October 16, 2020 Hospitals in some parts of the state are filling with coronavirus patients, alarming health officials who say Texas could be on the brink of another surge after a relative plateau in September. The number of hospitalized coronavirus patients has swung upward in parts of the state including West Texas, the Dallas-Fort Worth […]
October 15, 2020 Six weeks after lowering the county’s coronavirus risk level, health officials announced Wednesday that Dallas County was moving back to the most severe level of risk. Created in May by public health, epidemiology and infectious disease experts, the county’s color-coded COVID-19 risk chart is meant to guide residents on the precautions they […]
October 15, 2020 As businesspeople, we are surrounded by projects. Even in our personal lives, there are times when you need to make a plan and execute it. It certainly sounds simple but you will need to manage timelines, manage people, manage problems, manage expectations… if the project is your responsibility there is so much […]
October 15, 2020 A Christian organization that leads college students on trips to Israel recently announced it will relocate its headquarters from the Chicago area to the Watters Creek development in Allen. Contractors will begin renovations on a 6,200-square-foot office space for Passages Israel at the end of the month, according to a news release […]
October 15, 2020 It’s been a solid year for venture investing in the Dallas area – though the latest report was somewhat mixed, new research shows. North Texas had $264.97 million of investment dollars in the third quarter, according to the PitchBook-NVCAVenture Monitor, which tracks the industry. That brings the total to $1.075 billion for […]
October 14, 2020 Half of Texans are experiencing some kind of financial hardship because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a new survey finds. The survey, conducted by the Episcopal Health Foundation, highlights how the pandemic affects people across the state with different household incomes and races, with and without health insurance, and other factors. Nearly […]
October 14, 2020 Dallas County reported 454 more confirmed coronavirus cases Wednesday, including 443 which the county considers new and 11 from previous months. One new COVID-19 death was also reported. Labs either report coronavirus cases directly to the county health department or to the state health department, which then relays the information to individual […]
October 15, 2020 Roughly seven months after entering pandemic lockdown, the city of Dallas is ready to prove its battered and beleaguered tourism and live events industry can safely return to business. The Mecum Auto Auction, drawing vintage collectors from around the nation, begins Thursday at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. It’ll attract an […]
October 15, 2020 Solemn and serious, the soon-to-be-88-year-old founder of the acclaimed Dallas advertising and marketing firm that bears his name prepared in solitude for the most emotionally fraught staff meeting of his lengthy career. “I am firing myself” was the message Stan Richards delivered to the company’s 650 employees via Zoom on Thursday afternoon. […]
October 14, 2020 Dallas County officials want you to think twice before getting a haircut, dining out or heading to the mall as new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations begin to climb. Dallas County officials on Wednesday raised the county’s perceived risk level back to red after just six weeks at a lower level, orange. Dallas […]