Business

 

 

AZZ Inc. Announces CFO’s Retirement, Names New Chief Financial Officer

by | Mar 29, 2024
SVP of Finance of AZZ Precoat Metals Jason Crawford will transition into the role of CFO of AZZ Inc. after Philip Schlom's retirement in November.
MORE
Comerica Bank Opens New Frisco Business & Innovation Hub
by | Mar 29, 2024
Comerica said the new hub at 17 Cowboys Way at The Star in Frisco was created to meet the evolving needs of Comerica Bank’s colleagues and customers. A tour included a look at the new Comerica CoWorkSpaces location, which anchors the building's entire first floor.
MORE
Business Leader and ‘Modern Renaissance Man’ Jim Keyes Named Recipient of 2024 Robert S. Folsom Leadership Award
by | Mar 29, 2024
From leading Fortune 500 companies to co-founding a space-themed startup and authoring a book on the power of education, Jim Keyes' extraordinary journey from humble beginnings to visionary leader embodies the "American Dream." The multifaceted philanthropist, artist, and pilot is set to receive the 2024 Folsom Award from the Methodist Health System Foundation for his significant contributions to business, education, and the community.
MORE
Coffee Roaster & Distributor Farmer Brothers To Move Its HQ From Northlake to Fort Worth
by | Mar 29, 2024
Last June, Farmer Brothers Co. sold its direct ship business for around $100 million, along with its snazzy, sprawling home across from the Texas Motor Speedway. Now it's Panther City-bound.
MORE

North Texas-Based Blockhouse Digital Raises $2M To Launch Crypto Asset Management Firm

by | Mar 28, 2024

Asset management firm Blockhouse Digital, which has an office in Frisco, has completed a $2 million seed funding round including investments from strategic partners such as its institutional OTC partner BlockFills along with significant contributions from various angel and VC investors.

Founded in 2023, Blockhouse specializes in collateralized lending and yield-generating strategies in the crypto markets....

MORE
Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford launched the company in 1999, It's getting bought by global games giant Embracer.
Frisco-Based Video Game Maker Gearbox Acquired for $460M
by | Mar 28, 2024
Less than three years after being acquired by Sweden's Embracer Group in a deal valued at up to $1.3 billion, Gearbox has a new, NYC-based owner in Take-Two Interactive.
MORE
Shopping Center at I‑30 To Be Redeveloped as ‘New Gateway to Arlington’
by | Mar 28, 2024
The company said a new name—Anthem—was selected for the 40-year-old Lincoln Square shopping center, and it will go into effect at the start of demolition, which should begin in the second quarter of 2025.
MORE
Home Depot Acquires McKinney-Based SRS Distribution for Over $18 Billion
by | Mar 28, 2024
SRS will operate as an independent business within The Home Depot, powered by its sales force of 2,500-plus, its 4,000-plus truck fleet, and its 760-plus branch network across 47 states.
MORE

Doubling Down in Addison: AMLI Residential Sees ‘Strategic Value’ in Dallas’ ‘Attractive Investment Market’

by | Mar 28, 2024
AMLI Residential just doubled the size of its Dallas regional HQ in Addison for good reasons, AMLI Development Co. President Taylor Bowen tells Dallas Innovates. Two of them are the innovative new AMLI Treehouse project and the upcoming Addison Circle transit-oriented development. But wait...there's more.
MORE
Visit Dallas Unveils City’s ‘Maverick, Can‑Do’ New Destination Brand
by | Mar 28, 2024
Dallas has never had a "unified brand," Visit Dallas says. The newly announced one—A Maverick, Can-Do Spirit—replaces clichéd Texas stereotypes with a big dash of "diversity, dynamism, and swagger."
MORE
Lincoln Plans One of Most Significant Dallas Mixed-Use Projects ‘Since The Crescent’ in Uptown Dallas
by | Mar 27, 2024
Lincoln Property Company is poised to launch a landmark development in the heart of Uptown Dallas. The four-acre project will merge premier office space, luxury living, high-end retail, a five-star hotel, and green space.
MORE
Bell Opens New Weapon Systems Integration Lab in Arlington
by | Mar 27, 2024
The facility will support the "safe, rapid, and efficient" integration and test of next-gen fly-by-wire tiltrotor and mission systems, using a modular open systems approach for the U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, Bell said.
MORE

The Last Word: Jacobs’ Sindhu Avalokita on Women Taking the ‘Driver’s Seat’

by | Mar 27, 2024
NTXIA's new Urban Resilience Fellowship Program, launched in partnership with UT Arlington and UT Dallas, connects students from universities and higher education institutions across Dallas-Fort Worth with community and industry partners. The pioneering initiative "aims to nurture emerging leaders and equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to address critical challenges facing the North Texas community."
MORE
Cosm Inks Deal with ESPN for ‘Shared Reality’ Sports Broadcasts at Grandscape Venue
by | Mar 27, 2024
Cosm is opening one of its first two "shared reality" venues at Grandscape in The Colony later this year. The multi-year ESPN deal will fill Cosm's 87-foot LED dome with live, "front row" events—from the NBA to the NHL to college football, UFC fights, and more.
MORE
Patented: Allstate’s Accident Re-Creation Using Augmented Reality and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of March 5, 2024. 159 patents granted include: Lennox Industries' predictive temperature scheduling for a thermostat using machine learning, Musarubra US's improved end-to-end cybersecurity machine learning and deployment, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company's senior living engagement and care support platforms, Tenfold Technologies' prevention or control of plant diseases methods and agricultural compositions, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America's 3D printed cold plates for cooling power devices embedded in 3D printed circuit boards, and Validator's dynamic templated data test generation and execution.
MORE
Leeward Renewable Energy Names New Chief Technology Officer
by | Mar 26, 2024
Nate Graham will be responsible for all aspects of enterprise-wide IT operations, including architecture, development, and infrastructure and for ensuring seamless alignment between LRE’s technology roadmap and strategic objectives.
MORE