July 1, 2020 During a tense, four-hour emergency meeting Tuesday, the Plano City Council voted 5-3 to strongly recommend protective face masks for businesses and their customers in the fight against COVID-19. But there are no penalties if the city’s recommendation is ignored. Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Anthony Ricciardelli suggested that a proposed ordinance be […]
July 1, 2020 The pandemic hasn’t cooled the demand for North Texas warehouse space. If anything, COVID-19 has increased the need for distribution of consumer products. Companies net leased more than 16 million square feet of Dallas-Fort Worth industrial space in the first half of 2020. Tenants moved into almost 6 million square feet of […]
July 1, 2020 The effects of COVID-19 can be unique for every company. For Dallas-based Istation, it’s created some benefits, thanks to its focus on technology in education. The company that provides assessments and instructional tools for a variety of ages has seen a surge in traffic amid the pandemic, according to Ossa Fisher, president […]
July 1, 2020 When looking to consolidate its U.S. operations, over 100 markets were researched before Plano was chosen as Toyota North America’s new home. The 100-acre campus cost $350 million, and in total, the move is estimated to cost more than $1 billion. Together, the city of Plano and the State of Texas provided […]
June 30, 2020 Gov. Greg Abbott, responding promptly after a key coronavirus metric he’s been watching hit “red flag” territory, again has moved to conserve hospital beds by halting elective surgeries. On Tuesday, he suspended all medical procedures performed in hospitals that are “not immediately, medically necessary” in four South Texas counties — Cameron, Hidalgo, […]
June 30, 2020 Texas’ day care centers have reported a total of 950 coronavirus cases, marking an increase of 540 cases in less than two weeks. The latest count includes 643 staff members and 307 children at 668 licensed child care centers, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission reported Tuesday. Until recently, day care […]
June 30, 2020 More than 600,000 Texas public school students, about 11.3% of the overall student population, either didn’t complete assignments or didn’t respond to teacher outreach for some period of time this spring during the coronavirus pandemic. The Texas Education Agency released a report Tuesday showing that higher percentages of low-income, Black and Hispanic […]
June 30, 2020 Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall on Tuesday announced a policy to release videos of police shootings and use-of-force incidents within three days of someone suffering serious injuries or dying. But it was unclear how the changes would work in practice. Videos of police shootings and in-custody deaths are often a challenge […]
July 1, 2020 For the third-consecutive year, Children’s Medical Center Dallas was the only hospital in North Texas ranked in all 10 specialties by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020-2021 Best Children’s Hospitals national rankings. “We are honored to once again be named among the best pediatric hospitals in the nation by U.S. […]
June 26, 2020 From toilet paper to baking yeast, shortages have become commonplace as the COVID-19 pandemic strains supply chains around the country. But the latest hard-to-find item might surprise you: spare change. On June 11, the Federal Reserve Bank notified banks of a “temporary coin order allocation,” placing strict limits on requests for pennies, […]