Texas cities continue to catch the attention of national business and economic publications for their economic strength and job creation, taking top marks in recent rankings by Forbes and The Business Journals

texas_flag_artwork“When it comes to the critical areas of economic success and job creation, it’s no secret why Texas continues to set a national example,” Gov. Perry said. “It’s simple: we keep taxes low, maintain fair and predictable regulations, and protect our citizens from frivolous lawsuits. These free market principles have created an environment that allows hard-working Texans to prosper unburdened by an intrusive government that taxes success and limits our freedom.”

According to the Forbes study, the top four U.S. metro areas for middle class job creation since 2007 are in Texas. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos ranked first, adding 17,000 middle class jobs, followed by Houston-Sugarland-Baytown, San Antonio-New Braunfels and Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington. In addition, The Business Journals’ October 2013 ranking of U.S. cities by economic strength named three Texas cities in the top five. Austin topped the list, with Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston taking the second and fourth spots.

Dr. Arthur Laffer unveiled a new study citing Texas’ low-tax, business friendly environment as the driving force behind its economic success story.

Texas’ economy continues to see growth across several industries. San Antonio-based Toyota announced truck sales were up 23 percent from one year ago, while Seguin-based Caterpillar Inc. assembled their 150,000th engine last year. Dakin Industries Inc. also created 250 new manufacturing jobs at an existing plant in Houston, while Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corp. will establish a manufacturing plant in Pearland.

The high tech industry is also growing in Texas. Climbtech announced plans to relocate its Asia-based manufacturing operations to Austin, and IBM unveiled a new, Austin-based software studio that has already created 100 new jobs, with plans to create 1,000 jobs over the next five years. Gov. Perry announced an investment in Oracle through the Texas Enterprise Fund, creating 200 jobs in Austin. Motorola Mobility successfully launched its new smartphone manufacturing plant in Fort Worth, creating 2,500 new jobs in the state.

With all these new job creations creates another great problem… housing. If you’ve bought or sold a house — or even tried to buy a house — in the past 2 1/2 years in Central Texas, you know the local housing market roared back to life after the recession. Homes in many parts of the Austin area are selling fast, and there’s no shortage of would-be buyers battered by a bidding war.

All indications — job and population growth, housing starts, home sales, price appreciation, and a low supply of homes relative to high demand — “point to a very strong and robust housing market” with no signs of slowing in the near future, said Eldon Rude, a local housing market analyst who is principal of 360 Real Estate Analytics, an Austin-based market research and consulting firm.

The construction of new homes, condominiums and apartments is creating new jobs all the time. Constructions works, electricians, plumbers, general contractors and sub contractors.

So, now is the time to RELOCATE TO TEXAS! The job growth is hot in Texas and if you move to Texas we can get you a JOB! We have relationships with some Central Texas’ best and most prominent general contractors and sub contractors. Many ranked on Fortune 500 and 100 lists. We have the connections and resources to help get you a job.

We can offer you insight and help in making the move to Texas. Register online and upload your resume so we can get to know you, then call us for information and job opportunities!! NOT ALL JOBS ARE POSTED ON OUR JOB BOARD. CALL US TO FIND OUT MORE…. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO TEXAS!