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Dallas’ Ehvert Mission Critical Merges with California Company To Meet Hyperscale Data Center Demand

by | Jul 16, 2024
The merger creates a combined presence of over 3,600 team members in more than 90 offices around the world. Ehvert said the combination leverages its advanced engineering services, underpinned by "industry-leading virtual design and construction expertise," specifically around hyperscale data centers.
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Gov. Abbott Announces 7 New State Hospital Projects, Including $1B+ for Two in North Texas
Two local projects—the North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls and the Terrell State Hospital—got the lion’s share of the recently announced $1.5 billion in funding. Another North Texas hospital construction project funded by the state of Texas, the nearly half-billion-dollar Texas Behavioral Health Center at UT Southwestern, is already underway.
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Dunkin’ Franchisee Service Company Breaks Ground on New Distribution Center in North Texas
by | Jun 26, 2024
The new, nearly 80K-SF facility in Burleson is being designed by a $3 billion Atlanta-based supply chain management company to offer the flexibility and scalability to accommodate Dunkin's future growth trajectory in the region.
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Balfour Beatty Announces Executive Appointments for National Executive Team
by | Dec 26, 2023

Dallas-based construction company Balfour Beatty announced it has appointed Richard Ryan to senior vice president, National Safety and Sustainability and Jenni Kelley to senior vice president, chief financial officer of the company’s U.S....

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Suffolk Hires Business Development Director to Support Its DFW Expansion

by | Dec 14, 2023

Emily Henry has joined Boston-based Suffolk’s Dallas-Fort Worth team as director of business development, supporting the growing demand for construction and the builder’s rapid expansion into DFW.

Suffolk, one of the largest construction enterprises in the country, said that Henry would be responsible for strategically identifying opportunities that support “smart growth” for the company, expanding on recent project wins in aviation, residential, and the public sectors, while “reinforcing the unique Suffolk culture and reputation as the most innovative builder in the country.”...

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Acquisition of Irving-Based JPI Completed by Japan-Based Company
by | Dec 7, 2023

Irving-based multifamily community developer JPI announced that the acquisition of its operating platform by Sumitomo Forestry America Inc. has been completed.

We first told you about the deal in October....

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DataBank Raises $533M to Finance New Data Center Developments
by | Nov 29, 2023
The Dallas-based company said the financing consists of two separate transactions: $188 million in equity raised from existing and new investors, and a $345 million construction loan for a new data center under development in the Atlanta market.
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Dallas-based MYCON General Contractors Names CFO as a Partner
by | Nov 10, 2023
Malynda Dickinson has 18 years of financial and executive leadership experience and is responsible for MYCON's financial management and accounting functions. She's also actively involved in the business operations of MYCON, an award-winning commercial contractor.
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Dallas Architectural Glass Company Launches New ‘Curtain Wall’ Solution

by | Oct 25, 2023
You may have seen Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope's curtain walls—huge walls of glass for building exteriors—locally because they've been installed at The Star in Frisco. And come Friday night, people everywhere will be seeing OBE's curtain walls at Globe Life Field in Arlington during Game 1 of the World Series.
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New York Firm Snaps Up Land Near DFW Airport for New 272K-SF Warehouse
by | Oct 17, 2023
New York-based GTIS Partners said the industrial location is one of the last remaining developable sites in the DFW Airport submarket. The company said its industrial portfolio recently reached $1 billion after warehouse acquisitions in Nashville and Charlotte.
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Dallas Firm Jacobs Lands $517M Contract in Austin ISD’s $2.4B Modernization
As urban areas grow fast, modernizing dated school facilities is an increasing challenge for districts. Jacobs says its Austin contract includes renovations, technology upgrades, and new facilities aimed at bolstering student mental health, nutrition, and athletic programs.
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Skanska Promotes Construction Industry Veteran to VP-Account Manager
by | Aug 4, 2023

Todd Reeves has been promoted to vice president-account manager in North Texas by Skanska, one of the world’s top construction and development firms.

The company said that Reeves is instrumental in the development of some of DFW’s most innovative and community changing projects that will support the area’s exponential growth....

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Bridge Labs at Pegasus Park Aims to Boost the Region’s Burgeoning Life Sciences Ecosystem

by | Jun 15, 2023
The $110 million, 135,000 square-foot expansion at Pegasus Park—a regional hub for life sciences and biotechnology in North Texas—will offer prebuilt lab suites with the tools and flexible space needed for growth-stage life sciences entrepreneurs and companies. Demolition is underway and construction on Bridge Labs is set to begin soon, developers said.
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Dallas-Based Architecture and Development Firm Premier Welcomes SVP of Strategic Partnerships
by | Jun 9, 2023
Athena Christodoulatos brings 11 years of experience in the hospitality industry and adds extensive strategic planning and relationship building to Premier's growing team, the company said.
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Lovett Industrial Unleashes Massive Infill Industrial Project in West Dallas 
by | May 31, 2023
Houston-based Lovett Industrial has begun construction on the buildings in the West Dallas submarket, calling it the largest industrial project under construction in infill Dallas. "These will be first-class facilities in a truly unique location within a dynamic logistics market," Lovett Director Colby Everett says. One is for a logistics company—and one is being built on behalf of Dallas County.
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Stillwater Capital Breaks Ground on 84-Acre Mixed-Use Project in Allen
by | May 17, 2023
121 Technology Park's first phase will feature four Class A buildings, offering 370,000 square feet of technology manufacturing and industrial space. Later phases will include two 100,000-square-foot office buildings, 130 owner-occupied townhomes, and 20,000 square feet of food and beverage retail.
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