Relocation + Expansion in Dallas-Fort Worth

Company moves and expansions you need to know. Plus: openings, regional firsts, and newcomers making business news across Dallas-Fort Worth.

Standard Meat Co. Plans New Fort Worth Protein Processing Plant

by | Jan 23, 2024
Founded in Fort Worth in 1935, Standard Meat Co. said its fifth plant in the city—featuring a "state-of-the art" sous vide line—aims to meet the innovative product needs and growing volume demands of a range of top tier commercial customers.
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Deloitte Is Moving Its Dallas Office from Downtown to the New 23Springs Building in Uptown
by | Jan 16, 2024
It won't happen until 2026, but the Dallas office of professional services giant Deloitte is set to relocate from Dallas Arts Tower to 23Springs, a new 26-floor development in Uptown Dallas that's slated for completion in March 2025. The new building is more than a third leased with the newly announced signing, Granite Properties and Highwoods Properties said.
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Goodwill Industries of Dallas Taps New VP of Mission Services
by | Jan 15, 2024

Arden Floran has been named the new vice president of mission services at Goodwill Industries of Dallas, Inc., a role in which he will develop the organization’s goal of changing lives one job at a time....

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Robot Mowing Startup Graze Is Moving Its HQ From L.A. to Plano
by | Jan 12, 2024
The move to Plano's Legacy business park follows Graze's July hiring of Logan Fahey as its CEO. The former CEO and current chairman of McKinney-based Robin Autopilot, Fahey calls Plano "the perfect base for Graze to develop additional innovative solutions for the landscaping industry and grow our position in the marketplace."
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Decoding the Attraction: Why These Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Make Dallas-Fort Worth Home

Nextdoor.com co-founder and recent Dallas-Fort Worth transplant Nirav Tolia puts it simply: “It’s a great place to live.” Here's why Tolia and other dynamic newcomers believe the fast-growing region is a land of opportunity and community for 21st-century pioneers.
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U-Haul Ranks Dallas as a Top 10 2023 Moving Destination
by | Jan 8, 2024
Austin and College Station-Bryan are the other two Texas destinations to make the Top 10 list of places people moved to for a new start in 2023.
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How Plug and Play Aims To Spearhead Innovation in North Texas, One Startup and Sector at a Time
Sherif Saadawi, VP of partnerships at Plug and Play, calls his platform "the most active VC in the world by volume of deals"—and that's just one of three pillars it's bringing to Frisco and McKinney, along with corporate-startup matchmaking and sector-focused accelerators. "In almost every metric that we look for that makes a good ecosystem, DFW really ticks all the boxes," he tells Dallas Innovates.
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The Last Word: Allen EDC’s Dan Bowman on Planned Katy Trail Ice House Development in Allen
by | Dec 19, 2023
Some people think it's a drag to go to the office. But what if right outside your workplace there's a $10 million new Katy Trail Ice House on wooded grounds with three barbecue smokers, a ranch theme, and seating for 1,200 people? 
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The Draper: A ’60s Vibe Is Coming to an Iconic ’60s Building in Downtown Garland

by | Dec 15, 2023
The historic 1966 Garland Bank and Trust building will have an even more '60s look when it becomes The Draper—part of a $30 million revitalization-redevelopment underway in a partnership between the city of Garland and Dallas-based GroundFloor Development.
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Vietnam-Based FPT Launches Automotive Tech Subsidiary in Frisco
by | Dec 14, 2023
FPT—which had a total revenue of $1.87 billion in 2022 and more than 60,000 global employees—said its new Frisco subsidiary has a mission to "drive the advancement of software-defined vehicles, shape the new mobility era, and deliver the highest standards of safety and superior experiences to customers."
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First Look: Canyon Ranch Brings ‘World-Class Wellness’ to Fort Worth’s Cultural District
by | Dec 14, 2023
The newest Canyon Ranch destination spa is located at the Crescent Hotel complex in Fort Worth's Cultural District. Its high-tech features include a Vichy table, a Noraxon Treadmill and Motion Capture system, VALD ForceDecks, a K5 Portable Metabolic analyzer, and more. The company was acquired by Fort Worth's Goff Capital in 2017, which moved its HQ to the Panther City—and plans further Texas expansion.
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Puttshack Opens Its First North Texas Location in Addison
by | Dec 7, 2023
The two-story, 32,000-square-foot venue at Village on the Parkway is Puttshack's second in Texas. The Addison venue will be the first Puttshack to offer a new game experience called the Challenge Hole, highlighting the company's innovation and tech advancements.
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$140M Cotton Bowl Renovations Help Fair Park Keep Texas-OU Game Through 2036

by | Dec 7, 2023
An ongoing voter-approved renovation of the Cotton Bowl has helped spur UT and OU to continue their historic rivalry at Fair Park for years to come. The teams have been playing each other at the stadium since 1929.
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Huge Knox Street Mixed-Use Project Gets Construction Start in Dallas
by | Dec 6, 2023
The high-rise Knox Street project sits on a four-acre site adjacent to the Katy Trail and Highland Park. Once completed, it will feature a luxury hotel and condominiums, a 27-story multifamily building, nine floors of offices above two stories of retail and restaurants, and a half-acre park connected to the Katy Trail.
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Rides & Attractions Revealed for DFW’s Peppa Pig Theme Park
by | Dec 5, 2023
Aimed for preschooler fans of the British animated TV pig, the new park in North Richland Hills near Fort Worth will offer five rides, seven themed playscapes, a water play area, and other attractions. Here's an early look at what kids across DFW will be begging to visit when it opens in 2024.
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Universal Kids Resort Gets Its Name After a Groundbreaking in Frisco
by | Dec 1, 2023
The "one-of-a-kind" Universal Kids Resort being built in Frisco is designed for families with young children. It will offer a 300-room themed hotel and a theme park featuring "immersive themed lands" that celebrate Universal's brand of entertainment, humor, and fun.
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