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SUPPORTING CORPORATE MOVES

The Dallas Regional Chamber works closely with many companies that consider and decide to locate major corporate facilities here, particularly headquarters. Our team knows how important these decisions are for both companies and their employees.

We help companies understand this region fully from our demographics, labor costs, transportation assets, real estate options, or taxes and incentives that might apply to a project. Often we do it face to face. We visit companies and host executives here including multi-day visits during which we often engage Dallas-Fort Worth area business and civic leaders or subject matter experts with the candidate company team to achieve the peer-to-peer conversations that are so meaningful in selling DFW.

But we’re not just about the cold, hard facts and the sales pitch. We are also about taking good care of the companies — and particularly the employees — that make the decision to move here. Corporate moves often impact hundreds, even thousands, of employees and families. Those employees have lots of questions and each family situation is different. For all major corporate relocations, the Chamber offers to meet with employees and families that suddenly have the opportunity to become new Texans.

We have held several “town hall” meetings with company employees around the U.S., sharing information and our experiences of living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Our goal is to help the employees understand why our region is a great place to live, raise a family, and prosper. Eyes light up when we show pictures of homes with affordable prices, the arts and cultural amenities, our parks and trees and lakes, our foodie places, the outstanding medical care offered here, dog parks, light rail, and bike trails — as well as the many facts and anecdotes that help them realize that DFW is a more robust, culturally, and socially diverse place than they thought. And those who already know the area well, or might be from here, just get more excited about the move.

Helping employees after a move is announced is a benefit to the company and its employees. It’s fun and very meaningful for the Chamber’s economic development team and an important part of the Dallas Regional Chamber’s corporate recruitment platform.

SOURCE: DRC Research

MAJOR EXPANSIONS AND RELOCATIONSThe Dallas-Fort Worth region is regularly identified as one of the nation’s top markets for new and expanded corporate facilities. Dallas-Fort Worth attracts an impressive list of companies from diverse industries. Past relocations to the region included headquarters moves for Fortune 500 and Forbes Top Private companies such as Golden Living, Fluor, Comerica, and AT&T. These companies are more recently joined by well-known industry leaders like Toyota, Top Golf, NTT Data, and Jamba. During the same period, companies including Amazon; Bed, Bath & Beyond; BMW; Galderma; and General Motors have expanded into distribution, logistics, and manufacturing centers. Meanwhile, corporations including 7-Eleven, American Airlines, Liberty Mutual, State Farm, FedEx, and Mr. Cooper (formerly Nationstar Mortgage) have expanded into new office space.

SAMPLE OF HEADQUARTER RELOCATIONS TO DALLAS-FORT WORTH, 2010-2017

SAN ANTONIOAT&T*Christus Health

OTHER NEW HQ ESTABLISHMENTSBlackberry North American HQ (Canada)*Commemorative Air Force (Midland, TX)GuestLogix U.S. HQ (Canada)Hisun Motors North American HQ (China)Howard Hughes Corp.KidZania (Mexico)Leclanché (Switzerland)

Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies ( Canada)NGC Renewables North American HQ (China)Nutribiotech (South Korea)Triathlon Battery Solutions (Germany)TalerisZinwave (UK)

ARKANSASGolden Living

HOUSTONInx Inc.Magnum Hunter ResourcesU.S. Concrete

FLORIDACCS MedicalFiesta Restaurant Group

GEORGIANYLO Hotels

NEW YORKGreatbatchHMS Holdings MIC Global ServicesSignature Systems GroupSix Flags Entertainment

ILLINOISBar Louie Restaurant GroupBoeing Global ServicesFerris ManufacturingNeovia Logistics ServicesTopGolf

MICHIGANComerica*

MASSACHUSETTSNTT Data Inc.

VCENEW HAMPSHIREOculus Health

MISSOURIGKN Aerostructures*

ALABAMATorchmark*Zoes Kitchen

TENNESSEEDynamic Energy Alliance

CONNECTICUTAccudyne Industries

iCall Inc.Revere Capital LLC

PENNSYLVANIASunoco LP NEW JERSEY

ComparexCVE Technology GroupDigility Inc.

AUSTINGreenstreamSeven Hills Commercial

NEVADACoreSpace

ARIZONAPei Wei

COLORADOCagney Global LogisticsHarris Broadcast

MINNESOTAMoneyGramSpeed Commerce (Navarre)

WASHINGTONAllied BioScienceBlucora

NEBRASKAHeartland

Automotive Services

CALIFORNIAAcacia Research Group AccentCareACTIVE NetworkAmeriflight LLCC&S PropellerCaliber Collision CentersChannell Commercial Corp.Ciao TelecomCinépolisConsolidated Electrical DistributorsCopartDaegis Inc.Farmer Brothers CoffeeFluor*FonalityGlenmount Global SolutionsIronclad Performance Wear Corp.Jacobs Engineering GroupJamba Inc.

Kubota Tractor Corp.loanDepotMimi’s CafeMonkey Sports Inc.Motorsport Aftermarket Group and MAG Retail MV TransportationOmnitracsPacific Union FinancialPrimorisRaytheon Space and AirborneSystems (SAS) Rixi Recovery ServicesSolera HoldingsSOLiD Inc.

