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Bank of Montreal Taps North Texas for its Newest Tech Hub
by Kevin Cummings | Jul 25, 2022
With 50,000 employees and $820 billion in assets, the Bank of Montreal plans to add 50 new employees to its 250-person DFW workforce. Placing its newest tech hub in North Texas is part of the bank's plan to make the U.S. a major focus of its business.
BMO joins JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and PNC Bank in having a significant tech presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
by David Seeley |
Jul 25, 2022
Choctaw Stadium—formerly Globe Life Park, next door to the Texas Rangers' current ballpark—will be the home of the XFL's Dallas Renegades and the in-week performance center for the spring pro football league, which kicks off in February.
"The XFL has officially landed in the great football state of Texas," said XFL co-owner Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, promising a "new kind of football experience" harnessing modern technology, content, and interactivity.
"The XFL has officially landed in the great football state of Texas," said XFL co-owner Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, promising a "new kind of football experience" harnessing modern technology, content, and interactivity.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 25, 2022
The online pharma company specializes in liquid dietary supplement manufacturing, sales, and distribution.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 25, 2022
Plus, Fort Worth's Harvest Returns raises new fund; new Ryan acquisition makes 2022 its most active M&A year; OpTic Gaming acquires Dallas chatbot startup; Dallas legal education firm boosts digital content library; and Fort Worth's Novaria Group acquires firm with giant aerospace clients.
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DI People: Flix, Keurig Dr Pepper, StackPath, GenelQ, and More Make Leadership Moves
by Lance Murray | Jul 22, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Jackson-Shaw, Perkins&Will, Aimbridge Hospitality, Molecular Testing Labs, Axxess, Education Opens Doors, Make-A-Wish North Texas, LVTRise, and more.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 21, 2022
Sony finalized its nearly $1.2 billion acquisition of anime platform Crunchyroll from Dallas-based AT&T last August. Now, with Crunchyroll's production hub in DFW, it's named a new chief people officer to help guide the company on its "next phase of growth."
“We want to provide our fans with anime when, where, and how they want to enjoy it,” new exec Barb Bidan told Dallas Innovates.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 21, 2022
Germany's Flix SE acquired Dallas-based Greyhound bus lines last year for $172 million, with a goal of applying pricing, routing, and timing algorithms to bus travel to appeal to travelers as an innovative, affordable, and environmentally friendly mode of travel.
Now it's formed Dallas-based Flix North America to oversee operations of both Greyhound and FlixBus across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico—and it's announced C-suite moves to help roll its mission forward.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 21, 2022
Think ATMs are just for spitting out twenties? Check out the new machines from Irving-based Hyosung America. They offer everything from immersive touchscreens to modular "sidecars," enabling people to buy cryptocurrency; make cash payments; and use cash in/cash out features for gaming and more.
What about NFC readers, barcode scanners, and "ticket-in and ticket-out features"? Hyosung has those covered too.
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See What’s on Tap for Dallas Startup Week’s Disrupt Dallas Summit
by Kevin Cummings | Jul 20, 2022
The Disrupt Dallas summit will highlight "champions who are disrupting the entrepreneurial ecosystem and talent pipeline,” says The DEC Network.
The summit on August 8—part of Dallas Startup Week's multi-day event—offers education and programming from local entrepreneurs of color on how to help support and grow a business.
Dear Fathers, a media platform for Black fatherhood, was co-founded by Jesse Alex and Lamar Johnson Jr., who "turned their pain of not having real father experiences growing up" into a positive mission. [Image: Dear Fathers]
Dear Fathers is a platform “dedicated to telling stories of black fathers from all angles while also empowering our community with tangible resources that inspire, heal, and strengthen the Black man.”
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Lamar Quinn
Dessie Brown, Jr.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 20, 2022
“I believe we’ve hit the tipping point.”
Chad Cook
Founder and Managing Member
Quadrant Investment Properties
.…on the growth and momentum of the Dallas Design District, via the Dallas Business Journal....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 20, 2022
Joining Elysian Park Ventures—the private investment arm of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ ownership group—PGA of America has formed EP Golf Ventures, LLC. Its first two investments include mobile golf simulator Dryvebox and 3D motion-capture coaching app startup Sportsbox AI.
“Through EP Golf Ventures, we'll be able to identify and invest in the most promising businesses within the golf industry to support both innovation and the growth of the game,” says PGA CEO Seth Waugh.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 20, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AMI Investments' remote monitoring of water distribution system, Avrio Genetics' transdermal patch with separated regions for delivery of immunomodulators, Cenergistic's building automation and control system modeling and reporting, Change Healthcare Holdings' augmented reality pharmacy system and method, DT Labs' apparatus for customer authentication of an item, Global E-Dentity's biometric authentication for an augmented reality or a virtual reality device, Lennox Industries' demand defrost with frost accumulation failsafe, Magic Leap's matching content to a spatial 3D environment, Salesboost's voice analysis training system, The Container Store' clothes hanger, Toyota's vehicle seat with morphing portions, and Wells Fargo Banks' complaint prioritization.
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AllOY's "wakesurf" concept boat [Image: AllOY]
AllOY Emerges from Stealth to Bring EV, Autonomous Technology to Boating
by Kevin Cummings | Jul 19, 2022
Sensors and autonomous tech have made cars and trucks safer for years. Now Grapevine-based AllOY aims to do that for boats—by building its own line of electric-powered, autonomously enhanced boats complete with sensors and backup cameras.
“Sitting on the back of the boat with a glass of wine, it just became clear that those same things were going to have a radical impact on marine,” CEO Brandon Cotter told Dallas Innovates.
“Sitting on the back of the boat with a glass of wine, it just became clear that those same things were going to have a radical impact on marine,” CEO Brandon Cotter told Dallas Innovates.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 18, 2022
The grant—part of more than $121 million given by the U.S. Department of Labor to help strengthen and modernize Registered Apprenticeship programs—was the only one awarded in North Texas. The college was also the only higher education institute in Texas to get one of the grants.
The grants are intended to help workers find a “reliable path to the middle class," the Labor Department says.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 18, 2022
Onu Ventures' residential and retail development at the intersection of I-20 and I-45 will include a grocery store and amenities centered around green space to create community.
The Onu Ventures project adds to other developments looking to build in the southern part of the city. Last month, Hoque Global announced its 270-acre University Hills development located next to the University of North Texas at Dallas campus.
The Onu Ventures project adds to other developments looking to build in the southern part of the city. Last month, Hoque Global announced its 270-acre University Hills development located next to the University of North Texas at Dallas campus.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 18, 2022
The iconic landmark has gotten a $12 million renovation of the office towers' first floors, including rejuvenated lobbies, new lighting, commissioned artworks, and more.
The renovation comes as The Crescent has brought its occupancy to over 96%, with new and renewed leases that reinforce its reputation as the “financial center of the Southwest.”
The renovation comes as The Crescent has brought its occupancy to over 96%, with new and renewed leases that reinforce its reputation as the “financial center of the Southwest.”
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