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Techstars Fort Worth Picks 10 Physical Health Startups in Year Two of Accelerator

by | Sep 30, 2023
The Techstars program pumped up the volume in its second year, reviewing more than 3,500 applications—four times more than last year. Founders from around the world will travel to Fort Worth for the "one-of-a-kind," whole health-focused program.
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WSP Appoints New Vice President as National Tolling Lead in Dallas Office
by | Sep 29, 2023

WSP, a leading engineering, environment, and professional services consultancy in the U.S. has named Ning Zhang national tolling lead and will be based in the company’s Dallas office....

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Industry Veteran Joins Goodnight Midstream as President, Chief Operating Officer
by | Sep 29, 2023

Matthew Osborn has joined Dallas-based Goodnight Midstream LLC as president and chief operating officer of the Tailwater Capital LLC portfolio company, a leading provider of produced water handling services in Permian Basin, Bakken, and Eagle Ford....

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Advantix Adds Foodservice Distribution Veteran as Field Mobility Adviser
by | Sep 29, 2023

Jim Hilton has been named field mobility adviser by Frisco-based Advantix, the managed connectivity experience provider.

The company said Hilton’s appointment is the latest in a series of moves to add resources and leadership expertise that support the company’s growing number of customers in the foodservice distribution vertical....

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Canyon Ranch Taps Veteran Executive as New Chief Executive Officer

by | Sep 29, 2023

Canyon Ranch, a Fort Worth-based innovator in destination wellness, has appointed Mark Rivers as its new chief executive officer, looking to his leadership as they grow their emerging ecosystem of properties in Texas and beyond.

Canyon Ranch announced in July with VICI Properties Inc. an expansion of the Canyon Ranch brand, and the company said Rivers played a pivotal role in executing that partnership....

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Dallas’ Holt Lunsford Commercial Names Industry Veteran as President
by | Sep 29, 2023
Mario Zandstra's career spans over three decades. The company said he brings a wealth of executive experience and industry background in both the office and industrial sectors to his new role.
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Trinity Metro Taps Agency Veteran as Vice President of Rail
by | Sep 29, 2023
Reed Lanham played a key role in the startup of TEXRail and successfully led Trinity Metro’s implementation of positive train control on both Trinity Railway Express and TEXRail.
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Trinity Consultants Appoints New Divisional President of Built Environment Practice
by | Sep 29, 2023

Trinity Consultants announced that Herbert Els has been appointed divisional president of its Built Environment practice.

Trinity Consultants is a Dallas-based global environmental consulting firm providing services and solutions in the Built Environment, EH&S Regulatory Compliance, Life Sciences, and Water & Ecology markets....

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Stream Promotes Development Expert to Lead Its Central Region Industrial Development Team

by | Sep 29, 2023
In this new role at Stream, Bates Arnot will continue sourcing development opportunities throughout Texas and Colorado and other markets in the region. Arnot rejoined Stream in 2020 to build its new Industrial Development Services platform.
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Report: Plano Is America’s No. 1 ‘Least Risky’ City for Small Businesses, and Other DFW Cities Aren’t Far Behind
by | Sep 29, 2023
The report from Forbes Advisor analyzed data for 92 of the most populated U.S. cities across 12 metrics that reflect business risks. Plano, Fort Worth, Arlington, and Dallas all made the Top 15 list of Least Risky Cities for Small Businesses in America.
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Spectral MD Awarded BARDA Project BioShield Contract Worth Up to $149M
by | Sep 28, 2023
The contract is for the advanced development of Spectral MD's DeepView System, an AI-driven burn wound imaging device designed to be used at emergency departments, trauma centers, and burn centers.
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The Last Word: DRC’s Kelly Cloud on the Kickoff of the BioNTX iC3 Summit
by | Sep 28, 2023
With a theme of “Innovation, Capital, Collaboration, Commercialization”—or iC³—the summit unites researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, and support organizations to forge the relationships that drive progress.
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Springing Together: XFL and USFL To Merge Their Football Leagues

by | Sep 28, 2023
Relaunched by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dany Garcia, and other owners out of an Arlington football operations hub, the XFL now plans to merge with its rival, the USFL, to form a spring football league powerhouse.
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Billionaire GameStop Executive Chairman Ryan Cohen Named as Company’s New CEO
by | Sep 28, 2023
Grapevine-based video game retailer GameStop has churned through five CEOs in the last five years, an era that featured a Reddit revolt against hedge funds shorting the company's stock. As "Dumb Money," a movie about that frenzy, plays in theaters, GameStop's executive chairman and top shareholder is now taking the company's reins.
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Competitive Edge: 4 Former Athletes Bringing Their A-Games to Startups
by | Sep 28, 2023
A former Yale track captain and three NFL vets—including two Dallas Cowboys—talk frankly about their entrepreneurial journeys from playing field to founder.
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Deep Ellum Community Center To Open Saturday with Live Music, Historical Exhibition, Public Art, and More
by | Sep 27, 2023
Saturday's event is one of many marking this year's 150th anniversary of Dallas' historic Deep Ellum neighborhood. Saturday's event will begin just down the street from the center beneath an overpass, where attendees will experience the Center’s outdoor installation, “Invisible Deep Ellum,” followed by a live music performance at the new center by the Light Crust Doughboys.
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