January 8, 2021 Rannon Ching, pharmacist for Tarrytown Pharmacy in Austin, got the call at 8 a.m. on Dec. 23: Five hundred doses of the Moderna vaccine were arriving. Get ready. “I found out two hours before the FedEx guy came,” he said. Ching frantically called some Austin senior care facilities on his way to […]
January 8, 2021 More of those big moving trucks you see on the highway are headed to Texas. Texas was the top inbound destination for corporate moves handled in 2020 by Allied Van Lines. “It’s no surprise that Texas, with its business-friendly climate, continues to rank as the top move destination for Allied corporate relocation […]
January 7, 2021 Amid confusion and frustration over the COVID-19 vaccination roll out in Texas, state officials changed course Thursday and announced they will begin shipping most doses to large providers that can get at least 100,000 shots into people’s arms each week. The vaccination hubs have yet to be named, but the Department of […]
January 7, 2021 Harris County on Thursday reported Texas’ first known case of the new, more contagious COVID-19 variant. The new variant of the virus, known as B.1.1.7, was confirmed in a man between the ages of 30 and 40 in southwestern Harris County, who had no travel history, according to the county. Because the […]
January 4, 2021 A $1 billion bond for Dallas College can now move forward after being held up for more than a year by a lawsuit alleging election misconduct. On Dec. 30, Judge Charles Stokes ruled in favor of Dallas College denying a request to void the 2019 bond election results. The voter-approved bond package […]
January 6, 2021 As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out across the state, questions remain about how and where eligible Texans can get vaccinated. The state health department doesn’t have a central place to sign up for inoculation. Instead, health officials have told Texans to use the state’s vaccine provider map to find out where to get […]
January 7, 2021 Dallas County is set to launch its first ‘mega’ public COVID-19 vaccination site at Fair Park next week where thousands of people a day can be inoculated against the deadly virus fueling the pandemic, officials said Thursday. The sprawling fairgrounds were selected after county officials reviewed multiple locations in southern Dallas, including […]
January 6, 2021 Thryv Holdings, which entered the public market last year, is looking to get more international with a new deal. The North Texas company, which provides tech tools for small businesses, is in discussions to acquire Sensis Holding Limited in Australia, an announcement said. The potential deal could be about $195 million, and […]
January 5, 2021 Job hunters are out in force following New Year’s resolutions as well as the economic downturn caused by the pandemic. In North Texas, there’s a bit of good news for those who are unemployed or seeking a better job. Plano is the 10th-best city in the country for finding employment, according to […]
January 6, 2021 Local developer Billingsley Co. has broken ground on its first 10-story office building at Cypress Waters. The building, addressed at 2999 Olympus Blvd., will offer 300,000 square feet of office space and 30,000-square-foot floor plates. Amenities will include a four per 1,000 parking ratio, a fitness center, conference center and walkability to […]