Three Companies Grow North Texas Apartment Portfolios
Dallas-based Reap Capital purchased the 136-unit Spanish Trace apartments, according to a press release. Located at 1929 E. Grauwyler Road in Irving, the property was sold by another Dallas-based company, Lane Star Properties. The complex was 88 percent leased at the time of its sale. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chris Deuillet and […]
The First Office in Las Colinas is Up for Sale
An overlooked piece of North Texas history is for sale. Drivers probably don’t spare a second glance for the three-story building at 200 W. John Carpenter Freeway in Irving. The 190,000-square-foot office building is easy to overlook among the towers lining the highway. But the nondescript property is worth noting — it was the first […]
Fort Worth Investor Takes Irving-Las Colinas Business Campus
A Fort Worth-based investor that has been expanding its holdings has bought an Irving office and technical campus. A unit of Fort Capital acquired the Las Colinas Tech Center, a four-building office and industrial complex at Walnut Hill Lane and Hurd Drive. Built in the late 1970s, the more than 60,000-square-foot property was sold by […]
First Ever Olympic Day Irving-Las Colinas to be held June 25-26
Each year on June 23, Olympic Day is commemorated all over the globe, and this year Irving is inviting North Texas to join in the festivities that will mark Irving’s first Olympic Day celebration. The myriad of local Olympic Day activities begin on June 25 and conclude on June 26 and have been designed to […]
Irving-Las Colinas Companies Lay Claim to 8 Spots on This Year’s Fortune 500
Twenty-two public companies headquartered in North Texas earned spots on this year’s Fortune 500 ranking of the nation’s biggest revenue-generating businesses. McKesson, the Irving-based pharmaceuticals distributor that played a key role in moving vaccine supplies across the country, surpassed perennial leader Exxon Mobil as the highest-ranking local company on the list. McKesson is now the […]
Georgia Farrow Recreation Center in Irving TX Completes Renovations
The Georgia Farrow Recreation Center, 530 Davis Drive, recently held a grand opening for the expanded and renovated facility. The $3.359 million project began in fall 2019. The 32-year-old facility’s footprint was expanded from just over 16,000 square feet to 27,297 square feet. The rec center now includes a second gym with a futsal court […]
Irving Chamber’s Technology Leadership Council Announces the 2021 Innovation Awards Presented by Trend Micro
The Innovation Awards is an annual competition, hosted by the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce Technology Leadership Council, for high school students in Irving, TX. The competition is meant to spur innovation, inspire creativity and empower students to passionately pursue their dreams. Congratulations to this year’s winners! 1st Place and recipient of $2500 cash prize: […]
Oatey Co. Relocates and Expands Texas Distribution Center to Irving
Oatey Co., a leading manufacturer in the plumbing industry since 1916, announced today that it has relocated its Texas distribution operations to a new Irving, Texas, Distribution Center, a move that will enable further support of customers and associates throughout the greater Dallas-Fort Worth region. Previously, the company’s distribution center was located in nearby Arlington, Texas. The Irving Distribution Center is […]
Cornhole, pickle ball and giant Jenga: In Irving, recess isn’t just for kids
Who among us wouldn’t love to run outside for a game of tetherball? Or perhaps to jump rope with friends? Irving’s parks and recreation is banking on a simple premise — grown-ups want recess, too. The city is hosting adult recess every Friday night at Toyota Music Factory in Las Colinas. Any adult can participant, […]
7-Eleven, Inc. and Its Independent Franchisees Planning to Add 40,000 Jobs for Summer Peak Season
As it heads into Slurpee® drink season and its busiest time of year, 7-Eleven, Inc., and participating independent franchise owners are collectively recruiting as many as 40,000 new employees to fill positions at their more than 13,000 U.S. stores. This includes approximately 3,800 Speedway® stores recently acquired from Marathon Petroleum Corporation. A National Hiring Day […]