one year

The Fireman's Fund expansion opens the door for 150 to 450additional jobs. The decision ended with a 13-year lease for floorsthree through eight in the 1.1-million-sf, 45-story high rise at500 N. Akard St., Rick Hughes, executive director for Dallas-basedCushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc., tells GlobeSt.com.

"My biggest challenge was to figure out what was the rightsize," Hughes says. The office size changed as the deal's dynamicsput Dallas in the running for the national service center. "Thiscould have all gone to St. Louis or Dallas or somewhere else," hesays. Dallas City Council kicked in incentives that helped to ringup the win to keep and expand the long-time regional office--as didother long-regarded relocation motives like the Central time zone,strong appeal for young professionals, high quality of life and lowcost of living.