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The Richardson IQ headquarters aims to cultivate a space for UT Dallas students and emerging companies to break into the tech industry.

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Richardson IQHQ to support city’s continued tech growth

“Our IQ strategy at this time really set us up very well for future tech development in Richardson in dierent ways,” Richardson City Manager Don Magner said. “The more diverse a business ecosys- tem we can create, the more likely we are to be able to withstand dierent economic trends.”

in 2019. Recent additions to the IQ’s headquarters could put the city on course to be at the forefront of the tech industry again. In August the city expanded its partnership with the University of Texas at Dallas and established a partnership with Startup Runway, a company that provides support to established Indian tech companies looking to expand their operations into the United States.

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From the foundation of Texas Instruments in 1951 through the height of the Telecom Corridor in the ‘90s, Richardson’s history has always been intertwined with the tech industry. Part of the Telecom Corridor—a stretch of US 75 that was once lined with telecommunications com- panies—rebranded as the Innovation Quarter, or IQ,

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78 6 Zio Al’s Along with pizza and pasta, the restaurant serves calzones, wings, tenders and sub sandwiches. It also offers catering services. This is the eighth restaurant for the brand in North Texas. • Opened Oct. 25 • 210 W. Main St., Ste. 207, Richardson • www.zioals.com but walk-ins are welcome too. The shop offers haircuts, shaves, bread trims and more. This is the third location for the barber shop; the other two locations are located in Dallas. • Opened Nov. 1 • 101 S. Coit Road, Ste. 363, Richardson • www.instagram.com/midtown_barbers_98 5 Ooh La La Nail Bar Customers can choose from a variety of eyelash, manicure and pedicure services, according to the business’s website. Ooh La La also offers the application of gels or acrylic paint to nails. • Opened in late October • 1871 N. Plano Road, Richardson • www.oohlalanailbar.com

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7 Arash Persian Grill According to a post on social media, the restaurant will offer Persian dishes, such as kebabs or falafel, with a modern twist. Based on the social media post, the concept will be similar to Avesta Persian Grill in Houston, which has the same owners. • Opening TBD • 401 W. President George Bush Hwy., Ste. 119, Richardson • Instagram: Arash Persian Grill 8 BirdieBay The indoor golf simulator will have five bays, a pro shop and a bar area that will serve light food, alcoholic beverages and nonalcoholic beverages. • Opening early 2025 • 1002 N. Central Expressway, Richardson • www.birdiebay.com

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9 Dream Cafe The cafe’s menu includes biscuits and gravy, omelets, sandwiches, and more, according to its website. Dream Cafe’s menu also includes vegetarian, vegan and gluten- free options. Siblings Mary and Grady O’Brien first opened Dream Cafe in 1985 on Knox Street, before the restaurant moved to its current location along McKinney Avenue in Uptown in 1988, per the news release. • Opening December 2024 • 520 Lockwood Drive, Richardson • www.dreamcafedallas.com 10 Hashem Restaurant The menu will include falafel, shawarma, hummus and other Mediterranean dishes. According to documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, around $55,000 in renovations to the restaurant space are expected to wrap up in October. Per a social media post, the restaurant closed its Illinois locations to move to North Texas. • Opening TBD • 525 W. Arapaho Road, Ste. 15, Richardson • www.hashemrestaurants.com 11 Sharetea The tea shop is set for Dal Rich Towne Square, according to a project listed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Construction on the building is set to start on Nov. 25 and finish on Jan. 1, 2025.

