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Richland College and Associa team up to train 200 employees though Skills Development Fund grant
Last year, Richland College received a $449,988 Skills Development Fund Grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to train Associa employees on-site at their new Richardson location, and since then over 200 employees have completed 35 classes through the grant. Surprisingly, less than 5% of Richardson companies know of grants such as these, targeted specifically to assist businesses in job training and furthering their employees’ education.
Twenty-six foreign delegations visit Richardson in 2015, four foreign companies establish offices
Since the beginning of 2015, the Mayor’s Office of International Business has conducted 26 meetings with foreign delegations, trade organizations and international companies.
RealPage puts exclamation point on first half of 2015 activity in Richardson
The RealPage project put an exclamation point, or maybe several, on the first half economic development activity for Richardson’s Telecom Corridor® area.
RISD High Schools Ranked Among Top in U.S.
All four Richardson ISD high schools were recently ranked among the top 7% in the United States in the recent U.S. News & World Report Best High School rankings.
Dallas’ Cawley Partners teams up on Richardson building sales and redo
Dallas-based commercial real estate firm Cawley Partners said it has teamed up with GEM Realty Capital of Chicago to buy and reposition two Richardson office buildings.
Press Release: RealPage Leases 400,000-Square-Foot Corporate Headquarters
RealPage, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand software and software-enabled services to the rental housing industry, today announced it has leased a new corporate headquarters facility in Richardson. The new facility is intended to increase seat capacity for long-term employee growth, consolidate remote facilities, improve collaboration efficiency between offices around the world, and reduce the growth of facilities costs over time.
German technology company Kathrein Group establishes U.S. HQ in Richardson
Richardson has landed German communications technology company Kathrein Group, which creates solutions for global communications. The company will establish its US Headquarters in Richardson.
Work to start on new $54M UT Dallas town center development in Richardson
The University of Texas at Dallas is getting ready to start construction on a $54 million town center-inspired development at the northwest corner of Synergy Park Boulevard and Floyd Road, which will bring on-campus housing and retail to students. The development, known as Northside at UT Dallas, will help support a growing student population.
Children’s Health, Texas Health Resources to occupy new medical center at Richardson’s CityLine development
A new medical facility at CityLine will serve employees for State Farm Insurance, Raytheon and other employers in the 186-acre campus. Children’s Health and Texas Health Resources will begin occupying the new medical building which is nearing completion at the southwest corner of Plano Road and Bush Turnpike.