Grand Prairie

Shef Food + Wine Returns to Grand Prairie in October With Flavor, Star Power, and Purpose

by | Oct 2, 2025
The second annual culinary festival, curated by Tiffany Derry and Tom Foley of purpose-driven T2D Concepts, brings together nationally known chefs and mission-driven programming for a three-day celebration of food and drink.
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Fountains of Light: California Water Features Developer Opens North Texas Office
by | Mar 18, 2025
OTL has designed and built $200 million worth of "show fountains" across the U.S., including a special effects version at Texas Live! in Arlington, an interactive water feature at Dallas' Klyde Warren Park, and the Illuvia fountain at Grand Prairie's EpicCentral.
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Dallas’ Provident Data Centers, Virginia’s PowerHouse Partner on ‘Hyperscale’ North Texas Campus
by | Feb 25, 2025
The co-developed data center campus will encompass 24 buildings planned across three phases on a 768-acre campus just outside Grand Prairie. The project's first building is slated to be energized in May 2026.
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Dairy Max Names Agriculture Industry Veteran as its New CEO
by | Nov 15, 2024
Keira Lombardo will begin her tenure at Grand Prairie-based Dairy MAX on Dec. 2, transitioning into the role of CEO with the retirement of Mike Konkle, who has served as CEO of the nonprofit since 2007.
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Dallas’ Ashland Greene Capital Launches New Multifamily Real Estate Investment Fund

by | May 12, 2023
Ashland Greene is a vertically integrated real estate firm that has transacted over $1 billion in assets and more than 6,100 units in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Plans for its new fund include capital investments of roughly $11 million, the firm said.
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World’s Biggest Bounce House Will Be in Grand Prairie the Next 3 Weekends
by | Mar 17, 2023
The Big Bounce America is the largest touring inflatable event in the world and features four massive inflatable attractions: the 16,000-square-foot World’s Largest Bounce House; the newly added Sport Slam featuring a customized sports arena; a long obstacle course named The Giant that's more than 900 feet long; and a unique, space-themed wonderland called airSPACE.
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Grand Prairie Entertainment Corridor Attracts Bass Pro Shops, BigShots Golf, and More
by | Dec 21, 2022
The EpicCentral Corridor in Grand Prairie includes new mixed-use development Mayfield Groves, which has landed three anchors to add to the city's entertainment district.

City Manager Steve Dye said the city welcomes the new businesses "as we continue to selectively build out our EpicCentral corridor along State Highway 161.”
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Invited’s BigShots Golf to Launch New Venue in Grand Prairie in 2024
The new 12-acre BigShots venue will be part of the city's EpicCentral entertainment district along SH 161. Featuring a two-story tee-line with 80 interactive, climate-controlled tee boxes and ball-tracking tech powered by TrackMan Range, the venue will also offer a 27-hole tech-driven indoor putting course, an "elevated" sports bar, and more. The news comes a week after the announcement that Dallas' own Jordan Spieth has become an investor, advisor, and brand ambassador of Invited, BigShots' majority owner.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Launches Investment Recruitment Tool for Southern Dallas County

by | Mar 28, 2022
The website is a "growth tool" that highlights the communities, real estate, employers, and talent pool in Southern Dallas County with the aim of spurring investment and economic development in the region.
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North Texas Cities Among Nation’s Fastest-Growing
by | Dec 12, 2019
Frisco and McKinney were the highest ranking North Texas cities in the WalletHub report, which based its rankings on job growth, increase of full-time and part-time jobs, and median household income growth, among other factors.
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Wings of Innovation: Aviation and Aerospace in North Texas Fly to a High-Tech Future
by | Nov 13, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth has been at the forefront of aviation innovation in manufacturing, airports, and airlines. What's next? Vertical takeoff air taxis buzzing over North Texas.
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DI People: Boeing Global Services, Six Flags Entertainment, Michaels Make CEO Announcements
by | Oct 29, 2019
In this weekly roundup of leadership and executive moves by Dallas-Fort Worth companies and organizations, you’ll also find news from Critical Start, OrderMyGear, EarthXFilm, Sally Beauty Holdings, Hill+Knowlton, and KidKraft.
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Innovation Labs Help Profits Soar Like a Missile at Lockheed Grand Prairie Unit

by | Apr 29, 2019
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control’s Grand Prairie headquarters accounts for only 16 percent of Lockheed's business, but has recently won major defense contracts worth a combined $5B. In Q1, operating profit took off like one of its rockets: up 60 percent.
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DI People: Neiman Marcus, Pier 1, Crayon, Neos Therapeutics Make Exec Moves
by | Feb 5, 2019
You’ll also find news from Nuvectra, Zimperium, ON2IT, Nifty Method, Dynata, the University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Calise Partners in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations with ties to North Texas.
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Entrepreneur of the Year
Enterprise: A Dozen Top Stories from 2018
by | Jan 12, 2019
In an annual tradition, we look back on Dallas Innovates’ most-read stories in each of our buckets of innovation: Startup, Invention, Education, Social, Creative, and Enterprise. Here’s a roundup of the “Top 12” in Enterprise for 2018.
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Year In Review: Our Top 10 Most‑Read Stories of 2018
by | Dec 21, 2018
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention this year.
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