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[Photo: Frito-Lay]
The Last Word: Breaking Bad’s Walter White Breaks Good in Super Bowl Spot from Plano-Based Frito-Lay
by David Seeley | Feb 6, 2023
On the multi-Emmy-winning "Breaking Bad," Walter White and Jesse Pinkman become kingpins in the drug trade after White, a cancer-stricken high school chemistry teacher, cooks up something bad in a trailer in the desert. But what if he'd cooked up something good instead? That's the idea behind a new Super Bowl commercial from Plano-based Frito-Lay.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 3, 2023
The tower is the second-tallest in Dallas and was designed by noted architect Philip Johnson and his partner John Burgee. Jonas Woods' Pacific Elm Properties recently took majority ownership of the building, and plans to convert 20 floors into apartments and a luxury hotel, according to the Dallas Morning News.
“We believe a mixed-use tower is much more likely to be successful today than a more than one million-square-foot office tower,” Woods told the DMN.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 3, 2023
Plano-based Alkami Technology Inc. announced the launch of a podcast series, FIsionaries, to provide regional and community banks and credit unions with insights, tips, and strategy to elevate their digital banking game....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 3, 2023
Blackboxstocks Inc. announced that Keller Reid has been appointed to the company’s board of directors.
The Dallas-based company is a financial technology and social media hybrid platform that offers real-time proprietary analytics for stock and options traders of all levels....
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Frisco is one of the hottest high-income rental markets in North Texas. The luxury Remy apartments on Frisco Square are slated to open in early 2024. [Image: HEDK Architects]
Report: ‘Rich Renter’ Households in DFW Up as Much as 198% in Five Years
by Lance Murray | Feb 3, 2023
RentCafe said that while the number of high-income renters in Dallas rose by 74% and sits at 6% of the city's total renters between 2015 and 2020—peaking at 17,257— he number of high-income renters rose even more dramatically in other North Texas cities. Garland saw a rise of 198%, McKinney 186%, Plano 103%, and Frisco 93%.
High-income renters in Frisco may look into places like the luxury Remy apartments (above), coming to Frisco Square in 2024.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 3, 2023
On Saturday, February 4, the Drone Racing League will take off in a live audience event at Esports Stadium Arlington. “The world’s 12 best drone pilots” will battle it out at the SIM Live! event, racing through the virtual Skyscraper Circuit map on the DRL SIM, a drone racing simulator video game.
“DRL is the defining sport of the 21st century, challenging the status quo of other major properties,” CMO Anne Marie Gianutsos said. “We meet fans where they are and give them what they want—high-tech and high-speed competition across real-life racing, esports, and the metaverse.”
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by David Seeley |
Feb 3, 2023
We all know what Dallas needs most: A bar that features sharks with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads. The closest we'll likely ever get to that is coming to The Whippersnapper, a nightspot near Henderson Avenue at 1806 McMillan Avenue in Dallas. Beginning February 9, it'll transform into a limited-time pop-up called the Electric Shagadelic Pussycat Swingers Club.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Feb 2, 2023
John Carmack, the iconic Dallas game developer, rocket engineer, and VR pioneer, is setting his sights on AGI. If successful, his moonshot effort would be a ‘change-the-world-level’ event.
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Amy Kruse is general partner and chief investment officer at Satori Neuro. [Photo: Satori Capital]
Satori Capital Launches Mental Health Investment Firm Satori Neuro
by David Seeley | Feb 2, 2023
The new venture will be led by Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer Dr. Amy Kruse. It will seek opportunities in innovative therapeutics including psychedelic medicine, brainwave devices, VR and AR protocols, and more.
“We've learned more about the human brain in the last five years than we previously learned in the last 50—and that knowledge is rapidly transforming into real-world applications," Kruse says.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2023
Well-known North Texas business executive Steven J. Demetriou has been elected as an independent board member by Arcosa Inc., a Dallas-based provider of infrastructure-related products and solutions....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2023
Dallas-headquartered Southwest Airlines Co. has promoted Lauren Woods from vice president of technology to senior vice president and chief information officer.
She will report to Chief Administration & Communications Officer Linda Rutherford....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2023
Comerica Securities, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Comerica Bank, has formed a new investment banking group that is national in scope.
Comerica said the new team broadens the capital markets solutions and services it offers commercial and wealth management customers to include mergers and acquisitions, as well as private placement advisory services....
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Equipment Maker Caterpillar Adds 2 New Members to its Board of Directors
by Lance Murray | Feb 2, 2023
Irving-based heavy equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. announced the appointment of two new members to its board of directors, effective March 1.
Judith (Judy) Marks is chair, CEO and president of Otis Worldwide Corp., and James (Jim) Fish Jr. is president and CEO of Waste Management.
Marks will serve on the board’s Audit Committee and Compensation and Human Resources Committee....
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2023
Dallas-based Pariveda Solutions Inc. announced that Margaret Rogers has been appointed chief executive officer by the company’s board of directors.
Pariveda is a consulting firm that specializes in solving complex business and technology problems.
In her new role, Rogers will report directly to Pariveda’s board of directors. Her appointment immediately activates the company’s succession transition plan and Rogers’ effective start date as CEO will be mid-2023....
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by David Seeley |
Feb 2, 2023
The Super Bowl is famous for generating a huge economic payoff for the city lucky enough to host it. But a new report from PredictHQ says hold on there, pardner—an event going on right now in Fort Worth has that beat.
The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, which began January 13 and wraps up this Saturday, February 4, is predicted to generate $142.1 million in local economic activity—surpassing the Super Bowl's estimated $123.7 impact on Greater Phoenix.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 2, 2023
The move comes several weeks after Dallas-based Drive Shack—whose portfolio consists of American Golf, Drive Shack, and Puttery—voluntarily delisted from the NYSE.
“We are excited to trade on the OTCQX market to allow efficient, cost-effective access to the U.S. capital markets and transparent trading for our investors as we drive to increase shareholder value in the public markets,” said Hana Khouri, the company's president and CEO.
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