
Black female-led developer plans $130M investment in South Dallas
by Sam Cohen
| March 3, 2026
Airborne at University Hills | Community | DALLAS | development | DFW | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | ECONOMY | GROWTH | South Dallas | The Valor Hotel | University of North Texas at Dallas | Women Breaking Ground
Women Breaking Ground, a Black female-led development group, announced plans for a new $130 million project in South Dallas. Here are all the details.

Flying high: DFW International Airport earns top honors in North America
by Sam Cohen
| February 25, 2026
2025 Airport Service Quality Customer Experience Award | Airports Council International | DALLAS | development | DFW | DFW International Airport | DFW Lead Story | DFW-hardgate | ECONOMY | expansion | FORT WORTH
The Airports Council International recently announced that DFW International Airport was the best in North America. Here are the details.

TX home construction market could be hit hard by deportations
| February 24, 2026
Arlington | Community | construction | deportation | DFW | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | homebuilding | HOUSING | immigrant labor | IMMIGRATION | JOBS | LABOR | labor shortage | LIFESTYLE | local | Local news | net zero migration | North Texas | political | politics | STATE | TEXAS | TEXAS ECONOMY | trump | Trump administration | WORK
A recent study showed the construction business in Texas could be affected if the Trump administration reaches its goal of net zero migration into the United States.

Studies find declining employment opportunities for early-career workers in AI-exposed fields
by Sam Cohen
| January 23, 2026
AI | AI exposure | AI-exposed jobs | AI-exposed occupations | Community | DFW | DFW-hardgate | ECONOMY | EDUCATION | employment | LABOR | TEXAS | young employees | young workers
Studies have recently found that young workers in AI-exposed fields are seeing a decline in employment opportunities. Several factors are at play.

Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center transformation is underway: here’s what it means for jobs, events
by Sierra Rozen
| January 20, 2026
Community | ECONOMY | FIFA World Cup 26 | GRB | HOUSTON LEAD STORY | HTX | HTX-hardgate | LIFESTYLE | republican national convention | THINGS TO DO
It’s been nearly a decade since the George R. Brown Convention Center saw a major renovation—but just a few weeks into 2026, Houston is already seeing visible changes tied to its $2 billion transformation project.



