Guests took turns riding atop a Texas Longhorn during a stop on the Best of Texas Bus Tour in Marshall, Texas. (Photo: Day One Expert)
More than 20 investors and executives from Taiwan and Japan experienced Texas’ unique experiences firsthand as part of the Best of Texas Bus Tour.
The tour was organized by economic development leaders across four regions and 15 cities. The five-day experiential tour was conducted by Frisco-based consulting firm Day One Experts in collaboration with Richardson real estate firm TAC Brokerage & Consultant and Frisco-based Texas Economic Development Connection.
“Conveying the complete picture of Texas’ thriving economy and investment opportunities in a way that resonates with foreign investors requires more than data and data,” Day One Expert founder Dave Quinn said in a statement. It’s necessary.” “As a business owner, you ultimately want to fall in love with a city before moving on to the next stage. You want to know what Friday nights are like, where your kids go to school, We want to know what life is like. We are so grateful to our community partners and sponsors for making the tour an unforgettable experience for our guests.”
A truly Texas itinerary that includes DFW’s major economic attractions
The Best of Texas Bus Tour connects foreign business leaders and investors with Texas attractions across several regions of the state. For example, as seen at the top of this article, they took turns riding atop a Texas Longhorn during a stop in the east Texas town of Marshall.
The tour will also include a stop at NTT Data in Plano to learn how the world leader in IT services is shaping the future of technology and business solutions, Day One Experts said.
Here are some of the things that Best of Texas Bus Tours offered to its guests.
We met “Big Sam,” a 67-foot-tall statue of Texas hero Sam Houston. Boat cruises, craft beer, Gaki Taisho, BBQ, plus photo ops on the Longhorn Available from Taiwan-based GlobalWafers, Plano-based Toyota Motor North America, Dallas-based Texas Instruments, NTT Data, and more Tours of locations and existing industries, to name a few. a reception from state and local dignitaries, and a marching band performance. Breakfast at a chuckwagon along the Red River. Happy hour and bull riding at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth. Take a closer look at UT Dallas’ role in strengthening its workforce and growing CHIP manufacturing.
Strengthening prosperous trade relationships
According to Day One Experts, Japan was Texas’ fourth-largest trading partner and sixth-largest export destination as of 2021, according to the state Department of Economic Development and Tourism. From 2012 to 2022, Japanese companies recorded 119 investment projects in Texas worth $6.9 billion. Capital investment increased, with 96 companies creating 19,620 jobs, the consultant said. In 2023, Taiwan ranked as the state’s seventh largest trading partner, with total trade between the two countries amounting to $21.3 billion. According to Day One Experts, Taiwanese companies have reported 10 investment projects in Texas over the past decade, which are expected to result in nearly $10.5 billion in capital investment and the creation of more than 2,500 new jobs. There is.
“The Best of Texas Bus Tour showcased the type of customized, community-level connections that Day One Experts is extremely well positioned for business owners and investors to make,” Quinn said. “It’s so important to get to know your local economic development professionals and local government officials to learn what opportunities are available to you. By building a strong network of partner communities at TexasEDConnection, we can help our partners and business clients. We can ensure the flow of information to
Day One Experts is a team of the nation’s most recognized economic development experts, small business advisors, and top service vendors who support them, with the ability to help local communities and small businesses win public-private partnerships. He said that it is a collection of
The Texas Economic Development Connection is an initiative of Day One Experts designed to spark interest in new development, job creation and expansion in Texas.
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