But Moseley had been unavailable to comment on the telephone call that he had received early Thursday from a Boeing representative. In a prepared statement, Moseley says he had been told that Dallas-Ft. Worth had met all the aircraft manufacturer's requirements. "It comes down to a judgment call at that point," he says, extending his congratulations to the prizewinner.
Moseley, like other DFW officials, says just making the three-city face-off had been a compliment to the state's economy and business environment. "Boeing has raised the state's profile among the nation's corporate leaders," he says.
Reid Rector, executive vice president of the Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce, expresses disappointment in Boeing's decision, but adds "we are confident that our region, with its attractive business climate, is poised to be competitive for relocations of this kind in the future."
More than 1,000 Texans pulled together in the rival cities and at the state level to groom DFW for the contest with Denver and Chicago. Each city, though vowing not to, had put up significant bait to lure Boeing to its midst. "Dallas-Ft. Worth is a world-class competitor and the publicity from Boeing is a springboard for other projects," says Bill Sproull, vice president of economic development for the Greater Dallas Chamber.
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