years 2006-2008, 76.4 percent ofresidents have a high school degreeor higher and 18.8 percent have abachelors degree or higher

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No state income tax

Low sales/use tax

No value-added tax

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Awarded one of seven State CulturalDistrict designations from theTexas Commission on the Arts in 2009

Home of Sam Houston State University

Home of Huntsville State Park guidedhikes, nature center, wildlife

Sixty-seven percent of all colleges anduniversities in Texas are within 200 milesof Huntsville

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Texas hands-on approach to small businessis generating results. Roughly 386,000 Texascompanies, or 98.7 percent of the statesemployers, are classified as small businesses.Texas was second on the 2009 Inc. 500 list fornumber of fastest-growing private companies.Nearly half of all new jobs in Texas from 2004to 2005 were created by small companies.

Small enterprises find a welcomingenvironment in Texas, not only because of theassistance they receive from the state, but alsobecause of the overall favorable business climate.A wealth of educational resources, an emphasison fair tax treatment and a strategic locationcontribute to a climate that nurtures growth.

It is very compelling to be here, because,

not only do we have the technology sector,which is very strong and growing inentrepreneurial initiatives, but we have thegovernment sector and the academic sectorthat feed on each other and help companieslike ours really to generate value, Luque says.We must also remember that Texas lies on theborder with Mexico, and its a great gatewaybetween both countries and Latin America todo business.

The network of universities sprawling

across the state is a key asset for manyresearch-based businesses.

StarVision, a high performance productsmanufacturer that serves the aerospace andintelligence industries, works closely withTexas A& M University, even countingformer faculty members among its staff.Michael Jacox, StarVision president, saysthe companys relationship with TexasA&M is the most important factor in itsTexas location.

The advantage to us is that Texas A&Mhas one of the top aerospace programs inthe country, and because of that, we cancollaborate with the faculty t here and leveragethe national recognition that they have to

create this company and license keytechnology, Jacox says. Weve got accessto an excellent workforce.

The company, which was founded in 2003and now employs 15 staff members, receiveda TETF investment of $750,000 in 2007.

We also were able to use that as leverageon getting additional contracts from sourcesoutside the state, Jacox says. That kind offoresight, in terms of setting aside thosedollars, has been unique in Texas.

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says. And Texas also offers some

great options when it comes to

meetings and conventions, including

world-class convention facilities and

plenty of entertainment options.

San Antonio offers a primeexample. Home to the storied Alamo

and the newly renovated River Walk,

this bustling city is widely known for

its colorful culture and history.

Tourism is a mainstay of the

San Antonio economy, contributing

$11 billion annually and employing

one out of every eight workers in the

metropolitan area, says Ronnie Price,assistant executive director of the San

Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau.

The citys future promises even

more with the recent extension of the

River Walk, he says

One of the top attractions in Texas,

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