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The Las Vegas massacre that claimed the lives of 58 people Oct. 1 at the Route 91 festival has sent the nation into mourning and raised questions about how to keep people safe at large urban events in open spaces. 
In an urban area like Dallas-Fort Worth, where high-rises surround some of the most prominent entertainment venues, it takes coordination and cooperation among managers of buildings and at-risk venues to identify and deter potential shooters, according to Mark Herrera, a…
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UT Southwestern To Expand 650K SF
UT Southwestern Medical Center is expanding its footprint by 650K SF with a third tower, D CEO reports. The expansion will bring 300 more hospital beds and 19 more operating rooms. Two more parking structures will be constructed to accommodate…
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How Puerto Rico's Real Estate Can Bounce Back After Hurricane MariaPuerto Rico has been in financial crisis for a decade, and Hurricane Maria has devastated the economy for at least the next few months. But tax incentives in the commonwealth are so prevalent, and property values so low, that they have been luring major investors the past few years. Those factors could help the island bounce back. |
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FBI Probes Major Apartment Developer Regarding Properties Backing Millions In CMBSFederal investigators are looking into past financial transactions of major apartment developer Robert C. Morgan and his companies. 
It remains unclear whether the probe is reviewing Morgan specifically or his companies, but the FBI has issued subpoenaes as part of the investigation. Officials are allegedly looking into how Morgan's companies funded acquisitions, in addition to information Morgan provided to lenders in order…
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To Be An Amazon Magnet, Your City Must Be WiredAmazon listed connectivity as a top priority in its request for proposals for a second headquarters, and that goes beyond wiring in individual projects. The e-commerce titan has pitted city against city to locate the home of its $5B, multimillion-square-foot campus, dubbed HQ2, and said “optimal fiber connectivity is paramount.” That is true for all business deals today. “It's easy to believe at this point that connectivity is the lifeblood of all modern businesses, not just tech and financial services companies,” WiredScore founder and CEO Arie Barendrecht said. “The key thing to realize is almost every important thing we do at work, every application we use, is on connectivity.” |
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