Collin County

‘Revolving Kitchen’ Food Hall and Culinary Incubator Opens Next Week in Fairview

by | Oct 17, 2024
Revolving Kitchen Fairview will be a community-driven space in the Fairview Town Center designed to support entrepreneurs by offering high-quality kitchen rentals and essential business amenities. Featuring 34 fully equipped commercial kitchens, it will integrate into Revolving Kitchen's Virtual Food Hall app, enabling customers to bundle orders from several of the venue's restaurants into one transaction.
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‘Texodus’: What’s Behind the Trend of Californians Moving to North Texas
A new report from StorageCafe dissects a noticeable migratory trend of Californians to the Lone Star State. Here are some reasons they're racing to get to places like North Texas—like saving over $1 million when they buy a house, for instance.
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Two North Texas Counties Ranked Among Least Expensive for Infant Childcare in U.S., Report Finds
by | May 31, 2023
As any parent with infants could tell you, childcare costs have exploded in recent years, with costs varying greatly across the U.S. But luckily for parents in or near Collin and Denton Counties, two of America's least-expensive infant childcare counties are right here in North Texas, according to a report from the Substack publication American Inequality.
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‘The Next Significant Development’ in DFW: Billingsley Plans Nearly 500‑Acre, $3B Mixed‑Use Project in Allen and Fairview
by | 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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Innovative Educator and CCBA Leadership Award Winner Michael Sorrell Has a Simple Request: ‘Please Say Yes’

by | Dec 9, 2022
Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell has a vision for a global network of Urban Work Colleges that take aim at intergenerational poverty and "smash it." The first one opened in Plano in 2018.

Accepting a leadership award from the Collin County Business Alliance, Sorrell asked his staff and students to stand up. Why? Because "they're going to come see you and talk to you about hiring students to work at your companies," Sorrell told the audience filled with local business leaders. "And I want everyone to practice this with me: 'Yes.'
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Freakonomics Radio Asks ‘Why Is Everyone Moving to Dallas?’
by | Jan 20, 2022
To find the answer, host Stephen Dubner flew to DFW to see why the region is so business-friendly, why the people are so friendly too, why cities to the north are growing like hotcakes, and why a Basquiat got on the wall of the Dallas Museum of Art. Oh, and he ate a Meat Potato at Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse. (Thumbs up.)
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Dallas Startup Von Perry Is Building a 3D-Printed Home in Collin County
by | Dec 14, 2021
Von Perry's 21-year-old CEO, Treyvon Perry, has been preparing for this since he founded the startup at age 17. He and his co-founder, 27-year-old CTO Sebin Joseph, are pioneering a new way to build concrete 3D-printed homes using regular concrete—and aim to prove the concept for DFW and beyond.
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DallasCIO Names 37 Finalists for 2021 CIO of the Year ‘ORBIE’ Awards
by | Nov 6, 2020
Dallas CIO of the Year finalists were tapped for excellence in technology leadership in seven categories: corporate, public sector, healthcare, enterprise, large enterprise, global, and super global. A virtual event will be held on February 26.
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Bank of America Is Making a $920K Investment in North Texas Nonprofits to Advance Economic Equity

by | Oct 19, 2020
In North Texas, the grants will go to Boys and Girls Clubs of Tarrant, Collin, and Dallas Counties, and Big Thought. The $920,000 is part of a four-year, $1 billion commitment Bank of America is making to foster workforce readiness and development in low-to-moderate-income communities.
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Dallas Innovates 2020 Thought Leaders: Collin County Business Alliance
Q+A | Musings on innovation from the region's paradigm-shifting companies and organizations.
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The W Source
The W Source Launches First Networking Chapter in Texas
by | Jun 19, 2018
Dallas financial planner Michelle Brennan Hall will head the group, which promotes collaboration among female professionals.
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OnTap
On Tap: Social Innovation Lunch, WeWork Open House, Women’s Leadership Events & Innovation in Talent Attraction
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Where ‘Big D’ Stands for Digital

by | Jan 17, 2018
Dallas’ economy is powered by app and software development.
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Edwin Tatum
Former Pro Basketball Player Switches to Home Development
by | Dec 14, 2017
Through Detate Property Group, Edwin Tatum will build modern homes with an international flair.
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WERX
WERX Foundation, College System Team Up on Project
by | Dec 2, 2016
WERX Foundation of McKinney is partnering with Collin College for a project fostering innovation and helping North Texas startups.
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