ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING, TEXAS MSAS RANK HIGH

PALM CITY, Fla. (Policom Corporation) – Houston, Dallas and Austin are among the 20 strongest metropolitan areas in the nation, according to POLICOM Corporation’s annual economic strength rankings.

“The top-rated areas have had rapid, consistent growth in both size and quality for an extended period of time,” said William H. Fruth, president of POLICOM. “The rankings do not reflect the latest ‘hotspot’ or boom town, but the areas which have the best economic foundation.”

Of 366 metro areas nationwide, Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown ranked fourth, Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington ranked tenth and Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos ranked 12th.

POLICOM specializes in analyzing local and state economies.