Progress Report
January – December 2010
Plano continued to make great strides in attracting and retaining corporations in 2010. This Progress Report highlights seven exciting projects including Encana Oil & Gas (U.S.A.), Denbury Resources, Capital One, Huawei Technologies U.S.A., Atmos Energy, Telect and Intertek. In addition to these featured projects, please take a moment to look over the Executive Summary representing additional relocations and companies that chose to continue to call Plano home.
The Dallas Business Journal named five Plano companies as finalists for its “Best Real Estate Deals for 2010”. Plano’s Encana Oil & Gas (U.S.A.), Denbury Resources, Hyundai Capital America, 99 Ranch Marketplace and The Campus at Legacy were among the 40 projects selected.
Some other noteworthy accolades include:
Forbes magazine named Plano “America’s Safest City” in its annual ranking of American cities with a population above 250,000.
Men’s Health and Women’s Health magazines ranked Plano as the “#1 Best City to live in for Women” and the “#3 Best City to live in for Men.”
Plano’s General Obligation Bonds maintained ‘AAA’ rating status for the 10th consecutive year.
Every Plano ISD teacher met the highly qualified teacher requirements of the “National No Child Left behind Act for 2010.”
The Plano Centre was named “Best Meeting and Event Venue” for the second consecutive year by The Official Best of Texas 2011. Collin County ranked 15th in U.S. for “Counties with Best Job Growth” by CNN Money.com.
After reading this 2010 Progress Report, I feel confident you’ll agree that Plano continues to be one of the best places in the country to relocate or expand your business. We are open for business and would love to hear from you. Give us a call at 972.208.8300 so we can assist you in your decision to move to Plano.
Sincerely,
Phil Dyer
Mayor
City of Plano