Titan LaboratoriesToyota North AmericaToyota Industries Commercial FinanceTrend MicroUnited Scientific Group Vendor Resource ManagementW3global

NOTE: Companies with an * moved to Dallas-Fort Worth prior to 2010

OKLAHOMAGlobal Power Equipment Group Inc.HiltiLinkAmerica

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45 Anutak Products, Inc. 11

46 AT&T 1,300

47 Bed Bath and Beyond 1,000

48 Blucora 50

49 C&S Propeller 12

50 Calcomp, Inc. 35

51 Clayton Home Building Group 240

52 CrossFirstBank 60

53 F-Wave 40

54 Galderma 342

55 Heart & Science 100

56 J.P. Hart Lumber Company 37

57 Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 700

58 Jamba Inc 100

59 JPMorgan Chase 6,000

60 McKesson Corp 975

61 Misys 115

62 OKI Data Americas 100

63 Parex USA 25

64 Pegasus Foods 325

65 PennyMac Financial Services

66 Peterbilt

67 Pratt Industries 140

68 Precision-Hayes International 5

69 Revere Capital LLC.

70 Saatchi & Saatchi 150

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72 Sally Beauty Supply 80

73 Southwest Airlines

74 Stand Rock Hospitality Resort 1,000

75 Sunoco LP

76 TierPoint LLC

77 Toyota Connected Inc 100

78 Triathlon Battery Solutions Inc.

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80 United Scientific Group, LLC

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SAMPLE OF 2016 AND 2017 DALLAS-FORT WORTH RELOCATIONS AND EXPANSIONS

1 Amazon doubles its Dallas regional operations hub at Galleria Towers and opens two additonal DCs in North Texas — 920K sf in Lancaster and 1 million square feet in Coppell

2 American Airlines invests $85M to refurbish and upgrade facilities in Grapevine

3 Ashley Furniture builds $65M, 850K sq ft DC in Mesquite employing 350

4 Bisque Imports, a ceramics distributor, selects Kaufman for new DC

5 BCBS of TX C1 Innovation Lab opens in Dallas' Innovation District - West End

6 Boss Fight Entertainment, a video game developer, relocates HQ to Allen

7 Brakebush Brothers annouces new food manufacturing facililty and 800 jobs for Greenville

8 Chewy.com fulfillment center in South Dallas to employ 700

9 Cinépolis, a Mexico-based movie theater chain, relocates US HQ from CA to Addison

10 Cognizant Technology Solutions relocates regional HQ to Las Colinas bringing 1,090 jobs

11 CyrusOne builds 1.4M sq ft high tech complex in Allen

12 Digital Realty announces the largest data center campus in North Texas at 150 MW, creating 400 new jobs in Garland

13 Elephant Auto Insurance of VA expands into Carrollton with 43K sq ft facility, adding 200 jobs

14 EY invests $10M in downtown Dallas cybersecurity center to employ 300

15 ezyVet, a New Zealand based software company, establishes US HQ in Frisco

16 Finisar, in partnership with Apple, brings 500 jobs to Sherman to develop iPhone X-related technologies

17 Gartner, the research giant, brings 800 jobs and $12M in investment to Irving

18 Golden State Foods opens a $70M liquid products division manufacturing/distribution facility in Burleson

19 Kidzania, an experiential education company, locates its HQ and an entertainment facility in Frisco, bringing 450 jobs

20 L3 Technologies plans a 12K sq ft regional HQ in Plano

21 Lollicup announces a food services manufacturing/DC in Rockwall

22 Makita, a Japanese tool and equipment manufacturer, builds 230K sq ft regional DC in Wilmer

23 Mercedes-Benz relocates its Training & Performance Center to Grapevine, employing 200

24 Midwest Fasteners, based in MI, announces new warehouse/DC in Mansfield

25 NETSCOUT, a cybersecurity firm, relocates 540 employees to 145K sq ft regional HQ and R&D facility in Allen

26 Norman Window Fashions, a CA-based company, moves production line facility to Lewisville with 180 jobs

27 NTT Data International moves its NA HQ and 600 people to a $3 billion development in Plano

28 Nutribiotech, a South Korean-based company, plans to add 1,600 corporate, R&D and manufacturing jobs during expansion in Garland

29 Oculus Health will relocate its HQ to Irving from NH employing 200 people

30 Oki Data Americas announces it will move its HQ to Irving from NJ

31 PACCAR selects McKinney for 130K sq ft truck manufacturing facility

32 Pei Wei moves its global HQ to Irving from AZ, creating 100 jobs

33 PowerSecure Lighting, based in CT, selects 76K sq ft facility for operations in Frisco

34 R.J. Liebe athletic lettering company relocates HQ and manufacturing facility to Corsicana

35 Smith & Nephew expands factory and laboratory facility in Fort Worth adding 100 new jobs

36 Salesforce.com, San Francisco-based software firm, expands in Dallas, leasing 18K sq ft

37 Softtek technology company relocates its US HQ from Miami to Addison, bringing 100 jobs

38 Synergy Windows & Doors expands with $600K investment for 24K sq ft of manufacturing space in Sherman

39 Boeing selects Plano as home base for its Global Service division, bringing 50 jobs

40 Triumph Aerostructures' flagship plant in Red Oak becomes a major supplier to Boeing in a partnership that will generate 950 direct and indirect jobs

41 United Parcel Service leases 1M sq ft of shipping center space in Arlington, expecting to add 1,400 new jobs

42 WeWork, the New York-based coworking space concept, selects downtown Dallas for an 84K sq ft regional HQ

43 Zinwave, a wireless network services firm, will bring executives to its new 5,000-square-foot space in Dallas

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