The City of Dallas Office of Equity and Inclusion in partnership with Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas is establishing an eviction assistance initiative consisting of education, training and legal representation to Dallas residential rental tenants who are negatively impacted by COVID-19 and unable to pay rent to remain in their homes. “We share the community […]
November 27, 2020 2020 has been exceedingly tough for corporate leaders. Our Top 100 Places to Work met COVID-19 heart-first by giving virtual hugs, listening intently and holistically supporting their troops’ well-being. But how did they deal with the murder of George Floyd and the resulting racial reckoning that sent people of all ages and […]
November 27, 2020 Mirabor Ofugara sat cross-legged on the floor of her Montessori classroom, considering a laminated card with a chocolate chip cookie on it. Was it living or non-living, the 4-year-old asked herself. Ofugara reasoned that she, a living being, often ate cookies, but she had never seen a cookie eat anything. A cookie […]
When Tye and Courtney Caldwell, co-founders of McKinney-based startup ShearShare, pitched investors in Silicon Valley on their app that connects hairstylists with empty salon space, the first reaction they got had nothing to do with the technology. It was about their race. “It was not a wake-up call because we do live in the South, […]
November 30, 2020 Dallas-based engineering giant Jacobs is buying a majority stake in an innovation consulting firm that places a $2.4 billion enterprise value on the company. Jacobs’ $995 million equity investment in PA Consulting amounts to a 65% stake. The remaining 35% will be held by PA employees, following the exit of existing majority […]
Over the years, I’ve come to expect to see our region at or near the top of most “best cities” or “best places for” lists, particularly when the ranking is based on economics, growth, or corporate recruitment. We lead the nation in population and job growth. We’re No.1 in both categories for 2019 and for […]
Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced the guiding principles for Texas’ COVID-19 vaccine allocation process, which will serve as a foundation for the state’s initial distribution for COVID-19 vaccines expected as early as next month. These principles have been established by the Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel (EVAP), […]
November 29, 2020 COVID-19 affects different people differently, and the same holds true for the coronavirus economy. Women, especially women of color, are suffering more from the current downturn and face a longer road to recovery. They’re more likely to have lost their job, more likely to work in distressed service businesses such as hotels […]
November 27, 2020 Fourteen-year-old Israel Olivares logs into school from home most days. He’ll usually sit in his bed, staring at a screen for seven hours. Then, for a couple of treasured class periods each Friday afternoon, he explores the skies above Oak Cliff. Israel is learning to operate drones and log time in a […]
November 30, 2020 Mayor Eric Johnson will create a new task force Monday to examine how to make Dallas a top city for entrepreneurs. The task force will be led by Mandy Price and Trey Bowles, two significant figures in the Dallas-Fort Worth startup scene. Bowles has spent the last decade working in the space, […]