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The ZiGGY robotic EV charger. [Photo: EV Safe Charge]
The Small & Big of It: Mobile EV Charging Demos at DFW Airport
by David Seeley | Jun 6, 2023
From a cute rolling robot to a hulking DC fast charger that can juice up to five EVs at a time, check out the next-gen mobile EV charging solutions being demonstrated during two weeks in June at DFW Airport.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 6, 2023
Texas still reigns as the state hosting the most Fortune 500 companies. Plus, this year's list breaks a glass ceiling with 52 women at the helm of Fortune 500 companies.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 6, 2023
Frisco-based Keurig and The Rolling Stones announced the launch today of their limited-edition "Start Me Up" iced coffee kit. The bespoke kit was produced in partnership with Bravado, Universal Music Group's merchandise and brand management company. Keurig is hoping the kit will "channel the band's electrifying spirit" to help people "turn up their summer."
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by David Seeley |
Jun 6, 2023
In a move that stunned the sports world today, The PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced that they're merging globally with Europe's DP World Tour, ending a bitter rivalry that's flared since LIV Golf was founded in 2021 and launched in 2022, luring away some of the PGA's top golfers.
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VanTrust Real Estate Announces New Science, Technology Division
by Lance Murray | Jun 6, 2023
VanTrust Real Estate, which has an office in Dallas, has announced a new division that is designed to match its real estate expertise and capital resources with both public and private sector clients in the life sciences, R&D, institutional, governmental, biotech, pharmaceutical and technology industries.
VanTrust Science + Technology is a real estate investment and development division that is focused on creating and deploying real estate strategies that drive value for its clients operating across these cutting-edge sectors....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 5, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 136 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amtech Systems' vehicle tracking system using transponders, Capital One's augmented reality displayed keypad for authenticated keyless door access, ForceGenie's wind, wave, and water power generation system, H24US' hydrogen purification using molecular dynamics, IBM's intelligent hashing of sensitive information, Parsec Technologies' emergency portable hot spot with antennas built into cover, Segmint's pulling a credit offer on bank's pre-approved property, Sunshotz's sunscreen dosing device and sunscreen bottle, Tango Networks' automatic identification of a vehicle driver based on driving behavior, and Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America's on-demand roadside AI service.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2023
Dallas-based Trinity Hunt Partners announced a majority investment in Centricity Research, a clinical research services provider specializing in conducting Phase I-IV clinical trials across more than 40 therapeutic areas.
The amount of the investment was not disclosed.
“We are confident that Trinity Hunt’s expertise in partnering with growing healthcare services companies and its shared commitment to providing an empowering team environment will help us drive innovation and make significant strides as we continue to expand,” Centricity President Dr....
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2023
HomeServices of America has increased its ownership stake in Dallas-based title insurance underwriter Title Resources Group.
Minnesota-headquartered HomeServices of America is a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and one of the nation’s largest residential real estate companies based on closed transactions. No financial details were released.
“We are excited to deepen our relationship with Title Resources Group and other partners at Centerbridge, Anywhere and Opendoor,” HomeServices CEO Gino Blefari said in a statement....
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Left to right: Robyn Jones, April Anthony, and Kathleen Hildreth
3 North Texas Women Make Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women List
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 5, 2023
Goosehead Insurance Co-Founder Robyn Jones, Encompass Home Health and Hospice Founder April Anthony, and MI Support Services Co-Founder Kathleen Hildreth all share three things in common. They're amazing high achievers, they all live in North Texas, and they made the 2023 Forbes list of America's Richest Self-Made Women.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 5, 2023
The Dallas Cowboys pile up more than some of the NFL's leading offensive and defensive statistics. They also stack up profits—more than any other team on earth by far, according to a new Forbes report. In the past three years alone, the 'Pokes pulled down $1.17 billion in operating income, according to Forbes' list of The Most Profitable Teams in Sports. And it wasn't only from the gridiron—the Cowboys bank profits in innovative ways through everything from e-sports and gaming to lucrative sponsorships.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 5, 2023
The Panther City is pulling in the peeps. And Texas is the only state in the country that had more than three cities on both the 15 fastest-growing large cities and towns by numeric change and by percent change lists, per a new U.S. Census Bureau report.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 2, 2023
Saaya—the latest restaurant and nightlife destination from Dallas-based Milkshake Concepts—opens today in the Good-Latimer Entertainment District just east of downtown Dallas. The "Mediterranean oasis" is located in see-and-be-seen climes next door to the fashionably thronged Citizen nightclub and offers live entertainment, "karaoke pods" that guests can book, and outdoor tableside hookah service. See what's on the menu—and what makes Saaya "a playful refuge from the ordinary."
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SBI Senior Vice President Rick Karlton
Dallas Growth Advisory Company SBI Adds Industry Vet as Senior Vice President
by Lance Murray | Jun 2, 2023
Industry veteran Rick Karlton has joined Dallas-based growth advisory company SBI as senior vice president.
Karlton will lead SBI’s newly unveiled SBI Pro, a proprietary subscription-based advisory offering backed with an extensive platform comprised of best practice research, playbooks, tools, data, and benchmarks. The offering provides clients with ongoing support to tackle their most difficult growth challenges....
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 2, 2023
Larry Nabb has been appointed chief executive officer of Jet Health Inc., a Fort Worth-based regional provider of home health, hospice, and personal care services. He replaces Stacie Bratcher, who was CEO since March 2020....
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 2, 2023
Richardson-based Texans Credit Union announced that Ian Beirnes has joined the organization as vice president of IT systems, a post in which he will be responsible for managing the credit union’s technology infrastructure and operations department.
“We are very pleased to welcome Ian to our leadership team,” CEO David Frazier said in a statement....
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by David Seeley |
Jun 2, 2023
When Dak Prescott is in a pickle, usually it's because an Eagles defensive lineman is chasing him around the backfield. But now the Dallas Cowboys QB has found a new pickle-related pursuit: He's become one of the owners of the Frisco Pandas, a Major League Pickleball franchise. The move comes just months after Frisco-based Dude Perfect became investors in the franchise, valuing the team at $5 million.
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