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Ever.Ag Acquires AgencyRoot to Empower Crop Insurance Agents with Advanced Software Solutions

by | Feb 1, 2024
Lewisville-based Ever.Ag said the acquisition of Dallas' AgencyRoot enhances its presence in the crop insurance sector by providing agents with innovative and user-friendly technology. The companies share "the same passion for innovation in agribusiness," AgencyRoot's CMO said.
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North Texas-Based Accolite Merges with Chicago Company To Form Global Leader in Digital Transformation Services
by | Feb 1, 2024
Aiming to reach $1 billion in revenue in around five years, the temporarily named Bounteous x Accolite will be headquartered in Chicago with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. The combined company will employ 5,000 people—with more than 1,200 in North America, more than 3,400 in APAC, and more than 400 in Europe.
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Ci Design Opens Dallas Office, Names New Lead for Mission Critical Practice
by | Feb 1, 2024
Baltimore-based Ci said its new Dallas office, at Premier Place at 5910 N. Central Expressway, expands its network to six locations across the U.S. and brings its practices in science and technology, commercial and mixed-use, residential, mission critical, workplace, manufacturing and industrial to the Southwest and beyond.
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Dallas’ Crossplane Capital Partners with Nonprofit To Expand Employee Ownership in Its Porfolio
by | Feb 1, 2024
Through the collaboration with New York-based Ownership Works, Crossplane said it aims to gradually introduce shared ownership programs with selected portfolio companies well-suited for such models, "empowering portfolio company employees to share in the value they help create and fostering an active ownership mindset in the workplace."
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The Last Word: Daniel Oney on Concentrating Efforts for DFW’s Economic Future

Oney was a panelist at a 2024 Economic Outlook event organized by the Dallas Business Journal on January 25 at the Tower Club. During the event—which featured discussions on DFW’s robust job creation record and the ongoing challenges of talent retention and workforce development—Dallas Citizens Council CEO Kelvin Walker, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Director Cullum Clark, and John Stephens, former CFO of AT&T and current Dallas Economic Development Corp. board president ,discussed the importance of not just creating jobs but ensuring they lead to sustainable economic development.
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Kinaxis, a Canada-Based Supply Chain Tech Platform, Opens Las Colinas Office
by | Jan 31, 2024
Kinaxis said its new North Texas office will serve as a centralized hub where employees and customers can come together to engage, collaborate, and work towards solving some of the biggest challenges facing global supply chains. The company serves more than 40,000 users in over 100 countries worldwide.
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Celeb Chef Tiffany Derry’s Roots Chicken Shak Launches Franchise Model
by | Jan 31, 2024
Tiffany Derry is a "Top Chef" alumna who also appeared on "Cutthroat Kitchen" and "Hungry Investors." Her company T2D concepts with Co-Founder Tom Foley calls Roots Chicken Shak "a scalable restaurant concept that creates a great dining experience" while working "to catalyze social justice."
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Dallas Real Estate Services Firm Mohr Partners Teams Up with Canadian Firm To Broaden Global Reach
by | Jan 31, 2024
Mohr Partners is a leading global corporate real estate advisory and outsourcing services firm. CDNGLOBAL is a Canadian full-service commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm. With their international partners, they have over 1,000 real estate professionals covering 70 cities throughout the world.
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The Last Word: Hillwood Communities’ Fred Balda on the Planned 4,000-Home Ramble Development in Celina

by | Jan 31, 2024
Hillwood Communities announced its fourth master-planned development in Celina, one of the fastest-growing areas in North Texas. Ramble by Hillwood is planned just north of downtown Celina. with 4,000 homes slated to "wind through an immersive nature experience" a short drive from Frisco and McKinney in Collin County. 
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Fort Worth’s JPS Health Network Deploys AI-Based Gun Detection Video Analytics Platform
by | Jan 31, 2024
In a time of increasing concern about security at hospitals for patients and healthcare workers alike, the healthcare system in Fort Worth aims to "stay ahead of the curve." JPS Health Network’s John Peter Smith Hospital has deployed an AI-based gun detection video analytics platform from ZeroEyes.
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Patented: Nike’s ‘Ground-Engaging Components’ for Footwear and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. 166 patents granted this week include: American Airlines' airline flight operations support, Dal-Tile's method for manufacturing an engineered stone, Mary Kay's combination of plant extracts to improve skin tone, MIT's biomass conversion reactors, Zimperium's mobile device security application for malicious website detection based on representative image, and more.
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Trivie Co-Founder and CEO Lawrence Schwartz at the Innovation Awards 2022, presented by D CEO and Dallas Innovates.
Frisco-Based Workforce Training Platform Trivie Acquired by Quantum5
by | Jan 31, 2024
Trivie integrates brain science, gamification, and detailed analytics into its workforce engagement platform. With the acquisition, Arizona-based Quantum5 will use Trivie's solution to help automotive manufacturers and dealers upskill and reskill their workers.
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Report: Dallas Metro Is No. 3 in the Nation for Planned Office-to-Apartments Conversions

by | Jan 30, 2024
From downtown Dallas' Santander Tower, Comerica Bank Tower, and Bryan Tower to Fort Worth's Oil & Gas building, Star-Telegram Building, and the former Oncor building, office spaces across the region are being turned into apartments. Only Washington, D.C., and New York City have more such projects than DFW, according to a new report from RentCafe.
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North Shore Rowlett Is Getting a New, Nearly 2-Million-SF Business District
by | Jan 30, 2024
Set to break ground in March northeast of Dallas, the Lakeview Business District is a development of Jackson-Shaw, a national real estate development company headquartered in North Texas. The 165-acre business park will be built in two phases, beginning with five modern "state-of-the-art" spaces that will total over a million square feet.
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas’ 2024⁠-⁠2025 Blue Impact Grant Application Open for Nonprofits
by | Jan 30, 2024
Last summer, the BCBSTX program awarded nearly $3M in funds to 101 organizations across the Lone Star State—including many in North Texas. The deadline for nonprofits to apply for Blue Impact 2024-2025 grants is Feb. 9. Other impact-aligned community, business, and provider organizations are invited to request sponsorships. 
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Westlake’s Solera Partners with STELLA Automotive AI on Conversational ServiceAgent AI
by | Jan 29, 2024
Solera said that ServiceAgent AI provides comprehensive insights into service appointment booking and management system performance and efficiency, enabling automotive service teams to deliver "exceptional customer support."
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