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An MK30 drone on a landing pad. Amazon began commercial drone service with the MK30 in College Station, Texas, and the Phoenix metro area in November 2024. [Photo: Amazon]
Amazon Targets West Dallas for First of 22 Planned Texas ‘Drone Paddocks’
by Quincy Preston | Apr 23, 2026
CRE platform BLDUP reported the $25 million West Dallas filing on April 17. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy calls Prime Air's drone delivery effort "a multi-year invention cycle," with test flights from the new paddock possible as early as August.
by David Seeley |
Jan 17, 2024
Locally, the initiative will pair Baylor Scott & White Health with Uplift Education to launch a healthcare-focused high school in West Dallas later this year. "America needs more healthcare workers, and we need a stronger, larger middle-class—and this is a way to help accomplish both goals," billionaire Mike Bloomberg said.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 7, 2023
For decades, Dallas has dreamed of a transformational park along the Trinity River near downtown Dallas. This week, the Trinity Park Conservancy announced that a groundbreaking will finally happen in 2024. The 250-acre Harold Simmons Park will offer community-uniting nature, a stunning playground with towers and tube slides, a prairie walk, a two-acre bike and skate park, overlooks with views of the greenway and the city skyline, and more.
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![From left: Ezi Negus, Okigwe Creations; Greer Christian, PureNRG Cycle; Awah Chai, Offworld Coffee; Kimberly Matthews, Holy Rollie Pastry Shop; and moderator Tarsha Hearns, The DEC Network. [Photo: The DEC Network]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Panel-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 9, 2023
At the recent Entrepreneur Showcase in Dallas, four emerging startups were spotlighted alongside Biden Cabinet Member Isabella Casillas Guzman, who leads the Small Business Administration, and Mark Madrid, the driving force behind SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development. “I feel like I’ve just been to a TED talk with these entrepreneurs' words of wisdom,” Madrid said at the event powered by Dallas College and The DEC Network.
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Multistory Media President Cooper Smith Koch. [Photo: Multistory Media]
Cooper Smith Agency Rebrands to Multistory Media, Announces Office Move
by Lance Murray | Nov 2, 2022
Multistory Media is one of only a handful of firms nationwide with a dedicated building products public relations practice area. The Dallas-based firm manages publicity, social media, awards, product placements, and content development for national and international brands.
The firm's new tagline: "Building Stories. Building Brands."
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by David Seeley |
Sep 20, 2022
HiFAB, a new venture from Dallas-based Oaxaca Interests, will be building modular homes from its new plant on a seven-acre site in Grand Prairie. The first offering: two- and three-bedroom "Haciendas" designed by the noted San Antonio architecture firm Lake|Flato, starting at $249K and $375K.
"Simple design is hard to pull off, but it allows us to focus on the details for a cleaner, more efficient way of living," says Oaxaca and HiFAB founder Brent Jackson.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 3, 2022
The program is based on the success seen at the West Dallas Stem School—supported by around $5 million in donations from Toyota and a collaboration between Dallas ISD and SMU.
Now Toyota is taking the STEM-focused educational model across the country, to help prepare students in pre-K through 12th grade for the workforce, while providing a variety of other community engagement activities.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 5, 2020
The Builders of Hope Community Development Corporation (BOHCDC) is partnering with The Dallas Collaborative for Equitable Development (DCED), led by TREC Community Fund, to assist residents in West Dallas.
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Trinity Groves Hosting Pitch Contest to Find its Next Business
by David Kirkpatrick | Jul 13, 2018
Retailers and restaurateurs interested in becoming the next Trinity Groves business can apply online for the opportunity to operate the West Dallas dining destination.
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by Heather Noel |
Jul 17, 2017
The official two-year pilot of the West Dallas Middle-Skills Pathways Initiative, backed partially by a $375,000 service agreement from the city of Dallas, will begin Wednesday with 14 participants.
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by Mallory Houser |
Jul 5, 2017
The Network Bar, set to open in October, will provide a mix of technology, events, food, and beverages to members seeking to meet other Dallasites.
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by Chloe Bennett |
Jun 21, 2017
With submissions from local and international independent filmmakers, The African Film Festival, which runs June 30-July 3, is set to deliver 40 original projects.
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