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Ben and Lauren Davis are co-founders of The Gents Place. Ben also founded the Dallas nonprofit Operation Gentleman. [Photo: The Gents Place]
Dallas Nonprofit Founder Named One of Top 5 ‘Benevolent Beards’ in the U.S.
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.
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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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 4, 2023
The luxury motor coach service anticipates the "busiest fall travel season in the company's history." Vonlane founder and CEO Alex Danza, a self-described “recovering road warrior,” calls it a major milestone.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 1, 2023
Tarleton State University received the go-ahead for a new biotechnology institute as part of Texas A&M-Fort Worth’s burgeoning downtown research campus.
Approved in mid-August by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the biotech institute is situated in one of the nation’s fastest-growing life sciences hubs....
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The science behind the smoke: Thanks to advances in smoking technology, the sausage from Standard Meat Co. can achieve mass-produced efficiency without losing its artisanal quality. [Photo: Standard Meat Co.]
Tech Meets Texas BBQ: How ‘Modern Meat Science’ Became the Secret Ingredient in H-E-B Exclusive Sausage Line
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Aug 31, 2023
In Texas, where barbecue is more than food—it’s a way of life—two companies set out to create an exclusive sausage line for retail giant H-E-B.
Fort Worth’s Standard Meat Co., an expert in meat science, food safety and quality assurance, culinary trends, purchasing, and packaging, partnered with Austin’s Hardcore Carnivore, a brand known for its meat seasonings, to craft a product that’s rooted in tasty tradition and optimized through technology....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 31, 2023
IT industry veteran Craig Hovda has joined NTT DATA Services, a Plano-based digital business and IT services leader, to lead its Health Plan & Life Sciences business....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 31, 2023
DartPoints, a Dallas-based edge data center platform, has appointed veteran financial executive Angelika Torres as chief financial officer.
Her hiring was a strategic decision driven by a period of tremendous uptake in its colocation, cloud, cybersecurity, AI/ML, and high-performance computing solutions, the company said....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 30, 2023
"Since data is crucial for maintaining ongoing DEIB initiatives and dedication, Kanarys leads the way in establishing quantifiable DEIB strategies, thanks to its data-centric methodology aimed at creating a fairer future for all work settings," says Google CDO and Kanary's Board Member Melonie Parker.
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Top row, left to right: Elaine Agather, Lisa Atherton, Marianne Auld, and Dan Berce; Second row, left to right: Mike Berry, David Endicott, and Katie Farmer; Third row, left to right: John Goff, Robert Isom, Rusty Reid, and Greg Ulmer
Inaugural Board Announced for Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership
by Lance Murray | Aug 29, 2023
The organization said the board signifies a "robust and resolute commitment to attracting and recruiting businesses to Fort Worth," one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 29, 2023
Restaurant industry veteran Brandon Coleman III has been named chief executive officer of Dallas-based TGI Fridays, charged with moving the company forward into a new era....
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by David Seeley |
Aug 29, 2023
Michael Kowski brings extensive long-term city planning experience to MEDC, including urban development and design, land acquisition, and capital improvement projects, the organization said. He most recently served as the Director of Parks and Recreation for the city of McKinney, where he oversaw multiple eight-figure projects.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 29, 2023
Pharma industry veteran Paula Whitman has joined the Dallas office of JLL as vice president within the Healthcare and Life Sciences division, where she will specialize in healthcare brokerage, the company announced....
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From left, Spectral MD CEO and Co-Founder Wensheng Fan and General Counsel Vince Capone. [Photos: Spectral MD]
Dallas’ Spectral MD Offers Updates in Run-Up to Its Nasdaq Listing as Spectral AI
by David Seeley | Aug 29, 2023
With $130 million in government funding supporting its AI-powered wound-prediction tech as a triage tool for burn victims in a mass casualty event, Dallas-based Spectral MD is nearing its listing on Nasdaq via a SPAC merger. Its listing as "Spectral AI" is slated for September 8 or 11, and the company offered updates on how it's going—revealing the nuts & bolts of how such transactions work.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 29, 2023
Writing on LinkedIn, Shootman tapped the Humperdinck song "Please Release Me, Let Me Go" to describe the situation faced by many homeowners, who aren't eager to give up their low mortgages in exchange for a much higher one at another address.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 29, 2023
Coming in 2024, Fritz’s Adventure at Grandscape in The Colony will feature an indoor/outdoor "TreeTops zipline course" that will send guests zipping around the building and back inside again. There will also be extreme slides, underground tunnels, giant treehouses, a multi-story ropes course, and "much more."
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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.
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