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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in The Cedars neighborhood of Dallas [Photo: Alamo Drafthouse/Cedars ]
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema To Reopen All 5 of Its DFW Theaters in August
by Lance Murray | Jul 19, 2024
Alamo Drafthouse is set to reopen all of the theaters it acquired after their closure as part of a franchisee's Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing—including DFW’s Cedars, Lake Highlands, Las Colinas, Richardson, and Denton locations and the Woodbury location in Minnesota's Twin Cities. The reopenings will be rolled out throughout the month of August.
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Apr 2, 2024
Both projects were competed recently by Adolfson & Peterson Construction—improving the acoustics for the seven-time Grammy-nominated One O’Clock Lab Band and eight other jazz lab bands while giving drones and ground autonomous vehicles room to fly and roam.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 19, 2024
Mark McDaniel's 35 years’ experience in city management spans seven different communities ranging in population from 8,000 to 1.3 million. As a consultant, McDaniel's most recent assignment for Fort Worth was serving as "greenspace champion."
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 22, 2023
The Dallas Historical Society’s Award for Excellence in education has been awarded to Texas Woman’s University Chancellor Carine Feyten for her outstanding contributions to the field....
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TWU Aeronautics Takes Flight with ‘Historic’ Doswell Gift, Aims to Soar in Training Pilots
by Lance Murray | Aug 23, 2023
With the aviation industry needing hundreds of thousands of new pilots in the coming decades, Texas Woman's University in Denton aims to soar to new heights in aeronautics education. A $15 million donation—the largest foundation gift in TWU history—will establish the Doswell School of Aeronautical Sciences—and help put more women in pilot's seats from coast to coast.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 22, 2023
McKinney and Frisco rank No. 1 and No. 2 of 300 U.S. cities on WalletHub's list of "2023's Best Real-Estate Markets." See how close Denton and Allen came to the top in a list that tracked everything from home value forecasts to housing affordability to job growth rate.
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by Lance Murray |
May 3, 2023
The expanded agreement supports ongoing development and commercialized zero-emission versions of the Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 models, featuring Plano-based Toyota North America’s hydrogen fuel cell powertrain kit. Initial customer deliveries are planned for 2024. Toyota's Christopher Yang calls the technology "a viable carbon-neutral option."
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 9, 2023
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences is UNT’s largest college with more than 8,000 students. New Executive Dean Albert Bimper will oversee more than 22 academic departments and programs, including anthropology, geography and the environment, media arts and political science.
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Lucy Billingsley [Photo: Michael Samples]
Texas Woman’s University to Honor Lucy Billingsley with Dykes Leadership Award
by Lance Murray | Feb 21, 2023
Noted Dallas developer Lucy Billingsley will receive the 2023 Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership Award at the Texas Woman’s University Dallas Leadership Luncheon on March 22.
The award recognized Billingsley’s years of setting a high bar as a commercial real estate developer, business owner, and model of civic engagement, Texas Woman’s said....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 16, 2022
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. announced an upcoming change in its board of directors as part of a planned leadership transition.
The Denton-based leader in professional hair color that sells and distributes professional beauty supplies globally through its Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group businesses, said that Robert “Bob” McMaster, who plans to retire as a director, is not standing for re-election and will step down as board chair at the conclusion of the company’s annual meeting on Jan....
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by David Seeley |
May 3, 2022
The joint venture will develop around 15 "next generation" cold storage facilities across the country. The launch addresses a cold storage crunch that's been exacerbated by increased demand during the pandemic and the ongoing supply chain crisis. The first project: a $52 million, 302,000-square-foot "state-of-the-art" facility right in Dallas' back yard, in Denton.
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by Alex Edwards |
Mar 4, 2021
UNT hopes its cloud-based computer program called RE-PLAN will be able to solve equitable distribution issues that often accompany a speedy rollout. The technology, which uses sourced data to allow public health agencies to craft response plans, will be dispensed with an urgency to target special demographics communities, like people who have disabilities, don't speak English, and don't have cars.
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Amazon Launches In-Garage Grocery Delivery, Expands Package Delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Lauren Hawkins | Nov 12, 2020
Amazon's new contactless grocery delivery service is initially launching in only five cities, including Dallas. The service can be used in Richardson, Denton, Irving, and Grapevine, among other North Texas locations.
Prime members who are eligible can get a myQ smart garage door opener and also combine that with a Ring smart camera for peace of mind, Amazon says.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 15, 2020
The novel invention from researchers at Texas Woman’s University in Denton could greatly contribute to cancer treatment research. The compounds can prevent the growth of breast, lung, and colon cancer cells.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 21, 2020
After a yearlong search, Ariat is settling into a new regional distribution center to better serve its Southwest customers. The performance footwear and apparel brand is known for reimagining the boot for modern riders, ranchers, and farmers—so Cowtown, named after the cattle ranching industry, was an obvious choice.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 20, 2020
OncoNano Medicine, a spinout of University of Texas Southwestern, uses pH as a biomarker to detect metastatic cancer. Its technology, which visualizes a tumor, could be a gamechanger.
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