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Dallas’ ISN Acquires Supply Chain Mapping Tech Platform Based in Boston and Paris

by | Sep 8, 2023
The deal marks ISN's first acquisition since its founding in 2001. “Combining Transparency-One’s expertise and supply chain network with our own is a natural extension of the work we’re doing to build safer worksites and more transparent supply chains," ISN Chairman and CEO Joe Eastin says.
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TPG Appoints Veteran Executive as New Chief Operating Officer
by | Sep 8, 2023

Partner and board member Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri has been named chief operating officer of global alternative asset management firm TPG, which is based in Fort Worth and San Francisco....

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Children’s Health Names Healthcare Veteran as its New Chief Operating Officer
by | Sep 8, 2023

Children’s Health in Dallas announced the appointment of Dane Peterson as chief operating officer of the leading pediatric healthcare system and top children’s hospital in North Texas....

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CyrusOne Promotes Company Veteran to Senior Vice President of Engineering
by | Sep 8, 2023

Dallas-based data center developer and operator CyrusOne has promoted Jim Roche to senior vice president of engineering.

CyrusOne, which specializes in delivering state-of-the-art digital infrastructure solutions, said Roche will lead its engineering development team, overseeing engineering and design services including power and usage projections, floor planning, connectivity assessments, and implementation scheduling​....

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Capillary Technologies Adds Brierly Exec as Global Head of Human Resources

by | Sep 8, 2023

Capillary Technologies, an India-based global leader in loyalty technology solutions, has promoted Melody Mitchem to global head of human resources.

The company said that her appointment comes as a result of her contributions to the company since her arrival through Capillary’s acquisition of Frisco-based Brierley+Partners earlier this year.

“We are delighted to announce Melody Mitchem’s promotion to the role of Global Head of HR....

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Pickleball and Golf Simulator Entertainment Venues Are Coming to Frisco Station
by | Sep 8, 2023
Frisco Station is getting its first-ever entertainment venues in a one-two zeitgeist punch. Pickle and Social, a pickleball destination with "world-class" indoor and outdoor courts, will be paired with Fairway Social, a "one-of-a-kind experience" with simulators that feature 130 golf courses and 10 other sports for guests of all ages.
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Elbit Systems of America and RTX Get $16M from U.S. Navy for Pilot Helmet-Mounted Display System
by | Sep 8, 2023
The Zero-G Helmet Mounted Display System+ from Collins Elbit Vision Systems—a joint venture between Fort Worth-based Elbit Systems of America and RTX business Collins Aerospace—gives 21st-century Navy pilots "an augmented view of the battle space" for "faster decision making, increasing survivability, and effectiveness."
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Three North Texas Early-Stage Companies Make Top 100 List for Shaping Workplace Culture
by | Sep 8, 2023
Dallas-based Will Reed—an executive search firm that exclusively serves seed through Series C startups—is out with its annual Top 100 list of early-stage companies that are shaping the future of workplace culture in 2023. See the three North Texas companies that made the list—by being ""at the forefront of curating thoughtful, caring, and innovative cultures."
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The Last Word: Toyota’s Chris Reynolds On Scaling Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Tech

by | Sep 7, 2023
Plano-based Toyota Motor North America has been making innovative moves at its operations in the port of Long Beach, California. Partnering with Connecticut-based FuelCell Energy, the companies announced today the completion of what they call "the world's first Tri-gen production system."
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How to Use AI Now and in the Future
by | Sep 7, 2023
What can artificial intelligence actually do for your business? The AI Dossier from Deloitte highlights dozens of business-ready use cases for AI across six major industries. Explore some of the most compelling examples here.
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The Last Word: McKesson CIO/CTO Nancy Avila’s Surprise Announcement at the Future of AI Summit
by | Sep 6, 2023
In a closing announcement at the "Future of AI" summit Tuesday, Nancy Avila, EVP, CIO,  and CTO at Irving-based McKesson, announced that her company and Accenture will be presenting Convergence AI Dallas, a sales conference slated for spring 2024. 
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Dallas Startup Week 2023: Where Big Names and Big Ideas Power North Texas Entrepreneurs
by | Sep 6, 2023
The DEC Networks' eighth Dallas Startup Week, hosted at UNT Frisco from September 10-14, features entrepreneur and Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, AOL's Steve Case, Nextdoor Co-founder Nirav Tolia, rapper-turned-investor Chamillionaire, and BuzzBallz CEO Merrilee Kick among its 200 speakers and 100 events.
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Google Expanding Its North Texas Presence with $600M Investment in New Red Oak Data Center

by | Sep 6, 2023
The new Google site in Red Oak adds to a growing data center boom in North Texas. Google said the center will complement Google's Dallas cloud region, launched last summer, and its existing Midlothian data center. Expected to play a critical role in supporting the company's AI innovations and growing Google Cloud business, the center will bring nearly 1,200 construction jobs and 30 new full-time operational jobs to the region.
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Texas Fast Lane: Luxe Bus Service Vonlane Bets on ‘Massive Demand’ With 60 New Weekly Departures
by | Sep 4, 2023
The luxury motor coach service anticipates the "busiest fall travel season in the company's history." Vonlane founder and CEO Alex Danza, a self-described “recovering road warrior,” calls it a major milestone.
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Announcing Dallas Innovates 2024: The Magazine
by | Sep 1, 2023
North Texas is a hub of innovation.
This is the magazine that tells the world.

A new generation of innovators is creating the next wave of great companies, services, and ideas in Dallas-Fort Worth....

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Texas A&M System Approves New Tarleton State Biotech Institute in Downtown Fort Worth
by | Sep 1, 2023

Tarleton State University received the go-ahead for a new biotechnology institute as part of Texas A&M-Fort Worth’s burgeoning downtown research campus.

Approved in mid-August by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the biotech institute is situated in one of the nation’s fastest-growing life sciences hubs....

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