Dallas Regional Chamber

Dallas College Restructure Focuses on Collaborative Partnerships for the Future of Higher Ed

“Our students don’t really want to enroll in college, they want to enroll in a job," Dr. Joe May of Dallas College said. Here are takeaways from a discussion on the college's restructure and its renovation plans spurred by a billion-dollar bond fund.
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Recent Success Should Carry Dallas-Fort Worth Forward
by | Aug 25, 2020
Years of steady economic success and our region's brand as a great location have provided much-needed momentum for 2020, writes Mike Rosa, who leads economic development for the Dallas Regional Chamber.
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North Texas Leaders Highlight Higher Education’s Key Role in State’s Economic Recovery
by | Aug 19, 2020
During the Dallas Regional Chamber's State of Higher Education event, leaders discussed how colleges and universities are uniquely positioned to help Texas respond to the pandemic and revitalize its economy.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Names 44 to its Leadership Dallas Class of 2021
by | Aug 13, 2020
A diverse group of business and community leaders have been chosen to participate in Leadership Dallas, the DRC's long-running premier leadership development program.
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5 Ways UT Southwestern Medical Center Is Fighting COVID

by | Aug 4, 2020
Virus researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have amped up their lab and data work to fight and defeat COVID-19. Here are key takeaways from UTSW's Claire Aldridge, who herself has battled the virus and fully recovered.
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PSA Management Founder Patrick Aliu on the Firm’s Projects with DFW International Airport, DART, and Others
by | Aug 3, 2020
Since expanding to the Dallas market in 2000, PSA Management has gone on to manage projects across the country and launch a scholarship foundation with Dallas College.
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Q+A: RSM’s Ty Beasley on How Company Culture May Look Post-Pandemic
by | Jul 30, 2020
Beasley thinks the future of work includes making the office an optional workplace, along with working from home or anywhere else.
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COVID-19: A Roundup of Resources for Small Businesses
Stepping up to help businesses, local organizations such as the Dallas Regional Chamber, UNT Health Science Center, the UTD Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the City of Fort Worth, and the U.S. India Chamber of Commerce are distributing vital information.
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Congressman Colin Allred Discusses $1.5T in Potential Infrastructure Funding and COVID-19 Relief Package

by | Jul 13, 2020
“We all recognize that this is not a want-to, this is a need-to,” said Allred on the Moving Forward Act, a $1.5 trillion package recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives to modernize U.S. infrastructure.
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CBRE Uses its Return-to-Work Playbook to Help Dallas ISD Safely Reopen
by | Jul 9, 2020
CBRE's roadmap for returning to the workplace has already allowed DISD to reopen its 16-story central administration building—occupied entirely by the district—to 25% capacity last month.
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A Safe Return to the Workplace: DFW Business Leaders Share Insights on ‘Reboarding’
Regular communication, technology, and health screening will all come into play as the region continues reopening physical workspaces.
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USMCA (Formerly NAFTA) Goes Into Effect As Pandemic Disrupts Supply Chains
The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), launches at a tough time as supply chains are strained in the COVID-19 pandemic. Getting the right goods into the right hands has become a question of resiliency, experts say. The virus has accelerated urgent change in supply chains as they must quickly adapt—within days, in some cases. “What used to be possible with just a pencil, and pen, and paper is now impossible to operate” without technology, analyst Piotr Marczewski says.
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‘It’s Important to Not React Too Soon’: 3 Keys for Avoiding a Radical Post-COVID Return to the Office

by | Jun 11, 2020
Interior innovator Jo Staffelbach Heinz offers a different perspective on how to approach life in the post-pandemic office space as employees return to the workplace.
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Chart Shows Rapid In-Office Spread of COVID: Health, Business Leaders Discuss Safest Return-to-Work Strategies
by | Jun 4, 2020
“This is a marathon, not a sprint,” UTSW's Dr. James Cutrell said. “Six months from now, no one is going to say, ‘I really missed that 50-person (in-person) meeting.’”
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Plans for Dallas’ Newest Entertainment District Pushed to 2023
Dallas entertainment developer Ray Washburne shares his plans to turn the former Dallas Morning News building and Texas Cable News broadcasting studios into a vibrant entertainment corridor.
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The Reopening: Texas Emergency Management Division Offers Tips on Easing Employees Back to the Workplace
Nim Kidd, Chief of TDEM, led a discussion on the best practices and procedures for safely returning to the workplace. Here are four key takeaways.
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