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Arun Agarwal is the new chair of the Texas Economic Development Corporation board of directors. [Courtesy photo; istock; DI Studio]
Dallas CEO Arun Agarwal to Chair Texas Economic Development Corporation Board
by Quincy Preston | Aug 23, 2024
Governor Abbott appointed the Nextt CEO and civic leader to helm the board of the Corporation, the private entity in a public-private partnership promoting Texas business.
by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2024
The funding from the U.S. Commerce Department will support the construction of two semiconductor wafer fabrication plants in Sherman, 40 miles north of Dallas—part of TI's $30 billion, four "fab" project in the city. It will also support the buildout of another TI fab plant in Lehi, Utah.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 12, 2024
There's a new bat in town, and it's swinging into play at UT Dallas in October. Dallas-based National Cricket League USA will feature six teams in its inaugural Sixty Strikes Tournament—adding to North Texas' ever-rising cricket fervor.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 26, 2024
Texas' new statewide Business Courts—eventually 11 across Texas—are aimed at swift resolutions for complex commercial disputes. Dallas and Fort Worth join Houston, Austin, and San Antonio as the first wave of cities to host these specialized courts, opening on September 1.
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Governor Greg Abbott at the announcement naming Texas as Site Selection's Governors Cup winner for the 12th year in a row. [Photo: Office of the Governor]
Texas Wins Site Selection Governor’s Cup For Record 12th Year in a Row
by David Seeley | Mar 4, 2024
The Governor's Cup recognizes the nation’s top-performing state for job-creating business relocations and expansions. Texas has now won the award for a record-setting 12 years in a row—and has won it 20 times overall.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 29, 2023
News of the deal hit North Texas with something of a shock wave late Tuesday, leading to a series of aftershocks and follow-up stories about why the sale happened—and what shoes may drop next: Is Cuban running for president? And could a "casino entertainment district" be in Dallas' future?
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Oct 20, 2023
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health—or ARPA-H— wants to enable 90% of eligible Americans to participate in clinical trials within 30 minutes of their homes. The agency officially launched its new Texas "customer experience" headquarters at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Thursday, which will be home base for the initiative.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 11, 2023
On Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott addressed more than 250 CEOs, industry innovators, investors, political leaders, and military officials gathered at Circle T Ranch just outside Fort Worth for the invite-only UP.Summit. The three-day event—once described by a co-creator as “Sun Valley meets CES meets the Oshkosh Airshow meets Burning Man meets TED meets Davos“—convened minds, money, and mobility tech from across the globe.
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Texas Launches Small Business Credit Initiative to Expand Access to Funding
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 7, 2023
A web portal for the Texas Small Business Credit Initiative goes live on Oct. 9. Small business owners, it's time to engage with your lenders to explore this new avenue for financial support.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 12, 2023
Southlake resident Capriglione wants you to have a say in how your data is tracked every day, which is why he sponsored the “most consumer-friendly” data privacy law in the nation—the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, which passed in the legislature on May 29 and now awaits Gov. Abbott's signature.
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by David Seeley |
May 2, 2023
A year after the PGA of America opened its new headquarters a few steps away, the Omni PGA Frisco Resort opened today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Gov. Greg Abbott. The resort offers 500 guests rooms plus suites, two new 18-hole championship courses, a lighted par-3 short course, a full-service Mokara Spa, a Lounge by Topgolf, 13 restaurant and bar offerings, and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 22, 2023
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has reappointed four members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, including one from North Texas, for terms set to expire on Sept....
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Lithium Ion Battery Recycling Production Line Opens in McKinney, Aims to Bolster Texas Supply Chain
by David Seeley | Oct 25, 2022
McKinney's Wistron GreenTech has partnered with New Jersey-based Princeton NuEnergy on a lithium-Ion battery direct recycling pilot production line, which officially opened in McKinney today. PNE founder Dr. Yan Chao calls it a "powerful next step" in a vision for covering a nationwide close-loop recycling supply chain for the batteries.
The line will use PNE's patented process to recycle everything from phone batteries to full EV battery packs.
The line will use PNE's patented process to recycle everything from phone batteries to full EV battery packs.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 13, 2022
The massive Wells Fargo campus coming to Las Colinas' Northshore District is going to have company. Mirasol Capital, which closed the deal with Wells Fargo for the new campus, is planning a 17-acre mixed-use project right next door.
The banking giant's $455 million corporate campus will anchor Mirasol's broader vision for a "modern urban environment" on Lake Carolyn.
The banking giant's $455 million corporate campus will anchor Mirasol's broader vision for a "modern urban environment" on Lake Carolyn.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 11, 2022
Governor Greg Abbott confirmed today that San Francisco-based Wells Fargo will build a new corporate campus in Irving's Las Colinas development. Based around two 400,000-square-foot towers, the campus will provide a home for Wells Fargo's 3,000 local employees, while creating 650 jobs. Dallas firm KDC has been tapped as developer.
The move is being aided by a $5 million "deal-closing" grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund, on top of $30 million in incentives approved by the Irving City Council in August.
The move is being aided by a $5 million "deal-closing" grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund, on top of $30 million in incentives approved by the Irving City Council in August.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 26, 2022
The delegation—including Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Texas' secretary of state; leaders from TxEDC, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and EDCs from across North Texas; and more—will travel to London, Paris, and Frankfurt in the next few days. Its mission: sell three of Europe's leading business centers on doing business in Texas.
"We look forward to strengthening our business relationships in Europe as well as developing new ones," says Robert Allen, TxEDC president and CEO.
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