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The Last Word: Quincy Preston On the ‘Most Innovative People in Artificial Intelligence’ in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | Feb 22, 2024
At Capital Factory's "Future of AI" salon Tuesday, the AI 75 list—a new program recognizing the most innovative people in artificial intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth—was officially announced by Dallas Innovates in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI.
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Australia’s City Cave Floats Into North Texas with New U.S. HQ in Fort Worth
by | Feb 22, 2024
With 74 locations in Australia, New Zealand, and Florida, City Cave Float & Wellness Center says its float therapy transports people "into a deep state of theta relaxation" that can boost everything from creativity and mindfulness to sleep quality and more. With a former Subway CEO and former InXpress CEO on its leadership team, it's now on the hunt for franchisees.
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Brazil’s Zallpy Digital Expands to North Texas with New U.S. HQ at The Star in Frisco
by | Feb 22, 2024
CEO Marcelo Castro cited Frisco's "significant presence in the global tech market" as just one reason for making the North Texas city his company's U.S. home base. Zallpy provides custom software development, digital solutions, IT consulting, and outsourcing for companies from startups to Global Fortune 500 brands including BMW.
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Dallas’ Divcon Controls Snags Investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives
by | Feb 21, 2024
The investment positions the Dallas-based systems integrator to expand market share for its facility management automation and monitoring solutions in the mission-critical data center market. 
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Crow Holdings Closes Its Largest Fund Yet, Raising $3.1B for Real Estate Bets

by | Feb 21, 2024
The $3.1 billion mega-fund from Dallas real estate investment firm Crow Holdings arms the company with financial firepower to target assets in high-growth markets across the country.
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North Texas’ Classic Recreations Revs Up $1M Fundraising Drive to Fuel American Heart Association Campaign
by | Feb 21, 2024
Flower Mound-based Classic Recreations says it's manufacturing only 10 of its $625,000 American Heart Association Life is Why Centennial Edition Carbon Fiber Shelby GT500CR supercars. It'll give the Dallas-based nonprofit $100,000 for each one sold up to a total of $1 million.
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Dallas Wings Spotlights 4 Black-Owned Businesses in AMP.E.D. Program During Black History Month
by | Feb 21, 2024
For the second year, the Dallas Wings Community Foundation is highlighting a different local Black-owned business on the team's social platforms each Wednesday in February in celebration of Black History Month. This month's spotlight is on Cookie Society, Pink Toes Nail Bar, Pressed Roots, and PureNRG Cycle.
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Patented: UNTHSC’s Personalized Medicine Approach for Treating Cognitive Loss and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Jan. 30. 164 patents granted include: World’s Enterprises’ 2D detections and tracking, UNTHSC’s personalized medicine approach for treating cognitive loss, Toyota’s optical communication system for management of vehicle batteries, Overhead Door’s sliding barrier tracking system, 7-Eleven’s item identification using digital image processing, and more.
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New Study Ranks Texas the No. 1 Best State for Entrepreneurs

by | Feb 20, 2024
The study by Simplify LLC analyzed data from the Census Bureau, BEA, and Federation of Tax Administrators to arrive at its rankings. The rankings were based on corporate tax rate, inflation, migration of educated workers, new business formations, job creation, and consumer spending. See who else made the top 10—and who came in last.
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Invited Sells its Stadium Clubs Division to Denver Venue Management Company
by | Feb 20, 2024
The acquisition by Denver-based Oak View Group comes just months after Dallas-based Invited sold its Big Shots Golf business for around $29 million. Invited's University Stadium Clubs include venues at Baylor's McLane Stadium, Texas Tech's Jones AT&T Stadium, the University of Arizona's Arizona Stadium, and others.
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The Last Word: Deloitte University’s Heidi Soltis-Berner on Huge Campus Expansion in Westlake
Global accounting and consulting giant Deloitte aims to invest at least $300 million in the ongoing expansion of its Deloitte University cultural hub in Westlake, northwest of Dallas. The sprawling center, which opened in 2011, is "where learning meets leadership" for Deloitte employees and guests, offering multiple venues for learning, eating, networking, and well-being.
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Partners Kick Off AI 75 2024: Dallas‑Fort Worth’s ‘Most Innovative’ People in Artificial Intelligence
by | Feb 20, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI are teaming up to launch the new AI 75 program at Capital Factory's Future of AI Salon today. The first-ever list will recognize Dallas-Fort Worth innovators in artificial intelligence. Nominations are open through March 20.
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After Moving to New Downtown Digs, HBG Design Names New Dallas Leader and Principal for Nat’l Hospitality Practice

by | Feb 15, 2024
After 20 years at HKS Architects, Ray Mabry has joined Memphis-based HBG Design to "forge new frontiers in the national hospitality and entertainment industry" while helping HBG cement its footprint in the Dallas metro area. He'll be doing that from the firm's new Dallas office in the iconic, 72-story Bank of America Plaza.
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A ‘Moonshot’ for Strengthening the Brain: Founder Sandi Chapman on UTD’s Center for BrainHealth at 25
by | Feb 15, 2024
Now a quarter-century old, the Dallas-based cognitive neuroscience facility has grown from a "ragtag team" to a globally significant research institute dedicated uniquely to building better brain function. Here’s how it happened under chief director Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD.
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Core Spaces to Begin Leasing Build-To-Rent Community in Princeton, With Three More on the Way in DFW
by | Feb 15, 2024
Oxenfree at Princeton, east of McKinney, is just one of four new Core Spaces build-to-rent developments in progress across Dallas-Fort Worth, built on the principles of "new (sub)urbanism." Others are in Fort Worth, Rowlett, and Frisco. In Princeton, 408 single-family detached homes and townhomes feature private garages, yards, and outdoor patios.
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Former Dallas Fed President/CEO Joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor
by | Feb 15, 2024
An author of three books on leadership, Robert Kaplan is bringing his more than 40 years of investment management, business management, monetary policy, investment banking, and leadership experience to the specialized investment firm.
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