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12 Halff The infrastructure consulting firm is set to move into a new office in Gatalyn Commons Office Park following an economic development partnership with the city of Richardson. Halff is set to remain in its current office at 1201 N. Bowser Road through the end of 2025. • Relocating early 2026 • 2380 Performance Drive, Richardson • www.halff.com

14 The Burger Life The Chicago-based restaurant serves gourmet burgers, owner Farooq Khan said, adding that the menu is also halal. Along with hamburgers, it serves sandwiches and chicken. The restaurant is currently open with limited hours and held a grand opening Nov. 1. • Opened Oct. 25 • 1801 N. Greenville Ave., Ste. 100, Richardson • www.theburgerlife.com

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Drone delivery options to expand in Richardson A Garland Walmart, located at 5302 N. Garland Ave., is operating delivery within a radius up to 6 miles away, which may include some Richardson residents, according to a city news release. Drone delivery is being offered in partnership with Wing, a spokesperson for the drone com- pany said. What you need to know Drones typically deliver the packages flying at around 65 miles per hour 200 feet above the ground, per the news release. Through the part- nership with Wing, about 1,000 items are eligible for delivery, with the drones delivering packages weighing less than 2.6 pounds. A Wing spokesperson said that drone deliveries can be made within 30 minutes, every day of the week. Based on company data, the average customer orders drone delivery twice a week, the

3 intersection projects receive funding Richardson City Council approved a fund- ing agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation on Oct. 21. City staff plans to use the money to improve traffic signals and infrastructure at two intersections, while upgrading bicycle infrastructure along another, according to city documents. The total cost for the projects is over $1.9 million.

A Garland Walmart started drone delivery which will cover some residents in Richardson.

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Richardson adopts new comprehensive plan The city of Richardson has adopted an update to its comprehensive plan that will help guide the city’s future. What you need to know Following a 20-month process, Richardson

The plan is meant to do the following:

Provides general guidance on growth and development patterns in the city Consists of a single plan in coordination with other technical plans to address the community’s future

City Council unanimously approved an updated comprehensive plan for the city during its Nov. 11 meeting. The process included data collection, drafting and several different promotion and public engagement efforts. One focus of the plan includes supporting an increase in middle housing options, such as townhomes or duplexes. Mark Bowers, an urban design and practice planning builder at Kimley-Horn and Associates, said the lack of middle housing in Richardson was a common concern during the community feedback portion of the process. One more thing Council adopted an amendment that will allow

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“minor editing” to the plan as long as edits don’t change the meaning of the content. City Manager Don Magner said that the amend- ment will allow the comprehensive plan to be a “living document.”

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RISD to issue final $25M from 2021 bond The final amount of authorized funding from Richardson ISD’s 2021 bond, which totaled $750 million, could be sold next year, according to district officials. RISD’s board of trustees received an update on the status of the 2021 bond, which included upgrades for schools; updated technology; and replacement buses and other vehicles. Two-minute impact Superintendent Tabitha Branum said the district has hit a point of substantial completion for its 2021 bond program. Sandra Hayes, RISD assistant superintendent of district operations, said construction is underway on three elementary school construction projects at Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet, Northrich Elementary and Stults Road Elementary. Per meeting documents, the cost for each project is

RISD plans Upstander Partnership Richardson ISD plans to roll out a new initiative, the Upstander Partnership, on a pilot basis in the spring 2025 semester. In a nutshell The Upstander Partnership, which is between RISD and the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, includes strategic planning, access to the Upstander Portal and field trips held on school campuses. Angie Lee, RISD executive director of equity, diversity and inclusion, said the district worked with elementary and secondary principals and campus staff to identify a program that made sense for the district. The Upstander Partnership allows access to the Upstander Portal and field trips held on school campuses.

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$10 million. Work on those three projects is expected to wrap up next summer. Some context Because of higher actual construction costs during the bond program, district officials had to trim the scope of certain improvements. Hayes said some of the district’s projects are coming in under budget, which could allow the district to use some of the $77 million that was set aside to fund additional projects within the bond’s scope.

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Equine Science and Introduction to Engineering Design are set to sunset due to low enrollment. According to a staff presentation, many of the new and updated career and technical education courses are being offered to “align with long-range planning for program offerings,” including those at the new CTE center, which is set to open in 2026. Some offerings have also been updated to provide CTE opportunities to students earlier.

Plano ISD is making changes to its middle school, high school and senior high course offer- ings for the 2025-26 school year. Some context Most of the sunset courses are being replaced by the new courses or revised courses, which includes higher level Spanish and American Sign Language courses.

