DALLAS. KING OF THE SOUTHWEST.

Dallas can claim dual dominance as the chief distribution center of the Southwest and the third largest industrial market in the U.S. Its prime location plays a part: Dallas is equidistant to the four largest metro areas in North America – New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Mexico City. IDI can put you in this thriving scene.

Getting there

Five interstate highways converge in Dallas-Fort Worth, including I-35, a north-south route dubbed the NFTA highway connecting Texas to Mexico. The Dallas Metroplex provides overnight truck access to more than 50 million people. Two airports — Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field — serve the business community. And the $100-million state-of-the-art Dallas Intermodal Terminal, operated by Union Pacific, is used by distributors to ship goods into Dallas submarkets and into the Southwest.

Ready, set, grow

Dallas-Fort Worth's population grew by 22% between 2000 and 2008, and its growth is projected to outpace both the state and national averages. Currently with 6.8 million people, the 12-county area comprising Dallas-Fort Worth is the fifth-largest metropolitan center in the country.

Bustling economy

Finance, aviation, defense, insurance, logistics and real estate make up key components in the Dallas metro area's dynamic economy, with twelve Fortune 500 companies headquartered here.