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Walmart's new high-tech perishable distribution center in Lancaster [Photo: Business Wire]
Walmart Opens High‑Tech Perishable Distribution Center South of Dallas
by Lance Murray | Jul 16, 2024
Located 15 miles south of Dallas in Lancaster, the new 730,000-SF center is Walmart’s second in the city, following the 2023 opening of a 1.5-million-SF next-generation fulfillment center that's brought "people, technology, and machine learning together."
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 3, 2024
Just south of Dallas, Lancaster's Crescent Regional Hospital is the first hospital in the U.S. to integrate life-size hologram technology from Netherlands-based Holoconnects. The Holobox hologram display and video studio will enable doctors to "teleport" as a life-size 3D hologram and connect with patients in real time. It's just one way Crescent Regional aims to be "the hospital of the future."
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by Lance Murray |
May 1, 2024
“By establishing our presence here, we're committed to creating more opportunities for autonomous trucking in the region,” Waabi Founder and CEO Raquel Urtasun said of the eight-acre-plus terminal in Lancaster.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 29, 2024
Spanning 1.5 million square feet across six 36MW data centers, the "AI-ready" Lancaster campus has a planned delivery of mid-2026 and features committed power from ONCOR via a dedicated substation.
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Simulated work environment of new Walmart fulfillment center in Lancaster [Photo: Business Wire]
The Last Word: Walmart’s Dave Guggina on Reinventing Company’s Supply Chain in DFW
by David Seeley | Mar 13, 2024
In 2022, we told you about two next-gen, robotics-packed Walmart facilities that were coming to Lancaster, just south of Dallas: a 1.5 million-square-foot automated fulfillment center and a 730,000 square-foot automated grocery distribution center. The first opened last year and the second is still under construction. When it's completed, it will complete a trifecta of transformation in the region, including a retrofitted 1.2-million-square-foot distribution center in Sanger, north of Denton.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 9, 2024
Planning to launch driverless operations between Dallas and Houston later this year out of its Lancaster hub, Kodiak says its sixth-generation driverless-ready semi-truck bristles with redundancies for safe operation—building on the
Mountain View, California-based company's five years of real-world testing.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 20, 2023
"PowerCampus Dallas will raise the bar in the North Texas data center market and beyond," Skybox CEO Rob Morris said of the project in Lancaster. It's slated to provide up to 300 megawatts of power supported by a private onsite substation while offering up to one million square feet of data center space.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 17, 2023
The new 1.5 million-square-foot, next-generation fulfillment center 15 miles south of Dallas will be home to roughly 1,000 Walmart associates, the company said. The center will combine people, technology, and machine learning to enable faster shipping and delivery.
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Oak Cliff Development Firm Buys 8 Sites in Lancaster Downtown Square for Revitalization
by Lance Murray | Jan 31, 2023
Oak Cliff-based development firm Stewarding Space has bought eight sites in Lancaster’s downtown square totaling 17,000 square feet, with plans to revitalize, attract more businesses, and bring more attention to the area.
Founder Michaella Ramler told the Dallas Business Journal that she’s on a mission to bring life back to the community....
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by David Seeley |
Jul 6, 2022
Waymo's new hub—built from the ground up—is a $10 million investment in Lancaster that will bring "hundreds of jobs" to the community, a Waymo exec announced at its opening last week.
"This operation and Waymo's investment in the region further cements Dallas-Fort Worth as the home to autonomous vehicles in the U.S.," added Duane Dankesreiter, SVP for research and innovation at the Dallas Regional Chamber.
"This operation and Waymo's investment in the region further cements Dallas-Fort Worth as the home to autonomous vehicles in the U.S.," added Duane Dankesreiter, SVP for research and innovation at the Dallas Regional Chamber.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 9, 2021
A 1.5 million-square-foot automated fulfillment center is slated to open in Lancaster in 2023, followed by a 730,000 square-foot automated grocery distribution center in 2024. Both will deploy the latest in high-tech robotics and innovation.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
The pandemic is a time to be innovative, says Shane Shepard. Lancaster, with plenty of room for development, is ripe for artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing, cold storage, food processing, motor vehicle parts manufacturing, and data centers, according to the economic development director in a Q&A.
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Dollars for Good: JPMorgan Chase Investing $3M in Dallas-Area Students, BCBS Accepting Grant Proposals
by Taylor Lowder | May 22, 2018
North Texas nonprofits and educational institutions receive financial backing from foundations and businesses to further their work in STEM, conservation, workforce development, and more.
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