Governor Abbott Announces Garland Designated Music Friendly Texas Certified Community

Garland TX 5/12 1:40P

Designation to be Celebrated Saturday, May 17, as Part of City's Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the "Red Headed Stranger" Recording in Garland

Hotel at The Village could get bigger

Dallas Business Journal 5/12 1:00A Noor Adatia

A Dallas-based developer appears primed to add to the mixed-use hub at the center of The Village, a huge collection of apartment communities with thousands of units.

Hundreds of acres in play across Metroplex

Dallas Business Journal 5/12 12:48A Seth Bodine

Some new communities are being considered in Fort Worth and large industrial projects are moving forward in McKinney and Terrell. Plus, Garland hopes to create an "urban mixed-use" zone. Learn about those issues and more being discussed soon by...

Plano-based investment firm buys more land to the north

Dallas Business Journal 5/12 12:25A Aayush Gupta

A DFW-based company has made another play in North Texas’ land rush, buying 81 acres for about $2.5 million in a small town in Grayson County. Read on for the location and rationale behind the purchase.

Brewery, Fort Worth Stockyards owners embroiled in $1 million lease dispute

Dallas Business Journal 5/12 12:00A Seth Bodine

Multiple legal battles are brewing in the Fort Worth Stockyards. That includes a bar and live music venue suing for alleged breach of contract and seeking substantial damages.

UPDATE: Bodies of two men recovered from Joe Pool Lake after drowning incident

DFW Scanner 5/11 8:41A dfwscanner

At approximately 4:26 p.m. on May 10th, the Grand Prairie Public Safety Dive Team responded to a report of two possible drownings at Joe Pool Lake. Witnesses reported that two males fell off a boat without life vests, and did not resurface. The...

Garland’s Recycled Water Program Honored with 2024 Texas American Water Works Association Award

Garland TX 5/9 8:23A

The City of Garland Water Utilities Department is proud to announce that its Recycled Water Program has been awarded a 2024 Texas American Water Works Association Bob Derrington Reuse Award.

Make A Difference: Boards & Commissions

Garland TX 5/8 9:44A

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Garland Welcomes Code Compliance Director

Garland TX 5/8 9:36A

Brian Morris joined the City of Garland as Code Compliance Director on May 5. He is an experienced local government professional with more than 13 years of service in code compliance, inspections and community engagement.

Next president for UTD lined up

Dallas Business Journal 5/8 2:37A Plamedie Ifasso

The University of Texas System Board of Regents voted unanimously May 7 to name Prabhas Moghe as the sole finalist for president at UTD. That started a state-required 21-day waiting period.

Dallas firm buys into part of Fort Worth that's 'having its moment'

Dallas Business Journal 5/8 1:54A Seth Bodine

A Dallas investor's recent purchase of a prime downtown Fort Worth property signals growing interest by real estate firms in the area. The new owners hope the building, vacant for years, could soon attract a lively restaurant or bar tenant —...

Real ID enforcement begins this week — how might that affect air travel in North Texas?

Dallas Business Journal 5/7 9:57A Janet Miranda

Air travelers without a Real ID might be waiting an extra two hours to get through security, according to TSA.

Daisy Brand to break ground on $24M innovation center in Garland, doubling R&D team

Dallas Business Journal 5/7 9:57A Plamedie Ifasso

The cottage cheese and sour cream maker is set to begin work on its 56,000-square-foot Innovation Center early next month. Check out the job impact and more.

$100 million build-to-rent burst brings new communities to Collin and Denton counties

Dallas Business Journal 5/7 9:52A Aayush Gupta

ONM Living, a local build-for-rent company, is investing $100 million in two new communities in Collin and Denton counties. Each community will offer studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom rental homes. Read on to see how North Texas is faring in...

2 Dallas eateries named to World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants

Dallas Business Journal 5/7 9:50A Alexa Reed

Two Dallas steakhouses have earned spots on the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants list. Discover what sets them apart and their plans for the future.