Tune in to a new holiday special premiering on Bloomberg Television, Friday December 18th at 6PM CST. In addition to the original airing date, the concert will re-air on Bloomberg TV on: December 18 & 25 at 7pm EST December 19 & 26 11am EST December 20 & 27 4pm EST December 24 at 9pm […]
Deloitte’s newly released report: “2021 Technology, Media & Telecommunications Predictions,” highlights business trends amid a global pandemic that’s upended the economy, education, health care, entertainment and many other segments. Below are some numbers that highlight the survey. www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2020/12/09/deloitte-2021-technology-media-telecom-predictions.html
December 14, 2020 Texas families and educators had a flood of questions after state officials made a big announcement that the STAAR tests will be given this school year. State officials announced on Thursday that schools and districts won’t receive letter grades for the 2020-21 school year, but the state tests will still be administered […]
December 14, 2020 The first doses of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine are set to hit Texas soil on Monday, bringing hope to a virus-ravaged state even as the daily death toll soars to its highest point since the pandemic first swept the nation nearly a year ago. Arriving at health care facilities around Texas after […]
December 13, 2020 A Dallas hospital will be among the first four sites in Texas to get shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine Monday. Methodist Dallas Medical Center will begin immunizations for health care workers and other staff members who interact with COVID-19 patients once the shipment arrives, said Pam Stoyanoff, president and chief operating officer […]
December 13, 2020 Dallas County reported 1,810 more coronavirus cases and four new COVID-19 deaths Sunday. The latest victims include two Dallas women, one in her 50s and one in her 90s; a Grand Prairie woman in her 40s; and a Mesquite man in his 80s. All four had been hospitalized and had underlying health […]
December 11, 2020 Heading into another holiday season, Texas has the fewest number of available intensive care beds to care for its sickest patients since the pandemic began, leaving health care experts worried hospitals could be pushed to the brink as coronavirus cases continue to climb. As of Thursday, there were 672 staffed ICU beds […]
December 10, 2020 Farmers Branch-based Tenet Healthcare will purchase a portfolio of 45 surgery centers from SurgCenter Development for $1.1 billion. Tenet said Thursday that it will acquire a majority interest in the centers by buying out SCD’s interests as well as part of physicians’ stake in the centers. The surgical centers employ 800 staff […]
December 10, 2020 A growing medical tech firm is expanding its headquarters with a move to Irving. Pieces Inc., a health care artificial intelligence and technology company, has taken a full floor of office space in the Towers at Williams Square in Irving. The high-rise complex at 5201 N. O’Connor Boulevard is the centerpiece of […]
December 10, 2020 The City of Dallas approved the purchase of 2,100 additional hotspots during the budget process in September. Dallas residents without home broadband will now have 2,000 more ways to access internet thanks to Dallas Public Library’s expanded hotspot lending program. Starting December 15, every Dallas Public Library location (except for Bookmarks at […]