Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city within the State of Texas, ninth in the United States, and together with Fort Worth and the Mid-Cities form the largest metropolitan economic area in the south-central United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, Dallas had a total population of 1.1 million (est. as of July 1, 2004 at 1,210,393). Dallas is the county seat of Dallas County. A small portion of the city also extends into the neighboring counties of Collin County, Denton County, Kaufman County, and Rockwall County.

Economy

See also: List of major companies in Dallas/Ft.Worth

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The Dallas/Fort Worth area is sometimes called "Texas's Silicon Valley". Also, there are more than 40,000 telecommunication employees in the "Telecom Corridor" housing such companies as Southwestern Bell, AT&T, Alcatel, Ericsson, Fujitsu, MCI, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Rockwell, and Sprint. Central Dallas is supported by more than 100 miles (160 km) of fiber optic cable. According to the Dallas Women's Covenant, there are more than 81,000 women-owned firms in metropolitan Dallas. Although the Telecom industry was hit hard in the latest recession, most businesses in Dallas performed better on average than other regional economies.

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Southwestern Bell - AT&T - Alcatel - Ericsson - Fujitsu - MCI - Nokia - Nortel Networks - Rockwell - Sprint

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A number of companies are based in the Dallas city limits, including:

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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, 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.

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American Airlines - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation - Radio Shack - Pier 1 Imports - Fort Worth - Id Software - Mesquite - ExxonMobil - Michael's Stores - Zale Corporation - Irving - Electronic Data Systems - Frito Lay - Dr Pepper - JCPenney - Plano - FUNimation - North Richland Hills - Educational Products, Inc. - Carrollton - Sabre Holdings - Sabre System - Southlake - Halliburton - Houston - 2003

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