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From left: Alicia Valdez, Work Shield Client Services Director; Chief Legal Officer Travis O. Foster; and co-founder Jennifer Pope.[Photo: Work Shield] sexual harassment. Discriminatory acts. Crossing the line can cause irreparable damage to your business. These are the nightmares that keep HR executives up at night and leave companies worried that one employee's misconduct will negatively impact the entire team and the company's future. Work Shield, a Dallas-based incident management technology company, can help solve this problem. And to support its mission, it has received a $6 million investment from Tampa, Florida-based VC and growth equity firm Ballast Point Ventures.…

Cruise robo-taxi daytime operations in San Francisco. [Photo: Cruise Automation] Last month, GM-owned Cruise began operating “less than 10” self-driving robotaxis on the streets of Dallas, in the final stages of testing in the city ahead of a commercial launch. The only person in the vehicle was a Cruise employee in the back. However, that process was paused in late October following the Cruise car crash in San Francisco, and the company's entire fleet of driverless vehicles is now being recalled. Cruise, which has already launched commercial robot taxi services in San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix, made the move in…

Five Dallas City Council members want the city to study changes to development standards that would allow more housing to be built on sites where only single-family homes are currently allowed. North Oak Cliff City Councilman Chad West sent a memo to the mayor Wednesday directing city staff to investigate code changes to allow duplexes, triplexes and quadruplexes in residential neighborhoods. The memo also mentions lot size. Most residential lots in Dallas are between 5,000 square feet and 7,500 square feet. Mr. West wants to reduce the city's minimum population to 1,500 people, believing that doing so will encourage manageable…

WASHINGTON (November 8, 2023) – Realtors® from across the U.S. and around the world join us for the 2023 NAR NXT, The Realtor® Experience, NAR’s annual conference and expo – the premier global event for real. We will meet in Anaheim, California from November 14th to 16th. Real estate expert. “Own the Moment” is the theme of this year’s in-person and virtual events hosted by the nation’s largest industry association. Approximately 12,000 NAR members and industry professionals from all 50 states, several U.S. territories, and 40 countries will participate. Attendees can choose from over 100 educational sessions and interact with…

We were at a dinner party for six at South Side on Lamar. Our host was an art collector. The subject of my home country’s culinary tradition came up.“British cuisine?!” exclaimed a young, disbelieving Dallas lawyer. The two words were surely an oxymoron. “British cuisine? Like what? Like, fish and chips? Is that it?”“Lamb!” I blazed back across the rim of a powerfully laced cocktail glass as a wrong-footing semi non sequitur. In footballing terms, I’d just nutmegged him. “Americans simply don’t understand lamb! The London restaurant scene is on fire right now! Fergus Henderson, Jeremy King—” The words hung…

Dr. Phil McGraw. [Video still: Merit Street Media] Dr. Phil McGraw, an Emmy Award-winning television host and producer, is reportedly launching a new cable television network based in the Alliance Texas area north of Fort Worth that will feature Mr. McGraw in front of prime-time viewers. ing. Known as “Dr.” On his long-running daytime show “Phil,” McGraw announced the launch of Merritt Street Media, a new channel dedicated to bringing important news and entertainment to viewers. In March, after 21 seasons, McGraw announced the end of the daytime show “Dr. Martin.” fill. ” Merit Street Media is anchored by “Dr.”…

With an increase in extreme weather events in Texas, insurance companies in Dallas-Fort Worth are becoming more cautious about covering homes in the region.Insurers are starting to pull out of high-risk states like Florida and California because of climate risks. While there are no clear signs that insurance companies will leave Texas completely, homeowners and buyers are facing challenges getting coverage, which real estate industry veterans say is unusual compared to previous years. To tell.Related:New map shows how climate change will affect communities and their vulnerability to weatherThis means that in 2023, 15 weather events or disasters resulting in losses…

as NBC 5 investigates As a previous report found, Dallas has the highest traffic fatality rate of any U.S. city with a population of over 1 million people. Last year, about four people died in car crashes each week in Dallas, and another 23 were seriously injured. We wondered what would happen if Dallas more aggressively implemented Vision Zero, the safety strategy the City Council wants to use to create safer streets and reduce traffic fatalities. With that solution in mind, NBC 5 investigates Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman traveled to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Most weeks, no one was killed…

The 25th Anniversary of the Greater Dallas Veterans Day Parade, scheduled for Thursday, November 9, 2023, has been canceled due to weather. Veterans Day is an official U.S. federal holiday celebrated on November 11 of each year that honors America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. The annual holiday was to be celebrated in Dallas with a wreath-laying ceremony and a parade through downtown Dallas. This year's theme was “Proud to be an American,” and the annual event was scheduled to include a military flyover of a missing persons…

Find out more about where international customers are coming from and what they're buying in the Sunshine State. Plus: Florida international buyer profiles.ORLANDO, Fla. – October 23, 2023 – Florida Realtors® releases its latest report on the state’s international buyer and seller transactions, the 2023 International Residential Real Estate Activity Profile. The number of sales of Florida residential real estate to foreign buyers from August 2022 to July 2023 was down 18% compared to the same period last year. Global economic challenges continue to weigh on buyers, as sales levels have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels. Florida's international buyers…