Royse City News Center

At the start of the new school year, Royse City Independent School District (RCISD) received excellent news from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Not only had it earned an “A” rating as a district for the 2021-2022 school year, but its schools were awarded a total of 14 distinctions fo...Continue Reading

Far beyond ports, hubs, and transportation networks, the new industrial ecosystem requires a cross-section of executive decision-makers to take a proactive data-driven stance on location strategies and logistics planning. Shifts across complex, geopolitical and socio-economic systems are happening too quickly, and the costs are too high not to rely o...Continue Reading

The United States is facing a critical shortage of product made from rare earth materials that are essential in manufacturing important components for more than 200 products, including high-tech consumer products such as cellular telephones, computer hard drives, electric and hybrid vehicles, flat-screen monitors and televisions, and significant defense application...Continue Reading

From coast to coast, demand for new warehouse and distribution space is hitting record-breaking levels. According to a recent report from Cushman & Wakefield,1 the U.S. industrial construction pipeline topped 600 million square feet for the first time ever in Q1 2022, with nearly 95 percent of that tally classifie...Continue Reading

AUSTIN — For the ninth consecutive month, Texas set new job levels for 2022 by adding 72,800 total nonagricultural jobs in July, and total nonagricultural employment reached 13,513,100, according to data released today by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). “Texas jobs are booming, and more Texans are working than ever befor...Continue Reading

Governor Greg Abbott has named Arun Agarwal as Vice Chairman of the Texas Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. The Corporation is the private side of a public-private partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development & Tourism tasked with marketing Texas, domestically and globally, as the best state fo...Continue Reading

People buy franchises for two reasons. First, they hope to be backed by experts in running a successful business. Second, they want to attach themselves to a strong brand everyone has heard of. The industry standard for franchisors is to provide training, technology and resources to support their franchisees. The...Continue Reading

It was the return of business travel that tipped Stephanie Dismore’s calendar over the edge. Earlier this year, as the HP senior executive juggled running to airport gates with a schedule still filled with pandemic-era Zoom calls, Dismore sat down with her assistant and did an audit of her meetings. Som...Continue Reading

Royse City's American Legion Post 100 hosted its first-ever Tri-County Military and First Responders Benefits and Resources Fair at Royse City High School Saturday. Bringing together 25 Rockwall, Hunt and Collin County organizations that offer services to veterans, the event drew a modest-but-appreciative crowd of about 75 people throughout the day. Rea...Continue Reading

In the more than 23 years I’ve been in this industry, I’ve seen companies like ours come and go, but I am proud that GIS Planning will celebrate 25 years next year! This is an amazing accomplishment that speaks to both the quality of our software technology and the consisten...Continue Reading

The good news: More entrepreneurs are starting ventures in majority black areas, according to a study by the Alliance for Entrepreneurial Equity. The study found a marked surge in entrepreneurial activity in areas with a majority of black residents. New business applications in majority black areas increased by 103% fro...Continue Reading

Meeting your community's existing needs while laying the groundwork for its anticipated need is more critical than ever. Meanwhile, the concept of infrastructure is evolving. In addition to being functional, capital improvements now need to be aesthetically pleasing and sustainable. They must also be planned, executed, and publicized to mak...Continue Reading

An estimated 47.4 million Americans left their jobs in 2021. While unemployment today is hitting record lows, there are still many industries that are struggling to find employees, including food service, hospitality, manufacturing, education and health services. If your organization has been straining to fill open positions, you may be askin...Continue Reading

From coast to coast, demand for new warehouse and distribution space is hitting record-breaking levels. According to a recent report from Cushman & Wakefield,1 the U.S. industrial construction pipeline topped 600 million square feet for the first time ever in Q1 2022, with nearly 95 percent of that tally classifie...Continue Reading

In the latest report from CNBC, Texas ranked No. 5 on its "America's Top States for Business 2022" list and grabbed the No. 10 spot for leading America in creating a crypto economy. For the 15th annual “Top States for Business” ranking, empirical data was gathered on all 50 states acros...Continue Reading

Life sciences has become much more than a niche sector on the outskirts of commercial real estate — and, like other accelerating sectors in real estate, it is experiencing growing pains. Demand for space is being driven by promising new technologies and medical advancements moving from research to everyday miracles...Continue Reading

The national news headlines in 2021 shifted dramatically, from wall-to-wall pandemic coverage to stories of extraordinary economic growth and recovery. After a dramatic downturn in 2020, the economy came roaring back with unexpected gusto — and that enthusiasm is reflected in the economic development activity that was bringing smiles an...Continue Reading

Having a proper business mindset is a recommendation we've all heard upon starting a new exciting business endeavor. But what exactly stays behind the words "proper business mindset?" In a nutshell, it represents a certain way of thinking that implements various growth strategies, people skills and approaches to situations and issue...Continue Reading

Proving ROI for quality of place improvements typically centers around job creation and talent attraction. Economic development organizations understand that if their community does not have the workforce, they will likely not attract new companies to their area or see expansions in their local industries. A community's quality of life an...Continue Reading

If you are not spending as much time developing your future workforce as you are engaging your current one, then you are falling behind your competition.  That was just one of the key takeaways from the World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment held in early May in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Read full article.Continue Reading

AUSTIN — For the eighth consecutive month, Texas broke job growth records for 2022 by adding 82,500 total nonagricultural jobs in June, and total nonagricultural employment reached 13,431,100, according to data released today by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). “Texas leads the nation once again, creating more jobs and unmatched economi...Continue Reading

Turning your downtown into a destination is a strategy that can help retain current residents and attract new ones. "We see rural communities struggle to retain their youth after graduation. Creating a thriving downtown area is one way to encourage them to stay. It creates a sense of place an...Continue Reading

Governor Greg Abbott today commended the hard work of small businesses - many of which are restaurants and bars - and spotlighted their importance to the Lone Star State's thriving economy at the Texas Restaurant Association (TRA)'s Texas Restaurant Show in Dallas. Addressing hundreds of event attendees, the Governor note...Continue Reading

AUSTIN — The Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, Texas, metro is No. 1 in the South Central Region and No. 1 in the nation for sustainability, according to new rankings released this week by Site Selection magazine. Four other Texas cities made the Top 10 for the South Central Region, and three more ranke...Continue Reading