Dallas Regional Chamber

Greater Good: Dallas Business Community Unites To Revamp CitySquare’s Food Pantry

by | Nov 18, 2020
Leadership Dallas chooses a community project supporting a local nonprofit each year, with CitySquare being chosen for 2020. Although this is a year like no other, as Gillea Allison puts it, "When Dallas sets its mind on something, it gets it done—and this project was no different."
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State of the Workforce Highlights COVID-19 Disruptions and Unveils Talent Development Plan
by | Nov 18, 2020
The inaugural event discussed the impact of COVID-19 on the North Texas economy and innovative efforts to address regional workforce needs.
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Repurposing With a Purpose: Eliza Solender Helps Nonprofits and Schools Find New Life in Old Spaces
by | Nov 15, 2020
The Kessler School recently bought the former historic Calvary Baptist Church of Oak Cliff. The deal, a "satisfying win-win," typifies the special brand of creativity Solender brings to the table for nonprofit clients.
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A Timeline for Action: Dallas ‘Roadmap’ Points the Way To Economic and Social Progress
by | Nov 13, 2020
The Community Transformation Action Roadmap is a new holistic framework of economic development that benefits everyone in Dallas, says Eric A. Johnson, Dallas' chief of economic development and neighborhood services.
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COVID Boosts Already Booming DFW Industrial Market, Causing ‘Five Years of E-Commerce Growth’ in About Five Weeks

by | Nov 10, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth was the top market in the country for industrial property absorption in the second quarter of 2020, according to a report from Marcus & Millichap.
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Hillwood’s Bill Burton: Autonomous Activity Is Coming. And DFW Is Well Suited to Benefit From It
by | Nov 9, 2020
While some commercial real estate sectors slowed to a crawl in 2020, one is positively booming: Industrial. That’s led to big trends—and a jump in the push toward autonomous movement in trucking and the supply chain, Hillwood EVP Bill Burton says.
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With Visits on Hold, Senior Living Locks Down. But Investors Are Still Striving to Unlock Opportunities
by | Nov 9, 2020
Journey Capital has partnered with SilverPoint Living to build new senior communities. Their biggest goal isn’t winning over lenders or gaining local city support: It’s creating communities that truly feel like home, say Co-Founders Anand Patel and Narayan Patel.
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This Land Is Your Land, for the Right Price—And More Than Expected Are Buying
by | Nov 9, 2020
Land sales in North Texas have been less impacted by 2020’s crises than some expected. And the big deals keep coming, shaping our region for the future, says veteran land broker Robert Grunnah.
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Capital Market Trends: Real Estate as Liquidity, Reimagined Offices, and Demand for Industrial Product

by | Nov 9, 2020
As businesses look for alternative forms of financing, many with owned real estate are exploring sale-leasebacks, synthetic leases, vacant building sales, and selling excess land. Cushman & Wakefield's Maureen Kelly Cooper says.
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21 on 2021: Commercial Real Estate Experts on What Next Year Holds for DFW
Top real estate minds tell us what's in store for CRE in 2021—and why Dallas-Fort Worth is a place for the future.
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High-Tech Companies, Changing Office Demand: It’s Time to Mitigate Risk and Repurpose Spaces
by | Nov 9, 2020
Changes from the pandemic may be here to stay. So brokerage firms like ESRP are trying to pivot, evolve, and find new opportunities, says Susan Arledge.
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Yes, the Office Market Has a Future. It’ll Just Look a Lot Different, Says JLL’s Brad Selner
by | Nov 9, 2020
We’re entering an era of “always-on transformation” and “always-on resiliency,” the president of JLL’s South Central region says. Continuous reimaging is part of our next normal.
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Finding the ‘Mix That Works’: Designing Mixed-Use Communities Where People Want To Gather

by | Nov 9, 2020
Rethinking how we socialize helps architects and developers re-imagine mixed-use for a post-pandemic world, according to The Beck Group CEO Fred Perpall.
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‘Knowledge Clusters’ Are About to Fuel DFW Life Sciences Growth
by | Nov 9, 2020
Pharma relocations, venture capital, and $6 billion in the State of Texas CPRIT Fund are priming North Texas to be a life sciences mecca, says Transwestern's John Huff.
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Healthcare Real Estate Caught a Huge Case of COVID. But Its Future Prognosis Is Positive, Says Caddis’ Lance Hardenburg
by | Nov 9, 2020
The prescription: Federal assistance and rent relief. The cure: Healthcare is one of the industries showing the quickest, strongest recovery.
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As Hotels Struggle with COVID, Marcus & Millichap is Finding Investor Opportunities
by | Nov 9, 2020
Chris Gomes, the firm's senior managing director of investments, recently helped investors close nearly a half-dozen hotel transactions, enabling buyers to capitalize on an impending SBA incentive deadline. It's been our "most exciting two weeks since April," he says.
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