Decade Of Dominance: Texas Wins Its 10th Consecutive Governor’s Cup
1 Mar 2022
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Texas is going to need a bigger trophy case.
Sports teams win trophies for accomplishments big and small, but championship trophies are the singular physical representation of a team’s season’s worth of hard work and dedication. Players and coaches who work hard enough to win a championship proudly hoist their trophies high for all to see. In economic development, there are plenty of trophies to go around (and Texas has won many of them). But there is arguably only one championship trophy for economic development —Site Selection Magazine’s Governor’s Cup. Site Selection awards the Governor’s Cup annually to the state with the most qualified economic development projects*.
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