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LOS ANGELES, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, leading spa and beauty brand, Bliss, is once again partnering with The Trevor Project, the world s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. This year, the partnership aims to cultivate a candid dialogue about mental health and create positive, affirming spaces on social media – where negativity runs rampant. One quarter of Americans say a negative social media comment has ruined their day, and studies have found that negative social media experiences have a direct link to depression. These statistics are much higher for the LGBTQ community.
Elections will take place on Thursday, May 6
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Bideford East
Annie Brenton
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My work in local industry, the NHS and voluntary sector gives me wide experience of local needs. Bideford must get a fairer share of County funding - for Social Care, under-funded schools and the NHS. We need accessible housing for local people and County Council under-used land can provide this. Mending roads for safer cycling and pedestrian use is a priority. Local building developments should consult the community and give jobs to our young people.
James Craigie – Independent
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Meet The Leaders (And Projects) Furthering North Texas’ Resilient Commercial Real Estate Market
In a year of unprecedented challenges, the Dallas-Fort Worth real estate community powered through with notable projects and deals.
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Bianca Montes and Christine Perez
Published in
D CEO
April
2021
Portraits by Sean Berry, Headshots and Project Images Courtesy of Companies
North Texas commercial real estate players have survived some huge downturns over the years, from transformative tax-law changes to energy crises and tech busts. Those challenges pale in comparison to the pervasive COVID-19 pandemic that took hold in early 2020.
Retail stores and office buildings emptied, and with no historical frame of reference, no one knew what to expect or how to plan for the future. Local industry professionals responded in true resilient form, closing deals, developing new projects, and stepping up to support a community in need.
Meet the Finalists: Developers From Provident Realty, Bright Realty, Cawley Partners, Presidium, and JPI
Five of the region’s most active developers weigh in on pandemic innovations, finding new opportunities, and what’s ahead.
On April 28, D CEO will announce the winners of its ninth annual Commercial Real Estate Awards program. Leading up to the event, we’re featuring all 83 finalists (51 projects and deals and 32 professionals), category by category. Today, we’re sharing excerpts from interviews with the five Developer of the Year honorees.
Leon Backes
Provident Realty Advisors
WHY DEVELOPMENT: “I was in business school at the University of Missouri and had taken a real estate course as an elective. A young developer came to speak for career day and explained how he had just developed a grocery-anchored shopping center. Listening to him was like a lightbulb going off for me. From then on I knew I wanted to pursue commercial real estate