Dallas Regional Chamber

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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Hillwood’s Mike Berry: ‘North Texas Has a Lot Working in Our Favor’
by | Oct 13, 2020
COVID-19 accelerated many trends in commercial real estate, especially in e-commerce and the industrial sector. Hillwood President Mike Berry talks about the outlook for corporate relocation in Dallas-Fort Worth, as well as long-term shifts involving technology and what sectors are more pandemic proof, in a wide-ranging Q&A.
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Beth Bowman on Corporate Expansion and Retention in Irving: ‘We’re Seeing More Companies Investing in Their Existing Footprint’
by | Oct 13, 2020
The president and CEO of the Irving Economic Development Partnership also sees growth potential in healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, and e-commerce— along with the accompanying warehouse and distribution facilities they require.
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Perkins and Will’s Justin Parscale: ‘Take Risks, Explore What Ifs, and Deliver’

by | Oct 12, 2020
The architect thinks a great life is having a job where you can have "crazy, stupid fun" along with a mission to "do something badass" to help others. That's why working on catalyst projects, like Red Bird Mall, and passing along a “can do” message to young people are part of his plan.
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‘Retail Follow Rooftops’: A Growing Region Puts Leasing in Position for a Post‑COVID Rebound
by | Oct 7, 2020
The Dallas-Fort Worth retail real estate market entered the pandemic with record occupancy numbers, and the hit from COVID-19 to date is less than the downturn during the Great Recession of 2008-09, according to a mid-year report from Weitzman, a company specializing in the Texas retail real estate market.
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Upward & Onward: Development Moves Forward in Dallas‑Fort Worth
by | Oct 7, 2020
Despite a pandemic pause, developers are betting on the region. Here's a look at some of the newest and biggest projects underway.
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Weir’s Plaza: A New Mixed-Used Development Transforms Knox Street Property
by | Oct 7, 2020
The project set a record for preleasing, winning a three-floor lease from Kirkland & Ellis—one of the country’s largest law firms—and from coworking giant WeWork.
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Phase IV, The Star: Jerry Jones Moves Forward With a $65M Spec Building in Frisco

by | Oct 7, 2020
"We still get calls every week for space," Lincoln Property's Worthey Wiles says. "The demand is there."
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Eye on the Future: Planned Developments Keep DFW On the Forefront of Industry and Livability
Pandemic or no, commercial real estate developers are forging ahead on plans that ensure Dallas-Fort Worth will remain an innovative, forward-thinking place for generations to come.
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Pegasus Park: 23-Acre Project Can Boost Biotech, Social Impact, and Corporate Innovation in Dallas
by | Oct 7, 2020
J. Small Investments and Lyda Hill Philanthropies are teaming up to turn a former oil and gas industry campus into a center for innovation and social impact.
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Bill Cawley: Finding Success By Never ‘Working Scared’
by | Oct 6, 2020
The Dallas developer is bullish on the future of the North Texas region as a whole: “I think COVID-19 is going to be a net positive for Dallas. Companies in dysfunctional work environments are going to run from them when the pandemic is over.”
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Experts Share Five Things Health Care Startups Need to Know About Securities and Health Care Laws

by | Oct 5, 2020
In a recent Dallas Startup Week discussion, Polsinelli Shareholder Adam Hull and Gray Reed Senior Counsel Matthew Lipton gave advice on regulations, insurance reimbursements, and intellectual property issues.
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How Lessons From COVID-19 Can Create Healthcare Solutions for the Future
Dallas-based Jim Henry leads CallisonRTKL's global team focused on healthcare design solutions.
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Gates Foundation Scientist Joins Dallas Philanthropist to Talk Status of COVID-19 Vaccine—and Biotech in DFW
Dr. Lynda Stuart of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation talked with philanthropist and entrepreneur Lyda Hill in a virtual discussion moderated by Nicole Small, CEO of LH Capital/Lyda Hill Philanthropies.

Here's the takeaway.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Appoints Its First-Ever Senior Vice President for Community Engagement
by | Sep 30, 2020
In her new role, Latosha Herron-Bruff will build on the chamber's years-long efforts to grow and promote underserved areas as attractive places to live, work, and do business.
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