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M&A Adviser Palm Tree Opens Dallas Office to Serve Growing South Central U.S. Market

by | Sep 27, 2023
“Palm Tree recognizes a significant opportunity in Dallas, a thriving metropolitan hub within Texas, aligning seamlessly with our core sectors of focus," said Palm Tree CEO and President Pardis Nasseri. "These encompass industrials, manufacturing, energy, business services, consumer, education, tourism, and hospitality."
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Patented: USAA’s Autonomous Vehicle Haven-Seeking System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 182 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: ARKH's spatially aware computing hub and environment, Bank of America's artificial intelligence reverse vendor collation, Lockheed Martin's workforce augmenting inspection device, Mary Kay's method for determining facial muscle responses, Match Group's method for matching using location information, Micron Technology's bank-to-bank data transfer, University of Arkansas' grape plant named A-1400, Toyota's parking spot and person detection, and USAA's autonomous vehicle haven seeking system and method.
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Norwegian Company To Open Electric Truck Integration Facility in Mesquite
by | Sep 27, 2023
The 200,000-plus-square-foot facility in Mesquite will employ up to 250 skilled workers. It will help enable delivery on a contract valued at up to $2 billion with Hino Motors Sales USA for heavy-duty trucks "upfitted with with Hexagon Purus’ proprietary zero-emission technology," including battery systems, power modules, and more.
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‘Innovation Meets Investment’: Venture Dallas Sets Sights on National Stage with New Branding, Expanded 2023 Summit
by | Sep 27, 2023
The rebrand "marks the start of our next chapter of growth," says Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce. The nonprofit's 2023 summit, backed by JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain, is set for October 25.
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Banking Meets Barista: Inside the First Capital One Café in North Texas

by | Sep 26, 2023
A coffee shop or a bank? Both. And neither. The Capital One Café in Frisco is brewing up a new model of banking and community.
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Texas Is Chosen for One of Three ARPA-H Hubs, with Dallas Snagging a Key Prize
by | Sep 26, 2023
The new federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has selected a Texas consortium for one of three regional hubs in its $2.5 billion health innovation network initiative. The Customer Experience hub will be physically located at Dallas' Pegasus Park.
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The Last Word: Peter Brodsky on the Vogel Childcare and Family Center at The Shops at RedBird
by | Sep 25, 2023
RedBird is donating the space for a 15,000-square-foot childcare facility run by Vogel at the reimagined and revitalized The Shops at RedBird. Called The Rita Sue and Alan Gold Child and Family Center in recognition of the Golds’ longtime support of and service to Vogel, the center will expand Vogel’s reach and offer onsite access to anyone working at RedBird, as well as the community at large.
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How Selling in Amazon’s Store Fuels Local Businesses and Personal Passions
Amazon's "Sellers in Your Community" program lets entrepreneurs and small businesses share their stories with local leaders, creating more awareness and opportunity. Meet two Dallas-area founders who have big visions and philanthropic purpose.
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Flowserve Welcomes Caterpillar’s Chief Human Resource Officer to Its Board

by | Sep 22, 2023
Cheryl H. Johnson is the chief human resources officer at Irving-based Caterpillar, the world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment.
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Dallas’ Comerica Inc. Names New SVP/Chief Compliance Officer
by | Sep 22, 2023
Kristina Janssens will be responsible for leading Comerica's Compliance Program enterprise-wide and will ensure it continues to evolve and grow as regulatory expectations continue to increase.
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Skytale Group Hires Veteran Executive as Head of Marketing
by | Sep 22, 2023
The firm said that Morgen Buck is a proven marketing leader and will be responsible for establishing and implementing a strategic marketing plan that will continue to elevate its overall brand, digital experience, and communications.
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Fort Worth’s Valor Promotes Executive to Chief Operating Officer
by | Sep 22, 2023
Valor said Hanna Howard, a former college basketball coach, will be responsible for overseeing the full operational and administrative side of the oil and gas outsourcing firm, including strategic planning, staff development, and project management.
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Ready to Level Up Your Business? Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program Application is Fast Approaching

by | Sep 22, 2023

Entrepreneurs who want to take their small business to the next level can apply for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program.

Free to participants, a 12-week program, facilitated in North Texas by Dallas College, focuses on business growth and provides education, a network of small business leaders and advisors, and access to capital....

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Solutions by Text Taps Payment Pro as Chief Product Officer

Solutions by Text, known for its FinText platform targeting consumer finance businesses, has appointed industry veteran Nick Babinsky as its chief product officer.

The company was started in 2008 to deliver conversational messaging for businesses through texts....

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Nextdoor Co‑Founder Nirav Tolia on Creating Community, Building Teams, and Learning From Failure
by | Sep 21, 2023
During Dallas Startup Week, the entrepreneur and executive—a Highland Park resident who Yahoo employee No. 84 before founding multiple tech companies—said "successes will spawn more successes" in the North Texas startup ecosystem.
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Dallas-Based Mooala’s New ‘Simple’ Line Features Three-Ingredient Organic Oat and Almond Milk
by | Sep 21, 2023
Mooala calls its new Simple line the first-ever three-ingredient, organic, shelf-stable line of plant-based milk. CEO Jeff Richards says the new line meets two consumer needs by delivering fewer ingredients in an organic product.
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