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Celanese's ECO-CC product line, designed for customers seeking eco-friendly options, features products created using carbon capture technology. [Image: Celanese video screenshot]

Green Innovation: Irving-Based Celanese Begins Operations to Convert CO2 Waste Into Useful Products in Texas

by | Jan 9, 2024
The products will be launched under the ECO-CC name, representing a new era of eco-conscious manufacturing by transforming CO2 waste into a range of sustainable products. The ECO-CC range is expected to encompass a variety of end products used in major industries, including consumer goods like toys and paints as well as industrial applications
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Caterpillar Signs with Top Aggregates Producer for Electric Off-Highway Trucks, Charging Solutions
by | Jan 9, 2024
Irving-based Caterpillar said the agreement focuses on accelerating the deployment of Caterpillar's 70- to 100-ton-class battery electric off-highway trucks and charging solutions at a CRH site in North America.
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The Dallas skyline, led by the illuminated Reunion Tower, shone in gold on Monday, January 8, as a tribute to the late Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson.
The Last Word: President Biden on the Life and Legacy of Eddie Bernice Johnson
by | Jan 9, 2024
Former longtime Dallas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson died on New Year's Eve at the age of 89, and President Biden was one of those who paid their respects at a prayer service honoring her Monday night.
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North Texas Continues to Bowl Over Barriers to Boost Cricket’s U.S. Popularity
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA from June 1 to June 29. The first match? USA vs. Canada, right here at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium. Here's a look at how North Texas has suddenly become a global hotbed for cricket—with two U.S. leagues, cricket entertainment venues, and more.
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Decoding the Attraction: Why These Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs Make Dallas-Fort Worth Home

Nextdoor.com co-founder and recent Dallas-Fort Worth transplant Nirav Tolia puts it simply: “It’s a great place to live.” Here's why Tolia and other dynamic newcomers believe the fast-growing region is a land of opportunity and community for 21st-century pioneers.
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Irving-Based Care Continuity Raises $10M To Fuel Growth in Patient Navigation
by | Jan 8, 2024
The funding will enable Care Continuity to further its mission of helping health systems, payers, and ACOs employ an efficient patient and member-centered care journey, the company said.
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Plano-Based Paragon Healthcare Is Being Acquired by Elevance Health
by | Jan 8, 2024
Paragon Healthcare specializes in "life-saving and life-giving" infusible and injectable therapies. After the acquisition closes, Paragon Healthcare will operate as part of CarelonRx, the pharmacy services segment within Carelon, Elevance Health’s health services division.
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Pharos Capital Makes Majority Investment in RhythMedix Cardiac Monitoring Platform
by | Jan 8, 2024
RhythMedix’s proprietary RhythmStar device is the first wearable cardiac ECG monitor with built-in 4G cellular connection. The company's management team is reinvesting alongside Dallas- and Nashville-based Pharos, and will remain in their current roles.
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Frisco-Based TexasEDConnection Leads Trade Mission to Japan, Taiwan

by | Jan 8, 2024
Aiming to forge "robust international partnerships, facilitate trade expansion, and encourage foreign direct investment in Texas," the local economic development network took a 12-day Lone Star swing through the Tokyo and Taipei metro areas.
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U-Haul Ranks Dallas as a Top 10 2023 Moving Destination
by | Jan 8, 2024
Austin and College Station-Bryan are the other two Texas destinations to make the Top 10 list of places people moved to for a new start in 2023.
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Patented: Texas Instruments’ New RGB-Infrared Sensor Processing Tech and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. 153 patents granted for the week of Dec. 5 include: 7-Eleven’s network-enabled fuel dispensing system, Alcon’s retractable cap actuation for an intraocular lens cartridge, Apple’s TDM transmission for inter-RAT dual connectivity UE, Bank of America Corporation’s electronic system for data processing by a self-correcting, deep neural network integrated within a memory resource, Beta Air’s system and method for dynamic excitation of an energy storage element configured for use in an electric aircraft, Cisco Technology’s techniques for selecting network protocols, and more.
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Fort Worth’s TimelyCare Names New Chief Financial Officer
by | Dec 28, 2023

Fort Worth-based higher education virtual health and well-being provider TimelyCare announced that veteran financial executive Cortney Johnson is joining the company as chief financial officer.

TimelyCare said that Johnson has a rich background in financial leadership and will play a pivotal role in guiding its financial planning, strategy, accounting, and reporting to propel the company’s exceptional growth....

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TDIndustries Appoints 4th Chief Executive in Company’s 77-Year History

by | Dec 27, 2023

TDIndustries Inc. has appointed Frank Musolino as the fourth chief executive officer of the Dallas-based provider of cutting-edge facilities services and mechanical construction solutions.

The company said that Musolino’s appointment is a milestone in its 77-year history.

“Frank Musolino is well-suited to lead TD toward a dynamic future,” TDIndustries Board Chair Paul Minton said in a statement....

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Wedbush Securities Welcomes New Dallas-Based Managing Director to Strengthen Local Footprint
by | Dec 27, 2023

Rebecca Hern has been named managing director of Los Angeles-based Wedbush Securities in Dallas, a diversified independent financial services provider.

Specializing in serving divorced or widowed women and having a unique background as a former personal banker, Hern said the position is a good fit for her as she returns to her hometown....

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Patented: Toyota Connected’s Real-Time Crash Detection and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. 139 patents granted for the week of Nov. 11 include: Coronado Aesthetics’ thermal skin treatment with metal nanoparticles, The Container Store’s monitor riser, PlayMakar’s percussive massager device connecting rod, Loftwall Inc. - Furniture article having panels with embedded magnets, and more.
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Balfour Beatty Announces Executive Appointments for National Executive Team
by | Dec 26, 2023

Dallas-based construction company Balfour Beatty announced it has appointed Richard Ryan to senior vice president, National Safety and Sustainability and Jenni Kelley to senior vice president, chief financial officer of the company’s U.S....

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