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Walmart will be the centerpiece of a new development in one of Dallas-Fort Worth’s fastest-growing communities.G-Man Development has teamed up with Walmart Real Estate, the City of Celina and its economic development corporation on a mixed-use development slated to be anchored by the retailer’s first store in the city.Located on the northwest quadrant of Preston Road and Collin County Outer Loop, the forthcoming Shawnee Trail Development will feature urban residential, along with an approximately 200,000-square-foot Walmart, among other retailers and dining options. By Anna Butler#RealEstate #Walmart #Retail #Texas

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When it comes to creating jobs, Texas takes the cake. More than 270,000 positions were added across the state from March 2023 to March 2024, according to the latest employment estimates from the Texas Workforce Commission.At a 2% annual growth rate, it’s the largest increase in nonfarm employment across the country.Texas added 19,100 jobs in March, increasing the seasonally adjusted total to 14,115,700. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.9% for the tenth consecutive month, 0.1 percentage points behind the U.S. rate at 3.8%. By Arcelia Martin#Jobs #Workforce #Texas

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Walmart has its eyes on the new residential growth in Texas, its largest state, as it plans to open 150 stores in the U.S. over the next five years.Walmart told The Dallas Morning News Friday that it will begin building four new stores, one each in Celina, Frisco and Melissa in North Texas and one near Houston in Cypress.Celina and Melissa are getting their first Walmart stores. Groundbreakings for all four stores will be this spring and summer. These are Walmart’s first new local stores since 2018 when it opened in Frisco, Prosper and Fort Worth. By Maria Halkias#Business #Retail #Walmart

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"As the GAF shingle factory in West Dallas inches closer to its 2029 shutdown date, we’re hoping to see the city and GAF work with residents to come up with a great zoning plan that will brighten the neighborhood’s future," the editorial board writes. #productionplant #dallasfortworth #zoning

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The fight between the City of Gunter and Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway could be headed to court soon.BNSF sent a letter Thursday morning to Gunter, its mayor and council members, threatening to sue each of them if they attempted to block a preliminary plat application for the company’s 950-acre North Dallas Logistics Center on the east side of State Highway 289 and BNSF’s existing tracks. By Irving Mejia-Hilario #railroads #dallasfortworth

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Where office occupancy typically ranged between 56% and 61% in the Dallas area during March, eclipse day saw a steep drop-off. Occupancy slipped to 40.9% in Dallas on April 8, and quickly rebounded to 66.3% by the next day.Downtown Dallas Inc. reports that the neighborhood has about 135,000 employees, meaning as many as 80,000 people may have been out of the office on eclipse day. By Anna Butler #dallas #dfw #dallasfortworth

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As Dallas-area cities contend with traffic problems ancillary to growth and commit to reducing fatalities, several are turning to AI.Cities such as Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth, Garland and McKinney have already started using AI-powered technology to lengthen yellow lights if an approaching car isn’t slowing or to give the green to police, ambulance and fire vehicles. By Amber Gaudet #transportation #artificialintelligence #ai #traffic

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Just as the weather in North Texas begins to heat up again, an Illinois-based renewable energy company is opening a solar manufacturing and distribution facility in The Colony which could help Texas’ power grid.ELM Companies is officially opening the doors to its 125,000-square-foot building at 4300 Live Oak Dr., potentially bringing 150 jobs to the city when it’s fully operational. At full capacity, its production of battery energy storage systems could help power Texas substations. By Irving Mejia-Hilario #ercot #energy #texas #powergrid #solarpower

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"It’s time for the federal government to act by passing a law that will protect children [online] nationwide," writes Karen Liu Pang, a mother to a 9-year-old living in Las Colinas. #technology #parenting #socialmedia #mentalhealth

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