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Retail Analytics Company Buxton Receives Investment from Growth Equity Firm; Names New CEO

by | Apr 4, 2023

Buxton, a Fort Worth-based retail customer analytics provider, announced a strategic growth investment led by PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to help accelerate their growth.

Buxton also announced that PSG Senior Advisor Jim Swift has been appointed chief executive officer, and that founders Tom Buxton and David Glover will join the board of directors....

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Pizza, Play, and Pixels: Chuck E. Cheese Evolves for the Digital Age
by | Apr 4, 2023
The company's new collaborations show it's not afraid to think outside the arcade. With its new YouTube content, Chuck E. Cheese is leveling up its game for a new generation of families. Its content offers safe and engaging entertainment for kids and families in the comfort of their own homes.
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Frito-Lay and Quaker Debut Greenhouse Learning Center to Fast-Track Sustainable Packaging Innovation
by | Apr 4, 2023
Get ready for sustainable snacking—the PepsiCo companies are turning chip bags green, one package at a time. A first-of-its-kind Greenhouse Learning Center at Frito Lay's R&D headquarters in Plano aims for compostable packaging that never goes to waste.
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Report: Texas Leads U.S. With Fastest Economic Expansion
Texas led all 50 states with 7% real GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Lone Star State far outpaced the nation as a whole, which grew at a rate of 2.6%. Governor Abbott lauded the report, which also showed that personal income in the state rose by 7.7% in Q4.
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Fort Worth Doubles Down on Innovation Districts With New Policy, Designations

by | Apr 3, 2023
Along with formalizing its policy on innovation districts, the Fort Worth city council said the city's Medical Innovation District and AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone— two areas already well-known as clusters of innovation in the city’s target industries—have been formally designated as innovation zones.
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Ken Hersh To Receive World Affairs Council Award for Advancing North Texas’ International Profile
by | Apr 3, 2023
Kenneth Hersh, president and CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and a renowned investor and philanthropist, will be honored with the 2023 H. Neil Mallon Award from the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth.

The announcement comes on the heels of the publication of Hersh's recently released book, "The Fastest Tortoise: Winning in Industries I Knew Nothing About," which offers readers a glimpse into the life lessons that have influenced his success, from co-founding a private equity investment firm to managing his family investment office.
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Dining in a Culinary Rodeo: Trick Rider Is Galloping into Omni PGA Frisco Resort This Spring
by | Apr 3, 2023
Trick Rider will pay homage to a legendary woman trick rider from the 1940s and '50s. Its spirit will be encapsulated in an astonishing light sculpture suspended over the bar: a 16-foot-long, nine-foot-high crystal horse chandelier made from 4,075 "bohemian cut" crystal beads.
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Texas Legislature Eyes Expansion of EV Fast-Charging Stations Statewide
Electric vehicle owners across Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas could use an extra spark when it comes to EV fast-charging stations. Now two bills in the Texas Legislature could help spur expansion of the stations statewide—offering guidelines for how EV charging stations would be funded and built, and laying down how they would be registered with the state and be subject to inspections.
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Shaping the Future: Three North Texans Make Forbes’ 2023 CIO Next List

by | Mar 31, 2023
Forbes has released its third annual CIO Next List, which celebrates 50 of the top tech leaders who are leveraging technology to transform their companies and the role of the CIO. Dubbed "shapeshifters of the C-suite" by Forbes, these innovative leaders are driving change and redefining what it means to be a successful technology executive in today's digital era.
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Low Carbon Fuels Company Murex Adds Chief Financial Officer
by | Mar 31, 2023

Mauricio Ramirez has taken on the role of Chief Financial Officer at Murex LLC, a Plano-based company that specializes in marketing and logistics for low-carbon fuels....

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Unleashed Brands Welcomes HR Veteran as New Chief People Officer
by | Mar 31, 2023

Dallas-based franchise growth-focused platform Unleashed Brands is expanding its leadership by hiring Diane Sanford as chief people officer.

Among the platform’s brands are Urban Air Adventure Park, Snapology, The Little Gym, XP League, Class 101, and Premier Martial Arts....

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Chargeback Gurus Names New Chief Executive, Chief Marketing Officer
by | Mar 31, 2023

Chargeback Gurus, a McKinney-based leader in chargeback prevention and revenue recovery services for e-commerce payments, has announced new leadership changes.

Tim Tynan, a board member with extensive experience in fintech and financial services, has been appointed as the company’s new chief executive officer....

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Brazos Residential Taps 30-Year Industry Veteran as Chief Operating Officer

by | Mar 31, 2023
Michele Flores has spent three decades in the multifamily industry, serving various roles in property management, including her most recent position as president of S2 Residential. She has led property operations for over 60,000 units cumulatively.
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Industry Veteran Joins Plano’s RKD Group as VP of Strategic Engagement
by | Mar 31, 2023

Bart Lillie has joined Plano-based RKD Group, a leading fundraising and marketing solutions provider to nonprofits in North America, as vice president of strategic engagement.

He joins RKD with three decades of experience in nonprofit storytelling, analytics, and relationship management.

The company’s SVP of Strategic Growth, Lori Read, described Lillie as a dynamic advocate for nonprofits....

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The Last Word: NREL’s Stan Young on ‘Digital Wayfinding’ at DFW Airport
In a report aiming to help Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport achieve net-zero carbon emissions, Young and his NREL research team found a surprising pathway to airport energy savings: "digital wayfinding technologies." Technology including phone app-based "augmented reality navigation" can help travelers move through facilities more efficiently, with autonomy, while also helping people with reduced mobility. 
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Irving’s VicOne Expands DFI Partnership on Cybersecurity for Connected Cars and Smart Cities
by | Mar 31, 2023
VicOne—an Irving-based provider of automotive cybersecurity solutions—wants to make it safer to share data in "vehicle-to-everything environments." To help do that, it's expanding its partnership with Taiwan's DFI, a global provider of embedded motherboards and industrial computers. See how their "advanced embedded" solutions could lead to fully interconnected transportation with smart cities environments.
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