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Westlake-Based ECI Software Solutions Acquires Smart Manufacturing Software Co. ProfitKey

by | Aug 7, 2024
ECI—which has offices in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the U.K., The Netherlands, and Australia—said the acquisition enhances its manufacturing software portfolio and further solidifies its commitment to supporting businesses within the industry.
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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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Fort Worth Kicks Off 20-Year Convention Center Expansion With $95M Phase 1

by | Dec 20, 2023
The city says the multi-phase expansion is "finally underway" to upgrade facilities, increase capacity, and deliver an elevated experience for Fort Worth’s $3 billion annual visitor industry.
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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....

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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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Fort Worth’s Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford Architects Acquired by Louisiana Firm

by | Nov 9, 2023
Founded in 1963, HHS has been acquired by Baton Rouge-based Grace Hebert Curtis Architects, which has a Dallas office. Grace Hebert is a leading architecture, engineering, and construction firm.
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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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MYCON Adds Construction Industry Veteran as Vice President of Operations

by | Aug 4, 2023

Bill McDonnell has been named vice president of operations at Dallas-based MYCON General Contractors, a role in which he will oversee its efforts to improve operational performance by fostering personnel development, enhance training and mentoring programs, streamline operations from office to field, and maximize efficiencies, quality, and safety.

“Bill is a relationship-driven professional with extensive technical skills,” MYCON President and CEO Charles R....

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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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