Beyond Dallas: A Business Owner’s Guide to Choosing the Right Fort Worth & Western DFW Industrial Location

A Strategic Guide for Manufacturing, Distribution, and Industrial Business Owners

Prepared by Brent Pennington CCIM, Metroport Commercial Group, eXp Commercial

For an industrial business evaluating North Texas, Fort Worth should not be viewed simply as the western half of Dallas-Fort Worth. It has a different industrial identity.

Fort Worth and the surrounding western and northwestern markets combine major freight infrastructure, manufacturing, aviation and aerospace, established industrial districts, rapidly growing population centers, and something that becomes increasingly difficult to find closer to the center of DFW: room to grow.

The geography is also enormous. The industrial environment extending from established Fort Worth north through Alliance and toward Denton is fundamentally different from the environment extending south toward Mansfield or west toward Aledo and Weatherford. For a manufacturer, distributor, owner-occupant, or land-intensive industrial company, those differences can materially affect the real estate decision.

The central question of this guide is: When do Fort Worth’s industrial infrastructure, workforce, land availability, and expansion potential create a better operating strategy than Dallas or Central DFW? This is not a market report. It is a framework for deciding whether the Fort Worth side of North Texas fits the business—and, if it does, which part deserves closer examination.

Key Takeaways

• Fort Worth is not simply a lower-cost alternative to Dallas. It has its own manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, distribution, and industrial ecosystem.
• Alliance and the I-35W corridor create one of the most significant multimodal industrial environments in North Texas.
• Denton’s connection to I-35W and the northern Alliance corridor makes it useful to consider within the growing, broader Fort Worth industrial geography.
• Established Fort Worth can provide workforce, manufacturing infrastructure, customer proximity, and mature industrial inventory that outer growth markets cannot always reproduce.
• Mansfield and South Fort Worth provide a different proposition built around manufacturing, southern DFW access, US 287, and SH 360.
• West Fort Worth, Aledo, and Weatherford become increasingly relevant when land, ownership, outside storage, and long-term expansion to serve used west of Fort Worth begin to outweigh central Metroplex proximity.
• West Fort Worth’s Lake Worth and NAS JRB corridor is a distinct aerospace and defense manufacturing core, established around Lockheed Martin, Bell, and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, separate from the raw land plays farther west toward Aledo and Weatherford.
• Moving outward can solve a real estate problem while creating a workforce or infrastructure problem. Both sides of that equation need to be tested.

Fort Worth-Area Industrial Locations at a Glance

If Your Business Prioritizes…	Start by Considering…	Investigate Carefully…
Established manufacturing, workforce and proximity to Fort Worth customers	Fort Worth Industrial  Core	Building functionality, yards, redevelopment, expansion
Rail, air cargo, interstate access and large-scale logistics	Alliance / North Fort Worth	Whether your operation benefits from the infrastructure, cost, employee access
North Texas growth with access to the Alliance/I-35W ecosystem	Northlake / Roanoke / Denton	Infrastructure, workforce geography, commute patterns, development timing
Manufacturing and Southern Metroplex access	South Fort Worth / Burleson/Mansfield	Freight direction, workforce, land-use compatibility, future growth
Land, ownership, yards and westward expansion	West Fort Worth / Aledo / Weatherford	Workforce depth, utilities, infrastructure and distance from DFW customers

These markets are not simply progressively farther from downtown Fort Worth. They represent different operating strategies.

Established Fort Worth: Where the Industrial Ecosystem Already Exists

Not every industrial business needs a new building in a growth corridor. Sometimes the better answer is an established industrial location where the workforce, suppliers, customers, roads, utilities, and surrounding businesses have supported industrial operations for decades. Fort Worth has a long manufacturing and industrial history.

Aerospace, aviation, defense, transportation equipment, machinery, fabricated products, food production, distribution, construction-related businesses, and numerous service-industrial companies are deeply embedded in the local economy. For an industrial owner, that history matters. Manufacturing rarely operates in isolation. A plant needs maintenance contractors, electricians, welders, machinists, equipment suppliers, truckers, fabricators, temporary labor, engineering support, and employees comfortable working in an industrial environment. An established industrial ecosystem can be difficult to recreate simply by developing a new industrial park farther from the city.

