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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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Irving-Based Shermco Acquires Central Texas’ Power Quality Engineering
by | Mar 12, 2026
The acquisition reinforces Shermco’s key services, expands its footprint in Central Texas, and supports its strategic expansion in the rapidly growing data center market, the company said.
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Dallas-Based Renter Network Stake Acquires Irving’s UMoveFree
by | Mar 12, 2026
UMoveFree says it has helped more than 5 million renters find homes and delivered more than $35 million in cash back. Stake describes the Irving-based company as the largest apartment-locating platform in Texas.
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Five Iron Golf Indoor Entertainment Venue Coming to Fort Worth’s Near Southside

by | Mar 12, 2026
Five Iron Golf’s Fort Worth location will be its first in Texas. Projected to add 40 jobs to the local economy, it will feature 12 Trackman simulators with multi-angle swing-capture technology and access to more than 300 famous courses around the world. The venue will feature a full-service bar and kitchen, along with flexible indoor event spaces including a private bay.
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Fresh off IPO, Medline Breaks Ground on Its Second North Texas Distribution Hub
by | Mar 12, 2026
The 1.2 million-square-foot facility in Midlothian is part of the Illinois-based medical supply company’s expanding network. The hub is expected to be fully operational in Q2 2027.
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Dental and Medical Products Co. Henry Schein Opens Discovery Center in Southlake
by | Mar 12, 2026
The 8,300-square-foot, state-of-the-art training facility is designed to bring health care education, technology, and innovation together under one roof. It features dedicated areas to demonstrate a fully equipped exam room, experience laboratories, an ambulatory surgery center site, a dental equipment showroom, and "immersive learning environments."
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Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Names Dallas Development as a Finalist for Free Mile-Long Tunnel
by | Mar 12, 2026
Hoque Global's $1 billion University Hills development—a 270-acre project near the UNT Dallas campus that could “rewrite perceptions” of Southern Dallas—is one of 16 finalists in The Boring Company's "Tunnel Vision Challenge." The winner gets a free tunnel up to one mile long and 12 feet in inner diameter.
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Kimberly-Clark Appoints Former Walgreens, Kraft Heinz Exec as Chief Information & Global Business Services Officer

by | Mar 11, 2026
Francesco Tinto, who has over 30 years of experience in technology leadership, will oversee Irving-based Kimberly-Clark's information technology and GBS organizations. 
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French Researcher Joining UTSW Is Among Recipients of Up to $25M Cancer Grand Challenges Award
by | Mar 11, 2026
The Cancer Grand Challenges initiative, co-founded in 2020 by the National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK, provides funding over approximately five years to interdisciplinary teams addressing some of the most complex research questions surrounding cancer.
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Dallas’ Valent Partners Snags an Investment From L.A.‑Based RLH Equity Partners
by | Mar 11, 2026
"Enterprise AI transformation is the challenge of our time, and Valent Partners is uniquely positioned to solve it through our tailored strategies and disciplined execution," said Valent founder and CEO Jeff Hilliard.
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The Last Word: AT&T on the Famous First Words That Launched an Industry 150 Years Ago
by | Mar 11, 2026
The company is celebrating with a free pop-up museum at the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas — and a $250 billion bet on what comes next.
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Ohio’s Yellow Stripes Capital Takes Majority Stake in Plano-Based NoblQ

by | Mar 11, 2026
The transaction signals a leadership transition for Caldwell Velnambi, founder and former chairman of NoblQ, and Nepoleon Duraisamy, former co‑chairman and chairman & CEO of its subsidiary, Jeevan Technologies, both of whom have sold their remaining interests in the company.
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Dallas-Based Alto Upgrades Rideshare Fleet With All‑Electric Kia EV9 SUVs
by | Mar 11, 2026
Offering a calm cabin with captain's chairs and extra room to stretch out, the new three-row EVs bring "a fresh visual presence to the streets," Alto said, reinforcing the platform's signature look while introducing one of the newest electric SUVs available today. 
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TPG Rise Climate Completes $4.75B Sale of Intersect to Google, Launches IPX Power
by | Mar 11, 2026
Intersect is a clean energy company based in San Francisco that develops large-scale solar and battery energy storage projects for AI data centers and renewable energy operations. With the deal, Fort Worth- and San Francisco-based TPG Rise Climate has become the majority backer for IPX Power, a spinoff of Intersect's grid-tied power business.
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Patented: Toyota’s Vehicle Heart Rate Detection Device and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 10 with a total of 180 patents granted.
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