There are 206 Kroger-owned supermarkets in Texas, and 85 of those are in the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.
Texas Instruments Inc.
12500 TI Blvd. • Dallas, TX 75243
972-995-2011 • www.ti.com
Texas Instruments designs and supplies
semiconductors and digital signal
processing solutions for the world
market. Dallas is home to TI’s American operations, which has been on
Fortune’s Most Admired Companies List for
10 consecutive years.
Raytheon Company
2501 W. University Dr.
McKinney, TX 75071
Headquarters: Waltham, MA
972-952-2000 • www.raytheon.com
Established in 1922, Raytheon achieved
$25 billion in sales in 2011. The company
provides a broad range of mission
support systems, including state-of-
the-art electronics and mission systems
integration for customers around the
world. Raytheon employs 8,700 people
in 7 different facilities in the DFW area
Target Corp.
555 Republic Dr. • Plano, TX 75074
Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN
800-440-0680 • www.target.com
The first Target store opened in 1962,
and in the very same year it gained the
nickname “Tar-zhay.” The company
has 1,778 stores in the U.S. and
82 in Canada, supporting 361,000
employees. DiversityInc Magazine
ranked Target number 20 in its list of
Top 50 Companies for Diversity in 2013.
The United Parcel Service Inc.
4240 International Pkwy. • Ste. 180
Carrollton, TX 75007
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
404-828-6593 • www.ups.com
The United Parcel Service began as
a messenger service in 1907, and
has grown into a global corpora-
tion that services 2000 companies
around the world. 2012 revenue was
$54.1 billion, with a delivery rate of
around 16. 3 million packages daily.
Though headquartered in Atlanta,
GA, UPS employs 8,555 workers in
the DFW area.
Parkland Health and Hospital
5201 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75235 • 214-590-8000
www.parklandhospital.com
For more than a century, Parkland
Health and Hospital has served Dallas
County with talented medical profes-
sionals. Parkland has 14 medical
centers in the Dallas area, including
the Burn Intensive Care Unit, the
Arrhythmia Management Center, and a
Diabetes Treatment Center.
Arlington Independent School District
1203 W. Pioneer Parkway • Arlington, TX 76013
682-867-4611 • www.aisd.net
Arlington ISD is the ninth largest school district in Texas and serves more than 64,000
students. One of Arlington’s largest employers, the district is home to 16 National Merit,
National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholars. Average teacher salary is $52,425
and beginning teacher salary is $46,276.
J.C. Penney Co.
6501 Legacy Dr. • Plano, TX 75024
972-431-3400 • www.jcpenney.com
J. C. Penny, Inc. is one of the largest
retailers of apparel and home furnishings. The company operates 1, 100 stores
in all fifty states, as well as Puerto Rico,
and reached $17.2 billion in revenue in
2012. Although it began as a catalogue
and mid-level department store chain,
the company also has extensive online
shopping resources.
University of Texas, Arlington
701 S Nedderman Dr.
Arlington, TX 76019
817-272-2011 • www.uta.edu/uta
The University of Texas at Arlington
offers more than 180 rigorous degree
programs in 12 different colleges.
According to the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching, the univer-
sity is considered a Research University
with high activity. Fall 2012 enrollment
was 33,239, with 25,761 undergraduate
and 7,478 graduate students.
