Irving Is New U.S. HQ For BlackBerry Maker

Major economic news this morning out of Irving, a city that BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said it’s selected to be the site of its U.S. headquarters, beating out at least two other unnamed cities. Two big reasons for Irving’s win: Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport, and this area’s proximity to Mexico. The Waterloo, Ontario-based wireless company also said it would hire as many as 1,000 new employees here over the next five years in the likes of R&D, business operations and administration.