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Exciting new retail is under way for Richardson, as Alamo Drafthouse has begun demolition for its new site in Richardson Heights, and the City of Richardson has cleared the Continental Inn site for future retail development.

Richardson-based MetroPCS Communications will join T-Mobile; the deal will keep the T-Mobile name.

Founded in September 2011, the UT Dallas Venture Development Center celebrates its first anniversary as it currently houses 11 startup companies.

The Fall semester kicked off at UT Dallas last month, and
university leaders shared their enthusiasm with the Richardson
commercial real estate community at the September Broker-Developer luncheon. Nearly
100 brokers and developers gathered at 3000 Waterview
Pkwy. – a 90,556-square-foot available building
adjacent to UT Dallas, owned by luncheon sponsor iStar Financial and leased by
Peloton Commercial.

Developer KDC will build two more data center projects in Richardson toling 244,000-square-feet in Digital Realty’s data center campus on Collins Boulevard.

Methodist Health System recently broke ground on a $120 million hospital in Richardson that will bring about 900 jobs and expanded care to the Bush/Renner area.

Richardson-based Optex Systems, Inc. has received a $1.13 million award from General Dynamics Land Systems for additional ICWS Periscopes.

Lately, Richardson is booming in big office leases from insurance, finance, industrial and health care firms.

Richardson-based Cirasys Inc. has received up to $1 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund, becoming the 41^st North Texas company to land an investment.