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Old 07-15-2010, 09:18 PM
 
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If your in Finance their is no doubt about it Dallas! It has a HUGE financial sector and has more fortune 500 companies than any other city outside of NYC and 9th WORLDWIDE for the most billionaires.
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Old 07-15-2010, 09:26 PM
 
Location: Orlando Metro Area
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You're pictures never cease to amaze me how beautiful Dallas can truly be.
Please don't give someone credit for taking photos they snagged. I'm surprised that the copyright issue hasn't come up yet .
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Old 07-16-2010, 03:38 AM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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If your in Finance their is no doubt about it Dallas! It has a HUGE financial sector and has more fortune 500 companies than any other city outside of NYC and 9th WORLDWIDE for the most billionaires.

Uhm.. That fortune 500 honor goes to Houston
Fortune 500 2009: Cities with most companies - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com


New York NY 43
Houston TX 27
Dallas TX 14
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Old 07-16-2010, 04:29 AM
 
Location: BMORE!
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Please don't give someone credit for taking photos they snagged. I'm surprised that the copyright issue hasn't come up yet .
Dry Snitching.. smh
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Old 07-16-2010, 07:52 AM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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Uhm.. That fortune 500 honor goes to Houston
Fortune 500 2009: Cities with most companies - FORTUNE on CNNMoney.com


New York NY 43
Houston TX 27
Dallas TX 14
By the time you compare metro areas, the gap between Greater Houston and DFW is tiny.
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Old 07-16-2010, 02:51 PM
 
Location: Austin/Houston
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By the time you compare metro areas, the gap between Greater Houston and DFW is tiny.
I doesn't matter. Since Dallas needs the entire metro to compete anyway!
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Old 07-16-2010, 02:55 PM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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I doesn't matter. Since Dallas needs the entire metro to compete anyway!
Yeah, since Houston needs over 600 square miles and a bunch of annexed burbs.

Seriously, though Dallas needs Irving and Plano to compete. That gives them another 8 F500 companies.

Last edited by Cowboys fan in Houston; 07-16-2010 at 03:03 PM..
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Old 07-16-2010, 02:56 PM
 
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Very Close.

1.Atlanta
2.Dallas
3.Houston
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Old 07-16-2010, 03:09 PM
 
Location: Washington D.C. By way of Texas
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Yeah, since Houston needs over 600 square miles and a bunch of annexed burbs.

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NIiiiiiiiiice.
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Old 07-16-2010, 03:17 PM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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NIiiiiiiiiice.
I hope he knows Im just playing around. One of my least favorite arguments of all is the "City vs. Metro area" argument for DFW vs. Greater Houston as to which is supposed to be more important.

Its because its the one that someone will argue depending on where they are from and not on what actually is.
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