Texas paying $3.9M for 800 jobs in Irving, not Florida

​​IRVING – Gartner Inc., a technology research firm, will be awarded up to $3.9 million from the state’s Texas Enterprise Fund for the company’s agreement to expand its operations on Connection Dr.

The company is expected to invest more than $12 million in the area over the next several years, and it agreed to hire 800 new workers as part of its deal with the state.

Irving’s City Council agreed to pay the company, which employs more than 13,000 people around the world​, up to $400,000—$500 per job—in August 2017.

Gartner must meet the minimum hiring and investment requirements and stays in its current location for eight years.​