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Inside Neighborhood Goods, a Modern Take on the Department Store

D Magazine Originally Posted: December 4, 2018 Matt Alexander and real estate investor Mark Masinter are SMU alumni. During a time when most traditional retailers are struggling to compete, entrepreneur Matt Alexander and real estate investor Mark Masinter decided to go for something a little different with Neighborhood Goods, which opened in Plano’s Legacy West development […]

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Congratulations to Pierce Allman ‘54 and Kelvin Beachum, Jr. ’10, ’12

SMU News Originally Posted: September 11, 2018 SMU Distinguished Alumni Awards to be presented on November 1 The University community will honor Pierce M. Allman ’54, Tucker S. Bridwell ’73, ’74 and Jane Chu ’81 with Distinguished Alumni Awards and Kelvin Beachum, Jr. ’10, ’12 with the Emerging Leader Award on November 1. The Distinguished […]

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Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

Neighborhood Goods raises $5.75M to reinvent the department store

TechCrunch Originally Posted: May 31, 2018 Congratulations to Dedman College alumnus and executive board member, Matt Alexander. According to reports, the Co-Founder and CEO of Neighborhood Goods will open his first location — a 13,000-square-foot store in Plano, Texas — this fall. Neighborhood Goods, a startup rethinking the traditional department store experience, is announcing that it […]

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Ruth Altshuler, a pillar of charitable and civic efforts in Dallas, dies at 93

Dallas Morning News Originally Posted: December 10, 2017 Ruth Altshuler, whose legendary organizing and fundraising prowess earned her the respect and ready cooperation of North Texas’ most powerful people, died Friday night. She was 93. A philanthropic dynamo and trusted overseer of many a civic project, Altshuler was known for her elegance, quiet confidence and […]