Older Buildings Can Still Solve Modern Problems

The trade-off is familiar. Some established Fort Worth industrial inventory was developed for a different generation of users. A business may encounter lower clear heights, older loading configurations, unusual building additions, outdated office areas, constrained truck courts, electrical systems that need investigation, or competition for urban redevelopment.

But building age alone tells us very little. A functional older manufacturing facility with adequate power, cranes, yard, workforce access, and proximity to suppliers may be far more valuable to a manufacturer than a new speculative warehouse designed primarily for distribution. The analysis should start with what the operation requires.

Particularly Worth Considering When

Your company depends upon an established manufacturing workforce, suppliers, Fort Worth customers, service providers, industrial zoning, or specialized existing facilities.

Potential Friction

Older buildings, inconsistent functionality, redevelopment pressure in some areas, truck circulation, expansion limitations, and property-specific infrastructure.

Three Questions to Ask

1. What does the established Fort Worth industrial ecosystem provide that we would have to recreate somewhere else?
2. Does the existing building support our process, even if it is older?
3. If we grow substantially, can the site accommodate us?

Two Infill Nodes: Meacham/Fossil Creek and East Fort Worth

Established Fort Worth is not one undifferentiated core. Meacham and Fossil Creek, anchored by Fort Worth Meacham International Airport along I-35W and I-820, combine newer Class A industrial parks with older functional inventory, and appeal to companies that want Alliance-caliber buildings without the drive time north. East Fort Worth, running along Loop 820 and Highway 121 toward DFW Airport, is an older, value-priced corridor that suits companies wanting airport proximity and Arlington access without Dallas-side pricing.

Particularly Worth Considering When

Your business wants established, close-in industrial and flex space near general aviation through Meacham, or values proximity to DFW Airport and Arlington along Loop 820 without North Fort Worth or Alliance pricing.

Alliance and North Fort Worth: When Logistics Infrastructure Becomes a Competitive Advantage

Few places illustrate the importance of industrial infrastructure better than Alliance. AllianceTexas is not simply another industrial development. It is a large-scale industrial and logistics ecosystem built around the intersection of highway, rail, air cargo, distribution, manufacturing, technology, and a rapidly expanding North Texas workforce.

The development encompasses approximately 27,000 acres and includes Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, the BNSF Alliance Intermodal Facility, major distribution and manufacturing facilities, I-35W, SH 114, SH 170, and a network of industrial developments extending north and west of the airport. For the right company, that combination can materially change supply-chain economics.

Road, Rail, and Air in One Industrial System

The BNSF intermodal facility processes more than one million lifts annually and has capacity for significant additional growth. Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport is one of the country’s major cargo airports. I-35W provides a north-south interstate spine, while SH 114 and SH 170 connect the area across the northern Metroplex. Major parcel and logistics operators are also embedded within the Alliance environment. For a company moving large volumes of product, these are not simply amenities. They can become part of the operating platform.

Alliance Is Also a Manufacturing Story

It would be a mistake to view Alliance solely as a collection of big-box distribution centers. Manufacturing, aviation, aerospace, technology, mobility, and increasingly sophisticated logistics operations are part of the ecosystem.

That distinction matters for companies evaluating North Texas. A manufacturer may benefit not only from freight infrastructure but also from the suppliers, labor, transportation providers, technology companies, and industrial services attracted by the scale of Alliance.

But Don’t Pay for Infrastructure You Don’t Use

The same caution we applied to South Dallas applies here. Alliance can be an exceptional industrial location. That does not make it the right location for every industrial business. A 30,000-square-foot manufacturer making relatively few shipments may receive limited benefit from an intermodal terminal.

A service-industrial business serving customers in southwest Fort Worth may create additional operating miles by moving north. A company whose workforce lives predominantly south or west of Fort Worth may struggle with employee retention despite occupying an excellent building. The question is not whether Alliance is impressive. It is whether Alliance improves your business.

Particularly Worth Considering When

Your operation depends upon large-scale distribution, intermodal rail, air cargo, e-commerce fulfillment, manufacturing, national logistics, aviation, aerospace, or sophisticated supply-chain infrastructure.

Potential Friction

Employee commute patterns, distance from customers on other sides of DFW, land and occupancy costs, congested east west traffic, and paying for logistics advantages that the business may not materially use.

