August 3, 2020 To hear CEO Ron Rittenmeyer describe it, each month of Tenet Healthcare’s second quarter threw a totally different challenge at the nation’s third largest investor-owned hospital operator. “April [reflected] the uncertainty of the early days of the pandemic, shutdown of elective surgery, rapid decline of flow into ERs and associated areas while […]
August 3, 2020 The University of Texas at Arlington is asking all students to limit their social activities and contact with non-household members “to the maximum extent possible” for two weeks before returning to campus for the fall semester. The request for a “14-day pause on outside activities” is one of several precautions the university […]
August 3, 2020 Dallas County health officials are trying to determine why fewer COVID-19 tests are coming back positive at one of its two free testing sites. In July, about 7% of people tested at the University of Dallas site had positive test results — compared to 17% at sites run by Parkland Hospital, including […]
August 4, 2020 Welcome to The Dallas Morning News School Guide. Below, you can search for in-depth information on more than 1,700 schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including many principals’ responses to survey questions issued by our editorial board. SEARCH TIPS: Try filtering for specific grades, cities and school types. The map only shows […]
August 4, 2020 Since launching in 2017 under the Match Affinity portfolio, BLK has grown into the largest dating app for Black singles. Now, with more than 3 million downloads, the company is using its large platform to encourage ongoing education and dialogue around the topics of racism and discrimination, inspired by the Black Lives […]
August 3, 2020 Like the rest of the commercial property markets, the shared-office business has been significantly affected by the pandemic. Some of the country’s biggest commercial real estate firms are adapting to how coworking will function in a COVID-19 world and beyond. Dallas’ Stream Realty Partners is setting up a new flexible workspace platform. […]
August 3, 2020 As a child watching his mother work in the restaurant industry in Seoul, Tyler Shin swore he would never go into the restaurant business. Now, he’s founded a commercial kitchen business in Garland that is home to a growing number of virtual kitchens, caterers and packaged-goods chefs. Revolving Kitchen opened in October […]
August 3, 2020 For the first time in months, Texas’ sales tax revenue increased when compared to the same period last year despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Monday. Texas collected $2.98 billion in sales tax revenue in July — 4.3% more than in July 2019. That revenue, which mainly reflects purchases […]
July 21, 2020 KPMG, one of the largest accounting firms in the world, is ushering in a new era of leadership at its Dallas office. The firm named Kim Kesler as the next managing partner of its Dallas practice, effective Aug. 1, making her the first woman to hold that title in the company’s 105-year […]
August 3, 2020 It is “impossible” to make the office 100 per cent safe, says Paul Hunter, professor of Medicine at the University of East Anglia. “You could spend millions on preparations and then someone gets the infection from the journey in. You can’t legislate for all these transmissions.” Experts and officials remain divided over […]