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Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to leadership excellence and continued growth in the aviation sector, Hillwood has promoted longtime aviation executive Christopher Ash to president of the Alliance Aviation Companies at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. Ash officially assumed the role on July 1, 2025, and will oversee all operations at Perot Field, including management of the airport, fixed-base operations (FBO) and commercial fueling services, while advancing the airport’s position as one of the top 20 cargo hubs in the United States.<\/p>\n
Ash joined Hillwood in 1996 as a line operations specialist and has held a variety of leadership roles over the years. Most recently, as senior vice president of aviation business development, he was instrumental in expanding Hillwood’s military, corporate, aerospace and real estate partnerships throughout AllianceTexas — the company’s 27,000-acre, master-planned, mixed-use development. His efforts were key in attracting major industry leaders such as MTU Maintenance and Embraer to Perot Field, both of which announced major expansions during the same week Texas Governor Greg Abbott named Fort Worth the aviation and defense capital of Texas.<\/p>\n
“Chris has made significant contributions across every aspect of our aviation operations,” said Bill Burton, executive vice president at Hillwood. “His leadership and commitment to excellence, along with his work to forge meaningful public-private partnerships with government agencies, research institutions and industry leaders, have been central to our success. His experience and vision are invaluable, and with leaders like Chris, the future of the Alliance Aviation Companies is brighter than ever.”<\/p>\n
Ash will continue to work in lockstep with the City of Fort Worth and other municipalities in the Alliance corridor, as well as the Federal Aviation Administration, NASA and many other institutions, to further advance the aerospace and aviation industry here in North Texas. He also serves on the North Central Texas Council of Governments as a member of the North Texas Safety and Integration Task Force.<\/p>\n
Ash has also led advancements in next-generation aviation mobility at the AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone (MIZ). This cutting-edge ecosystem integrates logistics infrastructure and strategic partnerships to help mobility innovators test, scale and commercialize transformative technologies.<\/p>\n
“I’m incredibly proud to have grown with an organization that is helping define the future of aviation through leadership in aerospace, infrastructure and mobility innovation,” said Ash. “I look forward to continuing to work with our outstanding team to deliver best-in-class service and operations.”<\/p>\n
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About AllianceTexas<\/strong><\/p>\n Developed by Hillwood, AllianceTexas is an unparalleled regional success story that has transformed the North Texas economy and connected the area to global industry. Consisting of 27,000 acres, the development is anchored by the world’s first dedicated industrial airport, Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), and hosts one of the nation’s premier intermodal hubs. Today, AllianceTexas is home to 590 companies that have created more than 66,000 direct jobs and have approximately 60 million square feet of developed commercial real estate assets. The development’s cumulative impact since 1989 is an estimated $130 billion for the North Texas region. For additional information, please visit www.alliancetexas.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport<\/strong><\/p>\n Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is the world’s first industrial airport, purpose-built for cargo and corporate aviation. Today, AFW offers a broad range of flight services, including air cargo, corporate, private, and military aviation, and serves as the cornerstone of AllianceTexas, the nation’s premier master-planned, mixed-use development. Owned by the City of Fort Worth and managed by privately held Alliance Air Services, AFW features state-of-the-art infrastructure and an award-winning FAA air traffic control tower. Alliance Air Services is consistently ranked among the top FBOs in the U.S. by industry publications and fuel service providers. For more information, visit www.perotfield.com<\/a>.<\/p>“}]}},{“one”:{“id”:12665,”author”:”David Seeley”,”source”:”Dallas Innovates”,”date”:”2025-07-15″,”image”:{“thumbnail”:”d066c510-28bb-44dd-b592-2e230cfe2ecd.jpg”,”original”:”780d75e3-0e33-4675-8234-7bba979d0e7a.jpg”,”optimized”:”815f8c43-e696-4274-a83b-1bf59fe50a47.jpg”},”featured”:true,”title”:”Apple Announces $500M Deal to Buy Rare Earth Magnets From MP Materials\u2019 Fort Worth Plant”},”two”:{“id”:12665,”author”:”David Seeley”,”source”:”Dallas Innovates”,”date”:”2025-07-15″,”image”:{“thumbnail”:”d066c510-28bb-44dd-b592-2e230cfe2ecd.jpg”,”original”:”780d75e3-0e33-4675-8234-7bba979d0e7a.jpg”,”optimized”:”815f8c43-e696-4274-a83b-1bf59fe50a47.jpg”},”details”:[{“language”:”English – US”,”languageCode”:”en-US”,”title”:”Apple Announces $500M Deal to Buy Rare Earth Magnets From MP Materials\u2019 Fort Worth Plant”,”article”:” Under the deal, rare earth magnets will be developed from 100% recycled materials at MP’s flagship manufacturing plant in Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development. Magnet shipments are slated to begin in 2027 and will ramp up to support \”hundreds of millions of Apple devices,\” MP said.