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Dallas’ P10 To Acquire Houston-Based Direct Lender Stellus for $250M

by | Feb 5, 2026
P10—which is rebranding as Ridgepost Capital next week—said Stellus will continue to be managed by its current partners, who will retain control of its day-to-day operations, including investment decisions and investment committee processes.
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Dallas Sports Franchise Investor Arctos Inks $1.4B Deal To Be Acquired by KKR
by | Feb 5, 2026
Founded in 2019, Arctos Partners has stakes in teams across the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball, the NHL, Major League Soccer, and beyond. In 2024, Arctos raised more than $4.1 billion in capital commitments for its flagship sports fund. With the KKR acquisition, "we'll become an even stronger partner to the markets and investors that we serve, which has been our goal from the very beginning," said Arctos' co-founders.
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The Last Word: Retail Guru Steve Dennis on Agentic AI—And Why This Time Is Different
by | Feb 5, 2026
The Dallas-based SageBerry strategist is out with his annual list of retail predictions for 2026. He doesn't claim to be a retail prophet, but they are, as he puts it, provocative.
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MedeAnalytics Appoints New Chief Product Officer
by | Feb 5, 2026
Chris Lance will lead product vision, strategy, and execution for the Richardson-based enterprise healthcare performance company, which delivers AI-driven data, analytics, and SaaS solutions.
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Dallas’ Pay-By-Bank Solution Spire Raises $10M Series B, Appoints New CEO

by | Feb 5, 2026
Former Fiserv and Ally Financial exec Jennifer LaClair is the new CEO of Pay WIth Spire, Inc., which offers a modern pay-by-bank solution for everyday spend. In addition, the company named Matt Brennan as its new president and chief commercial officer.
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North Texas’ CPI Gets Missile Defense Agency Contract for SHIELD Layered Defense Program
by | Feb 5, 2026
Operating within the U.S. Department of Defense, the Missile Defense Agency works across all U.S. military services to develop a layered defense against ballistic missiles. The agency uses sensors, radars, and interceptors for regional, short-to-intermediate-range defense against ballistic and hypersonic threats.
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Patented: Synergen Technology Labs’ Baby Monitor That Responds to Infant Vitals with Sound and Light, Plus More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 6 with a total of 141 patents granted.
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BNSF Logistics Promotes Its COO to President and CEO
by | Feb 4, 2026
David Ivan has more than 25 years of experience in leading complex, multi-site operations spanning manufacturing, logistics, and global supply chains, Dallas-based BNSF said.
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Chuck E. Cheese Parent To Promote Its CFO to President & CEO

by | Feb 4, 2026
Scott Drake has served as chief financial officer since joining the company in 2024. Previously, he held senior leadership roles at Farmer Brothers Coffee Co., GameStop Corp., and 7-Eleven, Inc.
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The Rustic To Open New Location at Grandscape in The Colony
by | Feb 4, 2026
When the new venue opens this summer in The Colony’s entertainment district, guests can expect a nightly lineup of local musicians, wood-grilled dishes, and a space built for social gatherings and creating memories.
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Dallas’ Texas Instruments To Acquire Austin’s Silicon Labs for $7.5 Billion
by | Feb 4, 2026
The acquisition aims to create a global leader in embedded wireless connectivity solutions by combining Silicon Labs' portfolio and expertise in mixed signal solutions with Texas Instruments' analog and embedded processing portfolio, along with its technology and manufacturing capabilities, TI said.
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New Leader To Spearhead $606M Phase 2 Expansion of Fort Worth Convention Center
by | Feb 4, 2026
Cynthia Sanchez Serrano, deputy director of the City of Fort Worth Public Events Dept., is being promoted to director and will lead the Phase 2 expansion. Here's a look at what the next phase will bring—including a tower-topped "transparent structure" that could help nearly double the city's convention business.
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Dallas-Based OpenKey Acquired by San Francisco’s Canary Technologies

by | Feb 4, 2026
Founded in 2014, OpenKey helped pioneer mobile key access for hotels, resorts, and casinos worldwide. Adding OpenKey's capabilities and coverage to Canary's #1 Guest Engagement Platform will boost the industry's adoption of mobile-first guest engagement, the company said.
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The Last Word: Frost Bank CEO on Why He Feels Good About 2026—and DFW’s ‘Unmatched’ Growth in Texas
by | Feb 3, 2026
“It’s hard to argue that North Texas isn’t the strongest market right now. The scale of growth in the DFW area is unmatched in Texas.”

Phil Green
Chairman and CEO
Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc....

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North Texas’ EnLiSense Develops Wearable Sensor That Uses Sweat to Track Sleep Hormones
by | Feb 3, 2026
A UT Dallas study supports Allen-based EnLiSense’s approach to circadian health monitoring, via a wearable that directly measures biochemical markers tied to wakefulness and sleep.
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Dallas-Based Kofile Acquires HF Group’s ECS Conservation, Govt. Records Preservation & Digitizing Services
by | Feb 3, 2026
Providing expert services in the care, delivery, and preservation of information and many kinds of cultural artifacts, Ohio-based HF Group has established relationships with some of the nation's oldest and most prestigious libraries, museums, and archives, Kofile said.
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