Irving’s 4th of July Celebration to Feature Parade, Live Music, Fireworks
Irving will celebrate the Fourth of July next month with a parade, live music and fireworks. A community parade will wind through the city’s Heritage District with floats and custom vehicles. The parade begins at 9 a.m. Check out the parade route here. A reception with live music and free watermelon will follow the parade at […]
London-based Gravity Global acquires Irving’s Mojo Media Labs
London-based Gravity Global, a B2B and complex markets consultancy, has acquired Irving-based Mojo Media Labs, which specializes in account-based marketing (ABM) and is a HubSpot diamond agency partner, according to a news release. According to the release, this is Gravity’s third acquisition in three months and gives its expertise in connecting B2B components: branding, demand […]
Fluid Life Announces Grand Opening of New Laboratory in Texas
Fluid Life, a leading provider of equipment reliability solutions and lubrication analysis announced grand opening ceremonies slated for July 12, 2022, at its new lab in Irving, TX. The new laboratory and offices are located at 3710 W. Royal Lane, Irving, TX, four miles from the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. According to Fluid Life […]
Caterpillar to Relocate Global Headquarters to Irving-Las Colinas
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced it will move its global headquarters to the company’s existing office in Irving, Texas, from its current location in Deerfield, Illinois. “We believe it’s in the best strategic interest of the company to make this move, which supports Caterpillar’s strategy for profitable growth as we help our customers build […]
7-Eleven Concept Store Offers a New Frozen Concoction
When Jimmy Buffett sings about “that frozen concoction that helps me hang on,” he’s not talking about a Slurpee. But according to a news release, a 7-Eleven lab store located at 13635 Preston Rd. at the corner of Alpha Road that just opened in Dallas offers both the refreshing non-alcoholic, blue tongue-generating carbonated slushy the […]
Fluor Selected for Interstate 35 Capital Express South Project in Austin, Texas
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded a construction contract for the Interstate 35 (I-35) Capital Express South project in Austin, Texas, by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Fluor will book the nearly $548 million contract value in the second quarter of 2022. “This new award is a continuation of Fluor’s […]
Irving City Council Place 1 Runoff Election June 18
On May 7, Irving residents re-elected Council Member Kyle Taylor to single-member district Place 7 and Brad LaMorgese ran unopposed for Place 2. JUNE 18 RUNOFF ELECTION Registered voters will head back to the polls for a runoff election between Tony Grimes and John Bloch for single-member district Place 1 on June 18. The runoff […]
Where to Find Juneteenth Celebrations in 2022
Celebrate the first anniversary of the Juneteenth National Independence Day. Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 and recognizes the emancipation of all enslaved peoples in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865 — when the last of enslaved peoples in the US were declared free. Irving Juneteenth Festival […]
A Gas Station Taqueria Chain Will Open a New Restaurant, The Reserve, in Irving-Las Colinas
The owners of a gas station taqueria chain are opening a new restaurant in Irving’s Las Colinas. Called The Reserve, the restaurant will serve elevated and authentic Mexican fare, specializing in food from Taxco, a town southwest of Mexico City. The Reserve is an extension of Taqueria Taxco, which opened in 2009 in a small […]
City of Irving Swears in New Police Chief
A packed house Tuesday cheered as Derick Miller took his oath of office. The new leader in Irving is not a newcomer to North Texas. Miller grew up in Benbrook, came up as police Carrollton and will now lead the Irving Police Department. City Manager Chris Hillman presented Miller as the new police chief. His […]