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Construction is slated along a portion of East Main Street between Greenville and North Walton Street in Richardson. According to the city’s project map, work includes paving reconstruction along Main Street, which is expected to cost more than $6 million. Two-minute impact Richardson Main Street reconstruction set to start this year phase II of the construction on Main Street, the section on Greenville Avenue to Abrams Road. Funding is from the Tax Increment Financing Funds and Dallas County grant funding. Construc- tion is expected to start in December 2024, and be complete in Summer 2025. Some context This is the second phase of a project along

City Manager Don Magner said the projected cost for the project is $6.5 million with funding sourced from both Dallas County grants and funds from a tax increment financing reinvestment zone. Construction will include paving, drainage improvements and landscaping, according to city documents. Work will take place starting at the intersection of Greenville and Main, extending just beyond the road’s intersection with Abrams Road. Per the project map, bids for the project closed Oct. 15, and Richardson City Council is expected to award a contract was also awarded to Urban Infraconstruction for just under $3.2 million for

Main Street within the city’s Core District, which includes the Chinatown, Downtown, Heights, Interurban and Lockwood neighborhoods. Previ- ous construction along Main Street, which had a cost of $21 million, wrapped up in mid-2021. Phase I of the Main Street reconstruction project consisted of infrastructure and aesthetic improvements from Sherman Street to Greenville Avenue and was completed in January 2022. Phase II will extend these improvements from Greenville Avenue to Abrams Road and includes Main Street, with paving, water, sewer, storm drainage laterals

and inlets replacement and barrier-free ramps at the intersections. It also includes planting trees, hardscaping and streetlights. The city has also invested in other Core District infrastructure with the $1.8 million construction along McKinney Street and the development of Interurban Park, which had a cost of around $5 million.

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The number of homes sold and homes listed were up in all three Richardson ZIP codes in October from October 2023. Residential market data

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+7%

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Richardson IQHQ to support city’s continued tech growth

BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY

Two-minute impact

Richardson IQ Richardson’s Innovation Quarter includes the IQHQ, the DART Arapaho Center Station, Shops at Eastside, a 67-acre data center and more than

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The Richardson IQ headquarters opened in 2022, and UT Dallas occupies around 13,600 square feet of the 27,000-square-foot space. UT Dallas also opened a 5G testing lab in concert with AT&T and Verizon. Joe Pancrazio, UT Dallas vice president for Research and Innovation, said the lab provides an evaluation facility for new 5G Radio Access Network products and a “wonderful opportunity” for university students. The IQ’s location is also a positive, he added. “[For vendors] to have ease of access to the facility, to be able to engage with other small businesses who might be interested in 5G or our next generation networking capacity—it just becomes a terric opportunity for the university, but also for the community,” Pancrazio said. The city’s partnership with Startup Runway will also support Richardson’s existing tech industry, Magner said. Magner said Startup Runway supports established companies looking to “expand to a new market.” He said companies could spend nine-12 months or more in the Startup Runway space before becoming independent—and he’s hoping those companies will choose to stay in Richardson.

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Zooming out

What’s next

Dallas-Fort Worth is the fastest growing met- ropolitan area in tech, according to data from the Computing Technology Industry Association. DFW added 10,691 new tech jobs in 2023, ahead of New York City’s 8,312—the second most. Richardson has seen that tech growth rsthand. Employment in tech in the city grew 97.17% from 2018 to 2023, and the IQ added around 9,500 jobs from 2014 to May 2024. Between developing the future workforce and future successful tech companies, the IQ head- quarters’ role as an incubation space could help contribute to that continued tech growth. “One of the principal benets is the opportuni- ties that students who come to our university have the chance to pursue,” Pancrazio said. “I’m excited by it. I think innovation and entrepreneurship, as it’s realized through incubator space, to be the promise of research or inspiration enabled through the kind of incubator space that we oer.” Magner added that Richardson “needs” to

Job growth in Richardson’s IQ

Pancrazio said that 65% of UT Dallas students stay in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Beyond cultivating a workforce, Magner hopes to see tangible results from the city’s partnership with Startup Runway, as well. “We’re not just saying, ‘Come to Richardson, we’ll give you the incubation space, and then you’re on your own,’” Magner said. “We’re saying, ‘Come to Richardson, we’ll give you the incubation space, and we’ll help you as you take your rst and second step in the growth of your business, in the US … hopefully that will result in some of the space that we have available throughout the city to start being occupied by these international companies.”

