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Finding the ‘Mix That Works’: Designing Mixed-Use Communities Where People Want To Gather

by | Nov 9, 2020
Rethinking how we socialize helps architects and developers re-imagine mixed-use for a post-pandemic world, according to The Beck Group CEO Fred Perpall.
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‘Knowledge Clusters’ Are About to Fuel DFW Life Sciences Growth
by | Nov 9, 2020
Pharma relocations, venture capital, and $6 billion in the State of Texas CPRIT Fund are priming North Texas to be a life sciences mecca, says Transwestern's John Huff.
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Healthcare Real Estate Caught a Huge Case of COVID. But Its Future Prognosis Is Positive, Says Caddis’ Lance Hardenburg
by | Nov 9, 2020
The prescription: Federal assistance and rent relief. The cure: Healthcare is one of the industries showing the quickest, strongest recovery.
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As Hotels Struggle with COVID, Marcus & Millichap is Finding Investor Opportunities
by | Nov 9, 2020
Chris Gomes, the firm's senior managing director of investments, recently helped investors close nearly a half-dozen hotel transactions, enabling buyers to capitalize on an impending SBA incentive deadline. It's been our "most exciting two weeks since April," he says.
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Hillwood’s Reid Goetz: As COVID Has Raged, E-Commerce Has Boomed—Driving the Need for Logistics Real Estate

by | Nov 9, 2020
With e-commerce sales up 30 percent from Q1 to Q2, Hillwood is trying to move as fast as its customers.
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Stream’s Anthony Bolner: Working From Home Drives Data Center Demand Through the Roof
by | Nov 9, 2020
Stream Data Centers is meeting demand with a new data center in Garland and other large projects in Phoenix and Chicago.
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Tech Is Shaping a New Normal in Office Space—and Flexibility Is Key for Tenants, Says JLL’s Torrey Littlejohn
by | Nov 9, 2020
Office tenants are weighing changes in space needs and design. But most employees just want to come back to the office, says JLL's Torrey Littlejohn.
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Multifamily Has Faced Multi-Challenges in 2020, But DFW Is Emerging With Renewed Strength
by | Nov 9, 2020
For years, apartment starts boomed across DFW. Then came the pandemic slowdown. Expect our region’s dynamic growth to get us back on track, says Streetlights' Tom Bakewell.
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E Smith’s Tamela Thornton: We’ll See New Retail Concepts Taking Advantage of Vacancies in the Market

by | Oct 28, 2020
Building a solid tech platform is a must for retailers—and growth in the next few years has to be based on real demand, the President and CEO of E Smith Communities says.
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The Hardest Hit: How Retail and Restaurants are Retooling for an Ever-Changed Future
by | Oct 28, 2020
Omni-channel retailing, curbside pickup, and customer delivery are long-term musts for successful businesses, says The Retail Connection's Alan Shor.
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‘We Believe Cities Like Frisco Will Benefit by the Return of Growth To the Suburbs,’ Says Economic Developer Jason Ford
by | Oct 13, 2020
The Frisco EDC prioritizes efforts on four main target sectors: corporate attraction and expansion; gaming and new media; the business of sports; and innovation.
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Economist Ray Perryman on DFW: ‘It Is Reasonable To Expect That the Area Will Fare Especially Well’
by | Oct 13, 2020
The President and CEO of the Perryman Group discusses the impact of COVID-19 on corporate relocations and the economy in the region. In a Q&A, Perryman says Dallas-Fort Worth will likely see strong performance as a business center in the years to come.
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Corporate Relocation: ‘Although This Downturn Comes With Unique Challenges, North Texas Has a Lot Working in Our Favor’

by | Oct 13, 2020
How has the pandemic impacted corporate relocations? We talk with eight commercial real estate experts about challenges, opportunities, and the market outlook for the rest of 2020 and beyond.

Here’s how DFW is a place for the future.
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‘There Will be New Opportunities,’ Says Lancaster Economic Development Director
by | 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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Hillwood’s Mike Berry: ‘North Texas Has a Lot Working in Our Favor’
by | Oct 13, 2020
COVID-19 accelerated many trends in commercial real estate, especially in e-commerce and the industrial sector. Hillwood President Mike Berry talks about the outlook for corporate relocation in Dallas-Fort Worth, as well as long-term shifts involving technology and what sectors are more pandemic proof, in a wide-ranging Q&A.
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Beth Bowman on Corporate Expansion and Retention in Irving: ‘We’re Seeing More Companies Investing in Their Existing Footprint’
by | Oct 13, 2020
The president and CEO of the Irving Economic Development Partnership also sees growth potential in healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, and e-commerce— along with the accompanying warehouse and distribution facilities they require.
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