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The Last Word: Ross Perot Jr. on Southwire’s Massive New Facility at AllianceTexas

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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Reshoring Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing to the U.S.: The AllianceTexas Advantage
When it comes to electric vehicle production, a profound opportunity is emerging that promises to reshape the global supply chain. Key to seizing this opportunity is re-shoring critical magnetic materials to the U.S., a move that is vital for the future of electric vehicles, drones, intelligent transportation systems and the electrification of smart technologies.
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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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Over $58M Awarded to Advance Fort Worth Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Plant

by | Apr 1, 2024
Las Vegas-based MP Materials—which began building the plant in 2022 at Hillwood's AllianceTexas—plans to produce ""precursor materials" at the facility this summer, and "finished magnets" by late 2025. The critically needed products will be delivered to General Motors to power EVs—and help "bring the supply chain home" to the U.S.
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AllianceTexas at 35: How a Pioneering Vision Led to a $120 Billion Game Changer
by | Feb 8, 2024
When Ross Perot Jr. and Mike Berry were in their mid-20s, they set out to defy skeptics and fast-track a first-of-its-kind industrial airport in North Fort Worth. Today, AllianceTexas stands as a 27,000-acre global nexus fueled by that same trailblazing spirit—and public-private collaboration on a grand scale.
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Venture Titans Gather at Circle T Ranch to Power North Texas’ ‘Next-Level’ Growth
by | Nov 9, 2023
The exclusive Circle T Ranch reception—an annual highlight of the Venture Dallas franchise—drew founders and funders for pivotal connections and conversations. But the headliner unfolded on stage as Anurag Jain, Hill Perot, and Brendan Gaffey strategized the future of the startup and venture ecosystem in North Texas.
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Dr. Phil Is Launching a New Primetime Network Out of Studios in Fort Worth
by | Nov 8, 2023
In March, after 21 seasons, Dr. Phil McGraw announced the end of his daytime platform "Dr. Phil." His new network, Merit Street Media, will be anchored by "Dr. Phil Primetime," set to premiere on Feb. 26. Dozens of longtime "Dr. Phil" staffers have relocated their families to Texas for the project, the network said.
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Georgia Wire and Cable Company Southwire to Open 1.2M-SF Customer Center in AllianceTexas

by | Jul 26, 2023
A leader in the multi-billion-dollar North American market, Southwire has delivered power to customers worldwide for more than 70 years. See when its huge new Fort Worth customer service center will be completed—and how many will work there.
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The Last Word: Robert Sturns on MP Materials’ Rare Earth Magnet Plant at AllianceTexas
by | Jul 11, 2023
Through a long-term agreement with General Motors, MP Materials is bringing its MP Magnets division to AllianceTexas in Fort Worth. The company is building a new, 200,000-square-foot rare earth magnetics and materials manufacturing facility which will "re-shore" critical components for America's EV batteries, robots, drones, defense systems, and other tech.
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Coca-Cola-Backed Irish Drone Delivery Startup Partners with Hillwood to Test ‘Lightning-Fast’ Deliveries in North Texas
by | Apr 27, 2023
Dublin, Ireland-based Manna, the world’s first aviation-grade B2B "drone delivery as-a-service" startup, has begun a trial in partnership with Dallas-based real estate development company Hillwood at its AllianceTexas development in Fort Worth. The trial will initially offer drone delivery to a select number of Hillwood’s residential developments.
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Fort Worth Doubles Down on Innovation Districts With New Policy, Designations
by | Apr 3, 2023
Along with formalizing its policy on innovation districts, the Fort Worth city council said the city's Medical Innovation District and AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone— two areas already well-known as clusters of innovation in the city’s target industries—have been formally designated as innovation zones.
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Gatik Partners with Kroger on Self-Driving Truck Deliveries to Dallas-Area Stores

by | Mar 15, 2023
Starting in May, Gatik's autonomous 20-foot box trucks will begin rolling goods from Kroger's Dallas distribution center to Kroger grocery stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Initially, they'll be operated with a safety driver in the cab, Gatik says.
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Wing’s New Remote Operations Center Is Air Traffic Control for Its Drones
by | Dec 12, 2022
In April, Wing—a subsidiary of Alphabet and sister company of Google—began delivering products by drone to neighborhoods in Frisco and Little Elm from a "drone nest" in each city. The drones buzz with payloads from Walgreens, Blue Bell Creameries, Texas Health, and easyvet. Now Wing has opened its second U.S. remote operations center in a Coppell office building to oversee the drone operations, staffed by FAA-licensed "pilots in command."
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After Opening U.S. HQ in Fort Worth, Clevon Rolls Out First North American On-Road Driverless Delivery
by | Dec 9, 2022
The all-electric, autonomous courier robot was built by Clevon, an Estonia-based company that moved its U.S. HQ to Fort Worth's AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone three months ago. At the HQ opening, Estonia's president said "The future is very near."

Now that future has arrived, with a CLEVON 1 robot making a 3.6-mile delivery on public roads, navigating traffic and making turn signals along the way. Plus, take a look at the U.S. opening at AllianceTexas.
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Delicious Deal: Hillwood Brings Läderach Chocolatier Suisse to Distribution Center in AllianceTexas
by | Dec 7, 2022
Hillwood's latest real estate deal is set to sweeten North Texas and beyond. Läderach Chocolatier Suisse, a 60-year-old family-owned premium Swiss chocolate company, will expand to AllianceTexas for their U.S. distribution center—allowing them to bring delicious freshness directly from Switzerland into retail stores across America. 

Premium chocolates have one of the highest speed-to-market demands in the food and beverage industry, and Hillwood's Samuel Rhea says the deal gives "one of the world’s best chocolatiers" easy access to the unique multi-modal logistics platforms at AllianceTexas.
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