Of the 59 awards presented this year, the Galleria was the only Texas shopping center honored.
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Galleria Dallas was awarded a Gold award for Experiential Marketing for POP! In Summer 2021. [Photo: Galleria Dallas]
Texas’ Only Honoree, Galleria Dallas Wins Three 2022 International Shopping Center Awards
by David Seeley | May 25, 2022
The ICSC MAXIs recognize innovation and creativity in retail marketing. Galleria Dallas took home the Gold for its Instagram playground experience POP!, along with two other awards.
Of the 59 awards presented this year, the Galleria was the only Texas shopping center honored.
Of the 59 awards presented this year, the Galleria was the only Texas shopping center honored.
by David Seeley |
May 25, 2022
Slated to break ground next year, Firefly Park will add "a significantly different, cool vibe to Frisco," says the city's mayor. Developer Kyle Wilks of Wilks Development hired Amsterdam-based UNStudio to develop the master plan in collaboration with Sasaki Associates.
That European influence is showing up in the 230-acre project's walkable, park-laden layout—and in the architecture's future-forward look. The Dream Hotel will be designed with hints of the region, with a design philosophy “both surreal and contemporarily chic."
That European influence is showing up in the 230-acre project's walkable, park-laden layout—and in the architecture's future-forward look. The Dream Hotel will be designed with hints of the region, with a design philosophy “both surreal and contemporarily chic."
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by Quincy Preston |
May 25, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Capital One's auto-recovery for software system, Caris' next-gen molecular profiling, Nice Ltd.'s automated scheduling assistant for a workforce management system, University of Minnesota and Smithsonian Institution's cryopreservation compositions and methods involving nanowarming, State Farm's dynamic auto insurance policy quote creation based on tracked user data, and more.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 24, 2022
Dallas-based WorkSuites is opening two new coworking facilities in the Atlanta area, added to the 21 locations it now operates in North Texas and metro Houston. Founder and CEO Flip Howard says more locations are coming in the Atlanta region, and WorkSuites is looking for locations in Phoenix, too.
“Everybody knows that the future of office is flex,” he told Dallas Innovates. “Every (location) that we've opened has filled up faster than they used to.”
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Grand Prairie Stadium is Major League Cricket's first premier cricket venue. The venue will host MLC league matches starting on July 13. [Rendering: HKS/MLC]
Local Investors Anurag Jain and Ross Perot Jr. Help Bring Major League Cricket to North Texas and Beyond
by Kevin Cummings | May 23, 2022
The investors joined Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and others committing a total of $120 million to the MLC.
Noted sports architect HKS is designing a "world-class" Major League Cricket stadium in Grand Prairie. Upon completion early next year, it's expected to be the leading venue for cricket in the U.S., the MLC says.
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by David Seeley |
May 23, 2022
CBRE President and CEO Bob Sulentic said the new responsibilities "play to each executive’s unique strengths and capitalize on their outstanding track records of driving growth and excellence."
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by David Seeley |
May 23, 2022
Omni Logistics' new 52,000 square foot headquarters in the Cypress Waters development "strikes a balance between collaboration and privacy," the company says. Its 85 Dallas-based employees have a semi-open seating plan, outdoor decks for collaborating and socializing, and "wellness rooms" for nursing babies or chilling out. And oh yes—lots of high-tech business features, too.
Designed by HKS Architects, the new HQ will be 100% renewable energy-powered, the company says.
Designed by HKS Architects, the new HQ will be 100% renewable energy-powered, the company says.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 23, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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[Rendering: Gotham Greens]
Indoor Farming Pioneer Gotham Greens Is Expanding to North Texas
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | May 19, 2022
Development is currently underway for the startup's new high-tech hydroponic greenhouse in Seagoville
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 19, 2022
Petoskey Plastics recycles more than 16 tons of plastic annually into consumer and industrial products. The move will cut its delivery time in half for both raw material and finished goods, its CEO says.
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by David Seeley |
May 19, 2022
Capital One's founder and CEO, Rich Fairbank, says his company has faced difficulties and challenges in the last two-plus years—but also found "new ways to adapt and thrive."
Now, nearly a year after saying Capital One would become a "hybrid work company" moving forward, he expects all company buildings and campuses to be open to all associates beginning September 6—with most employees working both in-person and virtually.
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Industrious' Dallas Arts District coworking location. [Photo: Industrious]
Dallas Real Estate Giant Sees Opportunity in Flex Space With New $100M Investment
by Kevin Cummings | May 18, 2022
Dallas-based CBRE has invested another $100 million in New York-based Industrious, the flexible office and suites company. The funding brings CBRE's total investment in the company to around $330 million.
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by David Seeley |
May 18, 2022
Texas Instruments' 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants to be built in Sherman mark the largest private sector economic development project in Texas history. The potential investment of $30 billion could create up to 3,000 jobs over time, the company says.
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by David Seeley |
May 18, 2022
Raytheon's Intelligence & Space campus in McKinney is producing 50kW-class high energy laser systems that can blast enemy drones, mortar rounds, and other dangerous targets right out of the sky, before they can endanger U.S troops.
The directed energy weapon system was recently tested while mounted on a U.S. Army Stryker at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It successfully acquired, tracked, targeted, and defeated multiple targets.
The directed energy weapon system was recently tested while mounted on a U.S. Army Stryker at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It successfully acquired, tracked, targeted, and defeated multiple targets.
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by David Seeley |
May 18, 2022
In Q1 2022, the Dallas-Fort Worth metro employed 272,390 high-tech workers—an 8% year-over-year increase and a 23% increase compared to Q1 2017. That places DFW at No. 7 in the U.S.
The report also lists the top DFW tech companies, current economic impact and future outlook, and top submarkets for DFW tech companies.
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