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KDC Breaks Ground on Striking, Sustainable Wells Fargo Campus in Las Colinas

by | Apr 18, 2023
Wells Fargo's future campus in Irving could set a new standard for sustainable workplace design, boasting a modern aesthetic and the company's first net-positive energy system. Once complete, the campus is expected to generate more energy than it uses, while also providing a collaborative environment that prioritizes employee wellness and productivity through on-site gyms, nearby outdoor activities, and more.

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AT&T Teams Up with Cambridge Innovator to Bring AI-Enabled Radar Technology to In-Home Health Monitoring
by | Apr 18, 2023
Cherish Serenity's patented radar technology allows it to monitor people for signs of falls or unsafe rising across multiple rooms in a home without additional equipment. The collaboration with AT&T will make the solution available to enterprise customers including senior living facilities, nursing homes, and healthcare providers and will feature instant-on connectivity when it ships to consumers this year.
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Historic Purse Building Goes Up for Sale in Dallas’ West End
by | Apr 18, 2023
Freshly renovated and restored by current owner Tanya Ragan of Wildcat Management, the six-story 1905 Chicago Italianate-style building isn't just historic. It's a witness to history, located right across the street from Dealey Plaza and the former Texas School Book Depository, home of the Sixth Floor Museum.
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The Last Word: Dallas Restaurateur Mark Brezinski on His Tell-All Memoir, ‘ForkFight!’
by | Apr 18, 2023
In his 45 years in the restaurant industry, Brezinski has helped create brands like Pei Wei Asian Diner, Velvet Taco, Tin Star, Banh Shop. and, most recently, Bizzy Burger Merchants. Called "the father of Dallas' fast-casual food scene" by D Magazine, he's out with a new book that spills the beans—and the tacos, egg rolls, and more—about everything he's seen along the way.
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Bracket Real Estate Launches ‘Cloud First’ Commercial Real Estate Brokerage in Dallas

by | Apr 17, 2023
“We intend to bring a more technological and ‘capital markets’ approach to the lower/middle market of the commercial real estate industry,” CEO C. Rodes Boyd Jr. said in a statement. “Our ‘cloud first’ brokerage platform promises to offer clients a faster, more transparent, and simplified transactional process—all at a much lower cost than the traditional approach.”
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Dallas’ Blackboxstocks To Merge with Luxury and Electric Vehicle Supplier Evtec Group
by | Apr 17, 2023
Blackboxstocks is a financial technology and social media hybrid platform offering real-time proprietary analytics for stock and options traders of all levels. Its proposed merger with U.K.-based Evtec—a supplier of proprietary parts for leading luxury, performance, and electric vehicle brands including Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin, and Ford, among many others—sent Blackbox stock sharply higher this morning.
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From Film Studios to Mixed-Use Developments, Mansfield Booms With New Investment and Development
by | Apr 17, 2023
Mansfield is experiencing a surge in development projects as the town continues to see rapid population growth. Dallas-based Wildcat Management's Castle Ranch is the latest addition to a range of exciting projects underway or announced in the fast-growing city.
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AI Can Detect Early Signs of Alzheimer’s in How People Speak, New Study Shows
by | Apr 17, 2023
Subtle changes in the way people speak could help doctors diagnose cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease—even before symptoms begin to show.  That's according to a new study led UT Southwestern researcher Ihab Hajjar, M.D., working with a research team at Emory University in Atlanta. After being given standard cognitive assessments, 206 participants were asked to talk about an art work. Here's what happened next.
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Cowboys Launch ‘Dallas Cowboys Game Time’ Gaming Platform in Collaboration with GameSquare

by | Apr 17, 2023
The Dallas Cowboys have been huddling closer to gaming and esports for years. Now the organization is kicking off its own "Dallas Cowboys Game Time" gaming platform and community, in a collaboration with Toronto-based GameSquare. Featuring "always-on gaming programming," the platform kicks off on May 20 with a Fortnite tournament—and the chance to win a trip for two to the 2023 Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
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Scaling Up: Movement Acquires Four Summit Climbing Gym Locations in DFW
by | Apr 17, 2023
Colorado-based Movement Climbing, Yoga and Fitness—a national leader in indoor climbing gyms—just got a bigger toehold in North Texas with the acquisition of four Summit Climbing, Yoga and Fitness Gyms' locations in Grapevine, Plano, Denton, and Fort Worth. Movement already operated climbing, yoga, and fitness gyms in the Dallas Design District and Dallas' The Hill Shopping Center.
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Aventiv Technologies Hosts Hackathon in D.C. Focused on Re-entry Solutions for the Formerly Incarcerated
by | Apr 14, 2023
Dallas-based Aventiv was the presenting sponsor for the event held in Washington D.C. yesterday and today. It was focused on bringing together a range of stakeholders—public, private, and nonprofit—to innovate re-entry employment solutions for the one-in-two working-aged adults who will have an arrest or conviction record by 2030, according to Aventiv.
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G. Brint Ryan is chairman and CEO of Ryan LLC.
Ryan Adds to Growing Tax Business with Acquisition of RETC Group
by | Apr 14, 2023

Dallas-based global tax services and software provider Ryan has acquired RETC Group (RETC), a property tax consulting firm also based in Dallas. It’s a deal that adds to Ryan’s growing property tax practice....

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Macfarlan Capital Partners Announces Longtime CBRE Exec as a Partner

by | Apr 14, 2023

Longtime CBRE executive Trevor Hightower has joined Dallas-based Macfarlan Capital Partners as a partner, coming at a time when MCP grows its leadership in the agricultural investing space.

Before joining Macfarlan, Hightower was co-founder and CEO of Craftwork, a managing director at CBRE and a managing director of leasing at Parkway Properties....

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Chuck E. Cheese Taps Former D&B Marketing Veteran as CMO Amid ‘Aggressive Brand Transformation’
by | Apr 14, 2023
Irving-based CEC Entertainment, a national leader in family entertainment and dining, has announced that Sean Gleason has been appointed as the new Chief Marketing Officer for Chuck E. Cheese and its virtual kitchen brands, including Pasqually's Pizza & Wings.
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Cytracom Hires CISO, Launches Trust Center to Raise the Bar in Cybersecurity for MSPs
by | Apr 14, 2023

Allen-based Cytracom, a provider of cloud solutions for managed service providers (MSPs), has announced the appointment of Chief Information Security Officer James Hill and the launch of its Trust Center....

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NEC America Recruits Former Exec as SVP of Digital Platform to Boost Vision AI Innovation
by | Apr 14, 2023

NEC Corporation of America, a top provider and integrator of advanced IT, communications, and networking solutions, has announced the appointment of Kris Ranganath as the new senior vice president of digital platform....

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