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Fortress Solutions Appoints Former President of AT&T Networks Engineering and Operations to Board

Scott Mair, a long-time telecom industry professional and the former president of AT&T Networks Engineering and Operations, has joined Fortress Solutions as a member of its Board of Directors.

Plano-based Fortress Solutions is a global provider of critical infrastructure management and support services for various sectors, including telecommunications, electronic vehicle charging stations, and IoT devices....

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Lincoln Property Co. Appoints Former Hamburg Commercial Bank Exec as CFO and COO
by | Jul 14, 2023

Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. has hired financial industry veteran Daniel Roth as chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

Roth will oversee Lincoln’s financial strategy and operations management, including technology and growth enablers, the company said....

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Ryan Hires Former PayPal Exec as SVP and CMO
by | Jul 14, 2023

Former PayPal executive Angela Rittgers has joined Dallas-based Ryan, a global tax services and software provider, as senior vice president and chief marketing officer.

She will report to Ryan’s Global President and Chief Operating Officer Ginny B....

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Sonrava Health Names Former Galderma U.S. Executive as CFO
by | Jul 14, 2023

Krishna K. Maridi has joined Coppell-based Sonrava Health as chief financial officer, bringing more than 25 years of US and International financial leadership experience to his new role.

“We welcome Krishna to the Sonrava Health team,” Daniel D. Crowley, chairman and CEO of Sonrava Health, said in a statement. “His experience in healthcare finance and record of driving positive changes will be valuable as Sonrava Health continues to grow and fulfill our mission of expanding access to affordable, high quality dental care.”...

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Dallas’ Foundry Acquires Blu Atlas Men’s Personal Care in 8-Figure Deal

by | Jul 14, 2023
“Blu Atlas has successfully cracked the code by offering high-quality products crafted from natural ingredients, accompanied by great fragrances and appealing packaging," said Foundry co-founder and CFO Matt Rhodes.
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Cariloop Welcomes Technology Leader as Chief Product Officer
by | Jul 14, 2023

Keith Scally has joined Richardson-based Cariloop, a comprehensive caregiver support platform that combines cloud-based tools and personalized, professional coaching services, as chief product officer.

The company said that Scally will oversee its tech-enabled, human-powered innovation initiatives as they continue to create game-changing solutions that reduce the stress and burden felt by working caregivers and families....

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The Last Word: Macrocyclics Founder Dr. A. Dean Sherry on His Company’s Impact on Nuclear Medicine
A holder of 34 patents, Sherry was a pioneer in designing molecular materials for use in medical imaging. His work on chemicals called macrocyclic ligands led to their use in carrying "a payload of metallic radiotherapeutic compounds that can kill cancer cells on contact, while the outside molecular structure can be designed to bind to a specific protein that ensures precise delivery to only diseased tissue," Amanda Siegfried writes in UT Dallas Magazine.
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Digital Experience Co. Bottle Rocket Appoints Company Veteran as President
by | Jul 14, 2023

Addison-based Bottle Rocket—a globally acclaimed digital experience consultancy and part of the Ogilvy worldwide network—has appointed Andrew Sevin as its new president.

The firm said that Sevin will be responsible for Bottle Rocket’s strategic direction, operations management, HR and people functions, and revenue and growth trajectory....

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The Last Word: JLL’s Todd Burnette On How Fast Fort Worth is Expanding — ‘Even By Texas’ Standards’

$2.3 billion in real estate projects are in the pipeline or currently under construction in Fort Worth, said Todd Burnette, Managing Director at JLL, drawing parallels to Austin in the Wall Street Journal.
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Ericsson’s Energy-Smart 5G Site in Plano Sets New Standard for Sustainable Network Solutions
by | Jul 13, 2023
Ericsson said this 5G site has the potential to be fully operated by solar energy, complemented by integrated Lithium-ion batteries, for up to a 24-hour period.
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Pre-Opening Peek: Meow Wolf Welcomes Texas to the Multiverse Friday
by | Jul 13, 2023
Today's ribbon-cutting ceremony for "The Real Unreal" exhibition at Grapevine Mills mall featured Grapevine Mayor William Tate and Meow Wolf CEO Jose Tolosa. The first-ever ("sold out") ticketed public visitors will pass through the doors Friday morning. See some newly released peeks at what can be discovered inside.
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Richardson Immigration Firm BAL Makes Fast Company’s Top 20 ‘Best Workplaces for Innovators’ List
by | Jul 13, 2023
Fast Company is out with its fifth annual list of the world's "100 Best Workplaces for Innovators." Richardson-based corporate immigration firm BAL cracked the Top 20 by helping corporations manage immigration mobility issues for their employees in innovative ways. See more about BAL—and the two other companies with a North Texas presence that made the list.
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$2B Healthcare Staffing Platform ShiftKey Announces Leadership Moves, New Brand Identity

by | Jul 12, 2023
Irving-based ShiftKey "is taking a disruptor POV on technology, workforce, and healthcare," says new CEO Mike Vitek. Now—with recent leadership moves and a new brand identity and website—the double-unicorn company is poised for further growth. Vitek tells Dallas Innovates the story behind ShiftKey's new storytelling—and hints at a possible future expansion into industries beyond healthcare.
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Dallas Invents: 149 Patents Granted for Week of July 4
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 149 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Wave Insurance Technologies's dynamic automated insurance application architecture, Abbott Laboratories' automated laboratory inventory management using RFID technology, Actimize's sentiment analysis of content using expression recognition, Beta Air's computing device for predicting battery temperature in an electric aircraft, Celanese EVA Performance Polymers' implantable device for sustained release of a macromolecular drug compound, Schneider Electric Buildings Americas' building energy management during power-loss event, MSP Solutions Group's user management system for computing support, Quest Resource Management's commercial recycling system Sercel's seismic vibrator with adjustable resonance frequency, Likewize's computer-readable storage media for real-time event management system for mobile devices, STMicroelectronics' atomic layer deposition of selected molecular clusters, UT Systems' quad-polymer precursor for producing carbon fiber, Toyota's aerial vehicle, and more.
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Addison’s Nexus PMG Raises $50M to Accelerate Its Waste-to-Value Services and Development
by | Jul 11, 2023
Nexus PMG said that with the new round of funding, it aims to broaden its primary service offerings including front-end engineering and design, development-as-a-service, and operational turnaround. By focusing on things like turning organic waste streams into renewable natural gas, Nexus says it is "at the forefront" of the energy transition.
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Compass Datacenters and Schneider Electric Partner in Red Oak to Build Prefab Data Center Infrastructure
by | Jul 11, 2023
The companies' 110,000 square-foot "integration facility" will be built adjacent to Compass' Red Oak campus (above), creating more than 100 jobs and enabling both companies to integrate their supply chain networks in response to data center business growth and customer demands.
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