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Six Dallas-Area Companies Make Financial Times’ 2023 Fastest-Growing 500 List
by David Seeley | Mar 30, 2023
FT's new list of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the Americas covers a three-year period from 2018 to 2021 when economies were "powering out of the pandemic." This year's list features six companies in Dallas, Plano, McKinney, and Coppell. See how the median revenue of ranked companies almost doubled on this year's list—and find out which local companies made the cut.
by Lance Murray |
Mar 30, 2023
Three restaurants, two bakeries, and a chef from Dallas-Fort Worth have been named among the James Beard Foundation's 2023 Restaurant and Chef Award nominees. Considered to be among the nation’s most prestigious honors, the awards recognize exceptional talent in the culinary and food media industries. Here are the six nominees from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Richardson. Bon appetit!
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 30, 2023
United Regions Van Lines, a leading U.S. long-distance moving service provider, has released its research findings on the 10 Fastest Growing and Cheapest States in America for 2023. And the Lone Star State tops the list.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 30, 2023
A member of the Upcycled Food Association, Kazoo Snacks says every bag of its tortilla chips saves at least 20 gallons of water by using upcycled corn germ and a short list of other clean ingredients such as salt and corn (or sunflower) oil. Upcycling simply means figuring out a way to use an ingredient that otherwise would have been discarded or unused.
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Done Deal: CVS Completes $8B Acquisition of Dallas’ Signify Health
by Lance Murray | Mar 29, 2023
The proposed acquisition was announced in September, with CVS Health beating out other big-name suitors in a bidding war last summer. “This transaction advances our value-based care strategy by enhancing our presence in the home,” CVS Health President and CEO Karen S. Lynch said. Reuters reported that the deal's closing was delayed by a Department of Justice review over antitrust concerns.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 29, 2023
MacDonald was part of a panel discussion at UT Dallas, in partnership with The Dallas Morning News, aimed at clearing up misconceptions about ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that’s gone viral.
The panel featured four UTD scientists—Xinya Du, Gopal Gupta, Dale MacDonald, and Jessica Ouyang—and was moderated by Adithi Ramakrishnan, science reporter at the DMN.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 29, 2023
The request was made in an open letter signed by major players including Elon Musk, co-founder of OpenAI, the lab that created ChatGPT and GPT-4; Emad Mostaque, founder of the London-based Stability AI; and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. More than 1,000 artificial intelligence experts, researchers, and backers signed the letter, including academics from UT Dallas.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Mar 28, 2023
They aren't fluffy. Their cuteness level is debatable. And treats will get you nowhere. But the robotic dogs from Ghost Robotics are barking up the right tree when it comes to the needs of a wide array of potential customers. That's according to Dallas-based AT&T, which is collaborating with Ghost to offer "network-connected" robotic dogs for public safety, defense, federal and state agencies, local police and fire departments, and commercial customers.
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Plano-based Siemens Digital Industries Software and Daimler Truck AG announced a new collaboration to implement a state-of-the-art digital engineering platform built using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services. [Photo: Siemens]
Daimler Truck Collaborates with Plano’s Siemens Digital Industries Software to Build Engineering Platform
by Lance Murray | Mar 28, 2023
The new platform will enable Daimler Truck to explore commercial vehicle innovation and the efficient product development and lifecycle management of trucks and buses. It will be rolled out globally across Daimler Trucks' engineering hubs, brands, and business segments. "Trucks are the backbone of global supply chains and Siemens will help Daimler Truck to chart the future of carbon-neutral transportation," says Siemens' Cedrik Neike.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 28, 2023
Energy Transfer LP, a Dallas-based midstream energy company, will acquire Lotus Midstream Operations LLC, based in Sugar Land, for $1.45 billion in a deal that includes $900 million in cash and approximately 44.5 million newly issued Energy Transfer common units. The acquisition will add Centurion Pipeline Company LLC, an integrated, crude midstream platform in the Permian Basin, to Energy Transfer's portfolio.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 28, 2023
Salad eaters tend to be healthy types, so here's a new idea for them: Why not go for the gusto and sprinkle some pork rinds onto those greens? Dallas-based Recipe Small Batch has made that possible by launching KRUTONES (pronounced Crew-Tone-Ez), a new line of chicharron croutons that come in two flavors: Italian Style and Butter & Garlic.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 27, 2023
Growing to meet the increased demand for healthcare professionals the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences has doubled down on its new Irving campus. USAHS aims to equip graduates for long-term success in the healthcare industry with an innovative approach to education and state-of-the-art edtech.
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Dallas, Fort Worth Ranked Top 2 Among Largest U.S. Cities for Vacant Land
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Mar 27, 2023
With 90,739 acres of vacant land, Dallas led all 20 of the most populous urban centers in the U.S. for having the most vacant land available. That's according to a report from CommercialCafe, a commercial real estate internet listing service. Fort Worth came in No. 2 with 90,739 acres of vacant land. Four of the top 5 cities on the list are in the Texas Triangle, with San Antonio at No. 4 and Houston at No. 5.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 27, 2023
In a terse statement released Friday evening, Fisher Investments announced plans to move its corporate HQ from its 150-acre campus in Washington State to Texas. Along with its subsidiaries, Fisher manages over $197 billion in assets globally, and one of its five U.S. corporate offices is in Plano. According to Oregon Live, Fisher's announcement was made "in protest" of a state Supreme Court decision upholding Washington’s new capital gains tax.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 25, 2023
CyrusOne, the worldwide data center developer and operator based in Dallas, is charging ahead with its growth goals by appointing Brent Behrman as its new Chief Sales Officer. Behrman has held various significant leadership positions at the company since 2016.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 24, 2023
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Plano-based Toyota Production System Support Center is joining with its partners to mark the not-for-profit corporation improving the lives of small and mid-sized manufacturers, food banks, healthcare providers and government agencies.
Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC) has shared its know-how with more than 500 partners, using teachings based on the Toyota Production System (TPS), an organizational manufacturing culture and mindset that engages people to continuously make improvements and create solutions....
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