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The Last Word: Global Trade Expert On Tariff Pressure—and the End of Wait-and-See Strategy

by | Nov 12, 2025
“There used to be a time to say, ‘Let’s see how much pain this causes us, and we’ll see what we’re going to do.”

Shane Williams Managing Director of Global Trade Ernst & Young …on the uncertainty around potential new tariffs, via The Dallas Morning News

At the annual Fort Worth Chamber Economic Impact Forum at the Kimbell Art Museum, EY trade expert Shane Williams told attendees that the old “wait it out” approach to tariffs no longer works, according to the DMN....

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80 Finalists Announced for 2026 Innovation Awards; Ross Perot Jr. Named First ‘Legacy of Innovation’ Honoree
by | Oct 23, 2025
Now in its seventh year, the annual D CEO and Dallas Innovates awards honor innovators shaping the future of North Texas.
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Search Drones & Autonomous ‘Water Bombers’ Fight Simulated Wildfire Near Texas Motor Speedway
by | Sep 16, 2025
An August exercise called FIRE SWARM 2 was held west of the Texas Motor Speedway within AllianceTexas, with drones and helicopters filling the skies to battle a simulated wildfire. What really made the operation hot? Unlike traditional operations, each aircraft was directed by advanced, fully autonomous technologies.
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Low-Altitude Weather Sensor Network Launches in North Texas
by | Aug 27, 2025
TruWeather Solutions said the initiative deployed across Hillwood's AllianceTexas will support the safe and reliable growth of next-gen transportation technologies, ranging from drone delivery to autonomous trucking and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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Motion carries: Kelly Baggett, Fort Worth Innovation Coordinator; District 10 Councilmember Alan Blaylock; John Lauer, Founder and CEO of Adom Industries; City Manager Jay Chapa; and Michael Hennig, Economic Development Manager, in chambers after Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved $15 million in incentives for Adom's $229 million cloud-connected electronics factory Tuesday night.

Fort Worth Lands Adom Industries’ $229M AI-Native Cloud Factory and HQ

by | Aug 13, 2025
The Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved $15 million in incentives Tuesday night as founder John Lauer commits to making Fort Worth home for what he calls the world's first cloud-connected electronics prototyping facility. "This is going to completely revolutionize the electronics industry," he says.
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Taylor Sheridan’s SGS Studios Launches Texas’ Largest Production Campus in Fort Worth, With More to Come
by | Aug 13, 2025
Sheridan—the powerhouse behind hit shows like "Yellowstone" and "Landman"—is partnering with Paramount Television and Dallas-based Hillwood on the new production campus in AllianceTexas. Additional production campuses are now planned across the huge development, with a goal of making Texas "'a global force in the film industry."
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Hillwood Names New President of Alliance Aviation Companies at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport
by | Jul 16, 2025
Christopher Ash will oversee all operations at Perot Field, including management of the airport, fixed-base operations (FBO), and commercial fueling services, while advancing the airport’s position as one of the top 20 cargo hubs in the United States.
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Cargo Glider Co. Aerolane To Open Flight Ops HQ at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport
by | Apr 24, 2025
Southlake-based Aerolane aims to use the same technique that delivered U.S. troops on D-Day to deliver cargo across the country. But its towed cargo glider, the Aerocart, comes with a 21st-century autonomous edge.
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Bell Announces $632M Next-Gen Assault Aircraft Factory in North Fort Worth, Creating Over 500 Jobs

by | Dec 18, 2024
Two years after winning the U.S. Army’s biggest helicopter competition in 40 years—replacing the famed Black Hawk with a Future Long Range Assault Aircraft—Fort Worth-based Bell Textron announced a new factory in AllianceTexas will manufacture components for the next-gen tilt-rotor aircraft.
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Sen. John Cornyn on Defense Process: ‘Open Up More’ to Private Sector Risk and Innovation
by | Nov 12, 2024
While there's concern that government is "crowding out" innovation, it's the "smart minds and smart investors who discover the next best thing" that give the U.S. a comparative advantage over adversaries, Texas' senior senator said at the 2024 Venture Dallas summit.
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Venture Dallas 2024 Kickoff Spotlights North Texas as a Thriving Hub for Entrepreneurs: ‘This Is the Best Time and Place To Be’
by | Nov 7, 2024
Behind the scenes at an exclusive VIP event at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake, where Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain held forth in an annual highlight of the Venture Dallas summit.
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Hillwood To Build 1M-SF+ Industrial Building Near Perot Field and BNSF Intermodal Facility
by | Oct 9, 2024
Alliance Westport 24 will be a 1.1 million-square-foot, cross-dock facility designed with additional land to provide up to 704 onsite trailer parking spaces—the highest number available in the market—with the expansion of up to four total onsite truck courts, Hillwood said.
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Hillwood Acquires 3-Building Office Portfolio in Irving
by | Apr 24, 2024
The Freeport Business Center has a 70% occupancy rate, with space available for lease ranging from 26,406 to 82,500 square feet, Hillwood said. Notable tenants include Northrop Grumman Corp., Yardi Systems, Sirius XM, and most recently Boeing.
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Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Media Debuts Out of Fort Worth with Reach to 80+ Million Homes
by | Apr 2, 2024
Merit Street, which broadcasts programming from studios in the AllianceTexas development in North Fort Worth, is launching on multiple platforms including DIRECTV, DISH, and U-verse TV, as well as for Xfinity/Comcast viewers in several major Eastern cities.
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Texas’ First EV Fleet Charging Hub To Be Built at Fort Worth’s AllianceTexas
by | Apr 2, 2024
Gage Zero, an Austin-based fleet electrification solutions company, is developing the project in North Fort Worth to help address the carbon impact of medium- and heavy-duty truck fleets. Gage Zero called the project "a significant leap forward in sustainable infrastructure."
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