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Left: Cole W. Johnson, chairman and CEO of Bridgelink Development; Right: Benjamin Tran, chairman and CEO of Bitech Technologies [Photos: Bridgelink/Bitech]
Fort Worth Solar Developer Bridgelink, California’s Bitech Technologies Execute Business Combination Agreement
by Lance Murray | Apr 15, 2024
Under the agreement, Bitech will acquire battery energy storage systems and solar projects with estimated capacity of up to 5.8 GW. The move underscores a "unified commitment" to advancing the development of projects in the U.S. including in Texas, Arizona, and Louisiana, the companies said.
by Lance Murray |
Apr 15, 2024
Nearshoring America EXPO will connect brands and their representatives with "vetted factories and supply chain service providers" from Mexico and Latin America. Attendees are importers of gifts, home furnishings, and apparel accessories seeking OEM product sources, project manufacturing services, and full-scale product development partnerships.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 15, 2024
Edged Dallas will be built for high-density AI workloads and equipped with advanced waterless cooling and ultra-efficient energy systems. It's expected to open in the fall.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 15, 2024
The Series C round for Cariloop's comprehensive caregiver support platform was led by ABS Capital with participation from existing investors Noro-Moseley Partners, KCRise Fund, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, and Patterson Thoma Family Office.
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Dallas To Host 2024 U.S.‑Africa Business Summit May 6‑9
by David Seeley | Apr 15, 2024
Returning to the U.S. for the first time in seven years, the Corporate Council on Africa’s annual U.S.-Africa Business Summit will be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. With consumer spending in Africa slated to hit $2 trillion in 2025—and with some of the largest African diasporas living right here in North Texas—the summit could offer "immense business opportunities," the city said.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 12, 2024
Michael Wheat has been appointed as managing director of the North Texas Retail Group by Dallas-based real estate services giant JLL, marking a significant step in the expansion of retail services across Dallas-Fort Worth....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 12, 2024
BKV Group has added Melanie N. Hanna as director of interior design and senior associate working on its Dallas practice site.
Washington, D.C.-based BKV Group is a holistic, multidisciplinary design firm....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 12, 2024
Molly Langenstein has been appointed as an independent director to the board of directors of Plano-based Upbound Group Inc., a provider of technology-driven, flexible leasing solutions for consumers through its operating brands that include Rent-A-Center and Acima....
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Donald Quintin [Photo: Lone Star Funds]
PE Firm Lone Star Names CEO/Global President
by Lance Murray | Apr 12, 2024
Donald Quintin has been appointed chief executive officer and global president of Dallas-based Lone Star, a global private equity firm.
Quintin joined Lone Star in 2010 and has served in multiple leadership positions, most recently as president of opportunity funds overseeing the origination and operations of the Opportunity Fund and the Residential Mortgage Fund strategies....
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by David Seeley |
Apr 12, 2024
From a 60-foot-tall waterslide tower to a huge lagoon ringed by a white-sand beach, Megatel Homes' AnaCapri development is slated to have amenities galore. If you've got a surfboard, wax it up: the community will even have a FlowRider wave pool for standing-wave surfing.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 12, 2024
Fort Worth-based airport consultancy Paslay Group has appointed Kris Vogt, a professional engineer with three decades’ experience in program, project, and construction management, as the first director of operations for its PG Executive Program Management division....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 12, 2024
Ashish Singh has been appointed to the board of directors of Irving-based Brillio, a fast-growing digital technology service provider, to help bolster its strategy, especially for the healthcare vertical....
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From left: Piersten Gaines, Jessica Miller Essl, Susan Gruppi Miller, and Amber Venz Box
Four North Texas Entrepreneurs Make 2024 Inc. Female Founders 250 List
by David Seeley | Apr 12, 2024
Based in Dallas and Fort Worth, the four local entrepreneurs pursue missions ranging from making healthy hair care accessible to all to turning locations into landmarks to blazing new trails in influencer marketing.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 11, 2024
American Aero operates on a 31-acre fixed base operator campus with 247,000 square feet of hangar and office space, and the largest open ramp on the field of more than 11 acres.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 11, 2024
The services may vary by location, Walmart said, but include same-day primary care, dental, behavioral health, labs, X-ray, community health, and telehealth.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 11, 2024
MODE Global—a $3.4 billion third-party logistics platform with the sixth largest truckload freight brokerage and the largest on-asset intermodal provider in the U.S.—seeks to leverage automation to tender both spot and dedicated freight using autonomous procurement offered by Transporeon.
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