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Director of Sustainability + Applied Research (S+AR) Ellen Mitchell leads an in-house team of researchers and technologists tasked with helping LPA design teams clear hurdles to innovation.
Passive Design, Proactive Conversations—and a Win for Sustainable Architecture
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Aug 14, 2025
The “Academy Award of Architecture”—the AIA Firm Award—recently went to Dallas-based LPA Design Studios. Ellen Mitchell, who directs the firm’s sustainability and applied research, sees the win as a shift toward broadening what award-winning design really means. Here’s how the firm is building modern, greener commercial spaces by starting with better questions.
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Feb 26, 2025
The southern half of Dallas County is home to just over 1.05 million residents. That’s about 40% of the total number of people who call Dallas County home—and roughly 200,000 more than the entire population of San Francisco....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 16, 2024
After making mattresses for Serta for 70 years, Milton Sleep Co. has launched its own private label, with each mattress named for a small Texas town—a tip of the hat to Milton's roots as a manufacturer that launched in Lockhart.
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The Last Word: DeSoto Mayor Rachel Proctor on Asking Residents To Take Part in City’s Video Campaign
by Lance Murray |
Jul 26, 2023
“By taking the time to look at our residents up close, and showing who they are and how they make a difference in the fabric of our city, everyone will be able to see the DeSoto that I see," Mayor Proctor said in a statement. "And they’ll know exactly why there's so much to love about DeSoto.”
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14 of the 15 graduates of Capital Impact Partners' Equitable Development Initiative at the Nov. 28 2022 event. [Photo: Capital Impact Partners]
15 Developers of Color Present Affordable Housing Projects in Dallas Equitable Development Initiative Pitch
by David Seeley | Nov 21, 2022
Capital Impact Partners launched the initiative in Dallas last April to unleash talent that is ready to work with local neighborhoods for uplifting solutions.
One developer is already putting finishing touches on 26 affordable homes this year.
One developer is already putting finishing touches on 26 affordable homes this year.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 28, 2022
The website is a "growth tool" that highlights the communities, real estate, employers, and talent pool in Southern Dallas County with the aim of spurring investment and economic development in the region.
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by Alexa Vickaryous |
Jan 27, 2021
Newly launched Esposure4All, a charitable foundation from esports development platform Esposure, is seeking to empower underrepresented youth through esports experiential learning.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 23, 2020
Now known as Esposure, the company provides a learn-and-earn model for gamers at any level. The STEM courses also focus on the business behind esports: production, marketing, management, and more.
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Dallas Lawyers Doubling as Shoe Entrepreneurs
by Heather Noel | Oct 2, 2017
ShuEsq: The Shoe Bar focuses on selling shoes from new and independent designers, whom might find it a challenge to secure their inventory in large retailers.
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by Mallory Houser |
Jun 30, 2017
Since 2012, F.A.R.M. has assisted more than 250 veterans and raised around $400,000 to help veterans return to civilian life. Recently, it moved to 200 acres in Seogoville, which co-founder Steve Smith said has been challenging, but offers future potential.
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by Dave Montgomery |
May 9, 2017
The city is teaming up with developer Monte Anderson to bring new life to the Brookhollow Shopping Center with a business incubator.
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by Heather Noel |
May 20, 2016
The school challenges students to connect to the world around them through community-based projects.
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