About Us

The Irving Economic Development Partnership (IEDP) is a strategic collaboration consisting of:

The Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce,
City of Irving,
Irving Convention & Visitor’s Bureau (ICVB),
Las Colinas Association (LCA),
Dallas County Utility and Reclamation District (DCURD),
Irving private investors and employers.

For more than seventeen years, the IEDP has been your support and information resource for any business wanting to grow, relocate or create a business opportunity in Irving-Las Colinas, one of the fastest growing business centers in the country.

The IEDP also partners with the North Texas Commission, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and TxEDC, the state’s Economic Development Corporation, Texas Enterprise Fund, the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, DFW Marketing Team, DFW Global Chamber, Greater Dallas Asian Chamber of Commerce, the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and others.

The partnership’s mission is to advance, create and promote economic development in Irving-Las Colinas. Let us know how we can help you find the perfect site for your business.

A CITY FOR THE 21st CENTURY - The Headquarters of Headquarters

Founded in the early 20th century, Irving-Las Colinas has benefited from visionary leadership that is reinventing the City into a model live, work, walk, play, visit community and a masterpiece of planning and design. We are the Headquarters of Headquarters. The City is ideally situated to appeal to relocating corporations looking for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) properties and an environment that will attract and retain a skilled workforce that wants a total community with amenities, affordable housing, convenient transportation and educational opportunities. This master-planning effort is being recognized and honored by organizations and publications nationally.

7 Fortune 500 Headquarters and 5 Fortune 1000 Headquarters
14^th Most Diverse City - Niche.com
150+ foreign-owned companies
Best City for Starting a Career - Forbes
Top 10 Best Place to Start a Career - WalletHub
Top City for Information Technology Professionals - Right-Click
3^rd Largest City per capita for Tech Startup Companies - Size Up
6^th Most Liveable City in the U.S. - SmartAsset
3^rd hardest-working city in America - WalletHub
21^st Most Affordable City - Business Student
12^th Best City for Millennials in the U.S. - Millennial Personal Finance
9^th Best City for Job Seekers - NerdWallet
4^th Best City for New Graduates - GoodCall.com
Top 40 Best Places for Graduates - NerdWallet
25^th Happiest Places to Live - WalletHub
3^rd Best Performing City - Milken Institute
40^th Safest City in the U.S. - WalletHub
2^nd largest employment center in North Texas with an estimated 245,000 jobs and 22.5 million square feet of office space
54 languages spoken at Irving Independent School District
University of Dallas in Irving-Las Colinas named Highest-Ranking Best Value Catholic School in Texas - U.S. News & World Report
Forbes magazine named the metropolitan area (Dallas, Plano, Irving) the No. 1 city for jobs based on strength in aerospace and defense, insurance, financial services, life sciences, data processing and transportation
Business Facilities Magazine named Dallas-Plano-Irving among the “Top 10 Food Processing Leaders” in the nation
For the seventh year, Texas wins Site Selection magazine’s Governors Cup as top state for new or expanding corporate facilities
The City ranks in top five “Best Destination for Conferences” according to Smart Asset
Irving has 6 Sister Cities: Merton, England; Espoo, Finland; Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Marion, Italy; Leon Guanajuato, Mexico; Darkhan, Mongolia
40% of the 4th Busiest Airport in the Nation - DFW International Airport is located in Irving-Las Colinas.
DFW International Airport is a global distribution center featuring 56 cargo carriers in 2.6 million square feet of space
80 parks and 28 miles of scenic trails
One of 97 cities in the U.S. with an official Insurance Service Office (ISO) Class 1 City rating