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Michael Gorton’s latest book, “Tachyon Tunnel 2,” picks up the story of the Tranquility team as they take on a galaxy-spanning empire—blending in theoretical physics about particles that outrun light. [Source images: Michael Gorton]
The Last Word: Teladoc Founder Michael Gorton on His Latest Frontier—Time Travel Sci-Fi
by Quincy Preston | Mar 13, 2025
The Dallas entrepreneur’s new novel, “Tachyon Tunnel 2,” launches readers into space—built on the same big thinking that’s fueled more than 15 ventures.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 30, 2025
The companies have worked together in the logistics real estate sector since 2020, focusing on last-mile industrial properties and distribution centers. The newly acquired portfolio with strategic assets across Dallas, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, and Pennsylvania is 92% leased to 68 tenants, including prominent names such as Amazon, Red Bull, and Packaging Corporation of America.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 16, 2024
Fort Worth's “explosive growth”—nearly 6% population growth since 2020—isn't happening by accident. It takes what Economic Development Director Robert Sturns calls "full-contact local government," a term once coined by the city manager to describe Fort Worth's unique approach to progress.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 13, 2024
Katie Schuck comes to the role at Visit Dallas from Georgia after more than eight years with the Savannah Regional Film Commission, a division of the Savannah Economic Development Authority. Her movie credits include location scouting for Marvel's "Captain America: Brave New World."
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Rendering of the Ironhead Commerce Center in AllianceTexas [Image: Stream Realty Partners]
900K-SF+ Ironhead Commerce Center Breaks Ground in AllianceTexas
by Lance Murray | Nov 12, 2024
Ironhead, which will encompass four "state-of-the-art" industrial buildings at a 57-acre site in Northlake, is being developed by Houston-based Alliance Industrial Co. in partnership with Barings.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 7, 2024
Amazon's new 1.7-million-square-foot operations facility is being built in Cleburne, about 30 miles south of downtown Fort Worth, enabling the creation of up to 1,000 jobs.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 3, 2024
The new office expands One Medical's partnership with Baylor Scott & White Health to deliver "seamless, coordinated care" throughout the region, following earlier office openings in Addison, Highland Park, University Park, and Fort Worth's West 7th District.
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by Capital One |
Sep 10, 2024
Detroit- and England-based Staxel, one of 10 participants in the mobility-focused Capital One Accelerator, offers logistics robots-as-a-service solutions boosted by AI.
sponsored by Capital One
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The size and scope of AllianceTexas make it one of the most significant master-planned communities not just in Texas, but in the United States. [Photo: Hillwood]
AllianceTexas at 35: How a Pioneering Vision Led to a $120 Billion Game Changer
by Quincy Preston | 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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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 6, 2024
Neal Smatresk's decade at UNT sparked big changes and growth, boosting its standing in academics and research. From "record-breaking enrollment" to "making UNT the highest-ranked Tier One institution in the North Texas region," his tenure marks transformation across multiple fronts.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 30, 2023
After Brooke Hart Jones graduated from Dallas' Kimball High School, she became the third generation in her family to attend an historically black college or university (HBCU), getting a finance degree from Hampton University in Virginia. Now she's putting that degree to use—and inspiring a new generation of future HBCU hopefuls—with her line of HBCyoU Dolls.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 8, 2023
Whether you're downloading a movie or editing one yourself in your home office, Wi-Fi speed is everything. Frontier—the telecommunications giant that announced its HQ move to Dallas in September—aims to kick that speed up a notch with eero's first mesh Wi-Fi 7 system.
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Athlete founders Travis Frederick, Jason Fox, Brendan Sullivan, and Adam Redmond. [Courtesy photos]
Competitive Edge: 4 Former Athletes Bringing Their A-Games to Startups
by Glenn Hunter | Sep 28, 2023
A former Yale track captain and three NFL vets—including two Dallas Cowboys—talk frankly about their entrepreneurial journeys from playing field to founder.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 25, 2023
Powered by Communities Foundation of Texas and presented by Amazon, the event drew donations ranging from $1 to $200,000 for nonprofits serving the 20-county North Texas region. The event brought North Texas Giving Day’s 15-year total to "more than $560 million."
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Sep 24, 2023
Amazon's "Sellers in Your Community" program lets entrepreneurs and small businesses share their stories with local leaders, creating more awareness and opportunity. Meet two Dallas-area founders who have big visions and philanthropic purpose.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2023
The DFW hires will be part of the 250,000 employees the company aims to bring on board throughout the U.S. in full-time, seasonal, and part-time roles across its operations network. Amazon has roughly 20 facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and said that more than 28,000 of the new workers will be in Texas.
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