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Charlie Chen Honored with National Economic Development Award One of Richardson’s own was recognized with the International Economic Development Council’s (IEDC’s) Citizen Leader Award at the organization’s annual conference on Oct. 1. Business owner and former...

A summary of Richardson’s retail activity in 2018

University Will Receive Support for Research after Hitting Key Benchmarks for Faculty, Freshman Class, Endowment

State Farm Insurance plans to double the size of its data center in Richardson’s Telecom Corridor.

In an analysis of 2,000 cities by Liveability, Richardson is ranked #9 for best cities for STEM workers.

The nation’s second-largest corporate immigration law firm on Thursday opened a headquarters-like office in Richardson, where it will employ hundreds of lawyers, paralegals and other legal professionals.

Financial giant Goldman Sachs is making a big investment in the Dallas area. The New York-based firm is hiring people for a new banking operation in Richardson’s Telecom Corridor, with plans to bring 500 to 600 workers to the Galatyn Commons office campus.

The City of Richardson was one of several US Ignite member cities nationwide participating in a recent “smart gigabit cities” application development challenge, to encourage development of Smart City applications addressing community issues such as public safety, transportation and healthcare. Through the collaborative efforts of the Richardson Economic Development Partnership (REDP) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), two proposed apps from local developers have now been selected as winners of the challenge.

On the heels of being honored earlier
this year, for a third time, with fDi Magazine’s “Top 10 in Small Cities for fDi Strategy”
honor, the City of Richardson has now been named an fDi Strategy Award winner for its
outstanding soft landing services in support of international companies.