Three Questions to Ask

1. Which parts of the Alliance logistics platform would our business use?
2. Does your workforce depend on public transportation?
3. Does Alliance improve our operating economics enough to justify locating here rather than elsewhere in Fort Worth?

 Northlake, Roanoke, and Denton: Where the Alliance Corridor Keeps Moving North

One reason Alliance is so important to the Fort Worth industrial story is that its influence does not stop at the Fort Worth city limits. Industrial and population growth continues north along I-35W through Northlake and toward Denton. That is why, for industrial site selection, it can make sense to consider Denton within the broader Fort Worth/Alliance geography rather than treating it simply as an isolated North Texas market. The connection is operational.

I-35W ties Denton directly into Alliance, Fort Worth, and the western side of the Metroplex. And the Alliance industrial footprint itself now extends northward. Alliance Northport spans portions of Northlake and Denton and includes plans for more than 10 million square feet of future development. The area has also been selected for MP Materials’ major magnetic-manufacturing campus. The implication is significant. The northern edge of the Alliance industrial ecosystem is increasingly becoming a manufacturing and industrial location in its own right.

Denton Adds Another Dimension: Workforce and Regional Reach

Denton is more than an extension of Alliance. It is a significant population and employment center with access to both I-35W and I-35E. That creates the possibility of reaching the Fort Worth/Alliance system to the south while also accessing other parts of northern DFW.

For some companies, Denton’s universities and growing population can add another workforce dimension. For others, the attraction may simply be land, interstate access, and proximity to the Alliance ecosystem without locating at its center.

The Trade-Off Is Distance

As a company moves north, core Dallas and Fort Worth customers become farther away. That may not matter to a national manufacturer or distributor. It may matter considerably to a regional service company. This is where the company’s operating map becomes important.

Particularly Worth Considering When

Your company wants access to the Alliance/I-35W ecosystem but also values land availability, northern workforce growth, manufacturing expansion, or connections toward Denton and the broader North Texas region.

Potential Friction

Distance from central DFW customers, employee commute challenges, infrastructure timing in growth areas, and the availability of specialized buildings.

Three Questions to Ask

1. Do we need to be inside Alliance or simply near the infrastructure?
2. Would moving farther north improve our land and expansion options without materially hurting our workforce or customer access?
3. Does Denton’s location at the I-35W/I-35E split create an advantage for our operation?

South Fort Worth and Mansfield: When Manufacturing and Southern DFW Access Matter

Not every Fort Worth industrial strategy points north. South and southeast Fort Worth, together with Mansfield, offer another industrial geography. The corridor also runs through Everman, Forest Hill, and Crowley near the I-20/I-35W interchange, served by the Chisholm Trail Parkway toll road. The corridor is also the gateway to Burleson and Johnson County.  Mansfield sits primarily in Tarrant County with additional connections through US 287 and SH 360. Together, those roads give the corridor access toward Fort Worth, Arlington, DFW Airport, and the growing communities to the south.

The area also has a genuine manufacturing and distribution history rather than functioning simply as a suburban bedroom community. That distinction matters.

Mansfield’s Industrial Proposition

Mansfield has established industrial areas and a history that includes manufacturing, distribution, transportation, and contracting. Today the community is also positioning for more advanced industries. Its economic-development efforts include technology, life sciences, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.

For an industrial business, this creates an interesting middle ground. Mansfield can potentially provide suburban workforce access, increasing lifestyle entertainment options, and growth while maintaining an industrial and manufacturing identity. It may appeal to a manufacturer that wants to remain connected to Fort Worth and the central Metroplex without moving north toward Alliance.

South Fort Worth Can Solve a Different Problem

South Fort Worth can also make sense for companies whose employees, customers, or freight patterns point south or southwest. A company should not automatically assume that North Fort Worth is the logical industrial choice simply because Alliance has the region’s most visible logistics infrastructure. For some businesses, US 287, I-20, the Chisholm Trail Parkway, and access to Mansfield and the southern Metroplex create the better operating geometry.

Particularly Worth Considering When

Your business is manufacturing-oriented, draws employees from southern Tarrant County or surrounding communities, uses US 287 or SH 360, or needs access to Fort Worth without locating on the northern side of the city.

