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Restaurant and Retail Update
The trend continues. For years,
Richardson’s Expansion, Relocation and Retention Projects for 2010
Richardson can look back on 2010 with a sense of overall positive economic growth and a resurgence of activity across all of its technology-based companies. Despite uncertainty and volatility in the national economy, Richardson recorded 28 expansion, relocation, start-up and retention projects. The result was 1,918 new or retained jobs and the occupancy of 560,483 square feet of office and flex space.
Legendary Video Gaming Company Chooses Richardson
id Software LLC, part of the ZeniMax Media Inc. family of companies, selected Collins Crossing, 1500 N. Greenville Avenue, for its new headquarters, with 57,000 square feet and two floors. The company will bring 250 employees to Richardson in spring 2011.
TriQuint Adds Jobs, Invests in Richardson Plant
In response to growing demand for its communications semiconductors, TriQuint Semiconductor is boosting its head count at their Richardson plant by 31% this year and plans to invest $100 million in new equipment at the plant in the next five years.
TriQuint Semiconductor Inc., which is based in Hillsboro, Ore., the company’s Richardson staff should number close to 700, officials said.
Real Estate Data
data on Richardson’s Class A office, Class B/C office, and Flex and Industrial buildings*:
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Class A Office Data – Jan. 2011
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Class B/C Office Data – Jan. 2011
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Flex Space Data – Jan.2011
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Industrial Space Data – Jan. 2011
Richardson Mayor Gary Slagel Delivers State of the City Address
This event was held on Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. at the Eisemann Center. You can click here to watch the event live or on Time Warner Cable channel 16 or AT&T U-Verse channel 99.
SSG Expanding in Richardson
SSG Limited, located in Richardson at 801 East Campbell Rd has recently expanded
it’s 6,680 square feet by an additional 1,683 square feet.
Moody’s Joins S&P In Assigning Richardson “Triple A” Bond Rating
As part of Moody’s recalibration of all municipal ratings to their global rating scale, the city of Richardson’s bond rating with the agency has changed from “Aa1” to “AAA”. AAA is the highest rating category assigned by Moody’s.
With this rating, along with the city’s rating of “AAA” by Standard & Poor’s, the City of Richardson has the highest ratings assigned by both rating agencies.
REDP Launches a New Web Site
The Richardson ED Partnership launched a brand new website with special features to assist site selection consultants, commercial real estate brokers, entrepreneurs and local businesses.