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Ledsion Lighting Makes Quick Move Establishing U.S. Headquarters in Lake Highlands

by Lance Murray | Feb 1, 2023

China-based commercial and outdoor lighting manufacturer Ledsion Lighting has rapidly established a U.S. headquarters and regional distribution center in the Lake Highlands area of northeast Dallas, leasing 25,730 square feet of office/warehouse space to facilitate a quick move.

“We met our client’s relocation deadline despite the limited options in the market,” Joe Santaularia, senior vice president and managing partner of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services, said in a statement....

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Annual EarthX E-Capital Summit on Tap for April at Fair Park in Dallas

by Lance Murray | Jan 30, 2023

EarthX is seeking innovators and investors to participate in its 2023 EarthX E-Capital Summit April 19-22 at Fair Park in Dallas. At the summit, early-stage climate tech companies will be able to make pitches for a chance at a cash prize. There will also be discussions on investment and industry trends by leading industry professionals, investors, startups, and policymakers, EarthX said, along with curated and self-selected one-on-one networking meetings between investors, dealmakers, and innovators.

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Fort Worth’s LanCarte CRE Adds Dallas Office Led by Industry Veteran, Names VP

by Lance Murray | Jan 12, 2023

The company said that the moves position LanCarte Commercial to provide creative solutions and proactive partnerships to its clients. Launched in Fort Worth in 2018, the company said it continues to grow by prioritizing collaboration and partnership.

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AT&T and BlackRock Partner to Launch Gigapower Joint Venture, Bring Open-Access Fiber Network to U.S. Markets

by Quincy Preston | Dec 24, 2022

The wholesale fiber services provider, Gigapower LLC, will be led by CEO Bill Hogg.

AT&T will be a joint owner and anchor wholesale tenant. As a commercial open-access platform, Gigapower will allow multiple ISPs and companies to rent or lease its fiber network on a wholesale basis.

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Call For Developers To Build Around DART Stations Closing Soon

by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Nov 16, 2022

Six Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) stations were deemed by the city to be underutilized and prime spots for development of mixed-income housing, including five locations south of Interstate 30.

Developers have until Friday, Dec. 16, to submit their proposals.

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New Workshops Help Plano ISD Parents Learn to Save for Success

by Capital One | Oct 25, 2022

Plano ISD partners with Capital One for the Savings Success program to take some of the myths out of money and turn them into financial facts.

Dallas-Based Nada Closes $8.1M Seed Round to Make Real Estate Investments More Accessible to All

by Kevin Cummings | Jul 27, 2022

Nada's Cityfunds enable people to invest in single-family rental homes and fractionally invest in owner-occupied homes in Dallas, Austin, and Miami. With the new funding, Nada plans to expand Cityfunds to six new cities, grow its Oak Lawn-based staff to around 60, and develop a home equity-accessing debit card.

“We fundamentally believe that we can make a material difference to people's lives by making real estate as an asset more accessible,” co-founder and CEO John Green told Dallas Innovates.

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Dallas Startup TestFit Lands $20M for AI-powered Building Configurator Technology

by Kevin Cummings | Jul 26, 2022

Co-Founder Clifton Harness says TestFit is the first company to connect pro forma, construction cost, and asset design through building configurator software. The technology allows companies to "de-risk decisions" and log critical time savings when they develop new real estate. The funding will help the startup expand its R&D, quadruple its product and engineering teams, and build a new HQ.

“With TestFit, we see a disruptor driving a paradigm shift in the real estate industry,” said Gregg Hill, co-founder and managing partner at Parkway Venture Capital, which led the funding round.

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North Texas lands in the Top 10 of CBRE’s Annual Scoring Tech Talent Report

by Kevin Cummings | Jul 14, 2022

According to Dallas-based CBRE’s most recent annual Scoring Tech Talent report, Dallas-Fort Worth now stands in the No. 9 spot, jumping up four places from last year’s report—one of the biggest gains seen by any metro area. The region also ranks No. 5 for women in the tech workforce.

Over the past five years, DFW’s talent pool has grown by nearly 15%, with close to 188,000 residents employed in the industry.

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Report: Dallas Among the Best Places in the U.S. for ‘Wellness Workcations’

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jul 11, 2022

Many people have begun to work remotely while they travel—whether they're discovering America or exploring the world. Icelandair calls that a “wellness workcation,” and it's released a list of the best destinations in the U.S. to take one. It placed Dallas at No. 7 on the list—making it the only Texas city to appear in the Top 10.

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CompTIA: Despite Tech Job Postings Declining, Metro Dallas Holds Onto Its No. 3 Spot

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jul 8, 2022

Despite turmoil in the markets and layoffs making headlines, the tech job market remains relatively strong in Dallas, according to a new report.

Across the country, technology companies added 20,300 net new workers in June, marking the 19th consecutive month of growth, according to nonprofit CompTIA’s latest Tech Jobs Report. And among metros, Dallas ranks among the top three for new job postings, though the number of new jobs added month-over-month has declined.

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U.K. Report: Dallas Is One of the World’s 10 Most Resilient Cities

by Kevin Cummings | Jul 6, 2022

The 2022 London-based Savills Resilient Cities Index ranks 500 global cities. The Dallas region jumped up 11 spots on the list since 2016, thanks to its many assets and its recovery from the worst of the pandemic. Dallas' highest ranking on the list is in real estate investment, where it placed No. 3, behind only Los Angeles and New York City.

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Hoque Global Plans 270-Acre Development That Could ‘Rewrite Perceptions’ of Southern Dallas

by Kevin Cummings | Jun 27, 2022

The Dallas City Council recently approved up to $31.4 million in tax increment financing for the first phase of the Dallas-based developer's planned mixed-use development near the UNT Dallas campus.

University Hills could ultimately include 1,500 multi-family units, hundreds of single-family homes, 1.5 million square feet of commercial properties, and more than 50 acres of green space.

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Dallas’ Lupagen Aims To Change the Way Cancer, Other Disorders Are Treated

by Kevin Cummings | Jun 2, 2022

Instead of shipping a patient's blood to a lab for customized cell therapy, Lupagen does the procedure "in vivo," using a dialysis-like treatment at the patient's bedside. Now it's collaborating with Umoja Biopharma to use its drug-delivery tech to place targeted immunotherapies in patients.

“We're able to deliver different types of gene therapies in a closed system," Lupagen's CEO says, calling the tech a "bridge to the future."

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Ledsion Lighting Makes Quick Move Establishing U.S. Headquarters in Lake Highlands

Call For Developers To Build Around DART Stations Closing Soon

Dallas-Based Nada Closes $8.1M Seed Round to Make Real Estate Investments More Accessible to All

CompTIA: Despite Tech Job Postings Declining, Metro Dallas Holds Onto Its No. 3 Spot

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