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Business in Lancaster

Our Community

Lancaster is a city of over 35,000 warm and friendly people surrounded by open farmland, low rolling hills, creeks and woodlands. Founded in 1852 as a frontier post, Lancaster is located south of the Dallas city limits. It encompasses 29 square miles bordered by Interstate 35E to the west, Ellis County to the south, Dallas (Interstate 20) and Hutchins to the north, and unincorporated areas of Dallas County (Interstate 45) to the east.

Living in Lancaster means close proximity (15 minutes) to downtown Dallas with less crowded roads and shorter commutes. Lancaster is a community of thriving neighborhoods and businesses, both old and new, where neighbors and merchants watch out for each other and take interest in what is happening around them. Residents and business people are active in various organizations in the city – the Lions Club, Rotary International, and Masonic Lodge – each have a chapter within the city.

While Lancaster enjoys the amenities of big-city life, it still maintains a small-town rural environment. It is an area of great diversity. Citizens celebrate this great diversity by embracing the festivals, customs and traditions. Strong neighborhood organizations have sprouted up over the years, and active crime watches have helped decrease crime. Lancaster offers attractive quality of life amenities.

One of the four communities in Best Southwest Dallas County, Lancaster is active with an overwhelming spirit, and it is the perfect place in which to live and do business.

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Doing business in Lancaster

Having thousands of acres of undeveloped land in a major metropolitan area makes Lancaster very attractive for almost any business or industrial company looking to relocate. And the large supply of diverse, productive workers from within the area offers a wide range of skills. East-west highway access from Interstate 20; north-south access from Interstate 35E to the west; and Interstate 45 to the east position Lancaster strategically as the southern transportation entrance of the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex, and make the location ideal for businesses.

Additionally, our community has access to two railroad lines with an intermodal facility, and its own municipally-owned 5,000-foot runway airport. These resources enhance the opportunities to distribute products and services around the world.

Because of these transportation assets, The Allen Group has formed the Dallas Logistics Hub – over 6,000 acres – which is the largest single planned commercial-industrial development in the United States. They are working with BNSF Rail to create a second Intermodal facility in the area here in Lancaster. Lancaster also offers citywide Triple Freeport which is important in landing logistic developments.

The Lancaster Economic Development Corporation, formed in July 1995, provides valuable resources and assistance to industrial and commercial businesses wanting to locate here. There is a criteria used for evaluating business development and available assistance.

Lancaster provides an excellent quality of life for companies and their employees. Our low crime rate assures businesses a comfortable, safe environment, and our location provides direct access to economic centers throughout north Texas, the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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Services

Lancaster offers all the business services a company could ever want or need. The services range from professional accountants, attorneys and insurance agencies, to those providing creative services and talents, to manufacturers of a variety of products. We have businesses that have been around over 50 years, like Byrum’s Funeral Home; and we have new businesses opening every day.

Several credit unions are located around the community. We also have Regions Bank, a national financial institution, located in the city for transacting financial business.

With business booming in north Texas and the growing emphasis on development in the southern sector, Lancaster holds numerous opportunities for employment as new businesses locate in the area.

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Transportation and location

Strategically located only 15 minutes from downtown Dallas, Lancaster is bordered by interstates 20, 35E and 45; and is contiguous to the southern city limits of Dallas. This translates to commutes that are shorter and drives that are more pleasant. Interstate 20, just north of Lancaster, connects to Fort Worth and the mid-cities. Interstate 35E, the NAFTA gateway from Mexico, runs along the western city limits of Lancaster. Access to downtown Dallas is smooth via interstates 35E and 45. Additionally, I-45 gives easy accessibility to Houston and the Gulf Coast, and is where the Dallas Intermodal Terminal is located.

Lancaster has nearby access to Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail service to downtown Dallas and locations further north and west. Dallas’ Love Field and D/FW International Airport, with daily passenger flights and air freight service, are conveniently located only minutes away.

Lancaster’s own municipal airport has a lighted 5,000-foot runway, and is the home of the D/FW Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, and home to the Cold War Air Museum. The Texas Department of Transportation and the City of Lancaster have funded a master plan for the future growth of the airport. This includes runway lengthening and improvements, additional taxiways, and parking aprons. Additionally, Lancaster has access to rail service provided by Union-Pacific Railroad.

Lancaster offers important benefits in accessibility for residents and businesses alike, with resources that afford numerous opportunities to distribute products and services around the world.

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