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DFW Consistently Ranked as Top 10 Patent Generator

Area accelerators, universities, corporations and nonprofits engage with the tech community to connect entrepreneurs and investors, elevate innovative ideas and entice talent to call Dallas home says JLL.

By Lisa Brown | lisabrown | Updated on September 28, 2017

tech firms flock to DFW Dallas Innovation Alliance is a coalition to promote Dallas as a smart global city (credit: DIA).

DALLAS—Texas is attractive to many companies due to its absence of state income tax. And, for tech companies, Austin has long been the golden child, but Dallas-Fort Worth has slowly been cultivating a lively startup community. Its strong entrepreneurial spirit and growing walkable community have generated a sizable tech presence in recent years, says JLL.

But that hasn’t always been the case. In the 1950s, telecom companies, Texas Instruments and Collins Radio (later Rockwell Collins), formed the first Telecom Corridor in Dallas, but the city was still widely recognized for its oil, gas, banking and real estate markets.

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