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The city of Mansfield is committed to creating a business friendly environment that can capitalize on the city’s location, workforce and resources. Mansfield is financially stable with bond ratings of “A+” from Standard & Poors, “A1” from Moody’s Investor Services and “AA” from Fitch IBCA.

Mansfield’s location gives business not only the resources of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, but also the advantage of being in the Central Time Zone, allowing communications to the east and west coast for a majority of the workday, as well as a short flight to either coast.

Mansfield has ample labor resources, with approximately 990,000 workers available within 30 minutes with a wide variety of skills and experience. Texas is a “Right to Work” state, supported by the Texas Right to Work Act 1947, with a low level of unionization. The average time to fill exempt positions is within 30 days and under three weeks for clerical positions. Wages are competitive with the DFW Metroplex. Other wage data for the region: work week – 41.1 hours, paid holidays – 10 days. The unemployment rate in the city of Mansfield is low in comparison to 4.5 percent for the state of Texas and 5.0 percent nationwide (as of December of 2007).

Texas does not have a statewide personal income tax, which greatly increases the “take home” pay for employees, providing an incentive to draw workers from other states. The Tarrant County Workforce Solutions can offer employers assistance in recruiting and hiring. Information can be found at www.twc.state.tx.us.

The city of Mansfield is there to help business site selection with the use of Property Profile Summaries that have been compiled for tracts zoned commercial and industrial. Information on retail centers, residential developments and other development related issues are also available.