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McKinney’s StatLab Medical Products Launches New Manufacturing Facility in Arlington

by | Feb 14, 2024
StatLab said its 2022 acquisition of Wales-based CellPath Ltd.—known for injection molding manufacturing of histology supplies—served as a catalyst for its new, 35,000-square-foot facility in Arlington.
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Global MarTech Company PMG Unveils New Headquarters in Uptown Dallas
by | Feb 14, 2024
Fort Worth-founded PMG, a global independent marketing solutions and tech company, leased three upper floors of The Link at Uptown for its new HQ. Its roughly 300 Dallas-based employees are being greeted by a coffee bar, an Innovation Lab, interactive art installations, a communal dining & lounge area with projection screens and stadium seating, and more.
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The Last Word: Eden Green’s Eddy Badrina on Why the Apple Vision Pro Could Become a ‘Standard’ Business Tool
by | Feb 14, 2024
Eddy Badrina, CEO of the North Texas-based indoor vertical farming company Eden Green, got a "test flight" of the new Apple Vision Pro spatial computing device. In a LinkedIn post, he said the device's biggest weakness was having to calibrate it so when it tracks your eyes, it knows "exactly where your eyes are looking." But once it's calibrated, "it's pretty legit," he says, with "IMPRESSIVE" immersive videos and multi-tasking capabilities.
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Musically Fit: Miami’s JETSET Pilates Expands to Texas with McKinney Location
by | Feb 14, 2024
The modern reformer Pilates franchise pumps curated music playlists into its 50-minute workouts in fragrance-scented studios—delivering what it calls "the ultimate revitalizing experience." JETSET's first Texas location opens this summer in McKinney.
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UT Southwestern Collaborates With Pfizer to Develop Better RNA Delivery Tech

by | Feb 13, 2024
UT Southwestern Medical Center and pharmaceutical company Pfizer have teamed up to develop new ways to deliver genetic treatments to patients.

Together they aim to accelerate the development of therapies that work through RNA biology and engineered delivery methods to fix root genetic causes of disease, which Pfizer could apply to its portfolio of investigational programs.
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North Texas’ New $550M Landmark: Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center Debuts in Entertainment District
by | Feb 13, 2024
The new hotel, at 888 Nolan Ryan Expressway, is Loews Hotel & Co.'s second and largest hotel in Arlington, and is described as "the first-of-its-kind" in the market. All together, the Loews Arlington complex offers nearly 1,200 guest rooms and 300,000 square feet of meeting space. One of its upcoming attractions: the 2024 MLB All-Star Game in July.
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AT&T, Verizon To Lead New Open RAN Consortium with $42M in Fed Funding and an R&D Facility in Dallas
by | Feb 13, 2024
The Open RAN Testing, Evaluation and R&D Center will be located in the Dallas area with a satellite location near Washington, D.C. The center will test and evaluate Open RAN hardware and software—which could help lead to the adoption of a more flexible, interoperable wireless infrastructure.
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Taiwan-Based Electronics Co. Announces Expansion to Plano’s Research/Technology District
by | Feb 13, 2024
Sysgration America Corporation—which manufactures everything from industrial-grade AR/VR glasses to industrial PCs, lithium green energy battery packs, and more—is moving into a facility in the 800-acre technology/light industrial park in southeast Plano.
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Dallas-Based Valesco Industries Sells Its Interests in Drug Free Sport International

by | Feb 12, 2024
DFSI is an international third-party administrator of drug prevention/education and drug-testing programs for professional, collegiate, and amateur sports organizations. It's also a third-party service provider for clinical and mobile health services.
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The Last Word: III Forks President on Evolving His Steakhouse Brand with a ‘Next-Level’ Addison Location
by | Feb 12, 2024
When popular steakhouse brand III Forks, founded in North Dallas in 1998, decided to return to its roots with a new location in Addison's Village on the Parkway, executives said they recognized a need to create a dining aesthetic that retains the brand's core "while reinterpreting it for today's diners."
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Dallas Fed’s Lorie Logan Credits Entrepreneurship, a Welcoming Attitude, and ‘Young, Skilled, Diverse’ Labor Force for Region’s ‘Growth Premium’
by | Feb 12, 2024
But in a keynote talk with Perot Group Chairman Ross Perot Jr. at the Tarrant Transportation Summit, the president and CEO of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank cites supply chain and cybersecurity risks, as well as challenges around affordable housing and childcare.
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Gen Z Is Flooding Into Texas: Young Demo Moving Here in Nation-Leading Numbers
by | Feb 12, 2024
Texas is America's No. 1 state by far in attracting Gen Z out-of-state movers, according to a new analysis of 2022 census data by real estate marketplace Zillow. It may be time to catch up on slang and watch out how you put emoticons in your texts.
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Industry Veteran to Lead Skidabrader’s New Aviation Division

by | Feb 9, 2024
John Hunter will lead the new division for Fort Worth-based Skidabrader, which serves dozens of military and civilian airports. The company's solutions help ensure "the safest possible runway conditions" in the face of challenges posed by constant tire scuffing and rubber buildup.
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Women’s Foodservice Forum Appoints New Leaders to its Board
by | Feb 9, 2024

Dallas-based Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) has announced the appointment of two industry leaders who will join its 2024 board of directors and named the senior leaders who will serve on the board executive committee....

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TPG Appoints Partner, Head of Infrastructure for TPG Rise Climate
by | Feb 9, 2024
Scott Lebovitz will focus on TPG Rise Climate's new strategy targeting investments in infrastructure and real assets that are critical to global decarbonization and energy transition marketplaces, TPG said.
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Dallas’ Data Axle Announces Former Epsilon CEO as New Chief Executive
by | Feb 9, 2024
Data Axle said that Andrew Frawley will play a key role in advancing its position as a leading provider of B2B and B2C data and real-time business intelligence solutions for enterprise, small business, and nonprofit organizations.
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