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A Letter from

5the publisher

Every day we're giving people a 9 16 20
reason to move to Dallas/Fort
Worth. Our economic diversity, 13 16 AT THE INTERSECTION OF TODAY
strong employment pool, and enticing AND THE FUTURE
incentives for relocating headquarters TABLE OF Interview with Sally Bane,
are helping to make all corners of the CONTENTS Executive Director of Economic
metroplex larger and denser. Over the Development for the City of
past six years, nearly 600,000 jobs have 4 SUBURBAN TO URBAN Plano
been added within our region across a A look at the growing urbanization
variety of industries. of the Dallas suburbs 20 FORTY YEARS
R oger Staubach - Looking back,
The outlying areas of DFW, which 9 WHY THE SUBURBS moving forward
were traditionally the feeder stops to Top 3 reasons companies are
the downtown areas of Dallas and moving toward the suburbs 22 WE'VE GOT THE EATS
Fort Worth, have become destinations A glimpse into a variety of
for commuters, like Las Colinas and 10 ON THE CORNER standout eating establishments
CityLine in Richardson. A new wave A prime destination for urban
of live and play amenities are following explorers and suburban seekers 24 DFW SECTOR WATCH
suit, capitalizing on the influx of JLL experts talk about what is
people working and making these 13 COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT happening in each sector of
submarkets their home; with new retail A look at North Texas Food Bank DFW's commercial real estate
and flourishing multifamily/mixed- market
use properties being delivered. As a 14 STACKED
homegrown, Dallas kid, don't get me Frisco's The Star takes center stage 27 MEET THE STAFF
wrong - there will never be a substitute As they share their favorite DFW
for the allure of living and working hotspots
within the urban markets of DFW's
downtown areas. New amenities and
offices are breaking ground here as well,
such as The Union in downtown Dallas
and Frost Tower in Fort Worth, but
the strengthening and densification of
our metroplex as a whole is something
that can't be denied.

This is a testament to the planning and
foresight by civic leaders, corporate
decision makers and developers focused
on serving the needs of their respective
residents and clients. There's never been
a better time to do business in DFW!

Jeff Staubach

President, South Central Region
JLL