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Hillwood’s Mike Berry: ‘North Texas Has a Lot Working in Our Favor’

by | Oct 13, 2020
COVID-19 accelerated many trends in commercial real estate, especially in e-commerce and the industrial sector. Hillwood President Mike Berry talks about the outlook for corporate relocation in Dallas-Fort Worth, as well as long-term shifts involving technology and what sectors are more pandemic proof, in a wide-ranging Q&A.
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Beth Bowman on Corporate Expansion and Retention in Irving: ‘We’re Seeing More Companies Investing in Their Existing Footprint’
by | Oct 13, 2020
The president and CEO of the Irving Economic Development Partnership also sees growth potential in healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, and e-commerce— along with the accompanying warehouse and distribution facilities they require.
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JLL’s Joel Pustmueller on Corporate Relocation: Clearly, Dallas Seems To Be a Favored Area for Consideration
by | Oct 13, 2020
Inquiries by economic development agencies "are up by a significant multiple over this period last year," says commercial real estate veteran Joel Pustmueller in a Q&A.
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Dallas-Based Arcosa Makes $87M Acquisition That Could Reduce Transportation Costs, Carbon Footprint
by | Oct 12, 2020
The acquisition, a follow-on to another one Arcosa made in January, will expand the company's recycled aggregates platform into the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
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DFW Leaders Discuss How COVID-19 Has Fueled Innovation in Health Care, Philanthropy, and More

by | Oct 12, 2020
"The downside of a pandemic is that it's frightening. The good thing is, sometimes it speeds up things that probably needed to happen. Like telemedicine," Nicole Small, CEO of LH Capital/Lyda Hill Philanthropies, said during the event.
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Perkins and Will’s Justin Parscale: ‘Take Risks, Explore What Ifs, and Deliver’
by | Oct 12, 2020
The architect thinks a great life is having a job where you can have "crazy, stupid fun" along with a mission to "do something badass" to help others. That's why working on catalyst projects, like Red Bird Mall, and passing along a “can do” message to young people are part of his plan.
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DI People: Energy Transfer, Kimberly-Clark, CyrusOne, and Munck Wilson Make Moves
by | Oct 9, 2020
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from NuZee, Imaginuity, HudsonLake, ALTO Real Estate Funds, AMN Healthcare, Caris Life Sciences, and more.
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ActiveOps Launches Free Operations Management Training for Managers Leading Remote Teams
by | Oct 8, 2020
ActiveOps, which has its U.S. base in Dallas, wants to help leaders upskill their virtual management through a new free online course.
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EY Announces Southwest Region Winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Awards

Here are the nine victors.
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Here’s How Two Irving Companies Are Using Tech To Change the Off-Duty Law Enforcement Industry
by | Oct 7, 2020
Athos Group is a technology service provider for the off-duty, or "extra-duty," law enforcement industry. The Irving-based solutions company has seen fast growth this year, and recently acquired its Irving neighbor in the same industry, RollKall.
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Capital One’s $200M Impact Initiative Partners With Two Local Orgs to Advance Socioeconomic Mobility
by | Oct 7, 2020
Capital One is teaming with Impact Ventures and Paul Quinn College as part of its new nationwide initiative to close support growth in underserved communities and advance socioeconomic mobility.
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Sophos Marketing Teams Up With Small Businesses on Flat-Fee Virtual Production Shoots
by | Oct 7, 2020
By using just an iPhone in the process, the Frisco agency can remotely make high-definition, highly-targeted commercials for its clients.
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Upward & Onward: Development Moves Forward in Dallas‑Fort Worth

by | Oct 7, 2020
Despite a pandemic pause, developers are betting on the region. Here's a look at some of the newest and biggest projects underway.
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Weir’s Plaza: A New Mixed-Used Development Transforms Knox Street Property
by | Oct 7, 2020
The project set a record for preleasing, winning a three-floor lease from Kirkland & Ellis—one of the country’s largest law firms—and from coworking giant WeWork.
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The Link: Urban Office Development Connects Uptown, Victory Park, and Downtown Dallas
by | Oct 7, 2020
Developer Kaizen and architect BOKA Powell added a wellness and air quality component to the building well in advance of the pandemic.
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Phase IV, The Star: Jerry Jones Moves Forward With a $65M Spec Building in Frisco
by | Oct 7, 2020
"We still get calls every week for space," Lincoln Property's Worthey Wiles says. "The demand is there."
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