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It has been said that if Texas were to secede from the Union, the state would boast of the 12th largest economy in the world. Whether secession is an option or the economic appraisal is accurate, Texas is home to powerhouses of commerce and the Metroplex is at the hub of the list of recognizable industry leaders and business names.
The Metroplex? you say. What’s that and
what possible businesses would it have?
The Metroplex is an area of north central Texas comprised
of three large cities (Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas) a
few smaller cities and roughly 60 or so suburban towns.
As for the industries and business, we have a huge
defense industry with the likes of Bell Helicopter and
Lockeheed. Businesses here have names like American
Airlines, the Dallas cowboys, the Texas Rangers,
RadioShack and Dr Pepper (to name just a few).
Among names not just mentioned is Pier 1 Imports—or
at least it used to be a fairly important business
player. Certainly the headquarters that they built in
downtown Fort Worth reflected this. A
"tri-unit" tower of several stories, the
building was crowned by a roof emitting a beacon of light
into the night sky.
The past tense of this narrative is not to suggest the
building or the corporation is gone. As of this writing,
not yet anyway. Rather, Pier 1 sold the building to
Chesapeake Energy (for a reported $104 million in 2008)
and they have managed to keep the lights on while
expanding the impressive illumination to an unusual
display of lighted trees at Christmastime.
In 2011, when the company extended the life of the
"Christmas tree" lighting well beyond the month
of December, I finally got around to capturing a few of
those images. Those photographs are available for viewing
through the images of this portal.
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