Desoto

Dallas-Based Milton Sleep Co. Launches New Mattress Line Built in Southern Dallas

by | 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 | 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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Japanese Retail Giant Daiso Expands in North Texas With New Distribution Hub in DeSoto, Plans for Dallas Store
by | Jul 18, 2023
The company, which has eight retail locations in DFW—says its second U.S. distribution center, established in DeSoto in collaboration with Flexe and JT Logistics, will begin operating in July. It's expected to be a pivotal hub for the company's expanding network.
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15 Developers of Color Present Affordable Housing Projects in Dallas Equitable Development Initiative Pitch
by | 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.
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Desoto-Based Esposure is Building an Esports Learning Center for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department

by | 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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DeSoto-Based Geekletes Rebrands as Full-Service Education Hub For the Competitive Gaming Community
by | 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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Inland Port
By Rail & Truck, Dallas’ Inland Port is at the Crossroads of Commerce, Logistics
by | Nov 26, 2018
Years in the making, Mike Rader's vision for an intermodal mega-center in southern Dallas County has come to fruition. Best of all, it's thriving.
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ShuEsq Shoes
Dallas Lawyers Doubling as Shoe Entrepreneurs
by | 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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DeSoto Transforming Hardware
Store into Entrepreneurial Haven

by | 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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Village Tech School
Village Tech Schools Assigns Students Real-World Projects
by | May 20, 2016
The school challenges students to connect to the world around them through community-based projects.
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