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Old Parkland [Photo: Crow Holdings]
NYSE Texas Gets a Leader as It Sets Up Headquarters at Dallas’ Old Parkland Campus
by Lance Murray | Aug 5, 2025
The New York Stock Exchange said that Bryan Daniel brings extensive experience in public policy, most recently serving as the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission. The NYSE Texas HQ at Old Parkland is slated to open next year.
by Lance Murray |
Jul 29, 2025
Highlighting Texas's key role in boosting Japan-U.S. economic ties, Arlington will serve as host city for three consecutive years, anchoring the summit in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Lance Murray |
May 15, 2025
Founded in 2015, Rio Rancho, New Mexico-based NTx Bio manufactures pharmaceutical-grade raw materials for use in the development of RNA- and protein-based therapeutics.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 11, 2025
Site Selection noted 1,368 corporate investment projects in Texas in 2024—more than doubling second-place Illinois and surpassing last year’s total by 114—as Texas continues its commanding economic leadership. DFW led the way with 36% of Texas' total projects.
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Molecular beam epitaxy equipment used in semiconductor wafer production by IntelliEPI. [Photo: IntelliEPI]
North Texas’ IntelliEPI Receives $4.1M Semiconductor Innovation Fund Grant
by Lance Murray | Nov 18, 2024
Richardson-based IntelliEPI is the only domestic manufacturer of epitaxy-based compound wafers for the semiconductor industry. Its facility in Allen is expected to create more than $41 million in capital investment and nearly triple the company’s annual wafer production, Gov. Greg Abbott's office said.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Jul 15, 2024
Two local projects—the North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls and the Terrell State Hospital—got the lion’s share of the recently announced $1.5 billion in funding. Another North Texas hospital construction project funded by the state of Texas, the nearly half-billion-dollar Texas Behavioral Health Center at UT Southwestern, is already underway.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 20, 2024
The executive committee will govern the work of the consortium and work with industry stakeholders to ensure Texas’ place as a national leader in advanced semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing. "We now lead the nation as the No. 1 state for semiconductor manufacturing," Gov. Abbott said.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 14, 2024
Local Tech Hub consortium members made their pitches remotely Thursday to representatives of more than 100 companies and academia attending the meeting in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. SMU's Suku Nair said the pitch is just one example of how the Tech Hub's impact has "regional, national, and global significance."
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Dallas College Receives $1M Job Training Grant From Texas Workforce Commission
by Lance Murray | Dec 7, 2023
A Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award totaling $1,009,383 to Dallas College by the Texas Workforce Commission in partnership with Mint Dentistry, Kpost Company, Kpost Roofing, On-Target Supplies and Logistics, and The Richards Group was announced Thursday by Gov. Greg Abbott.
Dallas College will provide over 600 new and current workers with customized training in administration, project management, roofing, dental hygiene, material handling, and desktop support through the grant....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 30, 2023
Serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand, Charter said the investment will enable the delivery of symmetrical and multi-gigabit speeds across Texas, while also funding rural broadband expansion for currently unserved and underserved homes and small businesses in the Lone Star State.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 3, 2023
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that’s considered far more addictive than heroin, is now the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18 to 49. Experts say that Fentanyl can be fatal even if just a tiny amount—so small it could fit on a pencil eraser—is ingested.
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Governor Appoints Retired BNSF Exec to Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission
by Lance Murray | Aug 4, 2023
A retired BNSF executive has been appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.
Fort Worth resident Roger Nober’s term is set to expire on Feb. 1, 2027.
Nober is a retired executive vice president of BNSF Railway and is a principal at Salten Point Consulting....
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 11, 2023
The Jobs and Education for Texas grants will help six North Texas colleges and school districts buy and install equipment to initially train 1,164 students for high-demand occupations, the State of Texas announced.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 26, 2023
Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath has been directed by Gov. Greg Abbott to waive specific requirements for school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to continue offering virtual instruction options for students in grades 3 through 12 via the Texas Virtual School Network (TXVSN) for the next two school years....
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 12, 2023
Texas is reforming its community college finance system to align policy and funding incentives with "the rapidly changing needs of the workforce," the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board said. The newly passed bill positions Texas as "a national leader in linking funding for community colleges to measurable student-centric outcomes," state officials added.
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