May 26, 2020 Despite not being in the news much since the end of last year, things are still moving forward and are on schedule at Dallas Midtown, arguably the city’s most ambitious mixed-use development. Spanning nearly 450 acres in North Dallas where the Valley View Mall once sat, Dallas Midtown is set to be […]
May 25, 2020 The official end of school for Dallas ISD students is Wednesday, but nearly all at-home distance learning wrapped up last week. District leaders have come up with a new setup to help encourage reading during the summer. Students will be receiving five books in the mail to help them with access to […]
May 26, 2020 Before the novel coronavirus pandemic forced America’s restaurants to a halt in March, Washington D.C.-based chef Erik Bruner-Yang had a lot going for him. In addition to a growing family and four successful restaurants, he was the 2015 James Beard nominee for Rising Star Chef, an award that goes to “a chef […]
May 22, 2020 North Texas manufacturers took a devastating hit from COVID-19 in April, the first full month of what is expected to be a protracted downturn for the industry. The manufacturing industry in Dallas-Fort Worth employed 277,600 people in April – 10,500 fewer than one month earlier, according to data from the U.S. Bureau […]
May 24, 2020 Texas bars, bowling alleys and other businesses were able to reopen Friday – the start of Memorial Day weekend – as long as they limited the number of customers to 25% of their allowed occupancy. And restaurants were able to start operating at 50% capacity. The reopenings are part of Gov. Greg […]
May 25, 2020 Dallas County reported 171 more cases of the coronavirus Monday, continuing a trend from last week of lower case numbers. The county also reported no new deaths from the virus Monday, which County Judge Clay Jenkins said he considered a Memorial Day “present.” It was the first day the county didn’t report […]
May 22, 2020 On Wednesday, May 20, The Dallas Morning News science writer Anna Kuchment spoke with two medical experts about the coronavirus and what North Texans need to know as the state reopens. The experts were Dr. Mamta Jain, professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, who oversees COVID-19 clinical trials; and […]
May 22, 2020 Texas’ jobless rate rose to 12.8% in April painting a clearer picture of the effect statewide lockdowns have had on the state’s economy, according to a release from the Texas Workforce Commission. The 12.8% unemployment rate is a considerable increase from the 4.7% Texas saw in March when economists warned job losses […]
May 21, 2020 The Dallas Regional Chamber says businesses are looking at potentially relocating corporate headquarters or building regional offices in North Texas, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Rosa, the senior vice president of economic development for the Chamber, said, “We’ve got about 20 projects that includes manufacturing, it includes corporate headquarters, it includes […]
May 21, 2020 Over the past several weeks, I have been extremely proud, not only of our firm’s commitment to and support of our people amidst the coronavirus pandemic, but also of how PwC is helping support the local communities in which our people work and live. Nationally, the PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. has committed […]