The local operating context
One metro can contain several operating teams.
The Dallas Fed's Dallas–Plano–Irving profile identifies business and financial services, transportation and related clusters using 2016–2023 data. That profile describes part of the wider DFW metro, not every business in it. For firms operating across the region, a useful question is how client ownership survives a transfer between offices, practices or branches.
A useful first decisionWhat wins when account ownership and territory disagree?
Use a real example: an existing client asks for work at a new site. Decide whether the account owner, service team or branch receives it first, and who resolves a conflict. A location field alone should not overwrite the relationship or send competing replies.