High-Tech

Electronics and technology are the boom sectors of the current age. No matter where you go, you're practically tripping over iPods, computer peripherals, hotel WiFi networks and keycard pass doors. Plano, of course, has gotten onto the global bandwagon and become the home of a number of corporate offices for technology firms. Shopping search comparison website DealTaker has their headquarters on Legacy Drive, as does Gearbox Software, which participates in the development of popular first-person shooter video games like Half-Life and Halo 3. Nearby Traxxas makes radio-controlled hobby vehicles while other companies like Perot Systems do general information technology work.

Finance and Retail

With so many people in North America currently living beyond their means, taking out second mortgages and third credit cards in order to afford the latest Maggie Sottero bridal gowns, financial services and retail are two other key sectors in global industry. Plano is represented by Capital One Auto Finance, which specializes in car loans, Electronic Data Systems, whose employees help companies outsource overseas, and PFSweb, which focuses on e-commerce. On the retail end there's J.C.Penny, a well-known department store chain, Cinemark Theaters, and the Rent-a-Center furniture company.