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Leading employers include corporate headquarters for JCPenney, Frito-Lay, HP Enterprise Services (formerly EDS), Dell (formerly Perot Systems), Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Rent-A-Center, St. Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division and CROSSMARK. These industry leaders highlight the diverse range of market sectors found in Plano including information technology, electronics, finance, healthcare, marketing and consumer goods.

Other national and international corporations with a major presence in Plano include Alcatel-Lucent, Bank of America Home Loans, Capital One, Texas Instruments, Raytheon, Ericsson, AT&T Wireless, McAfee, CA and Flextronics just to name a few. These stellar corporate citizens enjoy the benefits of being located in a thriving community with a highly motivated, well-educated workforce in excess of 300,000 within a 30-mile radius.

Plano is not just for big business. An impressive number of visionary entrepreneurs have launched their own successful businesses, shaped new technologies, and created new jobs. These farsighted start ups are poised to become the titans of tomorrow. In 2008 five Plano companies were recognized by SMU’s Cox School of Business Caruth Institute for entrepreneurship and The CEO Institute. Named among The Dallas 100™ fastest-growing private companies in the North Texas are: Genband, Quickoffice, Inc., Aspire HR, Keste LLC, and Texas Advanced Opteoelectronic Solutions (TAOS).