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HVS Market Pulse: Fort Worth, Texas
Hunter Dietz | January 3, 2018
By Hunter Dietz , Kathleen D. Donahue Anchoring the west end of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Fort Worth features the old and the new. Also known as "Cowtown," the cattle industry initially spurred economic development in the city. Today, glass and steel skyscrapers share the sidewalks of Downtown with renovated historic districts, such as the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District and Sundance Square. The following article details new developments in and around Fort Worth's primary neighborhoods that affect the area's hotel industry. Fort Worth's Economy Despite plummeting oil and gas prices and increased activity in o...
HVS Market Pulse: Lubbock, Texas
Hunter Dietz | December 11, 2017
By Hunter Dietz Lubbock (aka "Hub City"), Texas, connects business, educational, and healthcare enterprises spread across the region known as the South Plains. This region encompasses the largest contiguous cotton-growing operations in the U.S., and agriculture, manufacturing, and technology are pillars of the local and regional economies. Economic growth in Lubbock has boomed over the past several years, and through a varied cross-section of industries, the city's Downtown is poised for a major revitalization. Economic Growth Texas Tech Texas Tech University continues to be one of the most prominent economic drivers in Lubbock. The uni...
The 2016 Dallas Hotel Conference: HVS Takeaways
Kathleen Donahue | October 31, 2016
By Kathleen Donahue and Hunter Dietz Hotel owners, consultants, managers, developers, financiers, and other stakeholders gathered at the 2016 Dallas Hotel Conference on October 20, 2016, to share thoughts on U.S. hotel industry dynamics. The conference, held at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas, offered insights ranging from the impact of foreign capital sources to new forms of competition in Texas and surrounding markets. Continued Influx of Foreign Capital on U.S. Hotels Hotel owners and developers continue to find financing from foreign sources, especially China. In fact, the amount of available capital and investor interest fro...
