3. Strategic Advantages
2014 Economic Forecast: Year of the Rebound?
Presented by Mike Berry
President, Hillwood Properties
November
6,
2013
October 25,2013
4. Regional Growth Trends
Strategic Advantages
D/FW METROPLEX
§ Fourth-largest population center nationally with
approximately 6.5 million residents
§ Metroplex workforce is approximately 3 million
§ Projected 1.5 to 2.0 million in population growth over next
decade.
§ Fifth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States with a
$401 billion GDP that outpaces Venezuela, Thailand and
Denmark (Source: IHS Global Insight)
§ $15 billion of highway construction underway in North Texas
11. Overview
Strategic Advantages
ECONOMIC ENGINE TO NORTH TEXAS
DEVELOPMENT STATISTICS
§ $7.71 billion invested
§ $43.74 billion economic impact
§ 32.7 million+ SF developed
§ 344 corporate residents
§ 65 companies listed on the Fortune 500,
Global 500 or Forbes’ Top List of Private Firms
§ 35,000+ employees
§ Fastest growing area of the nation’s fastest
growing metropolitan city (500,000+)
§ Population of 1.5 million within 15 miles of
Fort Worth Alliance Airport
AllianceTexas Corporate Base
19. New Growth
Strategic Advantages
1.1M SF
2,000 Jobs
E-Commerce Fulfillment
788,000 SF
1,000 Jobs
E-Commerce Fulfillment
1.3M SF
500 Jobs
Manufacturing
445,000
2,000 Jobs
Manufacturing
20. Impact of the Panama Canal
Strategic Advantages
WHAT WILL IT MEAN FOR TEXAS?
§ Expansion delayed until 2015
§ Port of Houston well-positioned
§ Potential for North Texas growth due to inland
port capabilities
§ Strong potential for more export; specifically
energy section
21. Other Things to Watch
Strategic Advantages
§ Constitutional Amendments – Proposition 6 Water
§ Transportation Funding Initiatives – November 2014
§ Continued Growth of E-Commerce Fulfillment Activity
§ Continued Growth of Manufacturing Activity
22. Strategic Advantages
2014 Economic Forecast: Year of the Rebound?
Presented by Mike Berry
President, Hillwood Properties
November
6,
2013
October 25,2013