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CBRE Uses its Return-to-Work Playbook to Help Dallas ISD Safely Reopen
by Michael Wood | 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.
by Patricia Blasquez, Director, Regional Marketing |
Jul 8, 2020
Regular communication, technology, and health screening will all come into play as the region continues reopening physical workspaces.
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by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Jul 8, 2020
Local experts—from Brain Performance Institute, Mental Health America of Greater Dallas, Baylor Scott & White, and Microsoft—weigh in on how to create a psychologically safe workplace. Their takeaways? Invest in mental wellness, encourage a culture of openness, and more.
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by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Jul 2, 2020
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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Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in June
by Lauren Hawkins | Jul 1, 2020
From Toyota making executive changes to AT&T offering a new enterprise-level internet solution, here are our 10 most-read stories in June.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 1, 2020
Dallas-based CRTKL SVP Jim Henry is leading the firm's COVID-19 recovery efforts out of Dallas. PODS containers are being repurposed into self-contained rooms with hospital beds that could be used for COVID-19 patients.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 1, 2020
PCCI compares COVID-19 response to fire prevention: There's long-term considerations (where to locate a firehouse) and short-term (identifying active fires). Once those are understood, public health actions can be taken.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 30, 2020
Todd Interests and East Quarter Partners donated $1M to Parks for Downtown Dallas for its fourth urban park. Once complete, Harwood Park will connect the East Quarter District, the Dallas Farmers Market District, and the Downtown core.
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Trace Busey appears in iStation's new educational video series. [Image courtesy of iStation]
Dallas-based Istation Partners With Tackle Tomorrow To Address Students’ Learning Regression Due to ‘COVID-19 Slide’
by Chantal Canales | Jun 30, 2020
The ongoing pandemic is expected to widen the ‘summer slide’ of children’s learning loss over summer break, but Istation hopes to decrease COVID-19’s impact on students' education through a new online reading series.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 29, 2020
Dallas County Community College District is now allowed to unify as a single institution named Dallas College. Pending a site visit in the fall, Dallas College will be the largest community college in the state by students served and number of employees.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 29, 2020
The new funding, led by Hoak & Co, will help Work Shield grow its sales team and boost its infrastructure to gain new clients.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 29, 2020
As North Texas works to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Chow plans to focus on improving community health in her role as United Way Dallas’ 96th annual campaign chair.
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Report: New JLL Snapshot Study Examines How South Dallas Evolved Into a Food Desert
by Alex Edwards | Jun 25, 2020
A public-private partnership could help seed the area for future social change by providing more healthy food options, JLL says. By reducing costs to the community, that could stretch residents' dollars, too.
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Workforce Wellness: Dallas’ Catapult Health Launches a New Program That Brings Virtual Checkups Home
by Sophia Gonzalez |
Jun 25, 2020
The clinically based Virtual Checkup program gives employers with remote workforces and satellite locations a new option of preventive care for employees.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 25, 2020
The newly launched streaming platform is the first to showcase original TV shows and movies that are African, African American, Black European, Caribbean, and Afro-Latino on a global scale.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Jun 24, 2020
At 5.6 acres, the redesigned Carpenter Park will top nearby Klyde Warren Park in size by about a half acre when complete. Here’s an early look at the green space, which will connect Downtown with Deep Ellum and East Dallas for the first time in decades.
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