Irving-Based RailPros Growing Fast, Plans to Hire 200 Employees This Year
Even a global pandemic couldn’t slow down the growth of RailPros. Ken Koff, CEO of the Irving company, fondly remembers when the executive team high-fived each other after crossing the 200-employee mark. Today, the company has more than 900 employees and intends to hire 200 by the end of this year. Koff declined to disclose […]
Texas CRE Firms Announce 5-Development Joint Venture for Multifamily Properties
Irving-based JPI today announced a joint venture with Lubbock-based Madera Residential and WayMaker on five new developments across North Texas, according to a news release. According to the release, those five developments will provide over 1,750 Class A multifamily units. When completed the portfolio will include nine total communities. The first five are named Jefferson […]
Irving Follow-Up to Veterans Day set at Porter’s Army Navy
After honoring Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Irving-Las Colinas residents can take part in a Unite For Troops Veterans Day Celebration the day after. Donations and volunteers are needed for the Nov. 12 event, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Porter’s Army Navy Store, 600 E. Irving Blvd. The event returns after a three-year break, but […]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant Fuels Irving-Based Celanese’s Development of Medical Device
With a nearly $626,000 award from the foundation formed by the Microsoft co-founder and his ex-wife, Irving-based chemical and specialty materials company Celanese Corporation says it plans to produce a refillable contraceptive implant. “We have a long history working in the area of women’s health and are honored by the trust placed in our team […]
Irving Community Invited To Provide Input On Proposed Design Of The New Central Fire Station
Irving was still in its infancy when the state fire insurance board recommended it would need the assistance of 20 men to serve as its volunteer fire force. A population scant of 400 living just west of Dallas’ reach in the 1920s, Irving was quickly progressing into a thriving town complete with a water system, […]
Irving ZIP Code Ranks as Texas’ Hottest for Home Sales and Buyer Interest
Irving’s 75060 ZIP code is the hottest residential area in Texas and one of the hottest in the nation for fast home sales and buyer interest, according to a new Realtor.com analysis. Homes in that southern Irving area sold faster and received more views from buyers than the average home listing in the U.S., according […]
Investment Firms Partner to Create Precision Aerospace Holdings
Dallas-based private investment firms CIC Partners (CIC) and Juniper Capital Management (Juniper) announced today that they have partnered to form a new platform, Precision Aerospace Holdings, according to a news release. Dallas-based Applegate EDM, LLC and Irving-based Icon Machine Co. were acquired and united under the platform. “We expect these initial acquisitions to be the […]
Medical City Las Colinas Achieves 5-Star Rating For Obstetric Care
Medical City Las Colinas is a 5-Star recipient in the 2022 Ob-Gyn Awards by Healthgrades, a leading resource for connecting consumers, physicians and health systems. This marks the seventh consecutive year Medical City Las Colinas has received 5-star awards in the vaginal delivery and C-section delivery categories (2015-2022). This 5-star rating indicates that Medical City […]
Irving-based Nexstar Media Group Purchases the CW Network
Irving’s Nexstar Media Group, the nation’s largest television broadcasting company, said Monday that it has a deal to buy majority ownership of the CW Network. Nexstar will hold 75% ownership of the CW network while the current co-owners, Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global, will retain a 12.5% ownership interest in the network. Warner Bros. […]
Bring Home An Irving Shelter Pet During Clear The Shelters Month
The Irving Animal Care Campus (IACC) wants to ‘clear out the campus’ this month during NBC Universal’s national adoption event, Clear the Shelters, which returns Aug. 1-31. During the month of August, interested pet adopters can work with IACC staff and volunteers to find their forever companion at the campus located at 4140 Valley View […]
