April 27, 2021 Dallas was the country’s top construction market during the pandemic and the area had the second-highest property investment total in the nation in the first quarter, according to a new report by Real Capital Analytics Inc. “Dallas is booming,” Real Capital said in its latest quarterly report. “Not only was it the […]
April 26, 2021 A new COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial focused on children will soon be underway in North Texas. Benchmark Research in Fort Worth is enrolling children as young as six in trials for the Novavax vaccine. The trials are divided in age groups six to 11 or 12 to 17. www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/fort-worth-vaccine-trial-focus-on-kids-as-young-as-six/2615827/
April 27, 2021 The Texas manufacturing and service sectors continued to bounce back in April amid the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the reopening of the economy. That’s the takeaway from two recent Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas surveys, which show both sectors are growing at a solid clip. “Recovery in the Texas manufacturing sector remains […]
April 27, 2021 When you work in technology, like Kelly Flowers of McKinney, change can happen virtually overnight. But for every giant technological leap, one thing has stayed the same. “The 15 years that I’ve been in this industry, I have been the only female on the team with all men and I’m like, ‘We […]
April 27, 2021 Aiming to upend policies that have disproportionately punished Black students, the Dallas Independent School District is moving to rewrite its school disciplinary code, ending suspensions for low-level infractions like disrupting class or using profanity. Instead of kicking students out of school, the district plans to use digital tools that have become part […]
April 26, 2021 Texas will continue to see its political clout grow as it gains two additional congressional seats – the most of any state in the nation – following the 2020 census, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday. Thanks to its fast-growing population – largely due to an increase in residents of color, particularly […]
April 26, 2021 Dallas-Fort Worth led the state in first-quarter home sales. But Austin was the major market that saw the biggest price increases. D-FW real estate agents sold 22,449 homes during the first three months of 2021 – more than in any other big Texas metro area, according to a new report from the […]
April 25, 2021 Since the beginning of March, Parkland Hospital has helped vaccinate Dallas Independent School District teachers in an effort to return to the classroom. One Dallas ISD teacher said once she received the email about the district and hospital system pairing up to help vaccinate educators, she jumped at the opportunity. “Thanks to […]
April 25, 2021 Dallas is deploying a crime-fighting solution that, simple as it may sound, has quickly yielded results: lights. The city is converting 1,000 public streetlights to brighter LED bulbs and adding 200 lights to dimly lit areas where crime is most prevalent, in an effort primarily focused on reducing violence. Most upgrades are […]
April 25, 2021 Has the pandemic economy finally passed an inflection point? In March, hiring bounced back strongly in Dallas-Fort Worth with the region adding 23,000 jobs, the biggest monthly gain since October. It was an encouraging rebound from February, when D-FW lost over 25,000 jobs after a brutal winter storm knocked out power for […]