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Industry Veteran Dan Lister Named New CEO of Sammons Industrial

by | Dec 8, 2023
Sammons said that Dan Lister has been an integral part of the organization since 2020 and has nearly 30 years of experience, with a passion for leading change that results in sustainable improvement and profitable growth.
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Cushman & Wakefield Promotes Dallas-Based Exec to Lead BTR/SFR Team
by | Dec 8, 2023
Jeremy Edmiston and his team in Dallas oversee a property management portfolio of 9,500 homes and a pipeline of more than 2,500 homes, the firm said. As the newly appointed U.S. lead, Edmiston will help guide clients through the real estate lifecycle for their BTR/SFR assets.
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Nexus PMG Names New CEO of Nexus Project Development Services
by | Dec 8, 2023
Energy veteran Ross Faransso is taking the reins at cleantech firm Nexus PMG to lead an "unprecedented era of growth" as companies navigate the net-zero transition.
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TrailRunner International Hires New Managing Director
by | Dec 8, 2023
Amanda Bush is a seasoned attorney and litigator who also serves as counsel to the Texas law firm Jackson Walker.
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Puttshack Opens Its First North Texas Location in Addison

by | Dec 7, 2023
The two-story, 32,000-square-foot venue at Village on the Parkway is Puttshack's second in Texas. The Addison venue will be the first Puttshack to offer a new game experience called the Challenge Hole, highlighting the company's innovation and tech advancements.
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Ryan Grows Its Property Tax Footprint by Acquiring Morrison & Head
by | Dec 7, 2023

Dallas-based global tax services and software provider Ryan has acquired Morrison & Head, a property tax consulting firm serving clients across Texas with offices in Austin and Houston.

No financial details of the transaction were released.

“Morrison & Head is a well-established firm with a strong reputation in the property tax space in Texas,” Ryan Chairman and CEO G....

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Acquisition of Irving-Based JPI Completed by Japan-Based Company
by | Dec 7, 2023

Irving-based multifamily community developer JPI announced that the acquisition of its operating platform by Sumitomo Forestry America Inc. has been completed.

We first told you about the deal in October....

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Dallas College Receives $1M Job Training Grant From Texas Workforce Commission
by | Dec 7, 2023

A Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award totaling $1,009,383 to Dallas College by the Texas Workforce Commission in partnership with Mint Dentistry, Kpost Company, Kpost Roofing, On-Target Supplies and Logistics, and The Richards Group was announced Thursday by Gov....

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Australian Global Outsourcing Co. Opens U.S. Headquarters in Irving, Plans 130 Hires

by | Dec 7, 2023
As one of the world’s leading outsourcers, Acquire BPO is eying an ambitious growth trajectory, with headcount potentially reaching 100,000 globally by 2035.
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$140M Cotton Bowl Renovations Help Fair Park Keep Texas-OU Game Through 2036
by | Dec 7, 2023
An ongoing voter-approved renovation of the Cotton Bowl has helped spur UT and OU to continue their historic rivalry at Fair Park for years to come. The teams have been playing each other at the stadium since 1929.
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‘Where Nature Meets Dallas’: Plans Unveiled for $325M Harold Simmons Park Along Trinity River
by | Dec 7, 2023
For decades, Dallas has dreamed of a transformational park along the Trinity River near downtown Dallas. This week, the Trinity Park Conservancy announced that a groundbreaking will finally happen in 2024. The 250-acre Harold Simmons Park will offer community-uniting nature, a stunning playground with towers and tube slides, a prairie walk, a two-acre bike and skate park, overlooks with views of the greenway and the city skyline, and more.
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Huge Knox Street Mixed-Use Project Gets Construction Start in Dallas
by | Dec 6, 2023
The high-rise Knox Street project sits on a four-acre site adjacent to the Katy Trail and Highland Park. Once completed, it will feature a luxury hotel and condominiums, a 27-story multifamily building, nine floors of offices above two stories of retail and restaurants, and a half-acre park connected to the Katy Trail.
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The Last Word: Allison Cook on How Farmers Branch Is Becoming a Restaurant Destination

by | Dec 6, 2023
Farmers Branch, the suburb on Dallas' northwest edge, has been many things since its founding as a community called Mustang Branch in the 1840s. One thing it hasn't been known for until now: a growing restaurant destination.
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Patented: Textron Innovation’s Submersible Drone Delivery and Recovery System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patents out of 250 metros. 161 patents granted include: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems' managing remote therapy sessions, Amazon Technologies' remote hardware execution service with customer consented debugging, Badge's public/private key biometric authentication system, Bank of America's real-time assessment of authenticity of a resource using non-fungible tokens, Cryptosoft's assessment and verification of Software Bill of Materials and vulnerabilities across a software supply chain life cycle using blockchain, Nanohive Medical's three-dimensional lattice structures for implants, Neuromersive's neural pathways creation/reinforcement by neural detection with virtual feedback, Phoenix Biotechnology's compositions for treating Coronavirus infection, Toyota's exoskeleton wheelchair system, Textron Innovation's submersible drone delivery and recovery system using waterproof aerial drone, and USAA's asset sharing using distributed ledger techniques.
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Rides & Attractions Revealed for DFW’s Peppa Pig Theme Park
by | Dec 5, 2023
Aimed for preschooler fans of the British animated TV pig, the new park in North Richland Hills near Fort Worth will offer five rides, seven themed playscapes, a water play area, and other attractions. Here's an early look at what kids across DFW will be begging to visit when it opens in 2024.
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AT&T To Invest Up to $14B To Deploy Open RAN Wireless Network in Collaboration with Ericcson
by | Dec 5, 2023
"With this collaboration, we will open up radio access networks, drive innovation, spur competition, and connect more Americans with 5G and fiber," said AT&T's Chris Sambar.
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