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Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Dallas and Plano are among the top 20 most popular American cities for foreigners to invest in, according to a by the Financial Times and Nikkei. Why it matters: U.S. cities are constantly competing with each other to attract foreign investors' money, per FT. Zoom in: In its comparison of foreign investments in U.S. cities, FT and Nikkei ranking took into account several metrics like the makeup of the local workforce, openness to foreign workers and safety and affordability.Dallas ranks sixth, just below Houston. Plano ranks 13th, just above Austin. The big picture: The U.S. has long been the No. 1 recipient of foreign investments globally. China almost took that spot at the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020, .The U.S. is expected to solidify its lead this year — with a record number of planned greenfield foreign direct investment projects over $1 billion. State of play: Japan remains the in the U.S., and Toyota's massive North American headquarters in Plano shows just how far other countries' money can go here.The billion-dollar campus in 2017 and 6,600 people. The Japanese carmaker also has the naming rights to Irving's and Frisco's ."Every site we pay for, we want to make sure it's successful — and that success starts with its labour force," Tim Ingle, CFO of Toyota North America, told FT. Get more local stories in your inbox with .Subscribe Support local journalism by becoming a member.

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