Potential Friction

The exact location matters. Highway access, surrounding land uses, industrial zoning, truck routes, infrastructure, and future development patterns can vary substantially across the southern market.

Three Questions to Ask

1. Does our workforce naturally pull south rather than north?
2. Do US 287, SH 360, and I-20 align better with our freight and customer patterns than I-35W?
3. Will future residential and commercial growth remain compatible with our industrial operation?

West Fort Worth, Aledo, and Weatherford: When Land and Long-Term Control Matter More

Move west from Fort Worth and the site-selection conversation changes again. The farther a company moves toward Aledo, Parker County, and Weatherford, the less the decision tends to be about occupying an established industrial building and the more it can become about: land, ownership, yards, expansion, and long-term control. That said, not every part of this geography follows the same logic, as the next section explains.

For certain industrial owner-occupants, those are powerful advantages. A company who serves customers through the high plains and west Texas may find it may be the best location to consider.  A company requiring substantial acreage may struggle to assemble an economically viable site closer to the urban core. A business needing equipment storage, truck parking, outdoor materials, or multiple future buildings may find that its real estate requirements naturally push it west.

West Fort Worth Isn’t All Raw Land: The Lake Worth/NAS JRB Aerospace Core and the Walsh Ranch Corridor

Before the conversation turns entirely to acreage, it is worth separating two very different parts of West Fort Worth. Closer to the city, the Lake Worth corridor, extending through White Settlement and Azle, is anchored by Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 final assembly line, and Bell’s rotorcraft manufacturing. This is an established aerospace and defense ecosystem with its own specialized workforce and supplier base. A precision manufacturer or aerospace supplier locating here is buying proximity to major primes and a labor pool built for that work, the opposite of the acreage-and-expansion logic that drives the rest of this section.

Farther southwest, around Benbrook and Aledo, the Walsh Ranch corridor represents a different stage again. Walsh Ranch is a roughly 7,200-acre master-planned development along the Chisholm Trail Parkway and I-20, still early in its industrial build-out, that gives companies a chance to plant a flag ahead of the growth curve rather than compete for existing inventory.

Particularly Worth Considering When

Your operation is an aerospace or defense supplier that benefits from proximity to Lockheed Martin, Bell, or NAS JRB and a specialized production workforce, or you want an early position in the Walsh Ranch growth corridor ahead of Fort Worth’s westward expansion.

Potential Friction

Aerospace and defense building stock is specialized and less fungible for general warehouse use, and Walsh Ranch’s existing building inventory is still very limited, so supplier and amenity infrastructure are still catching up to the population growth driving development there.

Weatherford Represents the Western Expansion Option

Weatherford describes itself as occupying the western frontier of the DFW Metroplex, and that is a useful way to think about it strategically. I-20 provides the primary connection back to Fort Worth and the broader Metroplex. The city has also been preparing for growth along that corridor. One of Weatherford’s tax increment reinvestment zones encompasses more than 1,500 acres along I-20 and was specifically created to facilitate infrastructure and development.

For an industrial owner, the significance is not simply that land may be available. It is that the western side of the Metroplex offers a fundamentally different real estate proposition from mature Fort Worth or Alliance. A company may be able to think in terms of yard acreage for IOS rather than just a building.

But Distance Has a Cost

Land can look inexpensive when evaluated by the acre. That does not necessarily make the total location inexpensive. A site farther west can introduce:

• Longer employee commutes

• Greater distance from DFW Airport
• Longer customer trips
• Infrastructure requirements
• Utility-extension costs
• Development timing
• Reduced supplier proximity
• More limited specialized labor pools

That does not mean the location is wrong. It means land cost should not be confused with operating cost.

Particularly Worth Considering When

You are an owner-occupant, contractor, equipment company, manufacturer, transportation business, land-intensive industrial user, or company requiring substantial outdoor storage or long-term expansion capacity.

Potential Friction

Workforce depth, commute times, infrastructure, utilities, development costs, airport access, supplier proximity, and distance from customers elsewhere in DFW.

Three Questions to Ask

1. How much land do we need—not just today, but ten or twenty years from now?
2. What will moving farther west do to employee recruitment and retention?
3. Are the savings in land and real estate greater than the additional operating costs created by the location?

