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Explaining the California Business Exodus and What That Means for Texas
Erica Flores, Industry Clusters & Economic Development Earlier this week, Mike Rosa, VP Economic Development, and I had the pleasure of visiting the Los Angeles area to meet with a few companies interested in relocating to the Dallas region. While … Continue reading
Announcing 2011 Dallas Regional Momentum Awards Recipients!
The Momentum Dallas Awards recognize companies, organizations or projects that have created positive economic momentum in the Dallas region. This premiere business event is expected to draw an audience of 600 key regional and national corporate executives, economic development partners … Continue reading
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Significant Challenges Face Dallas City Council
By Fred Guerra, Director of Public Policy This past Saturday Dallas voters elected Mike Rawlings as Dallas’ new Mayor and District 12 residents opted to send Sandy Greyson back to City Hall. The Dallas Regional Chamber (DRC) provided two opportunities … Continue reading
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Guest Blog: Venture Capital in Texas: We’re Number One (According to CEOs)
Guest Blog: Alan Ying, Venture Partner, Chrysalis Ventures Chief Executive Magazine surveyed more than 500 CEOs to rank the most business-friendly states based on criteria ranging from taxation and regulation to workforce quality and living environment. Texas was rated #1 … Continue reading
DRC Environment & Energy Policy Chair featured in DBJ
by: Amy Gibson, Manager, Public Policy Congrats to Matt Papenfus, SVP of Turner Construction and Chairman of the Chamber’s Energy & Environment Policy Committee, recently featured in a Q&A style interview in the Dallas Business Journal.
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New Mayor and District 12 Representative to be Elected: Early Voting Starts Today
By Fred Guerra, Director of Public Policy Early voting for the 2011 City of Dallas Run-Off Election starts today and ends on Tuesday June 14. Dallas voters will select a new mayor and the citizens of District 12 will … Continue reading
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2011 Health Care Conference Presentations now posted!
On Thursday May 19th the Dallas Regional Chamber (DRC) hosted the 3rd Annual Health Care Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Downtown Dallas. Local, state, and national leaders gathered for a look at the latest trends in the health … Continue reading
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Letter to the Secretary of State
Written by Amy Gibson, Manager, Public Policy Yesterday the DRC sent a letter to the Honorable Hillary Clinton at the Department of State in support of the Keystone XL Pipeline project, a proposed 1700-mile oil pipeline from the U.S.-Canadian border in … Continue reading
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Guest Blog: Where Does Cloud Computing Fit in your IT Strategy?
Author: Lane Sorgen, General Manager, South Central U.S. , Microsoft Take a few minutes and think about your business’ current IT strategy. Every company, large and small, needs one and with it, you can chart a course for your business that leads … Continue reading
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Farewell, Spring Interns
Intern: Is there anything else I can do? Dwight: Yes, um… [looking around the office] See those files behind Kevin’s desk? Intern: Mm-hmm? Dwight: Go put them in random order. Intern: Ok… Dwight: Then come back here for your next … Continue reading
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