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Dallas’ Jacobs Completes $1.6B Acquisition of Remaining Stake in London’s PA Consulting

by | Mar 23, 2026
Since acquiring a 65% stake in PA Consulting for $2.5 billion in 2021, Jacobs has expanded its reach in advisory, digital, data, and technology-enabled services. Chair and CEO Bob Pragada said full ownership will strengthen its position as a comprehensive partner delivering integrated advisory and technology-enabled solutions at global scale.
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The Last Word: Micron VP On Why Richardson Students Are ‘a Direct Part of Our Industry’s Future’
by | Mar 18, 2026
A $96,500 Micron Foundation grant is bringing robotics, coding and AI-ready tools to Richardson ISD elementary classrooms.
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RealPage Appoints Fintech Veteran as Its First Chief Fintech Officer
by | Mar 18, 2026
In this newly created role, Zahir Khoja will join Richardson-based RealPage's executive management committee and report directly to President and CEO Dirk Wakeham, overseeing the company's financial technology strategy and operations.
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Dallas’ Kane & Company Appoints New D.C‑Based Partner and COO, New Dallas Partner
by | Mar 18, 2026
Adding Stuart Skeates and Jacob Hormes to the team bolsters Kane & Company’s ability to deliver on its mission while expanding its geographic footprint and deepening its expertise across technology, consumer, healthcare, industrials, and business services, the firm said.
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‘It’s All in the Name’: Hotels.com Is Looking for a Room Service Critic, Robe Researcher, and Gym Rater

by | Mar 18, 2026
The dream "jobs" offered by Hotels.com could not be more self-explanatory. That's the point of the company's new "It's All in the Name" brand campaign, focused on the clarity of what the company's name is all about. Winning "job applicants" get a $5,000 Hotels.com gift card to use for their research. Here's how you can apply.
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BNSF Railway Breaks Ground on New Logistics Center in Gunter
by | Mar 18, 2026
Located near State Highway 289 in Gunter, an hour north of Dallas, the new center will provide direct rail service to support economic growth and expanded supply chain access across North Texas, BNSF said.
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Bell Textron All Set to Build a $632M Army Assault Aircraft Parts Factory in North Fort Worth
by | Mar 18, 2026
The factory in AllianceTexas will build parts for the U.S. Army's new Bell MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, which replaces the famed Black Hawk helicopter. The project, which was awarded in late 2024, could potentially be worth around $70 billion across the life of the MV-75 fleet.
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Patented: Rapid Generation of Custom-Fit Garment Patterns From 3D Body Scans and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 17 with a total of 147 patents granted.
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CIG and ML&S Group To Form $56M High-Speed Optical Manufacturing Venture Headquartered in Dallas

by | Mar 17, 2026
The joint venture between China's Cambridge Industries Group and Germany's ML&S Group aims to accelerate global production of high-speed optical modules and near-packaged optics (NPO) solutions. 
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Report: Dallas–Fort Worth Leads U.S. in Industrial Development
by | Mar 17, 2026
Logistics facilities are the largest projects underway in Dallas-Fort Worth, but manufacturing and data centers are also fueling a growing share of new starts, according to a new report from CommercialSearch.
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Dallas-Based Jacobs Unveils Digital Twin Solution for AI Data Centers
by | Mar 17, 2026
Created using the NVIDIA Omniverse DSX blueprint, Jacobs' solution combines a standard reference design for a gigawatt-scale AI data center with a hyper-realistic virtual environment and advanced simulations of compute, power, and cooling systems to operate as "a real-time virtual twin."
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North Texas’ Public Storage To Acquire National Storage Affiliates in $10.5 Billion Deal
by | Mar 17, 2026
Just last month, Public Storage announced it was relocating from Glendale, California to Frisco. Now it's unveiled its mega-acquisition of Colorado-based National Storage Affiliates—whose portfolio includes more than 1,000 properties, 69 million rentable square feet, and 550,000 units across 37 states and Puerto Rico.
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Taiwan’s Lady N To Open Tofu Cat Litter Factory in Dallas

by | Mar 17, 2026
The "design- and engineering-driven" cat litter brand has selected Dallas as the site for its future manufacturing facility, which will produce tofu cat litter engineered for automatic litter box systems. Made from soybean fiber or pulp, tofu cat litter is said to have superior odor control and cause less paw-tracking around the home, while being biodegradable, flushable, and 99% dust-free.
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FAA Selects Future Texas Air Taxi Networks for Advanced Air Mobility Pilot Program
by | Mar 12, 2026
The U.S. DOT unveiled the selections with a minute-long video that opens with "The Jetsons" cartoon family buzzing around the sky in a flying car. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy calls what's coming to Texas "Ubers in the air."
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Management Consulting Firm Embark Names New Chief Revenue Officer
by | Mar 12, 2026
As CRO, Laura Neal will oversee Embark's growth initiatives, expand strategic partnerships and alliances, and lead the company's end-to-end commercial strategy, Embark said.
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Gigapower Names Veteran Telecom Exec as Chief Strategy Officer
by | Mar 12, 2026
Dave Dobbin will lead development of the company’s long-term strategy, growth initiatives, market expansion priorities, and enterprise-wide change management programs, Dallas-based Gigapower said.
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