The Fort Worth Decision Is About More Than Cost

One of the easiest mistakes a business owner can make is to frame Fort Worth as the less expensive alternative to Dallas. That understates the market and is not necessarily true. The Fort Worth side of DFW offers industrial capabilities that can stand on their own:

• Established manufacturing
• Aerospace and aviation
• Alliance’s multimodal logistics infrastructure
• Intermodal rail
• Air cargo
• I-35W, I-20, I-30, US 287
• Growing northern and southern population centers
• Large-scale industrial development
• Land and expansion opportunities farther from the core

Follow the Business’s Operating Gravity

The five Fort Worth geographies solve different problems.

• Established Fort Worth may make sense when workforce, suppliers, customers, and existing industrial infrastructure dominate.
• Alliance and North Fort Worth become compelling when freight, intermodal, air cargo, distribution, and large-scale industrial infrastructure create measurable operating advantages.
• Northlake, Roanoke, and Denton may work when the company wants access to that Alliance ecosystem while positioning for northern growth and expansion.
• South Fort Worth and Mansfield can become stronger when manufacturing, workforce, US 287, SH 360, and southern Metroplex access matter more.
• West Fort Worth, Aledo, and Weatherford become increasingly relevant when land, yards, ownership, and long-term expansion outweigh centrality.

Seven Questions to Answer Before Choosing the Fort Worth Side of DFW

1. Where Is Our Workforce?

Fort Worth covers an enormous geographic area. “Fort Worth labor” is too broad to be useful. Determine where production workers, technicians, drivers, engineers, managers, and future employees actually live.

2. What Does Our Freight Map Look Like?

Do shipments move north on I-35W? West on I-20? South on US 287? Through Alliance intermodal? By air? Or primarily across DFW? The transportation network matters only when it aligns with the freight.

3. Does Alliance Infrastructure Actually Benefit Us?

Do not choose Alliance because it is an impressive industrial location. Choose it because intermodal rail, air cargo, interstate access, parcel hubs, suppliers, or its industrial ecosystem improve your business.

4. How Much Land Will We Eventually Need?

This can materially change the search. A company requiring three acres today but fifteen acres eventually should evaluate locations differently from a tenant expecting to remain in 25,000 square feet.

5. What Does the Building Need to Do?

A modern distribution building and a manufacturing plant are not interchangeable. Power, cranes, floors, HVAC, clear height, loading, yards, truck circulation, outside storage, and process requirements should determine the building specification.

6. How Important Is DFW Airport?

 The answer may push the company toward Alliance or back toward Central DFW. For some businesses, airport proximity is critical. For others, it is largely irrelevant. Alliance is great for freight, but for convenient passenger air travel proximity to DFW International Airport may be more important.

7. What Are We Optimizing?

The Fort Worth geography becomes much easier to understand once the company knows which variables matter most.

One More Question: Lease the Building or Control the Site?

The farther a search moves from mature Central DFW locations, the more this question deserves attention. An established industrial tenant may primarily compare rents and building functionality. An owner-occupant evaluating Mansfield, Northlake, Denton, Aledo, or Weatherford may have a different opportunity: control the real estate.

That can mean purchasing an existing facility. It can mean acquiring land and building. Or it can mean acquiring enough acreage to create a long-term industrial campus. For the right business, this changes the analysis from: “What building should we occupy?” to: What real estate platform does the company need for the next twenty years?” 

Start With the Business, Not the Map

The Dallas guide began with the danger of simply searching for a “Dallas warehouse.” The same principle applies here. A business should not choose Fort Worth because land looks cheaper. It should not choose Alliance because the infrastructure is impressive. It should not choose Weatherford because acreage is available. And it should not choose Mansfield simply because the owner lives nearby.

Start with the operation. Map the employees. Map the freight. Map the customers. Understand the power. Understand the process. Estimate the future footprint. Determine whether the company needs to lease a building or control a site. Then choose the geography. Then find the property.

Business → Geography → Property

That sequence remains the foundation of sound industrial site selection.

Putting the Three DFW Guides Together

Taken together, the Dallas, Central DFW, and Fort Worth guides reveal why “DFW industrial real estate” is too broad to be a useful site-selection strategy.

