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Pizza, Play, and Pixels: Chuck E. Cheese Evolves for the Digital Age
by Lance Murray | 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.
Frito-Lay and Quaker Debut Greenhouse Learning Center to Fast-Track Sustainable Packaging Innovation
by Lance Murray |
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 4, 2023
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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by Lance Murray |
Apr 3, 2023
In 1923, the building was home to the Newland Hotel and a Piggly Wiggly grocery story in The Cedars neighborhood directly south of downtown Dallas. Now known as Cedars Corner, its first floor is an incubator of sorts for a distinctive collection of Black and women-owned businesses committed to bringing life back to the historic space. Meet the owners and see what they're cooking up.
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Ken Hersh [Sources: Photo, Grant Miller Photography; DI Studio]
Ken Hersh To Receive World Affairs Council Award for Advancing North Texas’ International Profile
by Quincy Preston | 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.
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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by David Seeley |
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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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 3, 2023
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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by David Seeley |
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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Diane Sanford
Unleashed Brands Welcomes HR Veteran as New Chief People Officer
by Lance Murray | 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.
Unleashed Brands and its affiliated companies have seen significant growth over the past year, according to founder and CEO Michael O....
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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
Mar 31, 2023
The organization has a mission to boost the number of women in leadership positions and empower girls to pursue careers in technology.
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by Lance Murray |
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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A Skylink train at DFW Airport [Photo: Dennis Schroeder/NREL]
The Last Word: NREL’s Stan Young on ‘Digital Wayfinding’ at DFW Airport
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Mar 31, 2023
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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by David Seeley |
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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by Lance Murray |
Mar 30, 2023
Phase 3 Marketing and Communications of Atlanta has acquired Dallas-based digital printing company Technology Media Group Inc (TMG).
Phase 3 Marketing and Communications is an integrated marketing services company that also has offices in Dallas, the New York City metropolitan area, Nashville, and Charlotte. No financial details were released.
TMG’s capabilities will strengthen Phase 3’s fabrication, embroidery, and branded merchandise product offerings, the company said....
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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.
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