CENTERTOWN — June Vender, 96, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, at Signature Healthcare Hartford. She was born in Copper City, Michigan May 1, 1927, the daughter of the late
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: El Paso border crossing looks to rebound in 2021; logistics firm expands with Dallas shipping hub; Suddath acquires Texas-based Daryl Flood Inc.; and $2 million of meth hidden in shipment of rugs.
Logistics firm grows with DeSoto shipping hub
Gulf Relay takes southern Dallas County distribution building to expand operations.
Gulf Relay is leasing the Crossroads Trade Center 1 building in DeSoto.(Cushman & Wakefield )
A Mississippi-based logistics company is expanding its local footprint with a new location in southern Dallas County.
Gulf Relay, a third-party logistics provider which has a facility in Coppell, is taking a big block of warehouse space in DeSoto.
Gulf Relay is leasing more than 350,000 square feet of distribution space at the Crossroads Trade Center 1 at 1221 E Centre Park Blvd in DeSoto.
The new location will more than double the company’s North Texas shipping facilities.
Disney Legend and former EVP of Attractions Ron Dominguez known as Mr. Disneyland passes away at 85
Ron Dominguez, a Disney Legend and former executive vice president of Walt Disney Attractions, passed away at 85 on Saturday
Dominguez is survived by his wife of 41 years, Betty, who he met at Disneyland
Known as Mr. Disneyland, he previously joked his childhood home was located right about where the entrance to Pirates of the Caribbean and Cafe Orleans are today
Starting in July 1955, Dominguez took a summer job at the Anaheim amusement park as a ticket taker at age 20
In 1974, the businessman became Vice President of Disneyland and, in 1990, then the executive Vice President, Walt Disney Attractions for the West Coast
‘Mr. Disneyland’ and former Disneyland executive dies at 85 [The Orange County Register]
Jan. 2 Ron Dominguez, a Disney legend who grew up on an orange grove ranch that later became part of the Disneyland theme park, has died. He was 85.
Starting in 1955, Dominguez worked taking entry tickets as the Anaheim park first opened. He then quickly moved through the ranks, and in 1990, he was named executive vice president for Walt Disney Attractions for the West Coast. He retired in 1994 and in 2000 he became a Disney Legend. He also was given a window on the theme park’s Main Street.
Getting a window is a significant honor, said Scott Fleener, who was among the first to learn of Dominguez’s passing early Friday, Jan. 1.