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Multifamily Has Faced Multi-Challenges in 2020, But DFW Is Emerging With Renewed Strength

by | Nov 9, 2020
For years, apartment starts boomed across DFW. Then came the pandemic slowdown. Expect our region’s dynamic growth to get us back on track, says Streetlights' Tom Bakewell.
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Colliers’ Allen Gump: DFW Has Always Been a Major Trucking Hub. Now It’s Taking Logistics to Undreamed-Of Levels
by | Nov 9, 2020
From sophisticated delivery to huge build-to-suit deals to the future of autonomous trucking, logistics is the name of the game.
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Bridget Lopez Leads Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson’s Dallas Office as Its First Hispanic Female Managing Partner
Diversity and equality are not only the right thing to do, but it's the best business decision a company can make, the firm's managing partner says. The Dallas office of the nation's largest collection firm is 70 percent female.
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Dallas Region Sets Record Industrial Growth, Rises to No. 1 Industrial Market
Despite the economic issues COVID-19 has brought to the U.S., the Dallas region’s industrial market is on trend to close out 2020 as a record-breaking year for new industrial construction and leasing.
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E Smith’s Tamela Thornton: We’ll See New Retail Concepts Taking Advantage of Vacancies in the Market

by | Oct 28, 2020
Building a solid tech platform is a must for retailers—and growth in the next few years has to be based on real demand, the President and CEO of E Smith Communities says.
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The Hardest Hit: How Retail and Restaurants are Retooling for an Ever-Changed Future
by | Oct 28, 2020
Omni-channel retailing, curbside pickup, and customer delivery are long-term musts for successful businesses, says The Retail Connection's Alan Shor.
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Future Ready: UNT at Frisco’s $100 Million Campus Will Prep Students for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
by | Oct 27, 2020
The new campus on donated land has its roots in an innovative "public-public" partnership between the City of Frisco, its Frisco Economic and Community Development Corporations, and the University of North Texas.
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CitySquare is Building “a More Equitable Future” for Dallas by Creating Affordable Housing—and Showing How Real Estate Professionals Can Help Drive Change
by | Oct 27, 2020
From tiny homes and modern shipping container housing to job training, healthcare services and a food pantry, CitySquare is turning poverty into hope.
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Microsoft To Partner with State and Local Leaders To Accelerate Digital Learning Across Texas

by | Oct 22, 2020
Microsoft and the Texas Education Agency are collaborating on digital skills programs statewide that tackle issues such as STEM engagement and talent pipeline growth.
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CECAP: Dallas Gears Up for Net-Zero Energy Construction
by | Oct 14, 2020
This summer, the Dallas City Council approved an environmental action plan that makes it a requirement for new commercial facilities starting in 2030.
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Meet the Finalists: The Innovation Awards 2021, Presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEO
by | Oct 13, 2020
Now in its second year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for North Texas.
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The Workplace of the Future: How the Pandemic May Impact Ongoing Demand for Office Space
by | Oct 13, 2020
Reports from Gensler and Cushman & Wakefield provide insights on how things may shake out.
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Economist Ray Perryman on DFW: ‘It Is Reasonable To Expect That the Area Will Fare Especially Well’

by | Oct 13, 2020
The President and CEO of the Perryman Group discusses the impact of COVID-19 on corporate relocations and the economy in the region. In a Q&A, Perryman says Dallas-Fort Worth will likely see strong performance as a business center in the years to come.
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CBRE’s Jeff Ellerman: The Future Is Bright for Dallas-Fort Worth Corporate Relocations and Consolidations
by | Oct 13, 2020
While COVID-19 has slowed relocations in the short term, the commercial real estate veteran shares his reasons for optimism.
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Corporate Relocation: ‘Although This Downturn Comes With Unique Challenges, North Texas Has a Lot Working in Our Favor’
by | Oct 13, 2020
How has the pandemic impacted corporate relocations? We talk with eight commercial real estate experts about challenges, opportunities, and the market outlook for the rest of 2020 and beyond.

Here’s how DFW is a place for the future.
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‘There Will be New Opportunities,’ Says Lancaster Economic Development Director
by | Oct 13, 2020
The pandemic is a time to be innovative, says Shane Shepard. Lancaster, with plenty of room for development, is ripe for artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing, cold storage, food processing, motor vehicle parts manufacturing, and data centers, according to the economic development director in a Q&A.
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