Texas overtakes California! The Fortune 500 migration that is changing America

About this episode

The episode discusses how Texas has surpassed California in Fortune 500 headquarters and the implications of state policies on businesses and workers.

The Hidden Lightness with Jimmy Hinton – States and cities competing against one another may discover a difficult lesson: policies intended to punish businesses can also affect workers, entrepreneurs, and ordinary people. Texas has now overtaken California as the state with the most Fortune 500 headquarters. The numbers become even more striking when revenue enters the picture...

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Hinton

Topics covered

• business migration
• Fortune 500
• state competition
• economic policies
• Texas vs California

Keywords

• Texas
• California
• Fortune 500
• business policies
• economic impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fortune 500

Places: Texas, California

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