Natasha McAlister works on the assembly line at the General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant. GM undertook a $1.4 billion investment for upgrades at the plant. The investment allows the plant to be reconfigured with a new paint shop, as well as upgrades in the body shop and general assembly area to more competitively produce high-quality full-size SUVs. [Photo by Mike Stone for General Motors]
General Motors, already Arlington’s largest private employer, continues to grow its footprint in the city both as a manufacturer and a financial company.
While the General Motors Assembly Plant in Arlington has grabbed most of the headlines in recent years for its $1.4 billion expansion that added new technologies and employees to the plant, GM Financial’s $35 million expansion also will add 1,300 new jobs, the Dallas Business Journal reported....
Coworking spaces are gaining momentum in North Texas with more than 35 places now available in the region.
While many are locally owned, the new WeWork location in Uptown Dallas is part of a corporate chain, The Dallas Morning News reported....
Reese Witherspoon [Photo: Paul Costello via Draper James]