<\/p>\n Apple has struck a $500 million deal to buy rare earth magnets from Las Vegas-based MP Materials—and the magnets will be developed from 100% recycled materials at MP Materials’ flagship manufacturing plant in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n Rare earth magnets are key components in everything from smartphones to computers to EVs, robots, and energy systems. To create the magnets, MP Materials (NYSE: MP) will use recycled rare earth “feedstock” sourced from post-industrial and end-of-life magnets, with the recycling happening at MP’s Mountain Pass site in California.<\/p>\n As part of the deal, MP said it will “significantly expand” the capacity of its Fort Worth plant with a series of new neodymium magnet manufacturing lines designed for a range of Apple products.<\/p>\n Magnets created in Fort Worth will then be shipped across the U.S. and all over the world, helping to meet increasing global demand for the material, Apple said—adding that the boost in production will support “dozens of new jobs in advanced manufacturing and R&D.”<\/p>\n The two companies will provide training to develop the workforce needed, “building an entirely new pool of U.S. talent and expertise in magnet manufacturing,” Apple noted.<\/p>\n Magnet shipments are slated to begin in 2027 and will ramp up to support “hundreds of millions of Apple devices,” MP said.<\/p>\n The companies said they will also work together to establish a new “cutting-edge rare earth recycling line” in MP’s Mountain Pass facility, aiming to develop novel magnet materials and innovative processing tech to enhance magnet performance. When it enters operation, the new line will enable MP to take in recycled rare earth feedstock—including rare earth sourced from used electronics and post-industrial scrap—and reprocess it for use in Apple products. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Apple builds on a five-year collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n The two companies have already collaborated for nearly five years, piloting advanced recycling tech “that enables recycled rare earth magnets to be processed into material that meets Apple’s exacting standards for performance and design,” Apple said.<\/p>\n “American innovation drives everything we do at Apple, and we’re proud to deepen our investment in the U.S. economy,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement. “Rare earth materials are essential for making advanced technology, and this partnership will help strengthen the supply of these vital materials here in the United States. We couldn’t be more excited about the future of American manufacturing, and we will continue to invest in the ingenuity, creativity, and innovative spirit of the American people.”<\/p>\n Apple said its $500 million MP commitment is part of its pledge to spend more than $500 billion in the U.S. over the next four years.<\/p>\n “We’re proud to partner with Apple to launch MP’s recycling platform and scale up our magnetics business,” James Litinsky, the founder, chairman and CEO of MP Materials, said in a statement. “This collaboration deepens our vertical integration, strengthens supply chain resilience, and reinforces America’s industrial capacity at a pivotal moment.”<\/p>\n Apple first used recycle rare earth elements in the iPhone 11<\/p>\n Apple said it pioneered the use of recycled rare earth elements in consumer electronics, introducing them in 2019 in the iPhone 11’s Taptic engine.<\/p>\n Today, “nearly all magnets across Apple devices” are made with 100% recycled rare earth elements, the company said—adding that its collaboration with MP “will help secure domestic supply of this critical material, strengthen the U.S. rare earth industry’s capabilities to capture more raw material, and advance environmental progress with innovative recycling methods.”<\/p>\n MP Materials said the new Apple deal advances its own mission to restore the full rare earth supply chain to the United States “while raising the global standard for sustainable production.”<\/p>\n By recovering rare earth elements from recycled materials, MP said it aims to “reduce waste, conserve natural resources, and drive cost-competitive domestic magnet production.”<\/p>\n Fort Worth plant began production in January<\/p>\n In January, MP Materials launched commercial production at its Fort Worth plant, commencing neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) metal and trial production of automotive-grade, sintered neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets. At the time, MP said a key customer was General Motors and its electric vehicles.<\/p>\n NdFeB magnets are the world’s most powerful and efficient permanent magnets—serving as essential components in vehicles, drones, robotics, electronics, and aerospace and defense systems. But the U.S. has relied almost entirely on foreign sources for these critical inputs “for decades,” MP Materials said in January.<\/p>\n The company aimed to turn that around with its Fort Worth plant, which it calls “the United States’ first fully integrated rare earth metal, alloy, and magnet manufacturing” facility.<\/p>\n Dallas Innovates first wrote about MP’s 200,000-square-foot Fort Worth plant in 2021, noting its planned location within Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development and its role as the business and engineering headquarters for MP’s magnetics division, MP Magnetics. At the time, MP said the plant could ultimately power some 500,000 EV motors every year and restore a “full integrated U.S. supply chain.”<\/p>\n Construction on the plant began in 2022. Read More.<\/a><\/p>“}]}}]