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Dallas Fort Worth International Airport CEO Sean Donohue is slated to retire in 2025. [Composite photo; original: DFW International Airport]
DFW Airport CEO to Retire in 2025 Amid $9B Capital Improvement Program
by David Seeley | Oct 8, 2024
Since taking his post in 2013, Sean Donohue has helped DFW Airport become the third-busiest airport in the world and set the stage for DFW's $9 billion capital improvement program, featuring a reimagined Terminal C and a new Terminal E. The airport's board is initiating a global search for his successor.
by David Seeley |
Apr 15, 2024
Returning to the U.S. for the first time in seven years, the Corporate Council on Africa’s annual U.S.-Africa Business Summit will be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. With consumer spending in Africa slated to hit $2 trillion in 2025—and with some of the largest African diasporas living right here in North Texas—the summit could offer "immense business opportunities," the city said.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 11, 2024
Today the Dallas City Council was set to learn the locations of the first five green spaces to be created through the mayor’s Dallas Greening Initiative, the DMN reported—with a new green space slated for all 14 city council districts over the next few years.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 18, 2023
On the heels of Major League Cricket's inaugural season in Grand Prairie last summer, the Dallas-based National Cricket League has launched to bring its own fast-paced version of the sport to the U.S. Coming next May: a 9-day inaugural South Dallas tournament featuring play by the Dallas Wolves and 30-plus performances by Bollywood celebrities from around the world.
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Chairwoman of the Parks and Trail Committee Kathy Stewart and Arun Agarwal [Courtesy photo]
Green Space Visionary Arun Agarwal Embarks on Second Term as Dallas Park Board President
by Quincy Preston | Oct 27, 2023
Dallas business leader Arun Agarwal's executive eye and passion for parks has driven strategic green space projects spurring growth and community. Milestones under his Dallas Park and Recreation Board leadership include Harwood Park, Parkdale Lake Park, Southern Gateway Park, the Cedar Crest Preserve land donation, and more.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Oct 12, 2023
Entrepreneurs say being a franchisor or a franchisee is a good way to scale their businesses and build generational wealth.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 10, 2023
Leaders gathered today to break ground on the massive two-wing campus designed for over 5,000 Goldman employees. The financial giant's striking new hub in downtown Dallas' NorthEnd aims for LEED-certification and state-of-the-art amenities.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 3, 2023
In a 2023 "State of the Airport" presentation, DFW Airport said it contributes an estimated $38 billion in direct and indirect payroll support, $24 billion in visitor spending, and about $5 billion in state and local tax revenue each year. The airport also unveiled new renderings of Terminal F and upgrades for Terminal C.
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Butterflies dancing in the Neiman Marcus Dallas Hub at Cityplace. [Photo: Neiman Marcus Group]
Neiman Marcus Unveils Innovative New Dallas Hub at Cityplace, Sets Bar for Collaborative Workspaces
by Lance Murray | Jun 1, 2023
The luxe retailer's innovative approach aims to foster collaboration and attract top talent while reducing real estate costs. "Our new Dallas Hub serves as a magnet, not a mandate, in our remote-first hybrid environment," Neiman Marcus CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck said in a statement. See what's waiting for associates inside.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Feb 6, 2023
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called it a "game-changing investment in the people and families of southern Dallas.” And there’s little doubt the Southern Gateway Park will be transformative once it opens as planned next year.
“We are on track to break ground on the park’s amenities later this spring and open as scheduled in 2024,” a spokesperson for the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation told WFAA this week, adding that $3 million in new funding has been secured since January 1 for the $172 million project.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 24, 2023
DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas announced the appointment of community leader Almas Muscatwalla to its board of commissioners by Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.
“DHA welcomes Almas Muscatwalla to our increasingly diverse and engaged board of commissioners,” Troy Broussard, president and chief executive officer of DHA, said in a statement....
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by David Seeley |
Dec 21, 2022
Since 1929, everything from WWII-era planes to F-4 Phantoms and F-14 Tomcats once buzzed Hensley Field in Southwest Dallas. Someday soon, fleets of bulldozers may be taking over—turning the site into a "walkable community" with 12,000 jobs and 6,800 residences.
"This is one of the greatest projects that's going to happen in the future of the city," said City Council Member Jaynie Schultz.
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City of Dallas, Zimperium Partner on Free Mobile Security App
by Lance Murray | Dec 5, 2022
The app was developed by Dallas-based Zimperium, a leader in mobile security, and is designed to secure devices against even the most advanced threats. Available as a free download on Apple iOS and Android Play, Dallas Secure arrives just in time for the busy holiday mobile-commerce season.
"Public safety comes first in Dallas—and cybersecurity is a form of public safety,” Mayor Eric Johnson said.
"Public safety comes first in Dallas—and cybersecurity is a form of public safety,” Mayor Eric Johnson said.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 2, 2022
The city of Dallas has a Bike Plan—but it was written in 2011. Now, after creating 67 miles of bike lanes across the city, Dallas is working on an updated bicycle master plan that lays out future bike and roadway improvement needs.
“We want to build connected bicycle routes that help you safely get from your home to your work, school, parks, and other destinations,” the city said in a statement.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 24, 2022
Southern Gateway Park, a planned $172 million, five-acre deck park over I-35 by the Dallas Zoo—just reached a big milestone. TxDOT has completed the foundation deck for Phase 1 of the deck park (seen in the right half of the image above). The park will literally and figuratively reconnect the Oak Cliff neighborhood that was divided by I-35 in the 1950s.
The park promises to be an engineering marvel with five acres of wooded slopes, water features, rocky escarpments, a restaurant/retail complex hidden under a hilltop, and one of the most awesome kids' playgrounds in North Texas. But its greatest achievement may be to make Oak Cliff whole again—and to bring all of Dallas together.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 26, 2022
Johnson launched the ‘Mayor’s Franchise Initiative’ to foster economic growth earlier this week. Carlos White’s goal will be to make Dallas “a global hub for franchising” by forming partnerships that can help teach city residents how to create, systematize, and scale successful businesses.
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