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Chris Gomes, Senior Managing Director, Investments, Marcus & Millichap
As Hotels Struggle with COVID, Marcus & Millichap is Finding Investor Opportunities
by Quincy Preston | Nov 9, 2020
Chris Gomes, the firm's senior managing director of investments, recently helped investors close nearly a half-dozen hotel transactions, enabling buyers to capitalize on an impending SBA incentive deadline. It's been our "most exciting two weeks since April," he says.
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
Business may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2023 or 2024. So some hotels may pivot to senior living, multi-family, and reverse office conversions, says Jeffrey Binford, managing director of CBRE's Hotel Advisory.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
With e-commerce sales up 30 percent from Q1 to Q2, Hillwood is trying to move as fast as its customers.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
Stream Data Centers is meeting demand with a new data center in Garland and other large projects in Phoenix and Chicago.
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Tom Bakewell, President of Development and Co-founder, Streetlights Residential
Multifamily Has Faced Multi-Challenges in 2020, But DFW Is Emerging With Renewed Strength
by Quincy Preston | Nov 9, 2020
For years, apartment starts boomed across DFW. Then came the pandemic slowdown. Expect our region’s dynamic growth to get us back on track, says Streetlights' Tom Bakewell.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
From sophisticated delivery to huge build-to-suit deals to the future of autonomous trucking, logistics is the name of the game.
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E Smith’s Tamela Thornton: We’ll See New Retail Concepts Taking Advantage of Vacancies in the Market
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 28, 2020
Building a solid tech platform is a must for retailers—and growth in the next few years has to be based on real demand, the President and CEO of E Smith Communities says.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 28, 2020
Omni-channel retailing, curbside pickup, and customer delivery are long-term musts for successful businesses, says The Retail Connection's Alan Shor.
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John Siburt
CitySquare is Building “a More Equitable Future” for Dallas by Creating Affordable Housing—and Showing How Real Estate Professionals Can Help Drive Change
by Sandra Engelland | Oct 27, 2020
From tiny homes and modern shipping container housing to job training, healthcare services and a food pantry, CitySquare is turning poverty into hope.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
The Frisco EDC prioritizes efforts on four main target sectors: corporate attraction and expansion; gaming and new media; the business of sports; and innovation.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
The pandemic is a time to be innovative, says Shane Shepard. Lancaster, with plenty of room for development, is ripe for artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing, cold storage, food processing, motor vehicle parts manufacturing, and data centers, according to the economic development director in a Q&A.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
The president and CEO of the Irving Economic Development Partnership also sees growth potential in healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, and e-commerce— along with the accompanying warehouse and distribution facilities they require.
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Lee M. Wagner, Partner, Corporate Real Estate Services, Site Selection Group
Site Selection Group Partner Sums Up the DFW Commercial Real Estate Market in 8 Words
by Quincy Preston | Oct 6, 2020
Here's what Lee Wagner had to say about Dallas-Fort Worth's CRE market. The partner of corporate relocation services talks trends, opportunities, and pandemic-proof sectors.
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by Gloria Salinas, Managing Director, Economic Development, DRC |
Sep 16, 2020
“We’re building an ecosystem and creating a space for startups to access funding, and helping them scale at the timeliest need for their company during the startup lifecycle,” Senior Vice President at McKinney EDC Danny Chavez said.
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![From left, Invene CEO James Griffin, full stack developer Jonathan Sayre, backend developer Brian Kamra, and UX designer Sam Bajwa. [Photos: Invene]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Inveneteam-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Jul 16, 2020
A grant from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation's Innovation Fund will fuel the expansion of Invene, a growing product-as-a-service company. The move could create up to 12 “highly specialized” software engineering jobs in the next three years.
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