North Texas Commission

Are you ready to take the next step toward becoming a North Texas Leader? The North Texas Commission Foundation offers leadership programs for every stage of your career. Applications are now open for Leadership North Texas and Emerging Leaders North Texas! ? Join the ranks of NTX’s distinguished alums who are leading the way for the prosperity of the Metroplex! To learn more about our leadership programs, click here: https://lnkd.in/gd6YDQuJ ? #NorthTexas #Regionalism #LNT #ELNT #DFW #Leadership

We know innovation and discovery has been a driving factor in our economic growth, and we are thrilled to be part of Texans for Innovation, advocating for an enhanced R&D tax structure in order for Texas to continue to compete in the global economy.

Your NTC Lobby Team is working hard in Austin, advocating for our North Texas priorities. Director of State Advocacy, Christopher Lee, testified for HB 2 last week to support increasing school funding. https://lnkd.in/gwHcHJ7Z #NorthTexas #regionalism #pubed #accountability #txlege

NTX is proud to be the home of 5 Carnegie Classified of Institutions of Higher Education. The Research1 institutions are The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas at Dallas, University of North Texas, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Southern Methodist University. Congratulations to these institutions! Your institutions continue to drive the force of higher education and research in our region! #NorthTexas #regionalism #research1institutions #highered #education #CarnegieClassifiedInstitutions

Our VP of Strategic Communication and Federal Advocacy, Andrea Coker, spoke to Phil Prazan and Gromer Jeffers this weekend about the changes to tariffs and the implications they will have on North Texas businesses. #NorthTexas #regionalism #tariffs #federal? ? https://lnkd.in/g9e2gWGW

The NTC was honored to host University of North Texas President: Dr. Harrison Keller in our office on Friday where he discussed his visions for innovation at UNT as well as the future of UNT's Frisco campus. Thank you to NTC director Jason Meyer for coordinating this meeting.? #NorthTexas #regionalism #workforce #education

Congratulations to Lockheed Martin on an incredible one million F-35 flight hours. The F35 is not only crucial to our national security but has also provided 43,000 jobs in North Texas while adding an additional $8 billion into our economy.

North Texas has the fifth-highest concentration of tech workers in the U.S. Data centers not only give us more technological growth opportunities but are also engines of economic growth. Read more about the AI and other tech boom from our CEO, Chris E. Wallace, IOM, CCE's op-ed in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. #northtexas #regionalism #technology #innovation #economicopportunity https://lnkd.in/g8c_7XGD

In partnership with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, we had our final NTX 2050 Our Next Imperatives Series last Friday on Infrastructure: Transportation and Water. We thank our series sponsors, Atmos Energy and Oncor Electric Delivery, for assisting in this critical initiative. Thank you to our Infrastructure: Transportation and Water session sponsors: HNTB, North Texas Municipal Water District, Tarrant Regional Water District, Trinity River Authority of Texas, and Upper Trinity Regional Water District. It was insightful to hear from our transportation panelists, Michael Morris, Dan Kessler, and Jeff Neal from NCTCOG about the importance of regional planning and managing the growth in the Metroplex. Our panelists for water, Simone Kiel from Freese and Nichols and Kevin Ward from Trinity Water Authority, went into depth about North Texas's water needs. #NTX2050 #regionalism #NorthTexas #infrastructure #water #transportation

Last week, our LNT 16 class toured TDCJ Wynne and Walls Unit in Huntsville. LNT students got an inside look into the Texas Prison System, a glimpse into the real inner workings of a prison, as well as the ways inmates are productive and receive job training while incarcerated and prepare them for life after.? ? Applications are now open for Leadership North Texas Class 17. To learn more and apply visit here: https://lnkd.in/ekfxwNw #NorthTexas #regionalism #LNT