Business is booming in AllianceTexas. The 27,000-acre business hub in north Fort Worth says it generated $12.9 billion in economic impact in 2025 and roughly $50 billion in the last five years. That accounts for more than a third of the hub’s $142.9 billion impact to the North Texas region since its inception in 1990. “The economy here is stronger than I’ve ever seen it,” Hillwood president Mike Berry said, speaking at a Fort Worth City Council work session Tuesday. Dallas-based Hillwood is the developer of AllianceTexas. He acknowledged national and global issues have created economic uncertainty, but said that uncertainty appears to be driving business to North Texas. Berry credited the development’s long-term partnership with the city, which started with the creation of the world’s first solely industrial airport, as key to its success.
He pointed to other partnerships, including a 10-year tax abatement for artificial intelligence parts manufacturer Wistron Technologies, that helped bring a new manufacturing plant to the Alliance business district.
That deal helped bring three other companies working on advanced manufacturing related to AI, creating a combined 4,400 jobs in the last six months, Berry said.
Across the business district, AllianceTexas now supports roughly 73,000 jobs, according to Berry’s presentation.
It’s also generated around $904 million in property taxes for the city of Fort Worth, three times the amount the $319 million that the city has invested in the district, according to a Hillwood economic impact report.
Berry also referenced a 2025 Texas Comptroller report that calculated the district had a roughly $16 billion impact on the state’s economy in 2024 Moving forward, Berry credited the city for creating the 14,000 acre Alliance Logistics District, which paved the way for innovations in self-driving truck and smart port technology.
“It may not sound very cool, but it will be one of the most unique inland ports in the country,” Berry said.
In a press release announcing Hillwood’s economic impact report, Mayor Mattie Parker praised the development’s impact on the city.
“Fort Worth continues to be one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and AllianceTexas is playing a significant role in shaping our opportunity potential,” Parker said in the press release.