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Fluor Technologies Corp. of Irving has received a newly granted for systems that use idle offshore platforms to grow and harvest seaweed. The design repurposes non-producing rigs as ocean farms, with subsea support structures that enable large-scale seaweed cultivation and automated harvesting. The patent was invented by Aditya Hariharan of Katy, along with Houston-based inventors James Shih and Phillip Nguyen. [Composite illustration: Sources, USPTO Patent #12433213, Fig. 1; DI Studio]
Patented: Fluor Corp.’s Offshore System for Growing and Harvesting Seaweed, Plus More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Nov 12, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 7 with a total of 117 patents granted.
by Lance Murray |
Nov 11, 2025
Founded in 2011, Novaria is a provider of engineered aerospace components and specialty processes. Its niche products support more than 3,000 customers and can be found on "almost every Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft in service," the company said.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Nov 11, 2025
With a new Dallas headquarters and the recent acquisition of Cairo Diagnostics, Sonic Healthcare USA is expanding its reach and speeding access to advanced cancer testing.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 10, 2025
For the third year, Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, will spotlight 75 people leading AI innovation in North Texas.
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Fortis CFO Brent Coles (left) and CROO Sharat Shankar [Composite image; sources: Fortis, DI Studio]
Payments Tech Co. Fortis Appoints New CFO and CROO to Drive Next Growth Phase
by Lance Murray | Nov 6, 2025
The strategic hires of Brent Coles and Sharat Shankar position Fortis to accelerate its embedded payments capabilities and deepen relationships across its software platform and enterprise resource planning partner network, the Plano-based company said.
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Quantum Connections Appoints Its Chief Learning Officer, a Retired U.S. Navy Aviator, as Its New CEO
by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2025
An advocate for dialogue, empathy, and connected leadership, Jonathan Thorp will guide Quantum Connections into its next phase of growth as it expands its mission to help people and organizations "think, work, and thrive together."
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2025
“This transformative investment from Communities Foundation of Texas both strengthens our capacity and validates the importance of our mission,” Dallas EDC President and CEO Linda McMahon said.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2025
Making the investments via TPG Capital, TPG is acquiring PTC's Kepware industrial connectivity and ThingWorx Internet of Things (IoT) businesses. TPG Partner Art Heidrich sees "a generational opportunity to evolve and progress manufacturing through solutions that bridge the gap between operational and information technology."
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Texas Stock Exchange Strategic Advisor Jeb Hensarling speaking at the 2025 Venture Dallas conference. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
TXSE’s Jeb Hensarling Says Battle for ETFs Will Be a Key Focus of New Stock Exchange
by Glenn Hunter | Nov 6, 2025
TXSE’s launch will spur needed competition and smooth the way for companies to go public, the strategic advisor said at the 2025 Venture Dallas conference. And, over time, he says it will help make Texas America’s ‘center for capital markets’ and become a defining chapter in the state’s economic history, alongside Spindletop and the integrated circuit.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2025
San Francisco-based Forge operates a premier private market platform and a leading trading marketplace through which investors have bought and sold more than $17 billion in private company shares. Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster said his company will use Forge's marketplace to "further democratize access to this increasingly important source of wealth creation for investors."
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 5, 2025
Advanced Intralogistics said that acquiring Fort Worth-based Anchor strengthens its ability to deliver fully integrated lifecycle solutions for warehouse and distribution center operations nationwide.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 5, 2025
Cooper Robertson is known for its work on the Gateway Arch Visitor Center, the Princeton University Art Museum, and as master planners for Battery Park City and Hudson Yards’ urban design framework, among other key projects.
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Rendering of the RedBird Specialty Center [Image: Children's Health]
Children’s Health Plans New RedBird Location in Southern Dallas
by David Seeley | Nov 5, 2025
Slated to open in December 2027, The RedBird Specialty Center will provide families with convenient access to urgent care, primary care, behavioral health services, and a wide range of pediatric specialties—including orthopedics and sports medicine through the Children's Health Andrews Institute.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 5, 2025
Sonida and CHP plan to merge under the NYSE ticker "SNDA" as a result of the deal, creating America's eighth largest owner of senior living assets. The combined company will own 153 independent living, assisted living, and memory care senior living communities nationwide.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 5, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 30 with a total of 119 patents granted.
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