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Michael Quartieri [Photo: LInkedIn]

Coppell’s Dave & Buster’s Announces April Retirement of CFO

by | Dec 26, 2023

Coppell-based Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc. Chief Financial Officer Michael Quartieri will retire effective April 30, the owner and operator of entertainment and dining venues announced.

He will continue to serve as CFO until a successor is appointed and provide advisory services to ensure a smooth transition before his retirement date, the company said....

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QualiZeal Names Industry Leader to Its Business Advisory Board
by | Dec 22, 2023

Industry veteran Walter Carter has been added to the business advisory board of Irving-based QualiZeal Inc., an independent digital quality engineering services company.

The company said his addition is a strategic move aimed at leveraging Carter’s transformative leadership experience in the banking and financial sector as QualiZeal fortifies its position as a leader in the digital transformation landscape....

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FedEx’s Ken Spangler on AI: ‘We’re Only in the Beginning of What’s Possible’
by | Dec 21, 2023
In a new podcast hosted by Dave Copps of Dallas-based Worlds, the FedEx executive vice president talks change management, AI’s role in infrastructure, and the importance of a people-first culture.
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Carrollton-Based Concentric Acquires East Coast Power Services Company
by | Dec 21, 2023
Concentric, which calls itself the first national industrial power services organization, said the acquisition expands its capabilities to serve mission-critical businesses such as data centers, hospitals, financial institutions and other facilities.
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Athletes within the Beat the Streets program received free athletic gear on behalf of BSN Sports to support them staying engaged through sport. [Photo: BSN Sports]

North Texas’ BSN SPORTS Donates $275K in Sporting Goods To ‘Beat the Streets’ Initiative

by | Dec 21, 2023
Beat the Streets fosters youth development for student-athletes in underserved communities via mentoring and life guidance taught in quality wrestling programs. BSN President Terry Babilla says the donation is about not just helping young wrestlers win on the mat, but "in life, too."
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Joby, NASA Simulation Demonstrates Up To 120 DFW Air Taxi Operations Per Hour
by | Dec 21, 2023
During simulations at NASA’s FutureFlight Central, air taxi operations were simulated buzzing around the busy, complex Dallas-Fort Worth airspace. Joby and NASA's goal: evaluating how this next-gen traffic can be integrated into today’s airspace using existing air traffic control tools and procedures.
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Dallas Unicorn Makes First-Ever Fortune Cyber 60 List
by | Dec 20, 2023
Browser pioneer Island is one of just two companies in Texas to make the list, which identifies the fastest-growing startups in the hot cybersecurity field.
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Dallas CPA Firm Gummer Group Acquired by Houston’s Calvetti Ferguson
by | Dec 20, 2023
With the Gummer Group team added, the combined Dallas-Fort Worth offices of Calvetti Ferguson will have over 75 employees.
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Rendering of the new southeast entrance of the Fort Worth Convention Center, part of the Phase 1 expansion. [Image: City of Fort Worth]

Fort Worth Kicks Off 20-Year Convention Center Expansion With $95M Phase 1

by | Dec 20, 2023
The city says the multi-phase expansion is "finally underway" to upgrade facilities, increase capacity, and deliver an elevated experience for Fort Worth’s $3 billion annual visitor industry.
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The Dallas Foundation Announces $300K in Women’s Philanthrophy Institute Grants
by | Dec 20, 2023
In addition to The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, which received the lead grant of $150,000, three other nonprofits each received a grant of $50,000, including Ebby’s House/Juliette Fowler Communities, Frazier Revitalization, and VNA Meals on Wheels.
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Patented: University of North Texas’ Remote Smell Technology and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by | Dec 20, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. 125 patents granted for the week of Nov. 11 include: PurWorld Technologies' methods of chemically disinfecting a vehicle, University of North Texas' remote smell technology, Baxter Healthcare's renal therapy system and machine, RPOD Tech's offloading cargo from tank trailers, Toyota's vehicle noise reduction for vehicle occupants, United Services Automobile Association's distracted driving detection and mitigation, and more.
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Dallas’ Employer Direct Healthcare Gets $92M Investment, Valuation Hits $1 Billion
by | Dec 19, 2023
"EDH represents the next generation of value-driven healthcare, attacking the largest sources of spend for U.S. employers—surgery and cancer—with a laser focus on quality and cost for clients and their employees," said Scott Barclay, managing director at Insight Partners, which made the $92M secondary investment.
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Dallas’ Rone Engineering Acquired by California-Based RMA Companies

by | Dec 19, 2023
Founded in 1972, Rone has provided expert professional services on some of Texas’s most iconic engineering projects—including the DFW Connector, the Midtown Express, the Gates of Prosper 800-acre mixed-use development, and the Medical City Dallas expansion.
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The Last Word: Allen EDC’s Dan Bowman on Planned Katy Trail Ice House Development in Allen
by | Dec 19, 2023
Some people think it's a drag to go to the office. But what if right outside your workplace there's a $10 million new Katy Trail Ice House on wooded grounds with three barbecue smokers, a ranch theme, and seating for 1,200 people? 
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Dallas-Based JSX Aims To Acquire Over 300 Hybrid-Electric Aircraft with 2028 Delivery Start
by | Dec 19, 2023
JSX—which calls itself "the world's only 5-star hop-on jet service"—flies out of Dallas Love Field and offers 41 point-to-point flights across the U.S. Its agreements to acquire up to 322 Electra, Aura Aero, and Heart Aerospace hybrid-electric aircraft aim to help its goal of "leading the charge for green regional air travel."
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The DEC Network Marks a Decade of Driving Innovation in North Texas with 2023 Impact Report
by | Dec 18, 2023
“The currency of our mission is still job creation in parts of the city that really need jobs," Bill Chinn, CEO of DEC Network, told Dallas Innovates.
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