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Yokohama Tire Corporation will expand its distribution network in the U.S. at Intermodal III Industrial Park. Duke Realty Corporation’s Dallas office secured a long-term lease for the company for the 431,630-square-foot facility in Wilmer, about 15 miles southeast of Dallas. This will be Yokohama’s fourth location centrally located to meet its customers’ needs in the Southwest.
Richardson and UTD partner for new Innovation District hub
The redeveloped building will house a university research center and a city facility.
The project at 1302 E. Collins Boulevard in Richardson will open early next year.(City of Richardson )
The University of Texas at Dallas is teaming up with the city of Richardson on what they hope will be a transformational project a new anchor for what Richardson is calling its Innovation Quarter.
The district includes about 1,200 acres east of U.S. Highway 75 in one of the city’s oldest business areas.
The city plans to redevelop a building it owns at 1302 E. Collins Boulevard to house its Office of Strategic Initiatives and five newly created UTD research centers.
Richardson officials discuss the impact of COVID-19 and ongoing business development potential
Officials addressed this year’s hardships and upcoming opportunities during a state of the city address.
The city of Richardson is looking to its IQ district to continue to draw in new business.(Video screenshot by City of Richardson)
This year’s state of the city address in Richardson focused on the impact of the pandemic and plans to continue developing the Innovation Quarter business hub.
Mayor Paul Voelker and city council members spoke about the last year’s challenges and successes in a 45-minute video called “The Richardson Way.”
Richardson considers getting out of the private rental business as civic center fate hangs in balance
In a discussion this week, council members weighed the future of the facility, now at city hall, which is used for both public events and private rentals.
Job seekers wait to have their résumés critiqued by a professional during the Career Expo at the Richardson Civic Center in this file photo.(Mona Reeder)
Richardson City Council members favor relocating or ending some of the operations of the civic center at city hall.
That was the consensus in a Monday discussion in which council members considered the future of the civic center, which the city uses for its own events and rents out for conferences and meetings held by outside groups.