( Austin Business Journal ) — John Paul DeJoria could bring even more of his business operations to the Lone Star State.
The longtime Austinite — Forbes clocks his net worth at about $3 billion — who helped build Patron Spirits Co. and many other businesses, said he’s had “very serious” discussions about moving the headquarters of his flagship company, John Paul Mitchell Systems, from California to Texas.
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DeJoria said he’s interested in bringing the headquarters to the state “because, one, it’s a great place to live — Texas has good family values, and it has a lot of opportunities and assistance to businesses that come here. And there’s a great labor force here of educated, good human beings.”
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