April 19, 2021 COVID-19 began taking hold of the headlines and the economy about a year ago in Dallas. While it will forever impact almost all industries, the healthcare sector was the front line of fighting the disease and had to be more agile, innovative, and resilient than ever. D CEO Healthcare is sitting down […]
April 19, 2021 Monday, the nation marked a major milestone in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Every American 16 and older is eligible for the shot. The CDC says half have already received at least one dose. Despite a push to spread the word, in parts of North Texas, there are far more doses than there […]
April 19, 2021 At Tarrant County’s COVID-19 vaccine sites these days, there are plenty of first doses to go around. “I would say we could probably easily be doing 15,000, 16,000, 17,000 shots a day,” said Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley. But Whitley guesses that less than half those available doses are getting into people’s […]
April 19, 2021 University of North Texas researchers’ emergency planning technology was originally invented in 2008, but took on an entirely new role in 2020 to facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations. Originally, the tech, which is known as RE-PLAN, was meant to fight against bioterrorism threats like anthrax, but now health agencies can utilize it to strategically […]
April 12, 2021 Another round of elections are upon us, North Texas, with many important local races up for grabs. Hundreds of candidates just in the Dallas-Fort Worth area alone have decided to run, with many local contests featuring 5 or more candidates each. In cities like Arlington and Fort Worth, there are almost 10 […]
April 19, 2021 Early voting starts Monday for the May 1 election, which has drawn scores of candidates running for the Dallas City Council and a slew of suburban mayor’s offices. A special election to fill an open congressional seat is also on the ballot. Dallas City Council races have 56 candidates competing for 14 […]
April 18, 2021 Plano’s Alkami Technology took the step of going public last week – and got off to a strong start. The initial public offering landed a price that was higher than expected, and the stock shot up on its first day over 40 percent, as the company received a multibillion-dollar valuation. For Alkami, […]
April 17, 2021 Dallas ranks as the third most affordable U.S. city for buying a house alone, according to a new study. The average salary in Dallas is $53,318 a year, meaning a property worth up to $248,181 is achievable, according to the study by sleep and wellness publication eachnight. A 1-bedroom home in Dallas, […]
April 16, 2021 Local restaurant Smokey John’s was struggling to survive through the pandemic. Then Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers founder and CEO Todd Graves produced a TV docuseries to go around the country and help 10 restaurants in need. Smokey John’s in Dallas was the first stop Graves and his crew made, infusing more than […]
April 16, 2021 The unemployment rate in Texas was 6.9% in March, which is more than double the record low of 3.4% in May 2019. In February, Texas’ economic struggles were exacerbated as a deadly winter storm knocked large swaths of the state off the power grid for days and made roads impassable. The storm […]