. Irving is home to more than 10,000 businesses                 . More than 45 Fortune 500 Companies maintain a presence in Irving.                 . Texas is the number 1 state with 64 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the lone star state - 25 of these companies are located in North Texas within a short drive of Irving.                . five Fortune 500 companies operate global headquarters in Irving - more than any other city in North Texas except Dallas.                . DFW International Airport, 40 percent of which is located within the City of Irving, is the world's third busiest airport.                . Irving is home to 10 institutions of higher learning.                 . Irving has a highly educated workforce of more than 3.1 million, age 25 or over, within a 30-minute commute, representing more than 25 different national origins.                 . Irving is the third largest employment center in the Metroplex with an estimated 230,936 positions. The only cities with a larger employment base are Dallas and Fort Worth.                 . Irving has the second lowest property tax rate of the ten comparably-sized cities in the Metroplex.                . Irving is home to two world premier master-planned business & residential communities: Las Colinas and Valley Ranch. And it is home to a foreign trade zone and a downtown historic district with an active redevelopment plan.                 . Irving is strategically located at the center of the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex (6.23 million) population in the center of the country - a short flight to either coast.


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