Fortune 1000 Braggin' Rights for Lone Star State

Texas emerges as dominant state and region for business

As Fortune Magazine released its seminal list of big companies online, the numbers came in big for Texas. According to the site, the Lone Star state had more companies in the top 500 than other state. Additionally, Irving-based Exxon-Mobil edged out Wal-Mart to become the only member of the Fortune 1 list.

Rank # of Fortune 500 Companies
Texas	64
New York	56
California	51

In the overall top 1000, Texas took 118 spots and, of those, 114 companies were based in Texas Triangle.



Within the Triangle, here's how the regions breakout:

1. Houston Area - 56
2. Dallas-Fort Worth - 48
3. Austin/San Antonio - 10

The four remaining Fortune 1000 firms were 1 in El Paso, 1 in Corpus Christi, 1 in Pittsburg, and 1 in Angleton.

With these numbers, it's now undeniable that Texas and the Texas Triangle has emerged as a dominant business community in the United States and the world.

2007

• Houston [49]
• Dallas-Fort Worth [43]
• Austin-San Antonio [9] .:.
  

Austin's Future Skyline

Capital City's changing horizon

Austin Fit Magazine has developed an interactive online project illustrating what the Capital will look like after nearly a dozen new skyscrapers are completed. Very cool. .:.

St. Patrick's Architects

Mapping "green" commercial real estate in the Texaplex

In honor of St. Patty's Day, presented here is a list of the more than 300 commercial buildings in the Texas Triangle that have achieved Energy Star ratings.

Not included here are government buildings, K-12 institutions, and supermarkets. HEB has more than 187 Energy Star grocery stores across the 66 counties of the Texaplex, plus another 55 throughout the remainder of the state.

There are more than 6,000 buildings in the United States named on EnergyStar.gov site. Recently, Houston and Dallas were highlighted for being two of the top five cities by number of green buildings. .:.

Shock and Awe>Houston and Dallas Top 5 for Green Buildings

Texas comes away big winner in ranking of Top 10 cities for green buildings, which focuses on commercial and industrial buildings that cut down on greenhouse gases and energy requirements. Such structures can account for 45% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions and 50% of energy use. .:.

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