Irving-Based Vio Security Names New CEO Who Sees ‘Opportunity to Scale a Business’
A North Texas company that relocated its headquarters from California last year has a new CEO at the helm. Vio Security, a security alarm monitoring company in Irving, has brought on John Hudson, who arrives after more than two decades of experience in sales and security. “For me this is a great opportunity to scale […]
IRS Moves Tax Deadline Back to June 15 for Texans and Their Businesses in Wake of Winter Storm
The Internal Revenue Service has moved the tax-filing and payment deadline for individuals and businesses in Texas to June 15 because of damage across the state caused by the severe winter storms. Texans in all of the state’s 254 counties will automatically be given the extra two months to file and pay their individual and […]
T2V Properties to Build 88,100 SF Office Project in Irving
Locally based developer T2V Properties plans to build an 88,100-square-foot office project at 1410 N. Westridge Circle in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The project represents Phase II of Westridge Park, a speculative boutique office development. Phase I consisted of a 34,188-square-foot building that was completed in December 2019. Modus Design Studio is the architect for […]
Irving Named 5th Hardest Working City in America
A number of giant employers — including ExxonMobil, Fluor, Kimberly-Clark, Michaels, and NEC Corp. of America — call Irving home. Irving appears to be a giant when it comes to hard-working people, too. A study released February 22 by personal finance website WalletHub ranks Irving the fifth-hardest-working city in the U.S. Data from the U.S. […]
Irving Manufacturer Acquired in $2.7B Deal
An Atlanta company is buying one of the largest makers of pipes and precast concrete products in the U.S. Quikrete Holdings Inc. will acquire Irving-based Forterra Inc. (Nasdaq: FRTA) in a deal valued at approximately $2.74 billion, including outstanding debt, Forterra said Monday. Quikrete says it is the largest manufacturer of packaged concrete and cement […]
Five Restaurants and one Treat Shop Come to Irving
Winter months can be quite slow for restaurants, and with pandemic-related challenges continuing, we’re more likely to see closures than openings. Diners in Irving are mourning the loss of beloved Captain Nemo’s Steak Submarines, a presence in the city for nearly 50 years. Terra Mediterranean, home of a popular lunch buffet in Las Colinas has […]
Irving’s Newest Trail Will Connect Downtown to Campion Trail and Eventually Link to Dallas
A new trail in Irving will connect the city’s downtown to Campion Trail, the 22-mile greenbelt along Elm and West forks of the Trinity River. The first phase of the project, called the Delaware Creek Trail Connector, is now complete, and construction on the second portion is scheduled to begin this fall. Winding through Senter […]
Facebook Groups for Foodies Drive Discovery of Local Restaurants, Provide Help During Storm
During the worst winter storm Dallas has seen in decades, Facebook users found a way to use their love of food to help their neighbors. Since last year, Facebook groups created to promote local restaurants have been doing so with great success. When power outages made food and heat hard to come by, they helped […]
Redevelopment Will Launch New Irving Business Park Near Old Texas Stadium Site
A major redevelopment of an industrial park is planned at Irving’s front door. The project will repurpose a handful of office and industrial buildings along State Highway 114 near the old Texas Stadium site. Owner Hickory Pointe LLC, an Iowa-based investor, plans to revamp the almost 120,000-square-foot business park into new commercial space. The owner […]
Irving Exhibit Explores Tragic History of American Indian Boarding Schools
Beginning in the 1870s, the U.S. government forcibly removed thousands of Native Americans from their homes and sent them to government-operated boarding schools. The schools aimed to educate and assimilate the children, who were all ages and from different tribes. That tumultuous period is the subject of a new traveling exhibit — Away from Home: […]