Charles Grand

Forget Your Troubles at Downtown Dallas’ Ski Lodge-Themed Tower Club

By Charles Grand / December 22, 2024 /

For those who don’t have the time or budget to hit the slopes and bask in the afterglow at a genuine ski lodge, Tower Club Dallas has the latter experience on tap downtown this season. The upscale business and social club on the 48th floor of Santander Tower has been decking its halls to resemble…

Texas Stock Exchange Leases Temporary Digs at Weir’s Plaza While It Searches for Dallas Home

By Charles Grand / December 20, 2024 /

Looking to sink its roots in Dallas by mid-2026, the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) has ambitious plans to deliver a bustling new Texas Market Center — or Y’all Street as it’s been called. While it looks for a permanent location to set up operations, the TXSE found itself some temporary office space in the bustling…

Tensions Linger in McKinney Over Commercial Airport Terminal

By Charles Grand / December 16, 2024 /

McKinney National Airport could see commercial flights taking off as soon as 2026, but some residents are still wary of local officials’ plans to expand the facility to accommodate more air travel, claiming the City Council is circumventing the will of voters. The airport, which is owned by the city and currently caters to private…

Developer With Downtown Dallas Designs Is Betting on End of Remote Work

By Charles Grand / December 12, 2024 /

A commercial real estate developer who’s betting on Downtown Dallas recently said he thinks in-person work is going to make a comeback, foreseeing a reversal of the remote work trend that has left a lot of commercial office space idle across the country. “Everybody’s going to be back in the office,” predicted Mike Ablon, founding…

Texas Logs Biggest Net Population Gain From Other States

By Charles Grand / December 8, 2024 /

Texas is sitting pretty atop a national ranking by net migration from state-to-state relocations, further cementing its status as one of the most desirable states to live. Data recently published by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that an estimated 612,000 individuals moved to the Lone Star State in 2023 and some 479,000 left it, making…