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Keiretsu Forum North Texas Chapter President Kirk Otis [Source images: Keiretsu, Kirk Otis; Isidora Jakovljevic/istockphoto]
Global Angel Investor Network Launches First Texas Chapter in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Quincy Preston | Aug 29, 2023
Keiretsu Forum—one of the largest angel investor networks in the world and the No. 1 most active in the U.S. in 2022—says it's building on the momentum of the region's startup ecosystem. The new North Texas Chapter will kick off with its first meeting in September.
by Lance Murray |
Aug 28, 2023
Dallas-based anesthesia-focused physician services organization U.S. Anesthesia Partners Inc. announced the appointment of USAP physician J. Scott Holliday D.O., MBA, as chairman of its board of directors and Len Wright, current USAP president, as chief executive officer....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 28, 2023
Lewisville-based global spine and orthopedics company Orthofix Medical announced the full commercial launch for the next generation of its advanced navigation system for minimally invasive back surgeries
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by David Seeley |
Aug 28, 2023
Dallas-based unicorn o9 Solutions said its new Hyderabad office will be a hub for expanding the company's R&D, product management, and global delivery operations in India. It will also develop a "Supply Chain Skills Academy" to help make the Indian city "a world-class talent hub" for the global supply chain.
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Gamestop Co-Founder Gary Kusin to Headline DEC Network Mentorship Awards at Dallas Startup Week
by Lance Murray | Aug 27, 2023
The Dallas-based serial entrepreneur and business exec will share his take on the impact of mentorship at the awards event in September. His storied career, which includes a successful turnaround of Kinkos and its sale to FedEx, spans retail and gaming to cosmetics and private equity.
Nominations for mentors opened on August 20.
Nominations for mentors opened on August 20.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
The Dallas-based private equity firm has seen considerable activity in 2023, including the close of its third flagship fund at over $1 billion and the exit of BeautyBio. The personnel expansion follows the recent appointment of former SlimFast executive Doug Reader as a senior managing director.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
Aethon Energy Operating LLC announced that Andrea Wescott Passman has been appointed as chief operating officer, Kang Chen as chief information officer, and Kat Lyles as general counsel....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
Industry veteran Jason Geer has been named senior vice president of acquisitions at CAF Capital Partners, a Dallas-based private equity real estate firm.
Geer joins CAF Capital Partners from Invesco Real Estate where he spent 25 years....
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Ken Hersh, President and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center [Photo: SMU Cox School of Business]
Bush Center President and CEO Named SMU Cox School’s Inaugural Distinguished Executive In Residence
by Lance Murray | Aug 25, 2023
SMU's Cox School of Business named financier and Bush Center leader Ken Hersh as its first Distinguished Executive-in-Residence. Students will have an invaluable opportunity to get first-hand career advice from someone with decades of experience at the highest levels of business.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
Robert J. Kirk, founder and CEO of Richardson-based InterGen Data recently was named to the National Small Business Association Leadership Council.
NSBA is the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization and positions itself as a nonpartisan group that aims to promote policies conducive to a healthy small-business environment....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 25, 2023
The planned 641-acre Rainwater Crossing development will now feature additional green space and amenity centers compared to an earlier proposal approved in 2016, according to a report by the Dallas Morning News. Around 13 acres of park land ribboned by trails will surround a pond at the project.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 24, 2023
North Texas-based PMY Group—a global tech solutions company “well recognized in the sports and venues industry"—said it's diversifying its business into other infrastructure classes. In July, PMY announced its first institutional capital raise since the company’s 2009 founding in Melbourne by Paul Yeomans.
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A Wing drone flying a Walmart delivery [Photo: Walmart]
Walmart Is Adding Wing Drone Deliveries to Two North Texas Superstores
by Lance Murray | Aug 24, 2023
Walmart will launch new drone delivery service at two area stores— including one the retailer calls its "most requested expansion area." With fast drones from Alphabet-owned Wing, Dallas shoppers could get their orders in about 30 minutes.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 24, 2023
With Intelliscale, CyrusOne aims to maximize AI performance in a minimal footprint—just 25% of a standard data center—to help meet the "exponential increase" of artificial intelligence workloads.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 23, 2023
A manmade island in Florida known as the "Billionaire Bunker" is home to numerous billionaires and celebrities, including Tom Brady, Jeff Bezos, Ivanka Trump, and Julio Iglesias. Along with their exclusive digs and amenities, the island's residents are now getting services from North Texas-based concierge health provider CourMed.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 23, 2023
After recently debuting its robot pizza concept, Brix has unveiled a "first-of-its-kind" Smoothie Factory + Kitchen concept and added a seasoned exec who expanded Shipley's by 100+ locations. His inaugural initiative? Crafting a new Friendly's "2.0" prototype store to ignite growth.
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