TREC Public Policy News

Admiral Patrick M. Walsh on Leadership During Times of Crisis (Event Replay)
Earlier this year, our Leadership Alumni members spoke with Admiral Patrick M. Walsh -- a Dallas native! -- about how leaders maintain hope during times of crisis. You can listen to an audio replay of the conversation, facilitated by TREC Vice Chair Mike Ablon, via...

Public Policy 101: Running for Office (Event Replay)
Have you ever considered running for office or working for a political campaign? How do you get started? What do you do first? On June 30, we hosted a Public Policy 101 event on this very topic, as our panel of campaign strategists and former candidates delved into...

CRE Executives on Development, Vari’s COVID-19 Response, Construction Costs & Restaurants
We have got an absolutely loaded CRE executive roundtable for you today with presentations from CBRE’s Mike Lafitte on the overall state of commercial real estate development Vari’s Jason McCann, on how the company adopted new products and technology to protect staff...

Three Takeways: TREC Talks with DART CEO Gary Thomas (Audio Replay Available)
On Tuesday, May 19, DART CEO Gary Thomas met virtually with TREC members as part of the quarterly TREC Talks event series and networking session. During his presentation (click here to access the slides he used), Thomas gave an overview of the transit agency’s ongoing...

CRE Executives on Main Street Lending Program, Local Government Response to COVID-19
Our CRE executive roundtable returns with updates from John Gates of JLL, Craig Hall of HALL Group, and Jeff Tuthill of Ryan, LLC. They give a look around the commercial real estate industry as COVID-19 cases surge in DFW, delve into the Federal Reserve’s Main Street...

PODCAST: CRE Executives on Hotel Industry, Coworking, and Relocating to Dallas
We’re back with another CRE executive roundtable as our experts from around the region talk about the state of the hotel and coworking sectors and prognosticate the rate at which companies will continue to look at DFW as a prime destination for relocation. Special...