Dumas, Texas, was named a Top 100 Micropolitan City by Site Selection Magazine.
The city was recognized for its economic development and corporate real estate projects. It tied for 74th.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a micropolitan area is defined as a rural county whose largest city does not exceed a population of 50,000. There are 576 micropolitans in the United States.
The rankings are determined by total corporate real estate deals and projects for 2010 that met the criteria for inclusion in the Conway New Plant Database.
"I am excited about this new attention our community is garnering" stated Mike Running, Executive Director of the Dumas Economic Development Corporation. Running adds "It is a testimony to the positive interaction our community leaders and business leaders have in Dumas, and it just goes to show that when a community can work together as well as we do, good things happen. Dumas is a great place to do business and it continues to get even better."
Runnings says Dumas is one of the top communities in Texas for growth and sales tax revenue. In just the last six months, the city has seen sales tax revenues increase by nearly 10 percent.
Dumas has seen tremendous growth with new businesses and educational opportunities coming to the area. Running explained that he expects the growth will continue.
"We hope to begin construction on a new speculative commercial center in the Business Park that this summer that will help us locate new businesses to the community by providing low lease space in exchange for job creation."
Just last November, Dumas was recognized as a Top 5 Community for Wind Energy Business by Expansion Solutions Magazine.
