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American National Bank of Texas Readies for Its South Dallas Debut

The bank, founded in 1875 in Terrell, was built to go where the need was the greatest. Its upcoming South Dallas move in November stays true to that mission.
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Dallas College Taps New Presidents for Its Mountain View, Brookhaven Campuses
by | Jun 28, 2024
As part of their responsibilities, Mountain View’s Macario Hernandez and Brookhaven’s Madeline Burillo-Hopkins will aim to bolster workforce opportunities in their communities.
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Taken from the back of the bus, shows a developer standing at the front, speaking into a microphone.
How Developers Are Building on Dallas’ History for the Future 
In this continuing series on real estate development in Southern Dallas, we introduce you to real estate professionals who are part of Innovan Neighborhood's Community Developers Roundtable. They’re working to bring new life to long-neglected areas of the city.      

The New Dallas Landscape, Part 6: Get on the bus! Members of the CDR and other stakeholders see how under-represented developers are growing their footprint, with support from the real estate community.  
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One Healthcare Company’s Billion-Dollar Story in Southern Dallas County
Medline sees continued growth with investments in cutting-edge technologies like AutoStore's robotic order fulfillment system and a strong area talent pool. At its Wilmer facility, the AutoStore system went live earlier this year, streamlining order processing through human-robot collaboration.
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Behind Every Door Opens Cedar Crest Community Center in Southern Dallas, and a New Bank Is Part of the Plan

by | Apr 11, 2024
Dallas nonprofit Behind Every Door Ministries purchased a faded, 50-year-old community center from the Salvation Army in partnership with Veritex Community Bank, the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL Foundation, local pro golfers Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler, and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw. A $15 million capital campaign has led to a revitalized community hub for Southern Dallas.
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Dallas-based Comerica Bank Announces Executive Moves
by | Mar 22, 2024
Larry Franco has been named EVP, national director of Retail Banking & Operations, succeeding Rhonda Davenport, who's retiring in April after 36 years at Comerica. Also, Tim Maiden has been named SVP, group manager for Comerica's Southern Dallas banking team.
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Mark Cuban Heroes Basketball Center to Host Open Model and Talent Call Saturday, Jan. 20
Don't let that name fool you—the center offers more than fitness and enrichment programs for young people in Southern Dallas. It also offers big assists—from internships to career readiness training and more. The open call this Saturday is seeking models, actors, singers and dancers ages 16 to 50, hosted by Dallas-based J3 Productions. Past participants have gone on to successful careers.
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The Last Word: United Way’s Jennifer Sampson on New $20M Southern Dallas Thrives Fund

Today is Giving Tuesday, and to celebrate it, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas announced a new $20 million Southern Dallas Thrives fund that aims to support the nutrition, education, and workforce development needs of the Southern Dallas community for years to come.
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Construction Begins on Transformational Southern Gateway Park in Oak Cliff
by | Nov 10, 2023
The construction kickoff for the I-35 deck park was celebrated at a recent Public Green Foundation "groundmaking" event. More than 200 community and civic leaders, donors, and partners were on hand to mark the occasion.
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H-E-B Is Bringing Its Low-Priced Joe V’s Smart Shop Concept to 2 Southern Dallas Neighborhoods
by | Jun 6, 2023
Leveraging operational efficiencies and new technologies, Joe V’s Smart Shop by H-E-B offers an "innovative price format" that delivers a uniquely curated assortment of community focused products—and the most relevant high-quality, fresh products H-E-B is known for—at even lower prices. See where the Dallas stores will be located—and what makes them different.
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Southern Gateway Park Is ‘On Track’ to Break Ground on Amenities This Spring for Phase One Opening Next Year

by | Feb 6, 2023
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called it a "game-changing investment in the people and families of southern Dallas.” And there’s little doubt the Southern Gateway Park will be transformative once it opens as planned next year. “We are on track to break ground on the park’s amenities later this spring and open as scheduled in 2024,” a spokesperson for the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation told WFAA this week, adding that $3 million in new funding has been secured since January 1 for the $172 million project.
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A New Bezos Academy Breaks Ground Near Southern Dallas Community
by | Dec 19, 2022
Created by Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos, Bezos Academy is building a network of tuition-free, Montessori-inspired preschools in underserved communities in the U.S. The school near the new Ridge at Lancaster community will be the second to land in the city. The preschools offer year-round programming, five days a week, for children ages 3-5 years.
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Comerica Bank Is Creating a ‘BusinessHQ’ Collaborative Space for Small Businesses in Southern Dallas
Southern Dallas small business owners are about to get a new space to connect, collaborate, and help grow their companies.  Comerica Bank is transforming the first floor of its R.L. Thornton location into Comerica BusinessHQ—an 8,000-SF collaborative space offering a mix of coworking spaces, incubation fellowships, and technical assistance. The center will address three big needs: "capital, cultivation, and connectivity."
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Comerica Assembles South Dallas Business Banking Team
by | Sep 21, 2022

Dallas-based financial services giant Comerica Bank has named Trent Sampson, Jerry Collazo, and Adriana Najera to its newly formed South Dallas Business Banking Team that is led by Group Manager Derric Hicks.

“As the leading bank for business, it is imperative that we raise expectations in all the communities where we live and serve,” Comerica Bank Dallas Market President Amanda Mahaney said in a statement....

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