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Rendering of 17 Cowboys Way. [Image: HKS]
Online Protection Provider McAfee Announces Regional HQ at The Star in Frisco
by Lance Murray | Jan 23, 2023
McAfee is the latest corporate addition to the city. The company said it is committed to partnering with the community, local students, and local tech startups to expand awareness around STEM through programs such as McAfee’s Online Safety Program for Kids.
by David Seeley |
Jan 23, 2023
Long ago, maternity wear was one of the unmentionables of fashion. That changed forever in 1937, when sisters Elsie and Edna Frankfurt founded Page Boy, America's first high-end maternity wear firm, in Dallas. In 1939, the sisters patented their game-changing solution: an adjustable skirt design for pregnant women that "accommodated" a baby bump instead of clumsily trying to hide it. They engineered a "window" in front of the skirt that expanded using drawstrings—while keeping the hemline stylishly parallel to the ground.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 23, 2023
According to the latest MSCI Inc. estimate, more than $42.5 billion in commercial properties were sold in DFW in 2022. North Texas “wrested the top slot from Manhattan at the onset of the pandemic and has held it ever since,” MSCI analysts said in the report.
Dallas-based CBRE was the top-ranked firm for commercial real estate investment sales nationally in 2022—for the 17th straight year.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 23, 2023
The Mansfield Innovation Community, or "The MIC," is set to be the epicenter of a multi-phase, one-million-square-foot development. This hub for lifestyle and workstyle will feature 240,000 square feet of Class A+ office and collaborative space, as well as retail and mixed-use development.
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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]
Frisco and McKinney Rank Among the Top 5 Cities in the U.S. to Rent New Apartments
by David Seeley | Jan 20, 2023
The report by RentCafe—"Top 50 Cities for Finding New Apartments in 2023"—ranks Frisco and McKinney as the No. 4 and No. 5 cities in the U.S. for finding an apartment that only a limited number of people, or maybe even no people, have lived in before. Two other Dallas suburbs made the list as well: Richardson at No. 25 and Plano at No. 42.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport will receive new battery-electric buses this year that the airport believes will help it meet its net-zero goal in 2030.
The manufacturer said the sale will be the leading edge for more sales to local and state governments wanting low- and no-emission vehicles.
The buses are being delivered by ElDorado National Inc.,...
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
Media Culture, a Dallas-based independent brand marketing agency, has promoted Jared Harrington to chief operating officer and Nuno Andrade to chief innovation officer.
The newly created roles are part of a larger organizational initiative to accelerate growth and drive value for the agency’s clients, the firm said....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
Dallas-based Stream Data Centers has promoted Chris Bair to chief commercial officer and partner of the company that delivers exceptional data center experiences to hyperscale and global enterprise customers....
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Angela Floyd, DPR Construction
DPR Construction Appoints DFW-based Executive as Chief Financial Officer
by Lance Murray | Jan 20, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth-based Angela Floyd has been appointed as chief financial officer of California-headquartered DPR Construction, one of the nation’s top technical builders.
The company said that Floyd has nearly two decades of experience as a seasoned strategist, providing oversight of financial services, financial reporting and analysis, tax, treasury, and internal audit functions....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
Jesse Johnson has joined Dallas-based restaurant company Brinker International Inc. as vice president of marketing, a newly created role at the company.
Johnson will develop and execute marketing strategies for Chili’s Grill & Bar and bring the brand to life across multiple touchpoints, including advertising, media, PR, and the guest experience, the company said....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
Nabil Aliffi has joined Neiman Marcus Group as chief brand officer and Stefanie Tsen Ward has been promoted to chief retail officer, the Dallas-based luxury retailer announced....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
Ventra Health CEO Steven Huddleston, who has been on the job less than two weeks, announced that Darshan Patel has been named president of emergency and hospital medicine.
Patel formerly was senior vice president of emergency and hospital medicine and was responsible for the integration and operations of Dallas-based Ventra Health’s legacy organizations, Gottlieb, abeo, and DuvaSawko, which merged in 2021 to create Ventra....
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Haviv Ilan [Photo: Texas Instruments]
Texas Instruments Announces New President, CEO to Succeed Rich Templeton
by Lance Murray | Jan 20, 2023
Texas Instruments, the Dallas-based semiconductor giant, announced that Haviv Ilan will become the company’s new president and chief executive officer, effective April 1.
Current president and CEO Rich Templeton will remain with TI as its chairman, the company said.
“Haviv is an inspiring leader who is widely respected amongst our customers, employees and shareholders,” Templeton said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 20, 2023
RumbleOn Inc., the nation’s first technology-based omnichannel powersports platform, has promoted Blake Lawson to be the Irving-based company’s chief financial officer, a role in which he will serve as a member of the executive leadership team and report directly to RumbleOn’s Chief Executive Officer Marshall Chesrown....
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 19, 2023
The Miami-based company's Dallas office will serve as another hub for the firm's team of experts to advise marketers at global Fortune 500 organizations on how to best capitalize on data-driven decision making to achieve commercial growth.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 19, 2023
Westlake-based Charles Schwab has partnered with Girls Scouts USA to modernize and relaunch the organization's financial literacy badges. The new financial literacy curriculum includes topics such as investing basics, building wealth, entrepreneurship, fraud awareness, and budgeting for different goals throughout life.
The goal is to help bridge the gap between what girls learn in school and what they need to feel confident managing finances in life and business,.
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