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Hillwood's Darcy Anderson (at right) with DRC President & CEO Brad Cheves [Photo: DRC]
Dallas Regional Chamber Names Hillwood’s Vice Chairman as Its 2026 Board Chair
by Sandra Engelland | Jan 29, 2026
Darcy Anderson will work closely with Brad Cheves, who began his tenure as the DRC’s President & CEO on January 5, and will take a significant role in developing the organization's 2027-29 Strategic Plan.
by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 25, 2025
Dallas becomes the national nonprofit's 15th location, backed by Mark Cuban, the Perot and Troutt families, Mackenzie Scott, and dozens of local foundations and businesses.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 20, 2025
Spanning nearly 1,400 acres, the district gives companies the right to deploy semi- and fully autonomous vehicles along roadways in the freight corridor, supporting next-generation logistics and automation. Regulatory barriers and heavy-haul freight permits have also been eased to save costs, enhance connectivity, and improve efficiency.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 12, 2025
“There used to be a time to say, ‘Let’s see how much pain this causes us, and we’ll see what we’re going to do.”
Shane Williams
Managing Director of Global Trade
Ernst & Young
…on the uncertainty around potential new tariffs, via The Dallas Morning News
At the annual Fort Worth Chamber Economic Impact Forum at the Kimbell Art Museum, EY trade expert Shane Williams told attendees that the old “wait it out” approach to tariffs no longer works, according to the DMN....
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Photo: AllianceTexas
Search Drones & Autonomous ‘Water Bombers’ Fight Simulated Wildfire Near Texas Motor Speedway
by Lance Murray | Sep 16, 2025
An August exercise called FIRE SWARM 2 was held west of the Texas Motor Speedway within AllianceTexas, with drones and helicopters filling the skies to battle a simulated wildfire. What really made the operation hot? Unlike traditional operations, each aircraft was directed by advanced, fully autonomous technologies.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 12, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington joins 30 metro areas driving two-thirds of the country's AI job market.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 27, 2025
TruWeather Solutions said the initiative deployed across Hillwood's AllianceTexas will support the safe and reliable growth of next-gen transportation technologies, ranging from drone delivery to autonomous trucking and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 21, 2025
The facilities—Wistron's first in the U.S.—will create more than 800 full-time jobs, the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership said, firmly positioning Fort Worth "as a key player in the future of advanced technology manufacturing and the broader reshoring movement, bringing critical manufacturing, logistics and innovation back to the U.S."
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Ross Perot Jr. has been named the new board chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce [Photo: U.S. Chamber of Commerce]
Hillwood Chairman Ross Perot Jr. Named New Board Chair of U.S. Chamber of Commerce
by David Seeley | Jun 12, 2025
As a 23-year-old, he became the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe by helicopter. Since then, Ross Perot Jr. has made a long list of notable marks in the business world. Now, as board chair of the U.S. Chamber, he takes a standout role in what he calls "the leading voice fighting for free enterprise and American businesses of all sizes."
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by David Seeley |
Apr 24, 2025
Southlake-based Aerolane aims to use the same technique that delivered U.S. troops on D-Day to deliver cargo across the country. But its towed cargo glider, the Aerocart, comes with a 21st-century autonomous edge.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 8, 2025
Torc said its new facility in Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development will be a hub for its autonomous testing efforts, customer freight pilots, and future commercialization slated for 2027.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Nov 7, 2024
Behind the scenes at an exclusive VIP event at the Perot family's Circle T Ranch in Westlake, where Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain held forth in an annual highlight of the Venture Dallas summit.
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Embraer's regional E190 E-Jet. [Photo: Embraer]
Brazil’s Embraer To Invest up to $70M in New Regional Jet Facility at Fort Worth’s Perot Field
by Lance Murray | Oct 16, 2024
The company said it expects to begin operations in an existing hangar next year while building a second hangar that should be finished by 2027 to support its growing fleet of regional E-Jets.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 9, 2024
Alliance Westport 24 will be a 1.1 million-square-foot, cross-dock facility designed with additional land to provide up to 704 onsite trailer parking spaces—the highest number available in the market—with the expansion of up to four total onsite truck courts, Hillwood said.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 27, 2024
When North America's leading wire and cable company invests in a nearly 1.2 million square foot facility, it's a statement. Southwire, an $8 billion company with over 9,000 global team members, officially opened its newest and largest distribution center with a ribbon cutting and tour last week.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 13, 2024
Dallas-based Hillwood will develop and build the "next-gen" 800K-SF regional distribution center at one of its own logistics parks in South Fort Worth. To be built with an array of sustainability initiatives, the center is expected to bring 300 new full-time jobs to the region over the next decade.
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