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Southwest Airlines Adds Former U.S. Senator to Its Board of Directors

by | Jul 21, 2023

Former U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt has been appointed as a member of the board of directors by Dallas-based Southwest Airlines.

Blunt has been the chairman of the Leadership Strategies Advisory Services Group in the Washington, D.C. office of Husch Blackwell Strategies, a government affairs advisory firm, since April, Southwest said.

Previously, he was a United States Senator from the State of Missouri (2011 to 2023), and as U.S....

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Welker Properties Announces $95M Build-to-Rent Development in Melissa
by | Jul 21, 2023
Wolf Creek Farms Melissa Build-to-Rent will bring 343 Class-A units to Collin County between Highway 75 and the Sam Rayburn Tollway. The gated community will bring together the best aspects of single-family homes with detached units that have their own private yards, along with the flexibility, amenities, and maintenance-free living of a Class-A apartment, Welker said.
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HSC Names New CFO, Hires VP and Executive Director of UNTHSC Foundation
by | Jul 21, 2023
Kimberly Russell, a vice president at Texas Woman's University, was named HSC’s new vice president for Institutional Advancement and executive director of the UNTHSC Foundation. Kemp Louis was promoted to chief financial officer.
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Texas Rangers Partner with Justin Boots and Fancam on 360-Degree Taggable Fan Snaps
by | Jul 21, 2023
Zoom in and tag yourself! That's the idea behind the 360-degree gigapixel interactive Fancam photos. A fully interactive and one-of-a-kind crowd photo at Globe Life Field lets fans tag themselves and their friends as a memorable way to capture their gameday experience. It's happened four times this season—and will again Saturday versus the Dodgers.
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Fort Worth Tech & Services Agency PMG Adds Ex-Dentsu Exec as President

by | Jul 20, 2023

Former Dentsu global president Jon Dupuis has been named to the newly created role of president at Fort Worth-based independent technology and services agency PMG, Adweek reported.

He will join PMG’s executive team to drive global integrated services, a key contributor to PMG’s customer success to date, the report said....

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Turvo Inc. Names Dallas-based Exec as Chief Executive Officer
by | Jul 20, 2023

Dallas-based Billy Saracino has been appointed chief executive officer of San Francisco area-based Turvo Inc., provider of what it calls the world’s leading collaboration application designed specifically for the supply chain....

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Corinth Mayor Takes the Helm as President of NTCOG Executive Board
by | Jul 20, 2023

Corinth Mayor Bill Heidemann has been elected president of the North Central Texas Council of Government’s 18-member executive board and will preside over it for the next year....

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Darling Ingredients ‘Can Do’ Chief Strategist To Retire, Embraces New Chapter with Named Successor
by | Jul 20, 2023
As John Bullock, known for his transformational leadership, plans to retire from Darling Ingredients, the company welcomes Robert Day, a veteran with nearly three decades of agribusiness experience, to continue Bullock's legacy of innovation and strategic growth.
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Catalyze Dallas Appoints Its CFO as Partner

by | Jul 20, 2023

Catalyze Dallas announced it has expanded the role of Chief Financial Officer James Bendle to include serving as a partner for the company.

Bendle was named CFO in 2021, and the company said he has deftly guided Catalyze by growing the portfolio companies that existed at that time, Alpine Advanced Materials and Metro Aerospace, and by playing a pivotal role in the successful launch of its most recent 2022 spinout, Almaden Genomics....

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Modera St. Paul Rising: Construction Kicks Off On New Urban Living Hub in Dallas’ East Quarter
by | Jul 20, 2023
WDG-Designed Modera St. Paul will offer 333 apartments and nearly 4,000 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include a karaoke room, podcast studio, an arcade, a rooftop deck and sky lounge, access to work-from-home spaces, private EV charging stations, and more.
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JCPenney’s Refashioned ‘CALWest’ HQ in Plano: The Place to Work, Play, and Ace Pickleball
by | Jul 20, 2023
JCPenney is welcoming back more than 2,000 associates to its 320,000 square foot "CALWest" campus at Legacy West in Plano. To drive a new hybrid work strategy, the refashioned HQ offers "updated workspaces that cultivate a culture of collaboration." Plus pickleball courts, an arcade, a fitness center, a golf simulator, and more. See inside.
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Steven Huddleston is the new CEO of Ventra Health
Ventra Health Expands Client Services by Acquiring India-Based ArcMed
by | Jul 20, 2023
"This enables us to make greater investments in client-facing areas, such as client success, data and analytics, provider education, quality, and compliance." Ventra Health CEO Steven Huddleston says.
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Dallas-Based Smile Doctors Raises Over $550M for Strategic Growth

by | Jul 19, 2023
Smile Doctors, which calls itself the largest and fastest-growing orthodontic support organization in the U.S., said the raise was funded by doctors along with several large domestic and international healthcare investors.
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TPG To Acquire Healthcare IT Platform Nextech for $1.4B
by | Jul 19, 2023
“Our investment in Nextech builds on our thematic focus on healthcare IT solutions that enhance provider productivity and enable high-quality patient care across settings,” TPG’s Katherine Wood and Art Heidrich said in a co-statement.
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Launched: Gestalt Tech Ignites ‘AWS Moment’ in Financial Data Warehousing for Lenders
by | Jul 19, 2023
"Built by lenders for lenders," Gestalt Tech's industry veterans aim to give lenders an "out of the box" data solution built to deliver decision-ready information and insights.
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Chakri Gottemukkala, co-founder and CEO, o9 Solutions, Inc. [Photo: Business Wire]
Dallas’ o9 Solutions Raises $116M in Latest Funding Round for a $3.7B Valuation
by | Jul 19, 2023
The new round was led by General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero with existing investors KKR and Generation Investment Management also participating. As o9 leverages AI to help create "more sustainable supply chains," it also announced a new board member.
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