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The Citizenry Co-Founder Carly Kouba Nance (right) and RevTech Founder David Matthews talk scale at the summit. [Photo: Jewels Clark]
2023 RevTech Summit: Driving Innovation, Collaboration, and Community
by Jewels Clark | Sep 11, 2023
RevTech announced it will team up with investor Laura Baldwin to launch a dedicated fund supporting female entrepreneurs. Dallas-based brand The Citizenry also revealed its further expansion into brick-and-mortar, with a debut location set for Stonebriar Mall in Frisco this fall.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 8, 2023
Veteran industry leader Sung-Dae Hong has been appointed chief executive officer and board member of McKinney-based StatLab Medical Products, a developer and manufacturer of diagnostic supplies and equipment....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 8, 2023
Dallas-based LGT Financial Advisors LLC announced the additions of John Bullman as chief investment officer and Josh Orton as senior financial advisor.
“We are excited about bringing on John within our expanding team at LGT Financial Advisors. John brings significant experience managing investment risk and constructing effective portfolios. John will collaborate with the advisors and clients to ensure investment allocations are aligned with goals and objectives,” Managing Partner-Elect Dawn Möeder, CA said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 8, 2023
Suzie Tsai has been named chief growth officer at Dallas-based Bonchon, a global leader in fast-casual Asian fusion dining known for its distinctive Korean double-fried chicken....
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Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri
TPG Appoints Veteran Executive as New Chief Operating Officer
by Lance Murray | Sep 8, 2023
Partner and board member Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri has been named chief operating officer of global alternative asset management firm TPG, which is based in Fort Worth and San Francisco.
“As we continue to grow our platform and expand our investment capabilities, it’s critical that our operating infrastructure aligns with our mandate and focus on continuous innovation....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 8, 2023
Children’s Health in Dallas announced the appointment of Dane Peterson as chief operating officer of the leading pediatric healthcare system and top children’s hospital in North Texas....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 8, 2023
Dallas-based data center developer and operator CyrusOne has promoted Jim Roche to senior vice president of engineering.
CyrusOne, which specializes in delivering state-of-the-art digital infrastructure solutions, said Roche will lead its engineering development team, overseeing engineering and design services including power and usage projections, floor planning, connectivity assessments, and implementation scheduling....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 8, 2023
Dallas-based Stream Data Centers announced what it called a strategic buildout of its leadership team with the addition of Jose Ruiz as senior vice president of global accounts and platform strategy....
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Rendering of Pickle and Social, coming to Frisco Station in Spring 2025. [Image: Second Star Group LLC]
Pickleball and Golf Simulator Entertainment Venues Are Coming to Frisco Station
by David Seeley | Sep 8, 2023
Frisco Station is getting its first-ever entertainment venues in a one-two zeitgeist punch. Pickle and Social, a pickleball destination with "world-class" indoor and outdoor courts, will be paired with Fairway Social, a "one-of-a-kind experience" with simulators that feature 130 golf courses and 10 other sports for guests of all ages.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 8, 2023
The Zero-G Helmet Mounted Display System+ from Collins Elbit Vision Systems—a joint venture between Fort Worth-based Elbit Systems of America and RTX business Collins Aerospace—gives 21st-century Navy pilots "an augmented view of the battle space" for "faster decision making, increasing survivability, and effectiveness."
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by David Seeley |
Sep 8, 2023
Dallas-based Will Reed—an executive search firm that exclusively serves seed through Series C startups—is out with its annual Top 100 list of early-stage companies that are shaping the future of workplace culture in 2023. See the three North Texas companies that made the list—by being ""at the forefront of curating thoughtful, caring, and innovative cultures."
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by David Seeley |
Sep 7, 2023
Launching a new brand campaign, "Uncontained," the company is highlighting its move into new strategic growth categories and the introduction to its shelves of an anticipated 1,000 new products by March 30, 2024. Many of them are direct-to-consumer products that have never been sold in brick-and-mortar stores nationwide.
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In a closing announcement at the "Future of AI" summit Tuesday, Nancy Avila, EVP, CIO, and CTO at Irving-based McKesson, announced that her company and Accenture will be presenting Convergence AI Dallas, a sales conference slated for spring 2024.
The Last Word: McKesson CIO/CTO Nancy Avila’s Surprise Announcement at the Future of AI Summit
by David Seeley | Sep 6, 2023
In a closing announcement at the "Future of AI" summit Tuesday, Nancy Avila, EVP, CIO, and CTO at Irving-based McKesson, announced that her company and Accenture will be presenting Convergence AI Dallas, a sales conference slated for spring 2024.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 6, 2023
The DEC Networks' eighth Dallas Startup Week, hosted at UNT Frisco from September 10-14, features entrepreneur and Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, AOL's Steve Case, Nextdoor Co-founder Nirav Tolia, rapper-turned-investor Chamillionaire, and BuzzBallz CEO Merrilee Kick among its 200 speakers and 100 events.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 6, 2023
Ben Davis, co-founder of Frisco-based men's grooming clubs The Gents Place, also operates the Dallas nonprofit Operation Gentleman, providing veterans with business attire and meals and homeless people with free haircuts.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 6, 2023
The new Google site in Red Oak adds to a growing data center boom in North Texas. Google said the center will complement Google's Dallas cloud region, launched last summer, and its existing Midlothian data center. Expected to play a critical role in supporting the company's AI innovations and growing Google Cloud business, the center will bring nearly 1,200 construction jobs and 30 new full-time operational jobs to the region.
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