August 10, 2020 Home sales in North Texas exploded in July, rising 25% from a year ago to the largest ever single-month sales total. It was the second month in a row that area home purchases bounced back from the declines in April and May at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. July’s sales spike […]
August 11, 2020 By many measures, including impact on the economy, the pandemic has been devastating. But for job hunters, the prospects looked a lot worse during the Great Recession. In June, according to federal data released Monday, there were three unemployed people for every job opening in the U.S. That was down from 3.9 […]
August 11, 2020 Local officials and business leaders in some of Texas’ college towns are bracing themselves for the possible cancellation of football — a move that could further injure local economies that are still limping from pandemic-related closures and are reliant on game day tourism. This week, decisions are expected to be made about […]
August 10, 2020 The amount of unemployment benefits coming to Texans remained up in the air Monday as confusion persisted over President Donald Trump’s weekend executive orders designed to provide economic relief from the pandemic. On Saturday, Trump ordered that eligible unemployment recipients receive an extra $400 weekly – but only if states administer the […]
August 10, 2020 The number of Texans being tested for the coronavirus has fallen sharply in recent weeks, a trend that has worried public health experts as officials consider sending children back to school while thousands more Texans are infected each day. In the week ending Aug. 8, an average 36,255 coronavirus tests were administered […]
August 10, 2020 Bell is adding to its footprint in Fort Worth as it looks for ways to improve its manufacturing procedures. Bell, part of Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT), announced plans Monday for a 140,000-square-foot facility called the Manufacturing Technology Center. The facility sits at the northeast corner of I-820 and I-35W, about a 15-minute […]
August 10, 2020 S2A Modular, a modular homebuilder, is looking for sites in North Texas for its next manufacturing facility. The Southern California-based company is searching for 30 to 40 acres in Dallas-Fort Worth. It is interested in locations with programs designed to help streamline the contracting and permitting process and ones that are offering […]
August 10, 2020 Dr. Michael Hinojosa’s experience in Dallas shows the heart-wrenching decisions facing administrators throughout America; ‘We cannot afford to get further behind’ Schools superintendent Michael Hinojosa stepped on a land mine while laying plans to reopen his 153,000-student district amid the coronavirus pandemic. He wanted teachers instructing from classrooms, even if students were […]
August 9, 2020 J.C. Penney’s lenders extended a key deadline over the weekend as negotiations continue about the fate of the Plano-based retailer. The lenders filed a notice to extend the deadline as The Wall Street Journal reported speculation Sunday that Amazon may be interested in buying some of Penney’s stores with major mall owner […]
August 10, 2020 Texas legislators have been shut out of the decisions about whether to open or close business, government and cultural spaces during a pandemic – a debating topic that now includes public schools. Maybe that’s just as well. While some of them have railed at Gov. Greg Abbott – or even sued him […]