November 12, 2020 The number of COVID-19 cases in Texas public schools rose sharply last week, reflecting county, statewide and national trends on community spread of the coronavirus. Texas schools reported 6,559 new positive cases among students and staff for the week ending Nov. 8, according to a weekly tabulation by the state’s Department of […]
November 12, 2020 Dallas County reported 808 more coronavirus cases and two COVID-19 deaths Thursday. The latest victims were a Dallas man in his 70s and a Mesquite woman in her 50s. She had underlying health problems, but the man did not. County Judge Clay Jenkins and health director Philip Huang said it was urgent […]
November 12, 2020 Amazon is investing millions of dollars at the site of its Dallas tech hub. The e-commerce and cloud giant is making improvements at Galleria towers in Dallas that will total $15 million, according to plans submitted to the state. One document filed with the state covers about 85,000 square feet and is […]
November 12, 2020 If you’re interested in growing or starting your own business, the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce will be operating a four-week online business boot camp to get you prepared. The free Black Business Boot Camp will run from November 17 to December 1. In a partnership with Comerica, the chamber will walk […]
November 12, 2020 Capital One announced that it is making one of its largest grant commitments to Dallas-Fort Worth yet: $500,000 to The Commit Partnership, a Dallas-based nonprofit that works to ensure all local students have access to an equitable education that prepares them for college and a future career. The money is part of […]
November 11, 2020 One of the biggest redevelopment projects ever for Dallas is a step closer to getting off the ground. Hunt Realty plans to build an 11-acre mixed-use skyscraper village on the northwest edge of downtown along Field Street next to Victory Park. Plans for the more than 3.75 million-square-foot mega-development include four towers […]
November 11, 2020 Help is out there for renters who are facing eviction in North Texas as the pandemic has left many people jobless or with reduced income, but it’s not always easy for them to find it. Renters have had a “patchwork” of protections to keep them housed during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a […]
November 12, 2020 In just the latest sign of consolidation in the United States’ oil production market, Pioneer Natural Resources announced October 20 that it has reached an agreement to buy smaller rival Parsley Energy in a deal valued at about $4.5 billion. Announced less than a month after Devon Energy and WPX Energy said […]
November 12, 2020 Residents of Texas’ most populous cities, including Dallas, Austin and Houston, can get prescription drugs delivered through the Uber Eats app beginning Thursday. The expansion builds on the company’s previously announced pilot program in Dallas and Seattle. “COVID has had a pretty incredible impact … on a lot of merchants that are […]
November 10, 2020 E-commerce giant Amazon is expanding its offices again in Dallas. The digital retailer is adding more than 100,000 square feet of offices in the Galleria office towers on LBJ Freeway and Noel Road. Amazon has been a major tenant in the high-profile office towers since 2014. The company already occupies multiple floors […]