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JLL Bolsters Healthcare Real Estate Team with New Dallas VP

by | Oct 13, 2023

JLL has added Chris Higbie as vice president of Healthcare and Life Sciences in its Dallas office.

It’s a pivotal role in the division, the CRE firm said in a news release. Higbie will help JLL clients attract and retain “the perfect tenant mix” for their properties.

Ethan Garner, JLL’s South Central Healthcare and Life Sciences Lead, said the new VP brings an “impressive track record in healthcare real estate investment sales and corporate sales and consulting.”...

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Dallas Growth Advisory SBI Appoints New Chief Consulting Officer
by | Oct 13, 2023

SBI, a go-to-market growth advisory, has named Alicia Lee as its new Chief Consulting Officer.

With over two decades of consulting leadership experience, Lee will play a key role in scaling and advancing SBI’s consulting delivery capabilities, the company said in a news release.

SBI CEO Mike Hoffman called Lee’s consulting track record “remarkable.”...

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Fort Worth’s PMG Acquires Dallas-Based Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media
by | Oct 12, 2023

Fort Worth-based PMG has acquired Dallas-based Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media, one of the largest independent agency buyers of video, OTT, and CTV, and leaders across business and marketing transformation for more than 40 years....

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Dallas Electronic Payments Provider Finical Acquired by Tennessee Company
by | Oct 12, 2023

Dallas-based electronic payments provider Finical has been acquired by Nashville-based Celero Commerce, a top 10 U.S. non-bank payment processor.

Celero said that with the addition of Dallas-based Finical, it will process roughly $25 billion in annual card volume. No financial details of the acquisition were released.

“Finical and Celero share a common goal of providing the best technology, services and support to small and mid-sized businesses,” Finical founder Aaron Nasseh said in a statement....

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The Last Word: Velvet Taco’s Clay Dover on AI as an R&D Tool

by | Oct 12, 2023
In July, we wrote about Dallas-based Velvet Taco launching a new “Chat GPTaco” as part of its weekly taco feature. Now using AI to help create menu items seems to be catching on nationwide. According to Business Insider, more restaurants—from local spots to big national chains—are taking the AI plunge.
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‘Untapped Opportunity’: Dallas Mayor’s Franchise Initiative Aims to Spur Southern‑Sector Job Growth, Economic Development
by | Oct 12, 2023
Entrepreneurs say being a franchisor or a franchisee is a good way to scale their businesses and build generational wealth.
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Perot Jain Makes ‘Significant’ Investment in Pennsylvania-Based PropTech That Works with Hillwood
by | Oct 12, 2023
Cecilian Partners offers end-to-end digital solutions for homebuilders and land developers, with a fast-growing client base in Dallas-Fort Worth, including Hillwood Communities—one of the country's largest community developers, a strategic partner of Perot Jain, and Cecilian Partners' largest client.
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Dallas Arboretum Goes Gardening in San Antonio for New Incoming President and CEO
by | Oct 12, 2023
In her new role, Sabina Carr will oversee strategic vision and direct all operations of the 66-acre garden. The Dallas Arboretum welcomes more than 1 million visitors from across the country and approximately 70 countries worldwide each year. The organization has nearly 45,000 member households.
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Lineage Expands Texas Footprint By Opening Its Newest Facility in Lancaster

by | Oct 12, 2023

Lineage, one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled industrial REITs and integrated solutions providers, has opened its newest facility in Lancaster, increasing the company’s footprint in the state.

The addition of the Lancaster location puts Lineage’s footprint in Texas at nearly 20 facilities spanning roughly 192 million cubic feet of capacity.

“We’re proud to announce the opening of our Lancaster site, an exciting new addition to our state-of-the-art network of facilities in the state of Texas,” Brian Beattie, president of Lineage’s North America West operations, said in a statement....

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Shield AI Launches V-BAT Teams for ‘Intelligent, Swarming’ Drone Capabilities
by | Oct 12, 2023
Developed by Plano-based Martin UAV, V-Bat drones can take off vertically, transition to level flight, and switch back to vertical hover to offer continuous "stare capabilities" over challenging environments and urban terrain. With the new V-Bat Teams AI product from Shield AI, V-Bats can now work together as "an incredible force multiplier," said Shield AI's ex-Navy Seal co-founder.
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Patented: BNSF’s Railroad Virtual Track Block System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros with 108 patents granted for the week of Sept. 26. Patents granted include: BNSF's Railroad Virtual Track Block System, Digital Seat Media's location-based individualized content and mobile wallet offers, Flex Ltd.'s bio-sensing integrated garment, Mary Kay's delivery of active ingredients from plant materials to skin, PACCAR's headlamp heater, Palantir Technologies Inc.'s automated risk visualization using customer-centric data analysis, and Toyota's structural energy storage with carbon fiber.
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North Texas’ Happy Place: Plano Makes Outside Magazine’s 15 Happiest Cities List
by | Oct 11, 2023
With "lots of options for work and play," green space aplenty, and a welcoming vibe, Plano made Outdoor Magazine's cut of havens for happy living. The city also boasts the No. 1 park system in Texas per the Trust for Public Land and has a master plan to stay on top.
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Dallas’ Iconic Fountain Place Tower Is Getting a New Private Social and Sports Club

by | Oct 11, 2023
Making a bold move in what it calls an "amenities arms race," downtown Dallas' Fountain Place is developing an invitation-only private club featuring Trackman golf simulators, indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, and "the first hunting simulator in any office environment or urban club of its kind."
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$6,000 One-Way Flights on Four-Seat Private Jets Offered Between Dallas, Austin, and Houston
by | Oct 11, 2023
Private aviation company Volato has expanded its Volato Go! capped-price program to include one-way flights between Dallas, Houston, and Austin for $6,000 one way on its HondaJet fleet. The $6K gets you all four passenger seats, so you'll only be flying with someone you know—unless you want to live large in the skies of Texas with three empty seats around you.
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Fair Park First Receives $5M Gift for Naming of New Carona Plaza at the Cotton Bowl
by | Oct 11, 2023
Announcing the gift alongside the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, Fair Park First said that Carona Plaza will serve as "the signature heartbeat" of the Fair Park campus, situated directly in front of the iconic Cotton Bowl Stadium and Leonhardt Lagoon.
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Tech Titans’ 2023 ‘Fast Tech’ Rankings and Award Winners Take the Stage
by | Oct 11, 2023
Check out the fastest-growing technology companies in North Texas—and more than a dozen other award winners, from Community Hero to Hall of Famer—who were honored at the 2023 Tech Titans Awards Gala.
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