Irving

With more than 230,000 residents and a workforce of 3.3 million people, Irving is a keystone city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Home to 8,500 local and multinational companies, including the global headquarters of five Fortune 500 corporations and more than 45 Fortune 1,000 companies, Irving's convenient location to two major airports and its sprawling urban business districts are major attractions to the corporate world. Irving's largest private employer is the hospitality industry; local hoteliers employ more than 14,000 workers. The city welcomes nearly three million visitors to Irving each year, generating approximately $1.24 billion in visitor spending.