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have an incubator space to recruit international companies into the city. “This is just now something that is expected by international business—you’re going to have a place for them to land in your community,” he said. “I think this is an incredibly important way for us to grow our international business presence.”

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• 2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Richardson • www.cor.net/departments/public-library

December

Miracle on 34th Street This holiday classic tells the story of a department store Santa who claims to be the real Kris Kringle and his journey to prove it in court. • Nov. 29-Dec. 1, times vary • $20-$36 • Repertory Company Theatre, 770 N. Coit Road, Richardson • www.rcttheatre.com/shows.html WRTC Radio Presents A Rockabilly Christmas Radio Play The Richardson Theatre Center will perform a radio play centered around a radio station in the ‘50s. • Dec. 6-22, times vary • $22-$24 • Richardson Theatre Centre, 518 W. Arapaho Road, Ste. 113, Richardson • https://richardsontheatrecentre.net/ Game on: Board Games at the Library The Richardson Library is hosting a librarian-led board game session. Games are available for solo play. • Dec. 7, 3-5 p.m. • Free

Santa’s Village at Huffhines Parks Richardson’s Huffhines Park will host Santa’s Village, giving residents a chance to take photos with Santa. • Dec. 7-8, Dec. 13-15, Dec. 20-22 6-9 p.m. • Free

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The Swingles A cappella group The Swingles will perform at the Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts. • Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m. • $27-$42 • 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson • www.eisemanncenter.com Christmas Songs: Their Histories, Their Stories The Richardson Public Library will teach residents about Christmas carols in the City Council Chamber. • Dec. 21, 3-3:45 p.m. • Free

Christmas with the Rat Pack Head to the Eisemann Center for this recreation of a 1960’s Las Vegas Christmas at The Sands featuring Brian Duprey as Frank Sinatra, Joe Scalissi as Dean Martin and Kenny Jones as Sammy Davis Jr. • Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. • $45-$75 • 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson • www.eisemanncenter.com

• 2360 Campbell Creek Blvd., Richardson • www.cor.net/departments/public-library

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Dining

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Wings ($15.95) are served with cabbage slaw and a choice of two sauces or dry rubs.

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The platter ($28.95) features eight pieces of chicken in four of the restaurant’s most popular avors.

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No. 1 Plus Chicken serves up Korean fried chicken

No. 1 Plus Chicken owner Sungrae Jeong took over as owner in September 2023.

Large portions and authentic avors are in store for diners at Richardson’s No. 1 Plus Chicken, owner Sungrae Jeong said. The backstory Jeong previously worked as a point of sale techni- cian and No. 1 Plus Chicken was one of his clients. Jeong was impressed with the restaurant and began negotiations to purchase the business from its previous owners. “I think the taste of the chicken is really good,” Jeong said. “It’s the reason I [bought] the restau- rant. It’s dierent from other restaurants.” What’s special about it? Many of the spices used to create the marinades

and avors are imported from Korea, Jeong said, giving the food an authentic avor. Additionally, Jeong said the restaurant only uses fresh chicken. According to the restaurant’s website, the chicken marinates for 48 hours and is fried twice. Wings are served with cabbage slaw and there are several house-made sauce and dry rub options available. What’s on the menu? The restaurant specializes in Korean fried chicken and other Korean fare, Jeong said. One of the most popular menu items is the green onion chicken, which features shredded green onions served over chicken nuggets and topped with a house-made green onion sauce.

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