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December 27, Â 2017
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Open Realty Advisors plans a series of small retail and office buildings plus two parks and an underground garage along Henderson Avenue. (GFF)
the big story
A Dallas developer's Henderson Avenue makeover is in limbo â here's why
Two weeks before Christmas, Dallas developer Mark Masinter thought his years-long dream of a mixed-use makeover for North Henderson Avenue was coming to a swift end at the hands of Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Adam Medrano and some fierce East Dallas critics.
"I was getting the sense that unfortunately, it was going the wrong direction," Masinter said. "And I'm often accused of being too positive of a thinker."
[Masinter's proposal, which requires approval for a significant zoning change, won a reprieve]( after Medrano and neighboring council member Philip Kingston moved to leave the project in limbo for another three months.
Now, they'll try to find a solution â one that tones down Masinter's ambitions â in what has become a contentious and complicated zoning case.
-[Tristan Hallman](
Plus: [Henderson Avenue project would remake popular East Dallas strip](
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- Commentary:Â At Shake Rag Music, [a lifelong collector]( is trying, finally, to sell off all his memories.
- Economy:Â [Trucking industry](divided over new rules for logging timesheets.
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Steve Harvill, author of 21 Secrets of Million Dollar Sellers, photographed at the Network Bar in Trinity Groves on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)
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Elsewhere in Texas
- San Antonio:Â Trump tax plan means a hectic holiday season for [Texas CPAs](. (San Antonio Express-News)
- Odessa:Â The rebound in the [Odessa economy]( during 2017 brought with it a string of new business openings and construction. (Odessa American)
- Austin:Â Regulators OK sale of [Austinâs First State]( bank to Mississippi company (Austin American-Statesman)
- San Antonio:Â [H-E-Bâs Feast of Giving]( unites volunteers and guests (San Antonio Express-News)
- El Campo:Â [Texas house](with 500-foot lazy river sells for more than $2.5 million. (Houston Chronicle)
A large wind turbine is part of a collection of windmills at the American Wind Power Center in Lubbock, Texas, Wednesday, August 2, 2017. (Tom Fox / DMN)
OUR 2018 BUSINESS PREDICTIONS: Energy
Texas renewable energy sector may be dodging bullets from Washington in 2018
[The renewable energy industry is bracing for a tumultuous new year]( as it tackles challenges from potential federal policy changes and new tax laws.
If President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on imported solar cells and panels, it could help the fortunes of a few domestic solar companies while risking overall industry growth in 2018.
Then there is the possibility of subsidizing power from nuclear and coal plants. A fresh lease of life to currently unprofitable, polluting coal plants could potentially slow the transition to cleaner energy sources.
-[Jeff Mosier](
Plus: [Find other 2018 predictions for the business world](
Onboarding
Who is getting hired and promoted
- AMON CARTER MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART named Amanda Blake director of education and library services.
- ENPHASE ENERGY INC. named David Ranhoff vice president and chief commercial officer.
- FULTS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE promoted Louis Weber to vice president.
- MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON named Mary Beth Short vice president of human resources, Michael Smith vice president of business development and Marcus Jackson vice president of ancillary services.
- PRESTON HOLLOW CAPITAL named Glenwood Hill assistant general counsel, Joe James senior underwriter and Elizabeth Leak tax director.
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DFW Top 100 Places to Work 2017: The Dallas Morning News and Workplace Dynamics partner each year to feature the [Top 100 workplaces](, based on ratings by the people who work at them.Â
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