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MTU Maintenance Fort Worth celebrates the official opening of its modernized facility at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance. [Photo: David Loi, MTU Maintenance]
MTU Maintenance Fort Worth Celebrates New Alliance Facility
by Dave Head | Jul 9, 2026
The company marked the completion of its $120 million modernization with a ribbon-cutting and the induction of its first CFM LEAP engine, part of a buildout expected to grow the site’s workforce to more than 1,200.
by AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone |
Jun 2, 2026
Hillwood’s 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development has long served as a proving ground for what’s next in logistics. Now, through decades of public-private partnership, the creation of a Smart Port, and the integration of forward-thinking policy, AllianceTexas is helping define the future of freight by positioning North Texas to lead in the algorithmic age of supply chain infrastructure.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 18, 2026
The factory in AllianceTexas will build parts for the U.S. Army's new Bell MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, which replaces the famed Black Hawk helicopter. The project, which was awarded in late 2024, could potentially be worth around $70 billion across the life of the MV-75 fleet.
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by Quincy Preston |
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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Search Drones & Autonomous ‘Water Bombers’ Fight Simulated Wildfire Near Texas Motor Speedway
by Lance Murray | 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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by Lance Murray |
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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by David Seeley |
Aug 21, 2025
The facilities—Wistron's first in the U.S.—will create more than 800 full-time jobs, the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership said, firmly positioning Fort Worth "as a key player in the future of advanced technology manufacturing and the broader reshoring movement, bringing critical manufacturing, logistics and innovation back to the U.S."
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by Quincy Preston |
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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Christopher Ash [Photo: Hillwood]
Hillwood Names New President of Alliance Aviation Companies at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport
by Lance Murray | 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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by David Seeley |
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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by Lance Murray |
Jan 8, 2025
Torc said its new facility in Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development will be a hub for its autonomous testing efforts, customer freight pilots, and future commercialization slated for 2027.
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by David Seeley |
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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At last November's Venture Dallas Summit kickoff event at Circle T Ranch, Aaron Pierce, Ross Perot Jr., and Anurag Jain took part in a fireside chat. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
Venture Dallas 2024 Kickoff Spotlights North Texas as a Thriving Hub for Entrepreneurs: ‘This Is the Best Time and Place To Be’
by Glenn Hunter | 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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by Lance Murray |
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 27, 2024
When North America's leading wire and cable company invests in a nearly 1.2 million square foot facility, it's a statement. Southwire, an $8 billion company with over 9,000 global team members, officially opened its newest and largest distribution center with a ribbon cutting and tour last week.
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by Lance Murray |
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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