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# Allen, Texas: The Place to Raise Your Business

# Come Be Part of Our Family

## Award-Winning Mixed Use District in Allen, Texas

Hear from companies on why they chose Allen and the Watters Creek District.

[Watters Creek District and One Bethany at Watters Creek 2019](https://vimeo.com/335245521) from [Allen Economic Development](https://vimeo.com/allentxedc) on [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com).

## Allen's vibrant economy continues to attract businesses and residents to our city.

- Highly educated workforce with proximity to Dallas’s large labor pool
- 56% of adults with Bachelor’s degree or higher
- Strong public-school districts
- One of the safest cities in the US
- Recognized as one of the best places to live by *CNN Money Magazine, Forbes, Family Circle* and *D Magazine*.

## Allen Industry Clusters 

**Business & Professional Services                           Financial Services**

**Information Technology                                           Software![Screenshot (100)](https://content.allenedc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%20(100).png?width=700&name=Screenshot%20(100).png)**

**Data Centers                                                                Telecommunications**

**Electronics                                                                    Healthcare**

[![Hear from Businesses in Allen](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4244584/f2fb69ee-1f26-42eb-b550-c8d405a5300a.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4244584/f2fb69ee-1f26-42eb-b550-c8d405a5300a)

## ** How our staff could help:**

- Personal briefings about the community and its businesses
- Site location and property searches
- Introductions to the business and community leaders
- Economic incentives
- Referrals to service provides

[![Contact a Staff Member](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/4244584/cfac93d0-dfb8-407c-bf32-b53bf5447a62.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/4244584/cfac93d0-dfb8-407c-bf32-b53bf5447a62)

 

 

### Allen is an affluent suburb of 100,000 residents located 30 minutes northeast downtown Dallas and located in the nation's fourth largest metro, Dallas-Fort Worth. 

### Its location provides access to the region’s skilled labor pool, modern infrastructure and the state’s favorable tax and regulatory environment.  Compared to the nation’s other major metros on the coasts, it offers lower costs of doing business and housing expenses.  

-  ![Allen Map - Entire US-1](https://content.allenedc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Allen%20Map%20-%20Entire%20US-1.jpg?width=1093&name=Allen%20Map%20-%20Entire%20US-1.jpg)

## **        Dallas/Fort Worth Metro**

| **7.8 million people (4th largest metro)** | **6 million labor force** |
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| **22 Fortune 500 and 43 Fortune 1000 headquarters** | **100,000 new jobs created each year** |

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## Contact Information

900 West Bethany Drive  
 Suite 280  
 Allen, TX 75013

Phone (972) 727-0250

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