Stories by Ben Swanger

Football
The Cowboys’ Third- and Fourth-Year Core Might Be the Antidote to an Underwhelming Offseason
Eight players could make or break Dallas' fortunes–and their own.
By Ben Swanger

Business
The DoorDash of Luxe Parties Relocates HQ from New York to Dallas
Social Studies—which is backed by Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, and Whitney Wolf Herd—is in the midst of closing a nearly $5 million round of seed funding.
By Ben Swanger

Soccer
FIFA Selects North Texas to Host 2026 World Cup
The chair of the Dallas Host Committee believes play at Arlington's AT&T Stadium will change the entire economic picture of the region.
By Ben Swanger

Dallas 500
Meet the Dallas 500: Torrey Littlejohn
JLL's managing director talks about where she learned the art of sweat equity, retaining talent, and the time she accepted a 100 percent commission compensation structure.
By Ben Swanger

Business Briefs
XFL Strikes Deal with Dallas-based Sponsorship Sales Agency
Plus: Fort Worth Heritage Development Co. acquires several properties; the Dallas competitive sports entertainment space expands with new concept.
By Suzanne Crow and Ben Swanger
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Stories by Ben Swanger

Sports
Launching the Longball: How I Won the Dallas Cowboys Home Run Derby
After I notched 24 home runs, Pasos for Oak Cliff walked away with a $13,600 check—the single largest fundraising effort in the organization’s history.
By Ben Swanger

Sports
Major League Rugby Inks Largest Partnership in League History
The six-year-old league will leverage NFTs by NuArca Labs to grow fandom leading up to the U.S.-hosted 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup.
By Ben Swanger

Business Briefs
Two North Texas Public Relations Firms Merge
Plus: Genesis Women’s Shelter to get new childcare center; TOCA Football becomes the largest indoor soccer operator in US following DFW partnership; and more.
By Suzanne Crow and Ben Swanger

Dallas 500
Meet the Dallas 500: Kenneth Hersh
The Dallas investor talks about going back in time to change one moment (hint: the 2011 World Series), living in the age of discovery, and much more.
By Ben Swanger

Business
Meet New Development Specialist Al Coker, AKA “The Grindfather”
Coker, who has closed nearly $3 billion in residential real estate sales since 2000, finds his rush on the skateboard.
By Ben Swanger