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Westlake-Based Core-Mark Acquired by Performance Food Group in a $2.5B Deal
by Alex Edwards | May 18, 2021
The transaction is expected to create a best-in-class convenience business. Core-Mark will be part of PFG's national wholesale distribution segment, Vistar, but will remain headquartered in North Texas.
Southern Dallas’ Redbird Mall Revitalization Brings Access, Talent, and Purchasing Power to the Area
by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Apr 6, 2021
After launching Reimagine Redbird, the revitalization project of a historic 1975 mall in Southern Dallas, five years ago, the area now boasts 1,000 living wage call center jobs with Chime Solutions, Class A apartments at the Palladium Redbird, and The DEC@Redbird.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 12, 2021
Local businesses that achieve the Best Place for Working Parents designation in the DRC's online self assessment will be recognized at the second annual State of Early Education on Feb. 23.
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by Dave Moore |
Jan 12, 2021
Dallas' S.M. Wright Highway is being rebuilt into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard, complete with advanced smart-traffic capabilities. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant was key in getting the tech added to the highway.
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James Cooksey, vice chairman and president of tenant relations at Newmark Knight Frank [Background photo: Kruck20/iStock]
The Future of Office for Financial Services: Continuing COVID Impact—and a Need To Take a Breath
by Quincy Preston | Dec 28, 2020
Sensitive transactions make offices a must for financial services firms, but the amount and design of spaces will be impacted for the foreseeable future.
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by Patricia Blasquez, Director, Regional Marketing |
Dec 18, 2020
Gov. Abbott foresees an increase in business activity by the early part of next year. With recent corporate headquarters moves to Texas, including Charles Schwab and CBRE, he believes that there has never been a more exciting time for economic development.
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by Dave Moore |
Dec 15, 2020
Texas has a special trade relationship with Mexico and Canada, with the two countries employing roughly 1 million Texans and the relationship resulting in $270 billion in trade annually. You can find more takeaways from the United States and these countries' trade representatives below.
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by Michael Wood |
Dec 11, 2020
During Eric Johnson’s term as Mayor of Dallas, he's had to respond to two major crises so far: the ongoing pandemic and an increase in violent crime. Mayor Johnson addressed these issues in The Year-End Conversation and also touched on initiatives to develop Dallas’ workforce and transform the city into a destination for startup companies.
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New North Texas Center for Mobility Technologies Will Fuel Innovation With Industry-University Collaborations
by Dave Moore | Dec 8, 2020
North Texas’ research universities will offer their expertise in artificial intelligence, composite materials, wireless vehicle tech, IOT, big data, and more.
Under the umbrella of the Texas Research Association, the new center aims to solve mobility challenges faced by industry, nonprofits, municipalities, and transportation agencies—here and beyond.
Under the umbrella of the Texas Research Association, the new center aims to solve mobility challenges faced by industry, nonprofits, municipalities, and transportation agencies—here and beyond.
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by Dave Moore |
Dec 7, 2020
Jesuthasan shared his company's insights on the pandemic's disruption of work, including that more than 50 percent of companies are planning on the deployment of work and talent beyond their legacy jobs.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Dec 2, 2020
But the vacancy rate is similar to highs in the dot-com crisis and the peak of the Great Recession.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 1, 2020
The region's residential market is 'much stronger than we’ve experienced even in recent years," Westrom says. Here's why.
PLUS: The hottest ZIP codes in DFW, per Opendoor.
PLUS: The hottest ZIP codes in DFW, per Opendoor.
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Dallas-Fort Worth Leads the Nation in Apartment Demand for Q3 2020
by Sandra Engelland | Nov 28, 2020
The DFW multifamility market also led in the second quarter with modest gains due to government stay-at-home orders.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 26, 2020
Equity is an investment in equality of the future. When things have been disproportionately distributed, they need to be actively changed,” the HKS VP says.
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![The Stack Dallas Deep Ellum [Image: Hines]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/02View-03_The-Stack_Hines_Nov2020-360x203.jpg)
by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Nov 25, 2020
The Stack in Deep Ellum will offer a ‘frictionless path from your car to the office,’ developer Hines says.
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