Diverse Opportunities Draw Tech Workers to DFW

The FedEx Office headquarters at Legacy West in Plano’s Legacy submarket recently sold.

DALLAS—Buoyed by double-digit tech-sector employment growth, Dallas-Fort Worth was among the top US markets for rising office rents during the past two years, according to CBRE’s annual Tech 30 report, which measures the tech industry’s impact on office rents in 30 leading US and Canadian tech markets. Dallas-Fort Worth had the sixth greatest rent growth on the list.

“Dallas-Fort Worth is identified as one of five markets with the greatest growth potential. The depth of a market’s talent pool is even more important to employers than the cost of doing business, and DFW is the largest tech labor market in Texas,” said Jeff Eiting, first vice president, CBRE. “Our large labor pool attracts the tech companies, and tech workers are attracted to the market because of the diverse job opportunities we offer.”