Business

 

 

Left to right: About Andrea Wescott Passman, Kang Chen, Kat Lyles, and Preston Phillips [Photos: Aethon Energy]

Dallas’ Aethon Energy Announces C-Suite Moves

by | Aug 25, 2023

Aethon Energy Operating LLC announced that Andrea Wescott Passman has been appointed as chief operating officer, Kang Chen as chief information officer, and Kat Lyles as general counsel.

Preston Phillips, senior vice president, A&D and Commercial, also was promoted to chief commercial officer, the Dallas-based company announced.

“We are thrilled to welcome Andrea, Kang, and Kat to our team, and to elevate Preston in recognition of his significant contributions to Aethon over more than 20 years,” Aethon CEO and Partner Albert Huddleston said in a statement....

MORE►
CAF Capital Partners Hires New Senior Vice President of Acquisitions
by | Aug 25, 2023

Industry veteran Jason Geer has been named senior vice president of acquisitions at CAF Capital Partners, a Dallas-based private equity real estate firm.

Geer joins CAF Capital Partners from Invesco Real Estate where he spent 25 years....

MORE►
Thermomix Is Cooking Up an HQ Move from California to Dallas
by | Aug 25, 2023
“We greatly admire the state’s deep history with building connection and culture through food, and for the way Texas supports entrepreneurs and innovative businesses such as Thermomix," said Fredrik Lundqvist. U.S. and Canada CEO for the German-owned direct sales company. See where the HQ could be landing in Dallas—and who will work there.
MORE►
Bush Center President and CEO Named SMU Cox School’s Inaugural Distinguished Executive In Residence
by | Aug 25, 2023
SMU's Cox School of Business named financier and Bush Center leader Ken Hersh as its first Distinguished Executive-in-Residence. Students will have an invaluable opportunity to get first-hand career advice from someone with decades of experience at the highest levels of business.
MORE►

Map of the planned Rainwater Crossing development in Celina. [Image: City of Celina]

Celina Approves Plan for Development with 300 Tiny Homes, 1,300 Apartments

by | Aug 25, 2023
The planned 641-acre Rainwater Crossing development will now feature additional green space and amenity centers compared to an earlier proposal approved in 2016, according to a report by the Dallas Morning News. Around 13 acres of park land ribboned by trails will surround a pond at the project.
MORE►
PMY Group Acquires True North to ‘Transform’ K-12 Public Education Consulting
by | Aug 24, 2023
North Texas-based PMY Group—a global tech solutions company “well recognized in the sports and venues industry"—said it's diversifying its business into other infrastructure classes. In July, PMY announced its first institutional capital raise since the company’s 2009 founding in Melbourne by Paul Yeomans.
MORE►
The Franchise Game, an African American Franchise Symposium and Trade Show, Is Coming to Plano
by | Aug 24, 2023
Led by Tarji Carter—also known as "The Franchise Player"—and marketing maven Dessie Brown Jr., the inaugural event is a symposium aimed at bringing together experts and industry leaders to discuss the secrets to success, challenges, and opportunities in franchising.
MORE►
Walmart Is Adding Wing Drone Deliveries to Two North Texas Superstores
by | Aug 24, 2023
Walmart will launch new drone delivery service at two area stores— including one the retailer calls its "most requested expansion area." With fast drones from Alphabet-owned Wing, Dallas shoppers could get their orders in about 30 minutes.
MORE►
Derrick L. Miles, President and CEO of CourMed

Derrick L. Miles, President and CEO of CourMed [Photo: CourMed]

‘Billionaire Bunker’ in Florida Adds North Texas-Based CourMed to Its Concierge Amenities List

by | Aug 23, 2023
A manmade island in Florida known as the "Billionaire Bunker" is home to numerous billionaires and celebrities, including Tom Brady, Jeff Bezos, Ivanka Trump, and Julio Iglesias. Along with their exclusive digs and amenities, the island's residents are now getting services from North Texas-based concierge health provider CourMed.
MORE►
BRIX Holdings Continues to Innovate Its Brands, Adds New Franchise VP
by | Aug 23, 2023
After recently debuting its robot pizza concept, Brix has unveiled a "first-of-its-kind" Smoothie Factory + Kitchen concept and added a seasoned exec who expanded Shipley's by 100+ locations. His inaugural initiative? Crafting a new Friendly's "2.0" prototype store to ignite growth.
MORE►
Franchisee Dak Prescott Stars in New Ad for Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux
by | Aug 23, 2023
Dak Prescott has made himself at home in Dallas as QB of the Cowboys. But a big piece of his heart still belongs to Louisiana, where he was born in 1993 in the small Calcasieu Parish town of Sulphur. So it's probably no surprise that Prescott became a franchisee of Baton Rouge-based Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux—and just popped up in an ad for the brand.
MORE►
DMN: NexPoint To Redevelop Dallas’ Cityplace Tower with Hotel, Apartments by 2025
by | Aug 23, 2023
Dallas-based NexPoint plans to convert eight floors of the 42-story Cityplace Tower into rental apartments at a cost of $61.5 million, according to the Dallas Morning News. That will be in addition NexPoint's development of a 222-room hotel and conference center at Cityplace, a $136.2 million project that was announced in 2020 but delayed by the pandemic.
MORE►
Ben Lamm Hypergiant

Hypergiant Co-Founder Ben Lamm [Image: Hypergiant]

The Last Word: Dallas Serial Entrepreneur Ben Lamm Exits Another Company

by | Aug 22, 2023
Dating apps can be a great way to find romance. But increasingly, according to the Wall Street Journal, users are finding something else instead: business come-ons from tech recruiters, networkers, children's book authors, and more.
MORE►
Frisco-Based Global Lumber Supplier NWH Acquires Michigan Hardwood Manufacturer
by | Aug 22, 2023
NWH—a leading global manufacturer and supplier of hardwood lumber—relocated its HQ to Frisco from the wooded climes of Spokane, Washington, in 2021. Helmed by CEO Nathan Jeppson, NWH operates 40-plus facilities nationwide. Its Post Hardwoods acquisition will strengthen its supply chain and enhance its hardwoods offerings, the company said.
MORE►
North Texas Cities Crush List of Best Real Estate Markets in U.S.
by | Aug 22, 2023
McKinney and Frisco rank No. 1 and No. 2 of 300 U.S. cities on WalletHub's list of "2023's Best Real-Estate Markets." See how close Denton and Allen came to the top in a list that tracked everything from home value forecasts to housing affordability to job growth rate.
MORE►
Fort Worth Approves $18M in Incentives for New E-Commerce Regional HQ and Distribution Center
by | Aug 22, 2023
Quite literally a "nuts and bolts" company, the 1901-founded McMaster-Carr sells over 700,000 tools, hardware, and industrial items to plants across the U.S. It plans to invest at least $360 million in a newly constructed regional HQ in North Fort Worth, creating 250 new jobs.
MORE►
A Special Thank you to our sponsors

A collaboration of the Dallas Regional Chamber and Dallas Next, Dallas Innovates is an online news platform covering what's new + next in Dallas - Fort Worth innovation.

© Copyright 2025 | All rights reserved.

Business

Creative

Education

Impact

Invention

Startup

Our Sponsors

Our Partners