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Bridge Labs at Pegasus Park Aims to Boost the Region’s Burgeoning Life Sciences Ecosystem

by | Jun 15, 2023
The $110 million, 135,000 square-foot expansion at Pegasus Park—a regional hub for life sciences and biotechnology in North Texas—will offer prebuilt lab suites with the tools and flexible space needed for growth-stage life sciences entrepreneurs and companies. Demolition is underway and construction on Bridge Labs is set to begin soon, developers said.
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Taste of Madrid: Dallas’ Si Tapas Is Expanding to Fort Worth With Crockett Row Location
Si Tapas, Ildefonso Jimenez’s charming outpost of Spain in Uptown Dallas, is bringing its long list of tempting small plates—from pan-fried blood sausage to cod croquettes to a life-giving garlic soup—to Fort Worth's five-block "urban village," Crockett Row.
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Bloc House To Offer ‘Micro Apartments’ Along Santa Fe Trail in East Dallas
by | Jun 15, 2023
Bloc House aims to "push the boundaries of conventional development" with studio apartments as small as 350 square feet. That may sound tiny, but shared amenities including a common lawn, pool, and clubhouse could let future residents live large.
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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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Major League Cricket Announces 2023 Season Schedule, With First-Ever Match in Grand Prairie July 13

by | Jun 13, 2023
The Texas Super Kings are getting ready to swing their bats, bowl their best, and take some wicked wickets. In other words, what North Texans hope will be the top team in Major League Cricket is poised for play on the league's premier cricket venue in Grand Prairie. And now they know their whole 2023 schedule—and the league's as well. See why July 13 will become a famous date in DFW sports history—and why July 30 will make headlines worldwide.
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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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Surf’s Up in Deep Ellum! (But Wax Your Board for Next Year)
by | Jun 12, 2023
The neighborhood just east of downtown will be the home of Goodsurf Dallas, a new entertainment concept that combines surfing with a bar, restaurant, and beer garden experience. It will deploy "standing wave" technology from Germany-based citywave—from which Goodsurf's parent company just made a major acquisition.
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Future SUVs: GM To Invest Over $500M in Arlington Assembly Plant

by | Jun 9, 2023
General Motors said the investment will enable it to strengthen its industry-leading full-size SUV business. Since 2013, GM has announced nearly $2 billion in investments for its Arlington Assembly plant. See why the company is committed to offering internal combustion engine vehicles for years to come—despite its plan to spend $35 billion on electric and autonomous vehicle development by 2025.
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The Ambassador Hotel circa 2017 in Dallas' Cedars neighborhood near downtown Dallas. Drone photo.
$60M Apt. Community Coming to Former Site of Dallas’ Historic Ambassador Hotel
by | Jun 9, 2023
The historic Ambassador Hotel in The Cedars just south of downtown Dallas—once slated for an apartment conversion—was destroyed in a 2019 fire. But now Austin-based OHT will build an apartment community on the site after all, the Dallas Morning News reports.
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Dallas College and Gainwell Technologies have been awarded grants totaling $1,045,269 from the Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor to provide advanced training through Dallas College for more than 500 employees at Irving-based Gainwell. Logos pictured.
Dallas College, Gainwell Technologies Receive More Than $1M in Grants for Specialized Training
by | Jun 8, 2023
Dallas College and Irving-based Gainwell Technologies have been awarded grants by the Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor to provide specialized training in the healthcare industry. This training encompasses cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and advanced data analytics.
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Tech-Enabled Home Remodeling Firm Opens Western HQ in Las Colinas

by | Jun 8, 2023
Based in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, West Shore Home ramped up its tech game in 2022 by acquiring St. Paul, Minn.-based Design Center, Inc. The firm says its iPad design app and its "Don't Blink" mindset allow consumers to drive the remodeling process through its platform "in a fraction of the time" of traditional approaches.
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Dallas Nonprofit Bold Idea Names 2 North Texas Students for Its Inaugural Bold & Bright Awards
by | Jun 7, 2023
The award recognizes outstanding Bold Idea students who received hands-on learning and mentoring from volunteer industry professionals from top Dallas-area tech companies. The award winners showed advanced computer science skills, built creative coding projects, and have big goals. See who won—and why one could make the FBI happy.
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South Korean Co. Opens New EV Charger Manufacturing Facility in Plano, Its First in U.S.
by | Jun 7, 2023
At full capacity, South Korea-based SK Signet's first U.S. plant will be able to produce more than 10,000 ultra-fast chargers per year. The facility is expected to create up to 183 jobs by 2026. See what else will happen at the plant—and how it could impact EV drivers in DFW and across the country.
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Blowfish, Bison, and ‘Diet Water’: Hotels.com Lists the Top 10 Weirdest Room Service Requests
by | Jun 7, 2023
Dallas-based Hotels.com has released its inaugural Room Service Report. See "what's 'in' when dining in" at hotels worldwide, from the most popular order to what some guests are willing to spend. And the Top 10 weirdest orders? They're weird indeed.
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