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Taiwan-based LITEON Technology Corp. has chosen McKinney for a nearly $1 billion advanced manufacturing campus. [Photo: LITEON Technology Corp.]

McKinney Scores Nearly $1B LITEON Advanced Manufacturing Campus

by Hilary Weaver | Jul 14, 2026

The Taiwan-based company is expanding its power management and AI infrastructure business to a planned 650,000-square-foot facility.

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RTC Approves Nearly $60M in Federal Funding for North Texas Bicycle-Pedestrian Projects

by Lance Murray | Jun 18, 2025

“These funded improvements will connect people who choose walking and bicycling as modes of transportation to schools, transit services, and major hubs of employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,” said Kevin Kokes of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.

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

by Lance Murray | 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

by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Jun 14, 2023

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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Rendering: Billingsley Company

‘The Next Significant Development’ in DFW: Billingsley Plans Nearly 500‑Acre, $3B Mixed‑Use Project in Allen and Fairview

by Lance Murray | 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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UWorld Cares Grant Deadline Looms: Nonprofits Can Apply Now to Support Education in Dallas

by Lance Murray | Mar 22, 2023

The UWorld Cares grant program aims to strengthen the pathway to higher education, address workforce skills gaps, and eliminate barriers to higher education by partnering with community organizations.

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Innovative Educator and CCBA Leadership Award Winner Michael Sorrell Has a Simple Request: ‘Please Say Yes’

by Lance Murray | 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 David Seeley | 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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DallasCIO Names 37 Finalists for 2021 CIO of the Year ‘ORBIE’ Awards

by Sandra Engelland | 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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