North Texas economic development agencies record 189 deals in 2017

Cities around North Texas have attracted dozens of headquarters and corporate campuses, bringing thousands of jobs to the region. These are the economic development professionals making those deals happen......»»

Sporting events canceled, economic development deals ditched, conventions relocated. No, this isn’t fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s backlash to North Carolina’s 2016 transgender “bathroom bill” — and Joe Woolley fears Tennessee could be next......»»

Kyle Kinateder is on his way out as executive director of the Schertz Economic Development Corp. He’s headed to North Texas to be president and CEO of Midlothian Economic Development. Kinateder is expected to start his new job on Oct. 7. He was.....»»

Danny Chavez has traded in his position as vice president of business development with the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation for new opportunity in the Metroplex. Chavez, who has been with the San Antonio EDF nearly four years, confirmed.....»»

Note: BigBang! 2018: Dallas Deals and Dreams, Driving Resilience & Economic Mobility kicks off today. Tickets are on sale here. Corporate philanthropy has long been a tenet of the North Texas business climate as companies, executives and employees r.....»»

Texas has once again opened the checkbook to win an economic development prize from California, this time with local leaders approving incentives for the large campus that Cupertino iPhone giant Apple plans to build in North Austin......»»

A look at a Texas program shows how companies secretly renegotiate deals so they don’t have to deliver the jobs first promised......»»

Phoenix was in the running for a nearly $300 million investment from a Vietnamese solar company, but North Carolina ended up landing the economic development deal......»»

The new director has spent the bulk of her career in economic development in North Alabama......»»

Austin workforce and economic development leaders applaud Elon Musk's prediction of needing 10,000-plus people in Central Texas for Tesla by the end of next year, but some are worried the local talent pool won't come close to meeting the company's goal......»»

Economic development agencies have created comeback plans for several midsize cities that will position them to quickly rebound from the pandemic......»»

Just under 9 million square feet of sublease space is currently available in North Texas, according to Transwestern......»»

A mixed-use development with a $1 billion valuation is headed for a residential suburb north of Austin......»»

It's still early in the new year, but North Carolina's economic development push has already seen potential job investments go to the Commonwealth to the north......»»

In recent months, Texas has seen big job and economic development announcements from legendary employers like Charles Schwab, Amazon, Oracle, Hewlett Packard and Tesla. Texas families have seen a rapid recovery in the housing market. As the Tex.....»»

The company continues to look for more deals in Texas after closing on a new industrial park in Carrollton......»»

The federal government's push to stymie the economic fallout from the coronavirus has directed more than $130 million in stimulus to colleges and universities in Dallas-Fort Worth......»»

Major economies are seeing the biggest monthly slump in activity ever amid the coronavirus crisis and no end is in sight without clarity about how long lockdowns will last, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Wednesday......»»

More than 275,000 Texans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the economic turmoil caused by COVID-19 continues. Approximately 275,597 people in Texas filed for unemployment insurance in the week that ended March 28, according to advance s.....»»

Late last week, Governor Greg Abbott announced that Texas is now included as part of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster declaration, allowing qualifying businesses in the state access to the loan program.  SBA Public In.....»»