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Cacique, which was founded in 1973, offers a wide range of products including fresh cheeses, table creams, processed cheese, cured meats and drinkable yogurts. [Image: Cacique]
Cacique Foods Moves HQ from California to Irving, Opens New Dairy Processing Plant in Amarillo
by Lance Murray | May 10, 2023
Cacique is a leading maker of authentic Mexican-style cheeses, cremas, chorizos, and salsas in the U.S. As yet another California HQ import to North Texas, the company said it's celebrating its 50th anniversary with a focus on innovation and increased production capacity.
by Lance Murray |
May 10, 2023
To commemorate that milestone, the district has been looking back on its history and accomplishments as well as the cultural and financial impact the district has had on the city of Dallas. “Through continual collaboration, education, community, inclusion, and innovation as its core values, the Dallas Arts District has heralded acclaim around the globe and has put Dallas in the world’s spotlight for its exemplary success,” Executive Director Lily Cabatu Weiss said.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
May 10, 2023
Aiming "to make kindness cool," Lady Gaga co-founded the Born This Way Foundation in 2012 with her mother, Cynthia Germanotta. Through high-impact programming, youth-led conversations, and strategic partnerships, the nonprofit works to validate the emotions of young people and eliminate stigmas surrounding mental health. And now Fort Worth-based TimelyCare will help Born This Way do that for college students from coast to coast.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 10, 2023
Patents granted this week include: Bank of America's travel identity tokening, Floway Innovations' adaptive fluid switches for autonomous flow control, Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co.'s hybrid power devices, Intuit's automated field-mapping of account names for form population, Lennox Industries's method for identifying causes of HVAC system faults, Nice Ltd.'s methods for retrieving and presenting information using augmented reality, Norton Lifelock's protecting from automatic reconnection with Wi-Fi access points having bad reputations, Raytheon's image turbulence correction of moving targets, Skyhigh Security's security service for an unmanaged device, Unification Technologies' methods for identifying storage resources that are not in use, and USAA's call routing using artificial intelligence.
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Legacy Corporate Lending Launches In Plano with Backing from Bain Capital
by Lance Murray | May 9, 2023
A subsidiary of Boston-based Bain Capital Credit is backing the launch of Legacy Corporate Lending, a new asset-based lending company headquartered in Plano that will serve middle market companies that might not be able to readily access traditional forms of lending.
“We are excited to establish this well-capitalized platform in partnership with Bain Capital Credit at a time when lending provides an essential solution to many companies,” Legacy Corporate Lending CEO Clark Griffith said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
May 9, 2023
Founded in 2008, Managed Lab Services delivers cutting-edge laboratory support solutions to keep labs operating optimally, including vendor-managed inventory, lab support, project management, and IT operations. Flagship said it also recently acquired Biotechnical Services, an independent lab services company that specializes in lab equipment repair, calibration, and maintenance.
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by David Seeley |
May 9, 2023
Just months after acquiring Fort Worth's historic Oil & Gas building for a residential-retail conversion, Bluelofts has now acquired the adjacent—and even more historic—19-story Star-Telegram building. It's now slated for a mixed-use future of luxury apartments, office space, and retail. Plano-based Wolfe Investments partnered on both deals.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 9, 2023
Teresha Aird has used ChatGPT for her work with Dallas-based Offices.net, and she's a believer.
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16 North Texas Companies Make Inc.’s 2023 Best Workplaces List
by David Seeley | May 9, 2023
"The companies here demonstrate that a great workplace is less about Friday beer blasts and more about whether employees are equipped to experience work and life more fully, given that the two are more blended than ever," Inc. writes about its 2023 Best Workplaces list. Meet the 16 North Texas companies that joined 575 others across the U.S. in making the cut.
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by Lance Murray |
May 8, 2023
From its scrappy beginnings in Texas in 2007, MB2 Dental has grown into a nationwide network of over 550 practices across 38 states. The organization's doctor partners are also shareholders, giving them financial freedom and a say in decision-making for patient care. With a record-breaking $20M fundraising round and a new $150M debt facility, the DPO is poised for more growth.
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by David Seeley |
May 8, 2023
Thomas sat down with Dallas Weekly's Jess Washington to talk about a range of issues her company is working on in an effort to overcome disparities in opportunity. They include skills training efforts to help people advance in the labor market; bridging the "wealth divide" by providing access to capital and tech assistance to underserved entrepreneurs; supporting efforts to revitalize underinvested communities that are facing gentrification; and more.
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by Lance Murray |
May 8, 2023
Presented by The DEC Network and Capital One, the completely virtual summit is open to all women entrepreneurs looking to connect with like-minded individuals and take their businesses to the next level. Topics will include building a brand without burning out, prioritization strategies for moms, and mastering financial confidence, among others. Find out more—including how to register for the summit.
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Rendering of the Red Mango and Pizza Jukebox robot pizza concept from BRIX Holdings coming to a Walmart in Frisco. [Image: BRIX Holdings]
A Pizza-Making Robot Will Soon Be at Work at a Frisco Walmart
by David Seeley | May 8, 2023
Pizza Jukebox—a new robot-powered concept from Dallas-based BRIX Holdings—is coming to the Walmart at 16066 Texas 121, in a co-branded space that will also feature one of BRIX's Red Mango frozen yogurt spots. "You can’t just get this experience delivered, you must come to see and taste it to believe it," says BRIX CEO Sherif Mityas.
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by David Seeley |
May 8, 2023
By combining VicOne's xCarbon ECU intrusion detection and prevention systems with the TomTom Digital Cockpit, the new partnership aims to help ensure that vehicle infotainment systems packed with more and more apps remain secure from cyberattacks.
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by Glenn Hunter |
May 5, 2023
Global Silicon Valley’s Michael Moe is teaming up with Hoque Global CEO Mike Hoque on the inaugural SMU+GSV Mission Summit in May. GSV recently moved its headquarters from Northern California to downtown Dallas' historic Adolphus building.
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by Lance Murray |
May 5, 2023
Formerly AllerVie’s chief medical officer, Dr. Weily Soong will lead efforts to drive innovation with new therapies and diagnostics for asthma, allergies, and other related immunological conditions at AllerVie Clinical Research.
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