MORE►
Business
DFW Startup Week panelists, left to right: 1845 Venture Studio co-founder Ryan Brown; BridgePoint Capital Solutions founder and CEO Tyler Brock; Troy Billett, fund manager with the McKinney Economic Development Corp.; and TXSE global managing director Nicole Chambers [Photos: DFW Startup Week]
From 50-50 Equity Splits to Federal Contracts: Funding Experts Detail ‘Creative Ways to Recycle Capital’ at DFW Startup Week
by Glenn Hunter | Aug 12, 2025
With startups facing a more unforgiving fundraising landscape, experts at the Future of Venture Forum presented alternative capital paths including venture studios, government grants, revenue-based financing—plus why the Texas Stock Exchange positions IPOs as growth capital, not just exits.
by David Seeley |
Aug 12, 2025
Your pretty website won't save you when technical missteps torpedo your revenue.
MORE►
![The DRC takes its members on regular trips to Washington, D.C. to advocate for policies that benefit the Dallas region business community.. [Photo: Dallas Regional Chamber]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DRC-in-Washington-970-360x203.jpeg)
by Judith Tankel, vice president, public policy, Dallas Regional Chamber |
Aug 12, 2025
Signed into law on July 4, the sweeping “one big, beautiful bill” makes 2017 tax cuts permanent, boosts manufacturing incentives, expands Pell Grants, and offers new support for small businesses and working families. Here's a breakdown.
MORE►
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 11, 2025
The stealth-stage startup, led by tech entrepreneur John Lauer—who sold his last company for nearly $1 billion—is developing what it calls the world's first cloud-connected electronics prototyping factory. "This will be one of the most high-tech factories in the world," said Lauer.
MORE►
Kimberly-Clark has appointed John Carmichael as President, North America [Photo: Kimberly-Clark]
Kimberly-Clark Names Former Nestlé Canada CEO as President, North America
by Lance Murray | Aug 7, 2025
John Carmichael will lead the company's personal care, family care, and professional businesses across the United States and Canada.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Aug 7, 2025
APS is a precision manufacturing company serving the semiconductor and energy industries with highly engineered solutions and process equipment. It was recently recognized with Texas Instruments' Supplier of the Year award.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Aug 7, 2025
The Dallas investment manager, known for its $11 billion in multifamily deals, is building a new industrial vertical under CEO Scott Everett with industry veterans Chris Roach as president and Parker McCormack as CIO. The 50-person team will manage 11 million square feet as e-commerce growth drives demand for warehouse space closer to consumers.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Aug 7, 2025
Most recently, Heather Dixon was chief financial officer of Franklin, Tennessee-based Acadia Healthcare, the largest stand-alone behavioral healthcare company in the U.S.
MORE►
Pieces Technologies Founder and CEO Dr. Ruben Amarasingham. [Image: Photo, Pieces Technologies; istockphoto; DI]
North Texas’ Pieces Technologies Launches Mobile Personal Assistant to ‘Transform’ How Doctors Make Patient Notes
by Lance Murray | Aug 7, 2025
Pieces in your Pocket focuses on "brief, targeted interactions" that respect physicians' workflow preferences while delivering better documentation outcomes, the Irving-based company said. Main points for patient progress notes can be made on a doctor's phone "in as short as 30 to 45 seconds."
MORE►
by David Seeley |
Aug 7, 2025
Plano- and Israel-based QinFlow's new Warrior AC Station delivers warm blood and IV fluids "in seconds." That meets a critical need in hospital ORs and ICUs, where blood is stored at temperatures as low as 36 degrees.
MORE►
by David Seeley |
Aug 7, 2025
As it announced a new $100 billion commitment to manufacturing in America Monday—for a planned total of $600 billion over the next four years—Apple said a lot of that money will be spent in Sherman, 60 miles north of Dallas. Its partners there include Texas Instruments, GlobalWafers America, and Coherent, which makes the lasers that enable FaceID on iPhones and iPads.
MORE►
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 6, 2025
At the statewide TUNIE meeting hosted at SMU, top local economic developers laid out how they’re teaming up with universities to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. Leaders from Dallas, Richardson, Frisco, and McKinney talked anchor institutions to smart-city pilots—but for better partnerships, one ask rose to the top: “Who do I call first?”
MORE►
Fort Worth skyline photo: Chad Hill/iStock
Fort Worth to Launch Small Business Development Program
by Lance Murray | Aug 6, 2025
The Council vote protects the work of hundreds of millions of dollars in current and future federal grants that support vital infrastructure projects and social support programs that nearly 40,000 Fort Worth residents rely on each year, as well as the jobs of 120 city employees who support these projects and programs, the city said.
MORE►
by David Seeley |
Aug 6, 2025
The BMW Dallas Marathon is gearing up for its 2025 race weekend, to be held in a long, winding course around White Rock Lake December 12–14. One way it's doing that is by unveiling "a bold new logo" featuring a modern take on the Pegasus—Dallas' celebrated icon—stretching its neck out toward victory. Along with a refreshed merchandise collection, the updated visual identity "reflects the organization’s evolution as a premier running event and its deep connection to the Dallas community," organizers said.
MORE►
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 6, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of July 1 with a total of 150 patents granted.
MORE►
by David Seeley |
Aug 6, 2025
Following a $2.3 million seed round, NtelCare is now raising a $5 million Series A to scale its AI-driven system. Using 4D radar imaging and machine learning, the technology detects subtle “bed exit behavior” to help care centers intervene early and prevent falls among senior residents.
MORE►
