Stephen Szczygiel, CHIA attended the 2026 Creating Epic Destinations Conference held in Grand Prairie, Texas, where municipalities considering or actively advancing indoor waterpark developments gathered alongside operators and industry experts. One of the event’s key takeaways was that today’s most successful waterpark facilities operate as community anchors and event-driven destinations, not just simply water attractions.

H&LA’s Anthony DiPonio was recently a guest lecturer at Michigan State University’s Hospitality Valuation Course. As an alum of MSU’s School of Hospitality Business, Anthony’s return to the classroom carried added meaning, allowing him to share industry insights with students following a path similar to his own. The Hospitality Valuation Course has traditionally centered heavily

Following the completion of our recent work in the Sherman–Denison area, several notable development initiatives have moved forward, reflecting the market’s strong fundamentals and growing appeal to both national corporations and developers. Sherman is rapidly emerging as a national semiconductor hub. Texas Instruments has opened the first of four planned fabrication plants near US Route