Cities are composed of people. Obviously, it doesn't make any sense to say that a city wants something that its people do not want.
The people in a city want businesses because they want good jobs and services to be available to them. Homeowners (the majority of the residents in most American cities) especially want that influx because the newcomers drive up their property values.
So yes, the people of Dallas, on average, really do want those businesses and newcomers
> Obviously, it doesn't make any sense to say that a city wants something that its people do not want.
Is it really so obvious? So many policies are implemented by government that people as a majority do not want like wars and tax cuts for the wealthy or not implemented by government that people as a majority do want like healthcare or rational immigration policy. The idea that the representatives of the people are acting in the people’s interest is quite naïve to be honest.
The people in a city want businesses because they want good jobs and services to be available to them. Homeowners (the majority of the residents in most American cities) especially want that influx because the newcomers drive up their property values.
So yes, the people of Dallas, on average, really do want those businesses and newcomers