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Left to right: Scott Cooke, Mark Templin, and James Schofield [Photos: Toyota Financial Services]
Plano’s Toyota Financial Services Announces New CEO, Executive Changes
by Lance Murray | Dec 14, 2023
Scott Cooke, who currently serves as SVP and CFO, has been promoted to president and CEO of Toyota Financial Services, the company said. James Schofield will become TFS's new group VP and CFO.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 14, 2023
FPT—which had a total revenue of $1.87 billion in 2022 and more than 60,000 global employees—said its new Frisco subsidiary has a mission to "drive the advancement of software-defined vehicles, shape the new mobility era, and deliver the highest standards of safety and superior experiences to customers."
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by David Seeley |
Dec 14, 2023
The newest Canyon Ranch destination spa is located at the Crescent Hotel complex in Fort Worth's Cultural District. Its high-tech features include a Vichy table, a Noraxon Treadmill and Motion Capture system, VALD ForceDecks, a K5 Portable Metabolic analyzer, and more.
The company was acquired by Fort Worth's Goff Capital in 2017, which moved its HQ to the Panther City—and plans further Texas expansion.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 14, 2023
The global provider of AI-enabled software platforms for the real estate industry said it's kicking off the partnership "with at least 14 build projects across the U.S." RealPage will also pursue other "engagement opportunities" in partnership with local Habitat affiliates in India and the Philippines.
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Inside the Panda Hemp Gin, a 500,000-square-foot industrial hemp processing facility in Witchita Falls. [Photo: Business Wire]
Panda Biotech To Open One of the World’s Largest Hemp Fiber Separation Facilities in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Dec 13, 2023
The green-certified company, calling itself a "first-mover" in the emerging U.S. industrial hemp fiber and cellulose industry, is set to bring its Hemp Gin in Wichita Falls online. Eco-friendly industrial hemp has thousands of uses, from textiles and paper to building materials and cat litter.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 13, 2023
Based in Vancouver with a North Texas office in Frisco, Alpha Cognition said its novel oral tablet ALPHA-1062 is designed for the treatment of people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. The company was honored at the recent BioNTX iC3 Summit as one of eight "Rising Stars."
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by David Seeley |
Dec 13, 2023
Two years after attempting to go public via a SPAC merger that valued it at $4.7 billion post-money, Apex is looking to do it the old-fashioned way with a direct SEC filing. The "fintech for fintechs" has more than 220 clients with over $115 billion in assets under custody, with 21 million brokerage accounts and active investors in 144 countries.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 13, 2023
According to a new report from the Brookings Institution, since the pandemic hit in 2020, a "reorientation" has occurred in U.S. tech jobs growth, with growth in share of national digital services jobs moving from "Big Tech meccas" to "vibrant rising star" metros like Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Keyan Zandy, CEO of Skiles Group and co-author of The Lean Builder, was named the 2023 LCI Pioneer Award winner by the Lean Construction Institute in October. [Sources: Business Wire photo; DI]
The Last Word: Skiles Group CEO Keyan Zandy On Quality Over Quantity
by David Seeley | Dec 12, 2023
Zandy, who won a "Pioneer" award for lean construction in October, developed a crisis management tool for construction that's earned him two patents as well as awards from Constructech Vision and AGC. He shares his thoughts on redefining success for 2024 in an option piece on D CEO.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 12, 2023
The inaugural apparel collection from footwear maker Twisted X includes a wide selection of unisex products featuring the brand's logo and western design flair. "I love that consumers can now comfortably dress from head-to-toe with Twisted X," said CEO Prasad Reddy.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 12, 2023
Neiman Marcus' carbon-friendly campaign ditched extensive crew travel in exchange for a single-day shoot in Manhattan using "state-of-the-art" virtual production technology and "the world's largest high-resolution LED screens dedicated to advertising."
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by David Seeley |
Dec 12, 2023
Out of 5,211 public airports in the U.S. only one—Dallas' Love Field—is getting a first-of-its-kind pop-up lounge from M&M'S with cozy seating and a holiday movie playing on an endless, comforting loop.
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Ravi Shrivastava [Photo: Ryan]
Ryan Names New SVP and Chief Technology and Data Officer
by Lance Murray | Dec 11, 2023
Business technology veteran Ravi Shrivastava has joined Dallas-based global tax services and software provider Ryan as senior vice president and chief technology and data officer.
Shrivastava brings more than two decades of business technology leadership with a proven track record in technology solutions driving innovation and strategic growth, the firm said....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 11, 2023
TXOne—which has an Americas HQ in Las Colinas—and Mitsubishi say that cyberattacks targeting manufacturing sites in industries such as semiconductors and automobiles have increased. Their collaboration aims to fortify the industrial landscape with "pioneering OT security solutions."
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by David Seeley |
Dec 11, 2023
The Trinity Park Conservancy unveiled plans last week for the $325 million Harold Simmons Park—a 250-acre park along a stretch of the Trinity River close to downtown. Named after the late billionaire businessman whose wife, Annette Simmons, donated $50 million for the park in 2016—it will be located between the Margaret McDermott Bridge and Ronald Kirk Bridge just west of downtown Dallas.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 11, 2023
Senior government and military leaders from both the U.S. and Belgium attended the North Texas ceremony Sunday. By serving as "the most advanced 21st-century security solution," the F-35 will connect assets across domains to increase situational awareness for Belgium and its key European partners, Lockheed said.
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