Hillwood, BNSF Railway and City of Fort Worth Launch the Alliance Logistics District to Advance Innovation and Efficiency in Inland Freight Movement
Hillwood, BNSF Railway and the City of Fort Worth today announced the creation of the Alliance Logistics District, officially designated and approved by the Fort Worth City Council at its Nov. 11 meeting. Effective immediately, the District will serve as a first-of-its-kind mobility logistics hub within the Smart Port at AllianceTexas, Hillwood’s 27,000-acre, master-planned, mixed-use […]
Boomtown! Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership Is Winning
Boomtown! Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership Is Winning by John Henry in Fort Worth Inc. | Oct. 30, 2025 [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="890"] James Litinsky of MP Materials, donning his new hat, and Mike Berry, president of Hillwood and chair of the FWEDP.[/caption] Since its inception 2½ years ago, along with a change in practice […]
New $70M aircraft maintenance center, manufacturing plant coming to Alliance airport
Brazil-based aerospace company Embraer S.A. plans to grow its North Texas aircraft maintenance operations by more than 50%, thanks to a new $70 million service center and manufacturing plant to be built in Alliance. Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 20 at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport to mark the start of construction on […]
‘Smart Ring’ Maker Oura Expands Its Defense Manufacturing Operations to Fort Worth
Oura’s smart rings are being tested by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army to track crew fatigue, predict soldier performance, enable “biometric data-informed training,” and more. Now those missions will get support from a new facility in North Texas. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="970"] Since 2019, Oura has worked across the defense sector, deploying tens of […]
Taylor Sheridan’s SGS Studios Launches Texas’ Largest Production Campus in Fort Worth, With More to Come
Sheridan—the powerhouse behind hit shows like “Yellowstone” and “Landman”—is partnering with Paramount Television and Dallas-based Hillwood on the new production campus in AllianceTexas. Additional production campuses are now planned across the huge development, with a goal of making Texas “‘a global force in the film industry.” [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="970"] With the state’s competitive film […]
Fort Worth Lands Adom Industries’ $229M AI-Native Cloud Factory and HQ
The Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved $15 million in incentives Tuesday night as founder John Lauer commits to making Fort Worth home for what he calls the world’s first cloud-connected electronics prototyping facility. “This is going to completely revolutionize the electronics industry,” he says. From left: Kelly Baggett, Fort Worth Innovation Coordinator; District 10 […]
Apple Announces $500M Deal to Buy Rare Earth Magnets From MP Materials’ Fort Worth Plant
Under the deal, rare earth magnets will be developed from 100% recycled materials at MP’s flagship manufacturing plant in Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development. Magnet shipments are slated to begin in 2027 and will ramp up to support “hundreds of millions of Apple devices,” MP said. A front view of Independence, MP Materials’ state-of-the-art rare earth magnet […]
American Airlines, DFW Airport doubling the number of gates at new Terminal F
New terminal expected to be bigger, better and launched sooner than previously planned, according to airport officials. Alanna Quillen | NBCDFW | May 1, 2025 On Thursday, American Airlines and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport revealed amended plans for the new Terminal F that officials say will broaden the project’s impact on travelers. The agreement increases […]
Cargo Glider Co. Aerolane To Open Flight Ops HQ at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport
Southlake-based Aerolane aims to use the same technique that delivered U.S. troops on D-Day to deliver cargo across the country. But its towed cargo glider, the Aerocart, comes with a 21st-century autonomous edge. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="970"] Rendering of Aerolane’s towed cargo glider Aerocart [Image: Aerolane][/caption] David Seeley | Dallas Innovates | April 24, 2025 […]
Texas A&M University System launching Center for Advanced Aviation Technologies at Fort Worth campus
Drones, air taxis, supersonic and hypersonic aircraft will be part of the focus of the laboratory. FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas A&M University System already announced plans last year for several buildings on its Fort Worth campus, and has now announced it will be launching an aviation technology laboratory downtown as well. The Center for Advanced Aviation […]