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Business
Mitchell Schnurman

Dallas vs. Chicago? On jobs, population and housing, the growth story isn’t even close

Companies cite many reasons for moving to Dallas-Fort Worth, including access to air travel, the cost of living and the quality of the workforce.

Chicago is competitive on all those fronts, yet Caterpillar Inc. announced on Tuesday that it’s relocating its headquarters from suburban Chicago to Irving, one of D-FW’s leading cities.

Caterpillar follows Topgolf Entertainment Group, OpTic Gaming, Boeing Global Services, Addus HomeCare and thousands of residents from Chicagoland to North Texas.

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