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Company developing Dallas to Houston high-speed rail project lays off 28 employees

Texas Central, the company behind the high-speed rail project between Dallas and Houston, is laying off more than two dozen employees as the economy slows amid the spread of COVID-19. Dallas-based Texas Central did not say the project is canceled, but i.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 28th, 2020

Texas company gets $300M loan for high-speed train project

A Texas company has secured a $300 million loan for a proposed high-speed rail project from Dallas to Houston......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsSep 14th, 2018

Texas Central wins key legal decision for high-speed rail project, setting up potential Texas Supreme Court showdown

The Dallas to Houston high-speed rail project won a key legal battle Thursday. Up next? Potentially the Texas Supreme Court......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 7th, 2020

Future of Dallas to Houston high-speed rail project uncertain

JEWETT — Jim Miles can’t work the land any more. The stroke he suffered on Halloween in 2018 robbed him of his ability to personally tend the ranch he owns located nearly two hours south of Dallas. Beyond a line of grazing cattle, deer can hazily.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 15th, 2020

Public hearings over Dallas to Houston high-speed rail project canceled after coronavirus guidance

The Federal Railroad Administration is canceling three upcoming public hearings over Texas Central's high-speed rail project that could connect Dallas and Houston. Hearings were scheduled to take place in the Dallas area, Houston area and in the s.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 18th, 2020

Rural Texas counties to hold public hearing on Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail project

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Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 31st, 2020

Here’s when DFW"s bullet train, hyperloop, driverless cars and flying taxis are set to take off

If you don’t think of North Texas as being on the cutting edge of transportation, consider this: HIGH-SPEED RAIL The 200 mph Texas Bullet Train between Dallas and Houston is set to be the first project of its type in the nation. The project in.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 7th, 2018

Texas Central enters new agreement for high-speed rail project

The developer seeking to connect Houston to North Texas by high-speed rail has added a new partner. Texas Central Partners announced Nov. 21 that it has signed an early contract involvement agreement with train system installation firm Mass. Elect.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 21st, 2019

Texas bullet train rival SCNF blasts Japanese funding for $15B project

A French competitor of the company trying to build the bullet train between Dallas and Houston is attacking Dallas-based Texas Central Rail for securing a $300 million loan with Japanese backing for the company's proposed project. SNCF America In.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 19th, 2018

Enhancing R&D: Milwaukee Tool Project Red Speed Research & Development Facility

With Milwaukee Tool’s growth and its creation of additional high-tech engineering positions, the new facility helps the company replace some of the hundreds of manufacturing jobs lost in recent years throughout the Milwaukee area......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 7th, 2020

Dallas firm breaks ground on distribution center in north Houston

Trammell Crow Co. has broken ground on a 352,303-square-foot speculative distribution center in north Houston, the Dallas-based firm announced Feb. 28. Trammell Crow is developing the project, dubbed Rankin 45 Distribution Center, as a joint venture.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 1st, 2020

New high-speed rail business plan promises Central Valley trains in 9 years

The Trump administration's efforts to reclaim or 'de-obligate' two federal grants threaten the project's timeline......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 12th, 2020

Britain gives "green signal" to major rail project HS2

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave the green light for a high speed rail project connecting London to northern England on Tuesday. Ciara Lee reports.....»»

Category: videoSource: reutersFeb 11th, 2020

After years of work, Texas firm aims to break ground on high-speed rail project in 2020

Construction could start in 2020 on the first high-speed train in Texas and the United States. But some residents and businesses in the Lone Star State are still fighting the project, worried about things from its fi.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 11th, 2020

Business leaders tout high-speed rail project as economic boon

Up to four Georgia cities — not including Atlanta — lie along the proposed line, no matter which of three alternative routes the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) chooses......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 25th, 2019

Form-D Friday: Dallas-based company raises $8.3M as it looks to grow, add employees

Welcome back to Form D Friday, where we take a look at regulatory filings in North Texas to see which businesses and firms are raising capital for a new project, investment idea or for something else......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 18th, 2019

Exclusive: Texas Central signs largest partner for high-speed rail project

An Italian firm will be in charge of the civil scope of the Texas high-speed train, an estimated $14 billion portion of the project......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 13th, 2019

Denver-based staffing app expands service to San Antonio

Denver-based GigSmart, a company uses a mobile hiring app to connect businesses that have on-demand or project-based staffing needs, is expanding into seven major U.S. metros, including San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, and Houston, as well as Chicago, Sa.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 5th, 2019

Fast-growing health-tech company on the move to high-profile project

Rapid growth has led Bridge Connector to search for a larger home. The company, which launched in January 2018 and moved its headquarters to Nashville at the start of this year, has grown from five employees to more than 100......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 15th, 2019

Houston-based Hines lays out plans for massive San Antonio industrial park

Seven months after Houston-based international real estate company Hines bought 45 acres in northeast San Antonio for its first local industrial park, the company has released details on the huge project......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 25th, 2019

Virgin Trains CEO shares future plans for high-speed rail in Orlando, Tampa

Virgin Trains' CEO answered questions regarding the Tampa leg of the project during a groundbreaking ceremony at Orlando International Airport......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 24th, 2019