Africa: A Shrinking Space For Autocrats

The project was first announced in 2017, but construction didn't start until September 2022 due to pandemic-related delays.

Irving-based 7-Eleven now owns all of the Stripe convenience stores and Laredo Taco Company restaurants in the country. CEO Joe DePinto is welcoming them into "the family" and looking to how it bolsters the company's food offerings.

Such a facility could attract big-name artists to the city about 30 miles north of Dallas, providing more entertainment options in an area that has seen tremendous residential and commercial development in recent years. Millions of dollars in spending and hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected each year, according to economic development officials.

The new partnership will operate out of Belltower's studio at 525 S. Highland St. They have likened the deal to a marriage.

North Texas homebuilders were busy with starts in the first three months of the year, but closings lagged behind. Read on for the latest conditions in the new build market and check out our ranking of the largest North Texas builders.

So So Spiffy focuses on staging properties in both the residential and commercial realms. The owner called Austin, which has an ever-hot luxury home scene and a glut of nice office space for lease, a "dynamic and creative city."