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Economic Development Update

May 13, 2026

DFW gained 6,600 jobs in February 2026, while unemployment declined slightly and job postings increased 2.4 percent. Registered nurses and police and sheriff’s patrol occupations saw strong gains, while inflation continued to rise across regions. See the current issue of the DFW Labor Market Update for more details.

 DFW Labor Market Update. A nurse. Photo Credit: 2020 SJ Objio on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-in-teal-shirt-wearing-white-mask-8hHxO3iYuU0]
Denton Mayor Gerard, seen second from left, at the Novartis groundbreaking. A banner near the ground reads “Denton RLT Facility Geoundbreaking Event. May 7, 2026.”. Photo Credit: 2026 Dallas Morning News.

Photo Credit: Dallas Morning News

Swiss pharma giant Novartis broke ground on a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Denton on May 7. The 20-acre site at 2101 Shady Oaks Drive has been nonoperational since 2009 but will now be Novartis’ fifth site in the U.S. making radioligand therapy, a custom cancer treatment using targeted radiation. Novartis’ expansion into the North Texas market is further evidence that North Texas is a burgeoning market for life science companies.

Read more in the Dallas Morning News.

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