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Texas is tops for corporate headquarters

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The geographical center of the Fortune 500 has shifted south and west.

Texas is now the No. 1 location for the corporate headquarters of America's biggest companies. Fifty-eight now call the Lone Star state home, according to Fortune magazine. That's compared to 55 for New York, the previous No. 1, and 52 for California.

Experts say Texas offers companies a hard-to-beat package of low taxes, affordable land and lots of workers.



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