August 11, 2020 A giant distribution hub in southern Dallas County has sold for a whopping price. The 2.3 million-square-foot Home Depot distribution center at 9314 W. Jefferson Blvd. was built last year – one of the largest new industrial buildings in Dallas County. Now the property has been sold for a staggering $246.7 million […]
August 11, 2020 A week after scrapping the controversial development plan known as Plano Tomorrow, the city is going back to the drawing board. Members of Plano’s Comprehensive Plan Review Committee told the city council Monday that work is beginning to develop a new plan that will guide the city’s growth in the years ahead. […]
June 11, 2020 All you have to do to find the nearest McDonald’s or Chick-fil-A near you is type “fast food” into Google. But that’s not quite what we’re talking about here. The following are drive-thrus where your dollar can support local businesses while keeping you socially distanced. Some may even hail the drive-thru as […]
August 10, 2020 Indianapolis-based general contractor AECOM Hunt has a new leader in its Dallas office. Industry veteran Monte Thurmond has recently taken over as the company’s new executive vice president and division manager for the Texas region. He has replaced the retired Kevin Cain. The company, nor the Texas region are new for Thurmond, […]
August 10, 2020 Richardson-based Electronic Transaction Consultants Corporation (ETC), a technology solutions provider for the mobility and transportation industries, has been acquired by Align Capital Partners, the companies announced today. Align Capital Partners, which has offices in Dallas and Cleveland, acquired ETC from Italian parent company Atlantia SpA. The financial terms of the transaction were […]
August 10, 2020 A grant from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) Innovation Fund is supporting McKinney-based CourMed through a grant, as the startup expands its headquarters at Hub 121, increases its North Texas delivery services, and scales to additional markets. CourMed provides the delivery of prescriptions and other health-related items through its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) […]
August 10, 2020 “I grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, which was the center of integration for schools. Being Southern a girl and growing up in Little Rock, I was aware of the conversation about racism, but not because I necessarily felt that people were me treating differently. I never had the experience of being […]
August 10, 2020 Ave (1973): One of Mark Di Suvero’s signature steel girder sculptures, Ave looms large over the DMA’s south lawn, standing tall over the two-story building and weighing in at 12,000 pounds. The sculpture was acquired by the museum in 1976, three years after its completion and subsequent tour of Europe. The sculpture’s […]
August 10, 2020 Tech isn’t exactly soaring in Dallas, but it’s better than a lot of other major cities. North Texas climbed one spot to No. 3 for the number of technology job openings during July among national metros, according to CompTIA, which used data from Burning Glass Technologies Insights. It surpassed San Francisco, which […]
August 10, 2020 Most Texas voters are paying close attention to the contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, a marquee event that will chart the course of Texas politics. But another intriguing matchup is one spot below on November’s general election ballot. Incumbent Republican John Cornyn is trying to win […]