Bell, Ollie's, Blaze, Sam's Club, Amazon: Monday's D-FW business news

October 29,  2018 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Follow us on Twitter [@DMNBiz](. The V-280 Valor tilt-rotor, a next-generation aircraft that Bell wants to build for the U.S. military, was reflected in rain water after demonstrating its skills at the Bell Flight Research Center in Arlington. (Tom Fox / DMN) The Big Story Watch Bell's next-generation V-280 tilt-rotor aircraft take to the skies One day, years in the future, Bell executives foresee the V-280 Valor tilt-rotor aircraft ferrying American troops into combat zones around the world, combining top speeds of more than 300 mph and the long range of a plane with the maneuverability and agility of a helicopter. For now, the demonstrator aircraft can be found in Arlington at Bell’s Flight Research Center off Interstate 20, where the company is continuing testing on a design that is one of two being considered by the Army for its future needs. Less than a year after the aircraft made its first flight at Bell's Amarillo facility, pilots put the V-280 through its paces in front of a crowd of onlookers, including an intricate sequence of pirouettes as it hovered over the tarmac. [Read more about the presentation and see a video of what the aircraft can do.]( Advertisement The Latest Head to West Texas for the hottest U.S. housing market Fueled by the oil and gas boom, [home prices in Odessa]( were up more than 34 percent year-over-year in September, according to Realtor.com. Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza adding 20 D-FW stores One of the ways Blaze has made a name for itself is through its famous investor, basketball player [LeBron James](. Ollie's expands into Texas, filling a Toys R Us void [It opened this week]( in Mesquite in a former Toys R Us on Town East Blvd.  Two more stores will open soon in East Texas. Unique Sam's Club to open in Dallas [Sam's Club Now]( is a technology incubator warehouse that will open in November on Lower Greenville in a remodeled building that used to house a Walmart Neighborhood Market. Big D is second only to the Big Apple in new building projects [Construction has started]( on more than $17 billion in D-FW area commercial and residential projects in the first nine months of 2018. Elsewhere in Texas - Statewide: Moody's says [debt levels at oil field services companies]( have reached an "unsustainable" level. (Houston Chronicle) - Houston: Eagle Ford oil and gas driller [Penn Virginia Corp.]( was bought for $1.7 billion. (Houston Chronicle) - Statewide: [The Texas wine industry]( grows into its own. (San Antonio Express-News) - Houston: Co-working company [The Work Lodge]( prepares to go national. (Houston Chronicle) - Leander: The owner of [Texas’ first malt house]( talks about leaving tech for shovels. (San Antonio Express-News) While Dallas has been chasing Amazon's HQ2, the deal flow hasn't slowed. In just over a year, the North Texas region has landed at least 42 expansions and relocations. (Nathan Hunsinger / Staff Photographer) Featured columnist: Mitchell Schnurman Life after Amazon HQ2? Dallas is ready for it, win or lose Dallas is still in the running for Amazon’s next headquarters, and officials are prepared to handle whatever comes next, including rejection. “If Amazon comes here, great,” said Dale Petroskey, CEO of the Dallas Regional Chamber. “If Amazon doesn’t come here, we’re gonna be just fine. There are a lot of other companies circling, waiting to see what Amazon does.” Just over a year ago, Amazon said it would build a second headquarters where it plans to eventually add 50,000 workers and invest up to $5 billion in new facilities. The retail giant sparked a bidding frenzy by inviting proposals from potential host cities throughout North America. Amazon received 238 bids, and in January, it named 20 finalists, including Dallas and Austin. Amazon has kept a tight lid on the selection process, and a final decision is expected soon. [The conventional wisdom favors the region around Washington, D.C.](, which has three finalists — the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, Md. 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). 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