The city’s embrace of business, growth and risk-taking powered the rise of Sun Belt capitalism.
For generations, Dallas has shown America a new way of doing business.
As economic and political influence shifted from the Northeast and Midwest after World War II, North Texas emerged as one of the defining examples of Sun Belt capitalism.
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Source: The Dallas Morning News | Published: 2026-07-03T12:00:00Z
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