Business Briefing for September 27

[Dallas News Business Briefing]( September 27, 2021 Prefer the online view? It's [here]( Follow us on Twitter [@DMNBiz]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [D-FW homebuilding permits fell in August after months of big gains]( [D-FW homebuilding permits fell in August after months of big gains]( Labor, supply chain and land constraints are holding back North Texas housing construction.[(..)]( Advertisement --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why coffee could cost more at groceries, cafés]( [Why coffee could cost more at groceries, cafés]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Pfizer will test a COVID pill as preventive medicine]( [Pfizer will test a COVID pill as preventive medicine]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Dallas’ federal bankruptcy court wants to be more hospitable to bigger, complex cases ]( [Dallas’ federal bankruptcy court wants to be more hospitable to bigger, complex cases]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Feeling richer? If you own a D-FW home, your equity is up from a year ago]( [Feeling richer? If you own a D-FW home, your equity is up from a year ago]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Before H-E-B lands in D-FW, here’s how the most competitive U.S. grocery market looks now]( [Before H-E-B lands in D-FW, here’s how the most competitive U.S. grocery market looks now]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [As COVID-19 rages, more health care workers are quitting, and job openings hit a new high]( [As COVID-19 rages, more health care workers are quitting, and job openings hit a new high]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How McKinney’s Derrick Miles turned a professional low point into an entrepreneurial life lesson]( [How McKinney’s Derrick Miles turned a professional low point into an entrepreneurial life lesson]( DFW Top 100 Places to Work : 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. Get customized topic alerts: Are you looking to keep tabs on a specific real estate development, company or niche business topic? Click the "Follow This Story" button at the top of any business story you'd like to keep tabs on. We'll email you every time we write a story related to the one you're following. Advertisement Do you have feedback on this newsletter? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to our Business Editor Paul O'Donnell at [podonnell@dallasnews.com](mailto:podonnell@dallasnews.com?subject=Business%20Briefing). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Reddit](