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The Last Word: BGSF’s Troy Chapdelaine on How Strongly Job Candidates Feel About Flexible Workplaces

The Dallas Regional Chamber conducted a Future of Work survey of its members in May to better understand the workplace arrangements of companies across the Dallas region. One key finding from DRC member BGSF: Job candidates are prioritizing hybrid and flexible workplaces above all else when considering their next placement.
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Pro Golfer Bryson DeChambeau Gets ‘Largest LED Display Golf Simulator in Texas’ Installed at Dallas Home
by | Jun 14, 2023
Dallas-based Ultravision LED Solutions said it manufactured and installed the simulator, which uses the company's cutting-edge LED display panels—protected by 70 patents—to "revolutionize the traditional simulator setup by eliminating cumbersome cabinet displays, reducing installation and maintenance costs, and enhancing overall performance." As for DeChambeau? He's a little busy. He has a 9:40 a.m. CT tee time Thursday at the U.S. Open.
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IKEA Is Opening a New Small-Format Store in Southlake, Its First in Texas
by | Jun 14, 2023
If you've walked through one of IKEA's two North Texas stores in Frisco or Grand Prairie, you know it's not just a stroll—it's a seemingly endless trek through maze-like aisles of Swedish-designed home goods, furniture, kitchen and bath displays, and more. Which makes the idea of a "small-format" IKEA store sound like the opposite of jumbo shrimp. But the new store coming to Southlake is one you might actually not get lost in.
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Dallas-Based Arcis Golf Snaps Up Three of the West’s Marquee Golf Courses
by | Jun 13, 2023
The clubs in Las Vegas, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Rancho Santa Margarita, California, all feature stunning views and vistas, adding to what Arcis Founder and CEO Blake Walker calls his "irreplaceable portfolio" of almost 70 golf clubs—the second-most in the U.S. after only fellow Dallas company Invited.
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How Dallas-Based Match Group Tells Spammers to ‘Bot Off’

by | Jun 13, 2023
It's Internet Safety Month. Fun fact: Match Group removes 44 spam accounts every minute across its brand portfolio that includes namesake Match, Tinder, OKCupid, and newer brands like Stir and Archer.

Match Group's partnership with nonprofit background check platform Garbo made it one of the winners of Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas Awards.
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The Big Wave: Texas Leads U.S. in Lake Home and Lot Listings, with Lake Lewisville No. 2 in the Nation
by | Jun 13, 2023
Across the U.S., lake homes and lot listings have surged $5.9 billion since February, with 73,925 lake properties on the market nationwide. And by far the greatest number of listings are in Texas, which ranks No. 1 in the U.S. with 14,669 watery-view offerings. And the U.S. lake with the second-most listings overall? Lake Lewisville, right here in North Texas. See why lake homes are selling like hot cakes—and why Texas is on top.
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The Last Word: How To Tackle Mental Health Issues Impacting Texas Youth
Concern has swept the nation since COVID hit about the pandemic's lasting affects on the mental health of children and adolescents. But that mental health crisis has actually been worsening for years, even before the pandemic. The Dallas Morning News' Marin Wolf explores what Children’s Health, UT Southwestern, Cook Children's, and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute are doing to get ahead of the problem.
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Your Weight in Chickens: American Airlines CR Smith Museum’s Summer STEM Exhibition
by | Jun 13, 2023
When kids in North Texas dream of being an airplane pilot, it's usually all in their head. But this summer, they can go beyond their imaginations and learn some of the STEM concepts that go into flight—thanks to the new exhibition "Measurement Rules" at the American Airlines CR Smith Museum, located at the southern end of DFW Airport.
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Build-to-Rent Leader: DFW Led the U.S. in Hot Construction Category in 2022

And the construction trend in DFW continues. According to RentCafe's annual Build-to-Rent Report, 4,350 build-to-rent units are currently under construction in metro Dallas, "the second largest number of upcoming homes for rent in all of the U.S."
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Alautus Founder Alana Matthews [Photo illustration: DI; source photos: Elizabeth Sisk Photography]
Why Alana Matthews Left a Dream Job With the Dallas Stars To Start a Custom Clothing Company for Women
by | Jun 12, 2023
The founder’s Alautus firm offers classic, luxury workwear that aims to "uplift, encourage, and cloak women in confidence."
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The Last Word: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione on How You’re Being Tracked and Why Texas Needs a New Data Privacy Law
Southlake resident Capriglione wants you to have a say in how your data is tracked every day, which is why he sponsored the “most consumer-friendly” data privacy law in the nation—the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which passed in the legislature on May 29 and now awaits Gov. Abbott's signature.
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Drones Beware: Raytheon’s Laser Weapon Factory in McKinney Delivers Highly Mobile, Combat-Ready System
by | Jun 12, 2023
The new H4 laser weapon is able to acquire, target, track, and destroy drones whether they're close, far away, or attacking in swarms, Raytheon said. The system was built in what Raytheon calls "the world's first laser weapon factory" in McKinney north of Dallas, and "can be moved and mounted anywhere it’s needed"—even on a pickup truck.
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Dallas-Based Architecture and Development Firm Premier Welcomes SVP of Strategic Partnerships

by | Jun 9, 2023
Athena Christodoulatos brings 11 years of experience in the hospitality industry and adds extensive strategic planning and relationship building to Premier's growing team, the company said.
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Real Estate Investment Veteran Joins Invitation Homes as EVP, Chief Investment Officer
by | Jun 9, 2023
Scott G. Eisen brings more than 26 years of experience in real estate investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, and business development to Invitation Homes, an S&P 500 company and premier U.S. single-family home leasing firm.
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Real Estate Giant JLL Announces 15 Promotions in the Dallas Office
by | Jun 9, 2023

Real estate services giant JLL has announced a series of 15 promotions within its Dallas office.

Brad Selner, Kelley Kackley, and Larry Toon have been promoted to the role of executive managing director, specializing in office tenant representation.

Joining them as senior managing directors are five office tenant rep brokers: Andy Leatherman, Conor McCarthy, Jon McNeil, Bret Hefton, and Torrey Littlejohn....

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Lincoln Property Co. Names Chief Investment Officer, Head of Investment Management
by | Jun 9, 2023

Dallas-based global real estate firm Lincoln Property Co. announced that Maria Stamolis has been appointed as chief investment officer and head of investment management.

It’s a role in which she will oversee the company’s investments across its global portfolio, which includes roughly $3 billion in assets under management invested in over $6 billion in assets for separately managed pension fund portfolios....

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