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Panelists at The DEC Network's 2023 Dallas Startup Week discussed franchising, entrepreneurship, and more. [Source photos: Red Wave Media; DI Studio composite image]
‘Untapped Opportunity’: Dallas Mayor’s Franchise Initiative Aims to Spur Southern‑Sector Job Growth, Economic Development
by Glenn Hunter | Oct 12, 2023
Entrepreneurs say being a franchisor or a franchisee is a good way to scale their businesses and build generational wealth.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
Cecilian Partners offers end-to-end digital solutions for homebuilders and land developers, with a fast-growing client base in Dallas-Fort Worth, including Hillwood Communities—one of the country's largest community developers, a strategic partner of Perot Jain, and Cecilian Partners' largest client.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
In her new role, Sabina Carr will oversee strategic vision and direct all operations of the 66-acre garden. The Dallas Arboretum welcomes more than 1 million visitors from across the country and approximately 70 countries worldwide each year. The organization has nearly 45,000 member households.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
M Financial Group's expansion to Dallas is the financial services innovator's first foothold outside of the Portland area. It's secured 52,000 square feet of office space at The QUAD, a mixed-use development branded by Stream Realty Partners as the dawning of “a different Dallas," set to complete in March 2024.
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Developed by Plano-based Martin UAV, which was acquired by Shield AI in 2021, three V-BAT drones are shown poised for vertical takeoff. [Photo: Shield AI]
Shield AI Launches V-BAT Teams for ‘Intelligent, Swarming’ Drone Capabilities
by David Seeley | Oct 12, 2023
Developed by Plano-based Martin UAV, V-Bat drones can take off vertically, transition to level flight, and switch back to vertical hover to offer continuous "stare capabilities" over challenging environments and urban terrain. With the new V-Bat Teams AI product from Shield AI, V-Bats can now work together as "an incredible force multiplier," said Shield AI's ex-Navy Seal co-founder.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 11, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros with 108 patents granted for the week of Sept. 26. Patents granted include: BNSF's Railroad Virtual Track Block System, Digital Seat Media's location-based individualized content and mobile wallet offers, Flex Ltd.'s bio-sensing integrated garment, Mary Kay's delivery of active ingredients from plant materials to skin, PACCAR's headlamp heater, Palantir Technologies Inc.'s automated risk visualization using customer-centric data analysis, and Toyota's structural energy storage with carbon fiber.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 11, 2023
With "lots of options for work and play," green space aplenty, and a welcoming vibe, Plano made Outdoor Magazine's cut of havens for happy living. The city also boasts the No. 1 park system in Texas per the Trust for Public Land and has a master plan to stay on top.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 11, 2023
The companies said the all-stock merger deal combines Pioneer’s more than 850,000 net acres in the Midland Basin with ExxonMobil’s 570,000 net acres in the Delaware and Midland Basins, creating "a diversified energy company with the largest footprint of high-return wells in the Permian Basin."
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Volato's HondaJet seats four in private comfort for $6,000 a flight. [Photo: Volato]
$6,000 One-Way Flights on Four-Seat Private Jets Offered Between Dallas, Austin, and Houston
by Lance Murray | Oct 11, 2023
Private aviation company Volato has expanded its Volato Go! capped-price program to include one-way flights between Dallas, Houston, and Austin for $6,000 one way on its HondaJet fleet. The $6K gets you all four passenger seats, so you'll only be flying with someone you know—unless you want to live large in the skies of Texas with three empty seats around you.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 11, 2023
Announcing the gift alongside the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, Fair Park First said that Carona Plaza will serve as "the signature heartbeat" of the Fair Park campus, situated directly in front of the iconic Cotton Bowl Stadium and Leonhardt Lagoon.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 11, 2023
Check out the fastest-growing technology companies in North Texas—and more than a dozen other award winners, from Community Hero to Hall of Famer—who were honored at the 2023 Tech Titans Awards Gala.
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by Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP |
Oct 11, 2023
Empower your business strategy with insights from Munck Wilson Mandala. Learn why trademarks and service marks are more than names—they're the bedrock of consumer trust and loyalty.
sponsored by Munck Wilson Mandala, LLP
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Granite Properties' Michael Dardick (left) and Will Hendrickson [Photo: Granite Properties]
Dallas’ Granite Properties Announces CEO Transition
by Lance Murray | Oct 10, 2023
The Dallas-based commercial real estate investment, development, and management company said that Will Hendrickson, currently senior managing director and Dallas market leader, will become the company's CEO, effective Jan. 1. Michael Dardick, founding partner & CEO, will transition to become executive chairman.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 10, 2023
Austin-based StoryBuilt has big projects ongoing in Dallas, including The Jolene mixed-use development in West Dallas and a residential development stalled in the early stages at Walnut Hill Lane and White Rock Trail in Dallas’ Lake Highlands.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 10, 2023
Eden Green, a North Texas-based next-generation indoor vertical farming company, said the expansion in Cleburne is aimed at scaling commercial production to meet rising market demand and address "a perfect storm in our food supply chain."
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 10, 2023
Leaders gathered today to break ground on the massive two-wing campus designed for over 5,000 Goldman employees. The financial giant's striking new hub in downtown Dallas' NorthEnd aims for LEED-certification and state-of-the-art amenities.
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