Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Keynote Speaker Sees Strong Texas

Keynote Speaker Sees Strong Texas

DALLAS-Though Texas has joined much of the nation in entering the economic downturn, the North Texas Realty Symposium keynote speaker suggested the drivers of the state's economy wouldn't keep it down for long. Todd Staples, the state's Commissioner of Agriculture said that Texas has a diversified economic base, a reputation for jobs creation, and a high GDP.

"If Texas were its own country, it would have the highest GDP per person in the world," Staples told participants at the Appraisal Institute, North Texas Chapter's symposium on May 12. "We're number one in productivity per person, worldwide," he added." ....
By Amy Wolff Sorter with Globest.com

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