Mexican Wellness Giant Drops $51 Million On New Allen HQ Campus
Allen is about to land a big new neighbor with a healthy appetite for space and spending power. Omnilife USA is moving ahead with a new U.S. headquarters at Prodigy Park, a two-building campus in development on State Highway 121 that carries an estimated price tag of about $51 million. The project, led by Plano-based Heady Investments, will combine corporate offices with...
TxDOT eyes completion date for work on FM 2499 and FM 407 in Highland...
Construction on the intersection of FM 2499 and FM 407 in Highland Village is slowly creeping along, but it has quickly become a headache for local commuters. However, according to the City of Highland Village, Texas Department of Transportation anticipates the work to be completed by mid-May. On Tuesday and...
North Texas Man Helps Teen With Prom Tie
A viral video from Plano, Texas, shows a local man stopping to help a teenager tie his necktie, saving the student's prom night with a simple act of kindness.
Taiwan Tech Giant Plots $300 Million McKinney Power Campus, 500 Jobs In Play
A Taiwanese manufacturing heavyweight is quietly sizing up McKinney for a major North American move, according to public filings. The proposal, filed under the code name Project Plum Blossom, would turn two Class A shell buildings at the Core5 Logistics Center into a U.S. headquarters and a large manufacturing and R&D campus with an investment of at least $300 million and roughly 500...
Paris Baguette to serve baked goods at 2nd McKinney store
Paris Baguette offers a variety of pastries and sweet treats. (Community Impact staff) Another Paris Baguette location is slated to debut in McKinney later this year, a representative of the company confirmed. The eatery’s menu includes sweet options such as cakes, tarts, pastries and donuts, as well as savory items...
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt eyes Frisco for new location
Menchie's serves a variety of frozen yogurts and toppings. (Courtesy Menchie's Frozen Yogurt) Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt could be opening a new location in Frisco, according to the company's website. Construction on the new yogurt shop location is scheduled to start this August, according to a filing with the Texas...
Abbott Slaps TexAM With Cease And Desist Over Richardson Campus
State higher education regulators have told a Dallas-area outfit calling itself Texas American Muslim University, or TexAM, to shut it down for now. Acting at the direction of Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board issued a cease-and-desist letter today, ordering the group to stop offering classes, advertising programs, and enrolling students or risk prosecution and other penalties.
North Texas mall places curfew for minors. Here’s when it goes into effect
FRISCO, Texas — Stonebriar Centre in Frisco will begin enforcing a new Saturday curfew policy requiring guests under 18 to be accompanied by an adult. In a release Thursday, mall officials said the temporary measure is aimed at addressing disruptive gatherings of unsupervised youth and maintaining a safe environment for shoppers.
AMBER Alert girl last seen in Texas after Louisiana abduction
An AMBER Alert has been issued for a 13-year-old girl abducted from Louisiana who was last seen in North Texas. Merlin Chirinos-Argueta was last seen around 7:10 p.m. May 7 in Allen, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Authorities say the teen was abducted from Keithville, Louisiana, and may be traveling in Texas Chirinos-Argueta is described...
North Texas detectives solve decades-old child abduction, SA cases using genetic genealogy
DALLAS, Texas — An 8-year-old child kidnapped in 1991 in Plano, Texas, and a similar case in Dallas have been solved through forensic investigative genetic genealogy. On August 15, 1991, an 8-year-old child was abducted by a stranger while walking to a community pool in Plano, Texas, and was sexually abused before being released 20 miles away, according to the Dallas...