The three major geographies offer different operating propositions.

Dallas Area

Customer proximity established eastern manufacturing, technical workforce, Collin County growth, and the emerging US-75 advanced-manufacturing corridor.

Central DFW

DFW Airport, cross-Metroplex connectivity, regional reach, and the ability to serve both Dallas and Fort Worth.

Fort Worth & Western DFW

Manufacturing, Alliance logistics infrastructure, I-35W growth, aerospace and aviation, land, and long-term expansion. The objective isn’t to determine which side of DFW is best. It is to determine which geography best supports the business.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fort Worth a good location for manufacturing?

Fort Worth has a long-established manufacturing base, anchored by Lockheed Martin, Bell, and Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth along the Lake Worth/NAS JRB corridor in West Fort Worth, along with significant aviation, transportation, distribution, and industrial activity elsewhere in the city. The best Fort Worth area location depends upon workforce, suppliers, freight, facility requirements, land needs, and future expansion.

What makes AllianceTexas important for industrial businesses?

Alliance combines I-35W, BNSF intermodal rail, Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport, major parcel hubs, extensive industrial development, and a large surrounding workforce. Those assets can be particularly valuable to distribution, logistics, manufacturing, aviation, and supply-chain-intensive businesses.

Why include Denton in a Fort Worth industrial location guide?

For this guide, the boundaries are operational rather than political or based on a brokerage firm’s statistical submarkets. Denton’s I-35W connection to Alliance and the northward expansion of the Alliance industrial ecosystem make it useful to evaluate alongside North Fort Worth, Northlake, and the broader Alliance corridor.

Is Mansfield a good location for manufacturing?

Mansfield has an established manufacturing and industrial history, access to US 287 and SH 360, and proximity to Fort Worth and the broader southern Metroplex. Whether it fits a particular manufacturer depends on workforce, freight, utilities, building requirements, zoning, and expansion needs.

Why would an industrial business consider Weatherford?

Weatherford and Parker County can become attractive when acreage, ownership, outside storage, future expansion, or westward transportation access matter more than proximity to the center of DFW. Businesses should carefully evaluate workforce, utilities, infrastructure, and the additional travel created by moving farther west.

Is Alliance always better than an established Fort Worth industrial area site?

No. Alliance provides exceptional logistics infrastructure, but an established Fort Worth location may provide better access to employees, customers, suppliers, specialized buildings, or service providers. The value of Alliance depends on whether the company uses its advantages.

How far west of Fort Worth should an industrial business consider a site?

There is no standard distance. The search should continue west only as long as the benefits of land, ownership, expansion, or other site characteristics outweigh the additional workforce, transportation, infrastructure, and customer-access costs.

Should an industrial company buy land instead of leasing in Fort Worth?

That depends on capital strategy, growth expectations, facility specialization, occupancy horizon, and the availability of suitable properties. Businesses requiring specialized improvements or substantial long-term expansion may place more value on controlling a site, while companies needing flexibility may be better served by leasing.

 About the Author

Brent Pennington, CCIM, ALC | Advisor, Senior Vice President
Metroport Commercial Group, eXp Commercial

 Brent Pennington, CCIM, is an Advisor, Senior Vice President with Metroport Commercial Group (eXp Commercial), specializing in tenant representation, buyer representation, and the sale of excess property for industrial business owners and chain operations.  A Baylor University graduate with degrees in Accounting and Entrepreneurship, Brent brings a rare combination of financial literacy and operational credibility to every client engagement.

With 35+ years of prior experience as a business owner in manufacturing, distribution, and retail, he understands industrial real estate from both sides of the transaction, as the operator who occupied the space and as the advisor who guides owners through dispositions, acquisitions, leasing strategies, and sale-leaseback structures. That dual perspective gives his clients something most brokers cannot offer counsel grounded in how a building functions as a business asset. Brent also serves as a mentor to newer commercial brokers and as an expert witness in litigation.

As a member of NTCAR and holder of the CCIM designation, the commercial real estate industry’s most rigorous analytical credential, and Accredited Land Consultant, Brent is a recognized thought leader on North Texas industrial market trends, owner exit strategies, and CRE wealth preservation.

Connect with Brent at 817-999-8266 | brent@metroportcommercial.com | metroportcre.com

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