Former Hunt Oil executive named CEO of nonprofit serving children
Former Hunt Consolidated president Michael Monroe has been named CEO and president of Plano-based nonprofit Orphan Outreach.
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Former Hunt Consolidated president Michael Monroe has been named CEO and president of Plano-based nonprofit Orphan Outreach.
Thirty one of the over 750 retailers in Dallas-Fort Worth participating in the Partners Card program are located in Plano, providing 10-20% off for the season.
Participants will choose what kind of adventurer they want to be and go through a quest to retrieve a gem from a dragon.
Plano Metropolitan Ballet’s director Cindi Lawrence Hanson created the National Ballet of Texas, Collin County’s first professional ballet company. Their inaugural performance was held in early August.
The Women’s Division has been a Plano Chamber of Commerce mainstay for more than five decades, and now offers “Ladies Lunch Out,” a small group-based topical networking lunches and annual Women’s Division Summits.
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Shun Thomas has been a leader in the community for decades, from the corporate world to education and the Junior League of Collin County.
Melanie Brigante, the outgoing president of Plano Art Association, has worked with the nonprofit organization for years, helping grow membership and providing outlets for artists to display their work.
“Plano, Texas, ranks as the top non-coastal wellness hub, proving that high-quality wellness infrastructure is expanding beyond traditional coastal markets.”
The City of Plano Planning Department won awards for historic preservation of The Texas Pool, a documentary on visionary planning and future land use map implementation tools.