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The threats facing the city may not always be apparent but they are very real. Recent business relocations, an increase in population not matched by an increase in wages, an out-of-balance tax base, and persistent difficulties in attracting skilled and educated young peoplethese issues risk engulfing Fort Worth. These challenges put Fort Worth in an increasingly weak position towards the City of Dallas and aggressive suburbs throughout the metro area.

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A new business plan for the city included wakeup alarms for city leaders:
Our residents are less likely to have a college degree than Houston's or Dallas', and nowhere near as well-educated as Denver's or Austin's.
Even our high school graduation rate trails San Antonio's or Oklahoma City's, both working-class cities with a rough-and-tumble cowboy past.
So the blunt truth is: Fort Worth and Tarrant County are not very smart.
But we've got more problems:
One in 12 city residents has to go to Dallas for work.
Some outsiders see Fort Worth as hostile to young adults, people of color and foreigners.
Worst of all, Fort Worth doesn't cross anyone's mind at all. We're No. 16 in population but No. 48 in Google searches less sought than Tulsa or Oklahoma City, down there with Buffalo and Fresno.

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Among those findings: the city does not have a diverse tax base. Fort Worth is reliant on residential and not commercial growth. Most people living here work outside the city proper, and many commute to Dallas. The city has increasingly become a bedroom community for the rest of North Texas, which explains why Fort Worth is also an afterthought to many executives seeking to expand operations or even relocate here.

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I think XTO's move is finally opening some eyes. With the loss of XTO, RadioShack's demise and loss of Chesapeake and other Barnett players who left town following the bust, FW doesn't have a real "corporate citizen" any more and the number of public companies continues to shrink. AA, BNSF and I guess Alcon and Lockheed are the only blue-chip companies left but they are located on the periphery of the city and aren't really involved in much.

I think the Colonial sponsorship ordeal has kind of thrown fuel on the fire when the CC/city started looking around for help sponsoring the tournament and noticed there aren't many companies left capable or willing to help (I think AA is helping out in some capacity next year).

Something definitely needs to be done; all of the city's growth is in stuff like data centers and DCs up north by Alliance, not exactly the kind of quality corporate growth you are seeing in Plano, Frisco and even Dallas with the AT&T move years ago.

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500,000ags said:

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How has the FTW property market reacted to all the mentioned changes?

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How has the FTW property market reacted to all the mentioned changes?

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500,000ags said:

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I've lived in Dallas for 5.5 years and am still surprised at the growth in Plano, Frisco, and Allen. It always made more sense to me for South Dallas and FTW to get those opportunities first.

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500,000ags said:

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I've lived in Dallas for 5.5 years and am still surprised at the growth in Plano, Frisco, and Allen. It always made more sense to me for South Dallas and FTW to get those opportunities first.

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Plano in general, West Plano specially, has been a nice place for decades. You had super nice giant house neighborhoods and golf courses built in the 90s, some earlier. Frito, EDS, and Penny build their HQs there in the 80s I believe. Couple that with a huge amount land pointed north, it is easy to see the growth.

South Dallas is decades of extremely careful planning away. Assuming such careful planning is allowed to happen, which it probably won't be. Look at the gnashing of teeth over the gentrification of N Oak Cliff.

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Matsui said:

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Lived in Fort Worth for a few years. It seems to be run by a few families. I wonder if the mayor was a problem?

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500,000ags said:

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I've lived in Dallas for 5.5 years and am still surprised at the growth in Plano, Frisco, and Allen. It always made more sense to me for South Dallas and FTW to get those opportunities first.

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500,000ags said:

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I've lived in Dallas for 5.5 years and am still surprised at the growth in Plano, Frisco, and Allen. It always made more sense to me for South Dallas and FTW to get those opportunities first.

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YouBet said:

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The primary thing keeping it back has obviously been it's overwhelming low income population partially kept that way by it's own leaders like JWP. Hopefully, the next generation of black leaders aren't corrupt racists who block development like he did.

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YouBet said:

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The primary thing keeping it back has obviously been it's overwhelming low income population partially kept that way by it's own leaders like JWP. Hopefully, the next generation of black leaders aren't corrupt racists who block development like he did.

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Too bad the FBI and prosecutors botched their case.

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I think all of FW east of 35 and inside 820 is ripe for redevelopment along with Halthom and Richland Hills. The trinity park will be the biggest city park in the country. Downtown might be the nicest in the country. West 7th and Magnolia are loaded with good eats. The whole Trinity Crossing development. Still tons of land close in for Office or Business complexes. With all the rail lines still lots of opportunity for more commuter rail to join the TRE and the new Tex rail line to DFW. The city and county governments seem light years ahead of Dallas in terms of at least not being total corrupt and inept. I think it has way more positives than negatives and a ton of potential.

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I grew up in Fort Worth. I now live in Dallas. Options out of college was make a lot less money and take a crappy, dead end job, or live in Dallas with lots of options.

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