Downtown Dallas

Pulitzer Prize Winner to Give Keynote at Downtown Dallas Inc.’s Annual Meeting

By April Towery / February 8, 2023 /

Readers and writers, get ready to nerd out. Some heavy hitters are on board for the Downtown Dallas Inc. Annual Meeting this month.  The ticketed event is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at Thompson Dallas, the luxury hotel at 205 N. Akard St.  The keynote speaker is Pulitzer Prize winner…

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Mayor Johnson Wants to Build on Downtown’s Momentum, Bringing ‘Big Dallas Energy’ Into 2023

By April Towery / October 19, 2022 /

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson encouraged stakeholders Tuesday to keep building on the momentum of new development, revitalization, and walkable residential living in a pep rally of sorts at the Downtown Dallas Inc. State of Downtown event.  Some might call it Big Dallas Energy.  “My vision is more of what we’ve been doing but more success…

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Those Goldman Sachs Rumors Are Confirmed: The Financial Giant is Heading to Dallas’ Uptown

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / June 26, 2022 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandyDirt.com)

By Mike AlbaneseSpecial Contributor Where there is smoke, there is fire: We had heard for months that a big Goldman Sachs move was imminent for Dallas, was going to be downtown, and was going to bring in thousands of well-paying jobs for house-buying employees. Now we know: On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council voted to…

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Downtown Dallas Inc. Announces New Public Safety Partnerships, Operations Plans for Summer

By Candy's Dirt / June 7, 2022 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandysDirt.com)

From Staff Reports Downtown Dallas Inc. announced the launch of its 2022 comprehensive Public Safety Summer Operations Plan today during a press conference. The initiative will proactively address quality of life and public safety challenges as thousands more workers return to the urban core and the convention and tourism industry reports a return to pre-pandemic…

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Community Leaders: Convention Center’s $1.5 Billion Makeover Will Connect Downtown Neighborhoods To South Dallas

By April Towery / May 9, 2022 /

Recently named one of the best convention centers in America, the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas could soon get a $1.5 billion makeover, pending voter approval.  The Dallas City Council adopted a resolution last month to call a Nov. 8 election for the convention center expansion and improvement of Fair Park facilities, to be…

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