DALLAS-An increase of projects has prompted locally based developer KDC to hire five senior-level executives. The new hires will focus on current and future projects, including the 186-acre, mixed-use development in Richardson, TX, which was announced in December, 2012. Another planned development is a business center at University of Kentucky in Lexington.

Coming on board are Bret Creel and Jeff Innmon (vice presidents of design and construction), Stewart Slack and Michael Alost (vice presidents of development) and Rick Sweat (senior project accountant).

"We've always tried to operate as a fairly lean staff, and we were fortunate enough to win several assignments in the past year," comments KDC president Toby Grove. The project in Richardson consists of a lot of moving parts, including hotel, retail and office components, along with the requisite infrastructure.