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Joby Aviation has leased 45,000 square feet at Hillwood’s Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. The hub marks the first significant eVTOL aircraft company presence in Texas and will support future electric air taxi operations across Dallas-Fort Worth. [Photo: Joby Aviation]
Air Taxi Business Joby Aviation Establishes New Base at Perot Field
by Sandra Engelland | Aug 11, 2026
The California-based company’s 45,000-square-foot lease at Alliance Air Trade Center in Haslet is the first significant North Texas presence for the electric air taxi maker. Joby says it will test flights across Dallas-Fort Worth in September under the Federal Aviation Administration’s eVTOL Integration Pilot Program.
by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 21, 2026
The advanced manufacturing facility will assemble and test NVIDIA AI systems. It represents a $761 million investment and will employ close to 1,000 people by the end of the year.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 16, 2026
The facility at 4600 Alliance Gateway Freeway, which will build electronic components, is expected to create some 900 jobs at full capacity. Production is set to begin next month.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Jul 15, 2026
Hexivon offers game-changing technology that destroys polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), unlike traditional filters that leave behind toxic byproducts.
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MP Materials will invest more than $1.25 billion to develop what it calls "the largest and most strategic U.S. rare earth magnet manufacturing asset in history" north of Fort Worth. [Rendering: MP Materials]
MP Materials To Build ’10X,’ a $1.25B Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Campus in North Texas
by David Seeley | Feb 26, 2026
To be located in Northlake within Hillwood's AllianceTexas development, 10X will be close to MP’s existing Independence rare earth magnet facility in Fort Worth. The new campus will create over 1,500 jobs and "will cement North Texas as the center of gravity for the United States’ rare earth magnet supply chain," MP said.
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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.
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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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80 Finalists Announced for 2026 Innovation Awards; Ross Perot Jr. Named First ‘Legacy of Innovation’ Honoree
by Quincy Preston | Oct 23, 2025
Now in its seventh year, the annual D CEO and Dallas Innovates awards honor innovators shaping the future of North Texas.
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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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With the state's competitive film incentive program, SGS and Hillwood’s vision is to position Texas as a global center for media production. [Photo: SGS/Hillwood]
Taylor Sheridan’s SGS Studios Launches Texas’ Largest Production Campus in Fort Worth, With More to Come
by Lance Murray | Aug 13, 2025
Sheridan—the powerhouse behind hit shows like "Yellowstone" and "Landman"—is partnering with Paramount Television and Dallas-based Hillwood on the new production campus in AllianceTexas. Additional production campuses are now planned across the huge development, with a goal of making Texas "'a global force in the film industry."
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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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