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Jake Zwaagstra, founder and CEO of TriCelta Development [Photo: TriCelta]
TriCelta Development Opens New HQ in North Texas
by David Seeley | Dec 4, 2024
TriCelta Founder and CEO Jake Zwaagstra's portfolio includes projects at Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma; The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino in Las Vegas; and the Signature at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Now his "boutique firm with outsize impact" has a new home at Watters Creek Village in Allen.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 16, 2024
The growing company, previously headquartered in Allen, said the move is part of a larger strategy to tap into the area's tech talent pool.
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by Lance Murray |
May 9, 2024
Frisco-based coding and STEM learning company iCode has signed its 100th franchise agreement for a location in Allen, the city where the company was founded in 2015....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 23, 2024
Riley Goodman has been promoted to vice president of finance and information technology at Allen-based FTK Construction Services, a nationwide general contractor specializing in affordable housing and low-income housing tax credit projects.
FTK said that Goodman will oversee all financial operations for the company, along with all IT operations and systems for preconstruction, production, and administration....
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North Texas Cities Crush List of Best Real Estate Markets in U.S.
by David Seeley | Aug 22, 2023
McKinney and Frisco rank No. 1 and No. 2 of 300 U.S. cities on WalletHub's list of "2023's Best Real-Estate Markets." See how close Denton and Allen came to the top in a list that tracked everything from home value forecasts to housing affordability to job growth rate.
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by Lance Murray |
May 25, 2023
“The corners of I-75 and SH-121 are one of the last great undeveloped intersections in DFW," Lucy Billingsley, partner at Billingsley Co., said. "To do it justice, we intend to build something really spectacular here." The first phase of the project, Sloan Corners, will be a transformation "from hayfields to a regional employment hub," city of Allen officials said.
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by Lance Murray |
May 17, 2023
121 Technology Park's first phase will feature four Class A buildings, offering 370,000 square feet of technology manufacturing and industrial space. Later phases will include two 100,000-square-foot office buildings, 130 owner-occupied townhomes, and 20,000 square feet of food and beverage retail.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 25, 2023
Norway-based Visitech AS has established an Americas office in Allen after acquiring DLP design house Keynote Photonics in the city. Now the company aims to build a factory in Allen that will be able to produce its full line of projectors and subsystems for state-of-the-art 3D printing and direct imaging applications in 2024.
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Allen-Based SaaS Tech Startup ScaleWith Appoints New President
by Lance Murray | Mar 2, 2023
ScaleWith Inc., an Allen-based SaaS technology company, announced it has appointed Edward L. Dandridge as president, effective immediately.
The startup said its tech transforms social impact from a cost center into a revenue generator by embedding social impact funding into B2B and B2G transactions.
“Ed’s accomplished background in law, deep expertise in corporate affairs, extensive management experience leading global organizations, and demonstrated track record of converting vision into business results ideally qualifies him to serve as our president as we position ScaleWith for significant growth,” ScaleWith founder and CEO Paul Polizzotto said in a statement....
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by Dave Moore |
Dec 7, 2021
Arlington's Cooper Street Smart Mobility Corridor uses "connected vehicle-to-everything" technologies to alert drivers to traffic light changes, nearby pedestrians and cyclists, approaching fire trucks, and more.
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by Chirag Gupta |
Sep 10, 2020
Voices writer Chirag Gupta explores innovation in Texas K-12 public school classrooms amidst the pandemic.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Aug 26, 2020
Amid Covid-19, that activity is "business resilience on display," the Allen EDC says.
The city's just-announced 105,000-square-foot tech-focused office project is expected to break ground next year. It aims to support a growing technology industry in a city that ranks 28 percent higher in tech-job concentration than the national average.
The city's just-announced 105,000-square-foot tech-focused office project is expected to break ground next year. It aims to support a growing technology industry in a city that ranks 28 percent higher in tech-job concentration than the national average.
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The interior of one of the company's coworking spaces. [Photo: Courtesy Lucid Private Offices]
WorkSuites Opens its 20th Coworking Location With a Focus on Private Offices
by Alex Edwards | May 26, 2020
WorkSuites knows it's not an ideal time to open another coworking space—but it's making precautions to ensure the new spot in Allen is equipped for social distancing.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 12, 2019
Frisco and McKinney were the highest ranking North Texas cities in the WalletHub report, which based its rankings on job growth, increase of full-time and part-time jobs, and median household income growth, among other factors.
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by Payton Potter |
Oct 22, 2019
Howard Hughes' massive 261-acre project in Allen is rising from what used to be grasslands. And, much like its namesake butterfly, soaring growth could drive the area's economy for decades to come.
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