Uptown Central Market, Living Spaces, Freed's, Oncor: Friday's D-FW business news

October 19,  2018 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Follow us on Twitter [@DMNBiz](. Freed's Furniture at 4355 LBJ Freeway in Dallas and the Plano store on West 15th Street are holding going-out-of-business sales. (Maria Halkias / DMN) The Big Story Family-owned Freed's Furniture is closing after 80 years Family owned and operated Freed's Furniture is going out of business after selling furniture, mattresses and rugs to Dallas-area households for 80 years. "After four generations of serving northern Texas, we have one final thing to say ... Thank you for your friendship and loyal patronage," said a flyer from owners Howard and Debbie Freed that was sent this week to preferred customers. The Freeds couldn't be reached for comment. The Dallas location on LBJ Freeway and the Plano store on West 15th Street are holding going-out-of-business sales. [Freed's store in Arlington on South Cooper Street closed earlier this year.]( Advertisement The Latest Neiman Christmas book touts $7.1M solar yacht [Neiman Marcus]( took the big reveal of its Christmas Book on the road this year instead of Dallas. Oncor acquires West Texas power lines in $1.3B deal The deal will give Oncor and its majority owner, Sempra Energy, control of [Hunt-owned infrastructure including power lines]( in the Panhandle and West Texas. Police arrest protesters at ETP meeting The women were charged with disorderly conduct by two off-duty officers working the meeting, [police spokesman Carlos Almeida said](. How wettest fall on record hurts D-FW businesses Kyle Brooks, [president and marketing director of East Hampton Sandwich Co.](, said restaurants are feeling the effects. Living Spaces plans huge Grand Prairie location [Living Spaces]( - which already has locations in the Austin area and San Antonio - is taking over the former Restoration Hardware distribution center on West Pioneer Parkway. Elsewhere in Texas - Austin: For the first time, Dell reveals its subsidiary [Alienware is a $3 billion business](. (Austin American-Statesman) - San Antonio: A [UTSA professor]( is developing an algorithm to ‘unmask’ malware. (San Antonio Express-News) - Corpus Christi: [A joint venture]( has signed a deal with the Port of Corpus Christi to use a crude oil export dock to load Suezmax tankers. (Houston Chronicle) - Austin: [Lake Travis flooding]( has forced restaurants and other businesses to close. (Austin American-Statesman) - Permian Basin: [Earthstone Energy, Inc.]( has purchased 20,800 net acres from Corpus Christi-based Sabalo Holdings and its subsidiaries. (Houston Chronicle)  The largest ever Central Market will anchor a new Uptown Dallas high-rise project. (Omniplan) real estate Uptown Dallas' new Central Market store will anchor a high-rise mixed-use project Uptown will be getting more than just a new grocery store when Central Market opens its doors on McKinney Avenue. The supermarket will be part of a high-rise development planned for the block at McKinney and Lemmon avenues that will include offices, shops and restaurants. [Dallas developer KDC, which has built some of the largest office projects in North Texas, is teaming up with the San Antonio-based grocer and owners of the former Albertson's store on McKinney for the development.]( "We see this project as the unifier between Uptown and what's going on in Cityplace and the West Village," said KDC president Toby Grove. "It's the best site available in that area of Dallas." Follow DFW stocks: [See how top North Texas stocks performed](, as well as the oil and gas markets and major stock exchanges. DFW Top 100 Places to Work 2017: The Dallas Morning News and Workplace Dynamics partner each year to feature the [Top 100 workplaces](, based on ratings by the people who work at them.  Do you have feedback on this newsletter? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to our Business Editor Paul O'Donnell at [podonnell@dallasnews.com](mailto:podonnell@dallasnews.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Reddit](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2018 - [The Dallas Morning News]( | [1954 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75201](#)