Time is money. Developers and business owners know this to be true, especially in Dallas where it takes weeks, sometimes months to get required permits for their projects, making building in the city more expensive. After the pandemic broke out, Jimmy Tran, principal owner of the investment firm Oaklawn Group LLC, signed a development agreement to bring multiple Code Ninjas locations to Dallas. Code Ninjas is a Houston-based franchise that teaches kids how to write computer code. He says he experienced first-hand the pain of obtaining permits from Dallas as he worked for five to six months to secure his first Code Ninjas location.