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Over $58M Awarded to Advance Fort Worth Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Plant

by | Apr 1, 2024
Las Vegas-based MP Materials—which began building the plant in 2022 at Hillwood's AllianceTexas—plans to produce ""precursor materials" at the facility this summer, and "finished magnets" by late 2025. The critically needed products will be delivered to General Motors to power EVs—and help "bring the supply chain home" to the U.S.
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‘A Sweet Moment in Time’: Dallas Regional Chamber Unveils Its 2024-2026 Strategic Plan During Annual Meeting at Fair Park
by | Jan 18, 2024

Cynt Marshall, 2024 chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber board of directors, urged chamber members to “seize the moment.” DRC President and CEO Dale Petroskey talked about a “once-in-a-lifetime chance” to remedy the region’s inequities....

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Venture Titans Gather at Circle T Ranch to Power North Texas’ ‘Next-Level’ Growth
by | Nov 9, 2023
The exclusive Circle T Ranch reception—an annual highlight of the Venture Dallas franchise—drew founders and funders for pivotal connections and conversations. But the headliner unfolded on stage as Anurag Jain, Hill Perot, and Brendan Gaffey strategized the future of the startup and venture ecosystem in North Texas.
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Irish Drone Delivery Startup Manna Launches in U.S. with ‘Trick-or-Treat’ Deliveries North of Fort Worth
by | Oct 31, 2023
Dublin-based Manna Drone Delivery is kicking off its U.S. commercial operations from the AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone in Fort Worth. For now, it's delivering food and beverages (and yes, candy) from national and local retailers to only one North Texas neighborhood: Pecan Square by Hillwood Communities in Northlake.
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Report: This ZIP Code in Frisco Is the No. 5 Hottest in the U.S. for Apartment Construction

by | Oct 17, 2023
Frisco's 75034 zip code was the No. 5 hottest zip code in the U.S. for apartment construction from 2018 to 2022, according to a new report from RentCafe. Check out the other hottest apartment-construction zip codes in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Goldman Sachs Kicks Off Construction on Sustainable, All‑Electric Dallas Campus
by | Oct 10, 2023
Leaders gathered today to break ground on the massive two-wing campus designed for over 5,000 Goldman employees. The financial giant's striking new hub in downtown Dallas' NorthEnd aims for LEED-certification and state-of-the-art amenities.
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Inaugural Board Announced for Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership
by | Aug 29, 2023
The organization said the board signifies a "robust and resolute commitment to attracting and recruiting businesses to Fort Worth," one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation.
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Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Appoints New CEO Amid City’s Nation-Leading Growth
by | Jun 28, 2023
Steve Montgomery brings over 30 years of public and private sector experience to the chamber during a time of growth for the city. With a 4.1% increase in population since 2020, Fort Worth is the fastest-growing large city in America. See why the chamber believes Montgomery will keep that momentum going.
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Ericsson’s Kevin Zvokel on 10 Hot Consumer Trends, His Company’s ‘Factory of the Future’ in Lewisville, and More

Ericsson's new report, "10 Hot Consumer Trends: Life in a Climate-Impacted Future," is packed with insights on what consumers—including those in DFW—believe is looming on the way to the 2030s. We spoke with Kevin Zvokel, head of networks for Plano-based Ericsson North America, about both the report and his company's innovative impact across North Texas.
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Fort Worth Alliance Airport Now Bears H. Ross Perot Sr.’s Name
by | Dec 20, 2022
Thirty-three years after launching as the world's first industrial airport, Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport now bears the name of the man who believed in its ultimate promise. "My dad wholeheartedly believed Fort Worth Alliance Airport would be the centerpiece of an unprecedented jobs corridor in Texas,” said Ross Perot Jr., chairman of The Perot Group and Hillwood.
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Wing’s New Remote Operations Center Is Air Traffic Control for Its Drones
by | Dec 12, 2022
In April, Wing—a subsidiary of Alphabet and sister company of Google—began delivering products by drone to neighborhoods in Frisco and Little Elm from a "drone nest" in each city. The drones buzz with payloads from Walgreens, Blue Bell Creameries, Texas Health, and easyvet. Now Wing has opened its second U.S. remote operations center in a Coppell office building to oversee the drone operations, staffed by FAA-licensed "pilots in command."
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After Opening U.S. HQ in Fort Worth, Clevon Rolls Out First North American On-Road Driverless Delivery
by | Dec 9, 2022
The all-electric, autonomous courier robot was built by Clevon, an Estonia-based company that moved its U.S. HQ to Fort Worth's AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone three months ago. At the HQ opening, Estonia's president said "The future is very near."

Now that future has arrived, with a CLEVON 1 robot making a 3.6-mile delivery on public roads, navigating traffic and making turn signals along the way. Plus, take a look at the U.S. opening at AllianceTexas.
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New Terminal To Be Unveiled at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport

by | Nov 30, 2022
The new "fixed-based operation" facility at the heart of AllianceTexas will have over 20,000 square feet of "highly amenitized lounges" and meeting facilities and 68,000 square feet of attached hangar space. Scheduled for completion in December, It will expand the airport's offerings with additional, "first-class" accommodations for flight crews, as well as more flexible, spacious lounges for pilots and passengers.
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Beauty Manufacturing Plans New High-Tech $150M Plant at Fort Worth’s AllianceTexas
by | Nov 30, 2022
Beauty Manufacturing Solutions Corp. already operates a plant from its home base in Coppell. But with the help of $2 million in incentives from the city of Fort Worth, it plans to add a new high-tech, $150 million plant at the Alliance Gateway 2 building in Fort Worth's AllianceTexas development.
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The Last Word: Hillwood’s Reid Goetz on 1.7M SF of New Industrial in AllianceTexas
Dallas-based Hillwood has broken ground on two spec industrial buildings in its AllianceTexas development in Fort Worth. The two buildings will total around 1.7 million square feet with cross-dock configurations and 40-foot clear heights. In total, industrial development at AllianceTexas will add nearly 4 million square feet this year, Hillwood says.
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Visionaries Convene in North Texas to Discuss Supply Chain Innovation
Forward Fort Worth, hosted by Hillwood, brought together both public and private sectors to discuss trends and build partnerships in the mobility industry.
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