Dallas-Fort Worth hoteliers' response to lifting mask mandate 'runs the gamut'

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 3/3 8:36A Bill Hethcock

Dallas-Fort Worth hotel and hospitality professionals are generally hopeful that lifting mask mandates and rolling back COVID restrictions on capacity in restaurants, bars, meeting spaces and other gathering spots will bring back business travelers.

CVS opens COVID-19 vaccine appointments to teachers, daycare staff after Biden directive

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 3/3 5:23A Jennifer Prohov (WFAA)

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. CVS Health has opened up COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Texas to include K-12 teachers, daycare and preschool workers, and staff. The...

Texas officials expected to release details on 1C vaccine group in March

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 3/2 8:03A William Joy (WFAA)

This story is available as part of a content partnership with WFAA-TV. For more local news, visit WFAA.com. Texas health officials say the guidance around who will be included in group 1C, the next group eligible to be vaccinated, will be...

Texas is diverting thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses away from Dallas County, Judge Jenkins says

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 3/1 7:41A Michael McCardel, Jason Whitely

"Dallas County has received from the federal government, but the state has shorted us 56,000 doses," said Judge Jenkins on Sunday’s Inside Texas Politics.

Why this California company, fresh off $106M round, isn't joining the exodus to Texas, other states

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 3/1 6:29A Ron Leuty

"A lot of companies choose to outsource or put (manufacturing) in North Carolina or Texas, where the cost of labor is lower," said the company's CEO. "But what we're doing is complex. You need the proximity to scientists and where decisions are...

Texas hospital among those launching national cancer research foundation with $250M gift

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/26 5:07A Chris Mathews

The new foundation expects to begin funding grant awards to research teams within a few months.

DFW-based Six Flags sees financial results hit hard by pandemic

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/24 8:44A W. Scott Bailey

The Texas-based company sustained a net loss of more than $420 million as attendance at its parks all but vanished.

On-demand dental service startup expands to Dallas

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/24 6:39A Kevin Cummings

Kare Mobile is looking to expand nationwide with $250,000 in new funding. And it's eyeing Dallas for its first stop in Texas.

Where do things stand at North Texas vaccination sites after last week's winter storm?

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/23 6:46A Ariel Plasencia (WFAA)

Most vaccination sites are back up and running after pausing operations last week due to the winter storm.

Experts discuss lasting impact of COVID-19 on North Texas cities

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/22 1:36P Bill Hethcock

Five years from now, what will be the lasting impacts of COVID-19 on Dallas-Fort Worth?

Health care real estate firm makes headquarters move within Dallas

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/22 4:02A Ryan Salchert

The new office is of 14 that the company operates across the country.

Don’t ‘hector’ workers over vaccine, warns top US business group

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/18 12:55A Hannah Kuchler in New York

The head of one of America’s largest business groups has warned US employers against “hectoring” their workers into taking a Covid-19 vaccine or “finger wagging” as companies grapple with how to ensure their workforce is inoculated.

Fort Worth company gets $60M to expand telehealth in higher education

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/12 8:54A Bill Hethcock

Fort Worth-based telehealth provider TimelyMD has received a $60 million investment from JMI Equity to expand telehealth in colleges and universities. TimelyMD has experienced unprecedented growth as the demand for telemedicine and teletherapy...

What to know about the COVID-19 vaccine in North Texas on Friday

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/12 1:49A Elizabeth Wiley (WFAA)

Many vaccine sites across North Texas will resume operations Friday after some were closed due to wintry weather conditions the day before.

With more vaccines secured, Biden warns of hurdles to come

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/12 1:00A Katie Rogers and Noah Weiland

The Biden administration said Thursday it had secured 200 million more doses of coronavirus vaccines, enough to inoculate every U.S. adult, but President Joe Biden warned that logistical hurdles would most likely mean many Americans will still...