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NexPoint Funds Trustee Dorri McWhorter has been recognized by Fund Board Views as one of the top 10 women making meaningful impact towards improving fund governance and promoting board engagement, while simultaneously advancing their communities. A socially-conscious business leader, McWhorter joined the NexPoint Funds Board of Trustees in May 2022. Her vast range of professional experience in businesses and industries, along with a specialized focus on accounting has made her an invaluable member of the NexPoint Funds board.

James Dondero, founder and principal of NexPoint, is recognized as one of the Dallas area’s top business leaders. Under Dondero’s leadership, NexPoint has grown its real estate business focus to cover a broad range of assets and property types, including the Texas Research Quarter life science campus. Dondero’s impact on the region can also be seen in his philanthropic work.

An official location site for the 135-acre Texas Research Quarter project has been determined. The former Electronic Data Systems headquarters in Plano, Texas, will soon become a $3 billion life sciences innovation district after sitting empty for five years. Plano Director of Special Projects said the new life sciences facility will diversify the city’s economic base with an industry that does not have much of a presence in Plano. NexPoint recently announced plans to invest around $1 billion within the first phase of development, as the company envisions the Texas Research Quarter becoming “the most robust life sciences center in the United States.”

NexPoint is recognized by Pensions & Investments as a 2023 Best Places to Work in Money Management. Pensions & Investments, the global news source of money management, presented the 12th annual survey and recognition program dedicated to identifying and recognizing the best employers in the money management industry.

The Texas Research Quarter (TRQ), a 200-acre life sciences project proposed by NexPoint, has been approved by the Plano Planning and Zoning Commission in Plano, Texas. The TRQ development will include over 4 million square feet of lab, office, and therapeutic production space, 775 residential units, a 9.5-acre park, and a hotel, and is anticipated to have the potential to create over 30,000 new jobs.

NexPoint has announced its proposal to build a 200-acre development dedicated to technology and science at the former headquarters of EDS in Plano, Texas. This innovative life science district would feature 970,000 square feet of best-in-class lab and office space, as well as a public park and amphitheater. Learn more about the expansive project here.