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Mike Skelton, Director of the Mayor’s Office of International Business, recently look an economic development trip to Brazil to attend the International Association of Science Parks (IASP) conference and make connections with Brazilian business executives, organizations and companies.

There is increasing interest in Richardson retail development due to the massive State Farm project and other areas working to attract new tenants.

Nearly 100 Dallas-Ft. Worth commercial real estate professionals attended the Richardson Chamber of Commerce Broker-Developer Halloween Special lunch on October 31. Custer Court hosted and sponsored the event at 501 W. President George Bush Hwy.

REDP has hired two interns to help with economic development initiatives this fall.

Construction has begun on a 260,000-square-foot office and warehouse facility for AdvoCare International in Richardson.

The State Farm Insurance project in Richardson was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal.

Texas State Sen. John Carona plans to bring 700 new jobs into Richardson as part of his Dallas-based association management firm Associa’s consolidation. Associa has signed a lease for 62,500 square feet of office space at a building dubbed Collins Center at 1225 Alma Road in Richardson

Almost 5.4 million
square feet of office construction is underway in the D-FW area, according to a
new report by Cushman & Wakefield. Included is the 1.5 million-square-foot,
three-building State Farm Insurance campus under construction in Richardson.

Richardson’s Telecom Corridor has become the eighth location in the U.S. to receive International Association of Science Parks (IASP) membership.