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"We chose to locate in Austin because of a high quality of life, moderate living costs and a strong entrepreneurial climate. You want a place that has a good labor pool. And it was important to have a place where people want to live."
—David Booth, CEO, Dimensional Fund Advisors

"We moved to Austin to take advantage of an area that combines a strong talent pool with a costeffective environment for Borland, so that we can continue to execute on our plan to profitability, while building our company for the future."
—Tod Nielsen, President & CEO of Borland

"Austin is a hightech city with an attractive quality of life. It is an appealing environment for the innovators we need at Freescale."
— Michel Mayer, CEO, Freescale Semiconductor

"When you get right to it, Ambion is in Austin because it's easy to recruit scientists to live and work here."
— Matt Winker, Founder, Ambion

"Headquartering in the greater Austin region has provided Dell access to world-class talent which has been a key driver to our success."
— Kevin B. Rollins, former President & CEO, Dell Inc.

"Austin has the location and room to grow, proximity to a major university and access to one of the finest talent pools in the United States . . . as well as the business climate created by the city and county.”

— Bob DeRodes, Executive VP & CIO, The Home Depot

"One of our primary motivators for moving to Austin was good, highly trained people."
— H.K. Park, President, Samsung Austin Semiconductor

"We picked Austin because it's a wonderful place for recruiting employees. People just enjoy living here."
— Kenneth Jastrow, former Chairman & CEO, Temple-Inland, Inc.

"It comes down to economics and people. Austin already has a strong base of engineering, marketing and services talent to allow any wireless venture to hit the ground running."
— Frank Hanzlik, former Managing Director, Wi-Fi Alliance

"We have to have outstanding quality...With the Austin manufacturing operation, we've been able to compete with anyone anywhere in the world. Thank you for creating a business environment that allows companies like Applied Materials to suceed. "
— Mike Splinter, Chaiman & CEO of Applied Materials Inc.

"We wanted a market with high tech talent. The talent here now and to come in the future will fuel our growth in future years."
—Bob DeRodes, Executive VP & CIO, The Home Depot

"Austin region’s high tech environment is favorable to attracting the engineering talent necessary to fuel the rapid growth of this division."

— Prabhu Sathyamurthy, Director, Icepak Division of Fluent

"Our employees are thrilled with our new location and its many amenities. Our management team continues to be pleased with the caliber of employee we have been able to attract and retain in Austin. Their performance speaks for itself.”
—William Harris, Chairman & CEO, Harris Connect

“Singling out one reason why TASUS Texas located in the Greater Austin area is difficult, there are so many good ones. Top on the list is the regional character of the Greater Austin Chamber giving TASUS many different communities to choose from in one stop.”
—Yasuyuki Ohara, Chairman, TASUS Corporation

“Austin’s long time support of clean energy and conservation, along with the growing coordination of angel and regional venture groups across Texas, made it clear to us that Austin was the right spot to establish AccuWater.”
— Tom Watson, CEO, AccuWater

“We are committed to purchasing and generating renewable energy. We feel it’s vital to our economy and our environment to develop and implement clean energy. We look forward to the opportunity to purchase plug-in hybrids for our transportation needs.”
— Will Wynn, Mayor of Austin

“Samsung is a global company and must have a global transportation facility to operate effectively. Austin has such a facility at the ABIA. The airport connects us to our vendors, our employees and our headquarters. We would be hard-pressed to survive without such a wonderful port.”
— Bill Cryer, Executive Counsel for Public Affairs, Samsung Austin Semiconductor

“I can’t imagine running my business anywhere but Austin. The city is full of energetic, creative and talented folks—the kind that fuel my game studio. The quality of life couldn’t be better. Affordable housing, great climate, tightly knit communities, trendsetting music and films, swimming, biking, and delectable food—that’s why I’m an Austin lifer.”
— Rodney Gibbs, Executive Studio Director, Amaze Entertainment