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L to R: Raghu Adiga, Peter Newcomer, Allison Rogers, Jack Lynch III, Margaret Steele. [Photo: Vizient]
Irving’s Vizient Hosts Capitol Hill Policy Briefing on Hospitals’ Financial Struggles
by Lance Murray | Mar 7, 2023
Hospitals continue to face multiple challenges, Irving-based Vizient said in a policy briefing this week to more than 50 congressional staff and other healthcare shareholders at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The briefing, titled “Provider Pressures Persist: Hospitals' Struggles Against Financial, Workforce and Supply Chain Strains,” focused on how hospitals are responding to mounting pressures while continuing to provide essential community benefits.
by David Seeley |
Mar 7, 2023
Through the partnership, Fort Worth-based Lockheed Martin Aerospace will bring the Red 6 Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System into the TF-50 aircraft and variants, which it has developed with Korea Aerospace Industries. According to Red 6, its systems "bring virtual and constructive assets into the real-world by allowing pilots and ground operators to see synthetic threats in real-time, outdoors, and critically, in high-speed environments."
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 7, 2023
“We are pleased to recognize the strong contributions these six leaders have made to the company’s business,” CEO Dallas Tanner said.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 7, 2023
Jimmy Palacios has joined Coppell-based Sonrava Health as chief digital officer.
Sonrava Health is a national family of health and wellness companies that includes differentiated dental office brands, dental and vision benefit plans, provider networks, and consumer products and services that focus on quality, value, and innovation....
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Navy veteran Kelli Mumphrey received a Texas Veteran Woman Entrepreneur Grant last year for her business MilkSpace.
Center for Women Entrepreneurs seeking Texas Veteran Women to Apply for Grant Program
by Lance Murray | Mar 7, 2023
The Center for Women Entrepreneurs at Texas Woman’s University in Denton will be accepting submissions for its Veteran Woman Entrepreneur Grant program starting March 31.
The grant program supports women veterans in Texas who own their own businesses or are interested in launching one.
“Women veteran entrepreneurs typically generate lower profits than their non-veteran, businesswomen counterparts....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 7, 2023
Kurt Johnson has been named chief financial officer and Christine Paxton as EVP and chief risk and compliance officer at the Dallas-based mortage servicing company.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 7, 2023
A new study by Upgraded Points looked into which U.S. airports offer the best lounges, and out of 50 airports, North Texas' own Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport ranked No. 4. "Airport lounges used to be thought of as exclusive places for elite flyers," said Upgraded Points Founder Alex Miller. "But over the last several years these lounges have become a popular attraction for all types of travelers, particularly those dealing with layovers and flight cancellations."
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by David Seeley |
Mar 7, 2023
The annals of human achievement just got lengthier—by exactly 12 inches. Answering an urgent need that North Texans didn't even know they had, Plano-based Frito-Lay and Subway sandwich shops will debut a footlong BAKED Lay's potato chip on National Potato Chip Day, which is crunching its way toward you on Tuesday, March 14. But it's only happening at one Subway restaurant in Frisco. Here are all the crunchy details.
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Report: Dallas & Fort Worth Among America’s Top 3 Pet-Friendly Cities for Renters
by David Seeley | Mar 6, 2023
When you own your home, you can fill it with all the dogs, cats, gerbils, goldfish, turtles, parakeets, and rabbits you like as long as you don't go too overboard. But renters face a hurdle: They can only bring theirs to "pet-friendly" rentals. And that turns out to be less of a problem in Dallas and Fort Worth than almost any other city in America.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 6, 2023
Lincoln Residential will continue to be headquartered in Dallas, a spokesperson told Dallas Innovates. As part of the acquisition, Duncan Osborne will succeed long-time CEO Tim Byrne, who is retiring.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 6, 2023
Commercial real estate giant CBRE Group—which moved its headquarters from California to Uptown Dallas in 2020—plans to move its HQ just a couple blocks away to the Park District complex, where it will have striking views of Klyde Warren Park below and the downtown Dallas skyline just to the south.
That's according to a report by Steve Brown in the Dallas Morning News, who says CBRE will be leasing two and a half floors of office space totaling 67,000 square feet that were originally snapped up by its coworking business, Hana, in 2019.
That's according to a report by Steve Brown in the Dallas Morning News, who says CBRE will be leasing two and a half floors of office space totaling 67,000 square feet that were originally snapped up by its coworking business, Hana, in 2019.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 6, 2023
Residential homebuilder Landsea Homes announced that it's moving its corporate headquarters from Newport Beach, California, to 17Seventeen McKinney in Uptown Dallas. "As a national publicly traded homebuilder with communities from California to Florida, this is a strategic move in the best interests of our shareholders," said CEO and director John Ho.
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Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is located in Glen Rose, 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth. [Photo: Vistra Energy]
Vistra and Energy Harbor Merger to Create Clean Energy Powerhouse in $3B Deal
by Lance Murray | Mar 6, 2023
The newly formed subsidiary, Vistra Vision, will leverage Vistra and Energy Harbor's nuclear, retail, and renewables businesses to become a leading integrated retail electricity and zero-carbon generation company in the US. The merger provides the first opportunity to unlock the value of the Vistra Zero portfolio, says Vistra CEO Jim Burke.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 3, 2023
If you've founded a North Texas startup, chances are you'd love to meet a venture capitalist. Here are a four to know in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 3, 2023
Dallas-based manufacturing company ATI Inc. announced that global business leader Ruby Sharma has been appointed to its board of directors.
Sharma has cross-sector financial and audit committee expertise, and she has a track record of strengthening regulator and investor relationships, and incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion with Fortune 500 multi-national corporations....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 3, 2023
India-based Mastek, whose U.S. headquarters is in Dallas, announced that Vijay Iyer has been appointed as president of the Americas and will be based in and operate from the United States.
“Vijay comes with extensive experience in driving revenue and value creation for clients in global IT services organizations. I look forward to Vijay’s leadership as we accelerate growth from account mining, large deals and focused vertical go-to-market motions in healthcare, manufacturing & tech, and retail/consumer industries in the Americas,” Hiral Chandrana, global CEO, Mastek Group said in a statement....
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