Letter from the President
North Texas is the shining star
in Texas and the United States
W
elcome to North Texas
and our inaugural issue of
NTX Magazine. We are excited
to share with you the story of
what makes our region a great
place to live and work.
Who is North Texas, you ask? We are a region as diverse as
the world with some of the brightest minds, strongest wills and a
spirit broken by none.
More than six million people call North Texas home, with
another million joining their neighbors every eight years. We are
the fourth-largest metro region with a Metropolitan Statistical
Area (MSA) of 12 counties, more than 150 municipalities – 13 of
which have a population of more than 100,000 people – and we
have a labor market of 3.2 million.
North Texas lives by the motto that business comes where
invited, but stays where appreciated. And, nowhere else can you
find a business-friendly environment with a low cost of doing
business, a diversified economy driven by 18 Fortune 500
companies and a highly qualified workforce educated by more
than 35