September 29, 2020 Starting Tuesday night, Reunion Tower will join other buildings in dimming its lights to 25-percent. It’s part of the “Lights Out Texas” initiative, led by former first lady Laura Bush, to protect birds as they migrate across the United States. Every spring and fall, nearly two billion birds travel through Texas at […]
September 29, 2020 Public education has weighed heavily on the minds of parents, students, teachers, and administrators since the widespread closure of schools in mid-March due to COVID-19. Since then, parents and education stakeholders have sought clarity from school leaders about their plans to keep students safe and make up for learning lost over an […]
September 29, 2020 A program that calls itself the largest pre-seed startup accelerator in the world is coming to Dallas. Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute has chapters in more than 225 cities across the globe. Now, Dallas is being added to that list—the newest chapter aims to give local early stage entrepreneurs the support network and […]
September 29, 2020 Plano-headquartered Alkami Technology, which bills itself as a leader in providing cloud-based digital banking solutions for banks and credit unions, has closed on a $140 million funding round. The fintech innovator said the financing follows several major growth milestones. It puts Alkami’s total funding upwards of $400 million. Alkami helps banks and […]
September 29, 2020 Company to break ground on nearly 1,000 megawatts of renewables and storage; announces planned retirement of entire Midwest coal fleet Provides financial update, raises 2020 financial guidance, and announces long-term capital allocation plan from continued strong financial outlook IRVING, Texas, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced a comprehensive […]
September 29, 2020 The name Alex Quian might sound familiar if you came across a few articles last summer about a Dallas local who launched a service project to impact 30 area nonprofits in 30 days. Or maybe you heard about him earlier this year when he founded Young Leaders For Change, a nationwide program […]
September 28, 2020 BioLabs, a membership-based co-working lab network based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has selected Dallas as its first location in the Central United States. The company has signed on for space in Pegasus Park, a 23-acre mixed-use campus that’s being redeveloped along Stemmons Freeway between the Design District and the Medical District. Its new […]
September 29, 2020 Mike Wilson is stepping down as editor of The Dallas Morning News, ending a nearly six-year run where he guided the newsroom through a series of history-making news events, from the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers to a global pandemic that turned 2020 into an unforgettable year. Wilson announced his […]
September 28, 2020 A federal appeals court on Monday put a temporary hold on a lower court’s ruling last week that reinstated the practice of straight-ticket voting, again casting into uncertainty whether Texas voters will have the option in the Nov. 3 election to vote for every candidate of a political party with one punch. […]
September 29, 2020 The PGA of America has begun construction on its new headquarters in Frisco. The 106,622-square-foot office building, designed by architect Page Southerland Page, will sit on more than 6 acres that are part of the 660-acre PGA Frisco campus, which also includes an Omni hotel and resort and two golf courses. The […]