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by Kevin Cummings | Sep 19, 2022
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about Pathway Healthcare’s Texas expansion via Innovation360 acquisition; NEW A.G.E Inc’s $2.5M deal with Healing the Earth; donor software firm NPact's acquisition of products from Blackbaud; and Irving-based Commercial Metal Company’s acquisition of Advanced Steel Recovery among other deals.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 16, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Jacobs, HF Sinclair and Holly Energy Partners, Caris Life Sciences, Fossil Group, Deloitte, TRG, Invited, Instil Bio, RealPage, Critical Start, Genuine Article, and others.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 16, 2022
The once-a-year summit on September 22 and 23 is an innovation multiplier for capital, collaboration, and commercialization. Experts in the field will discuss strategy and exchange insights—and what's driving life science success across the region.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 16, 2022
er to Bob Pragada, who is currently president and chief operating officer of the company. Demetriou will continue as executive chair of the board.
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Cutting the ribbon at the Richardson Innovation Quarter's HQ in 2022. [Courtesy photo]
‘A Global Influencer of Technology and Innovation’: Richardson Opens HQ for Its Innovation Quarter
by Kevin Cummings | Sep 15, 2022
The 27,500-square-foot new HQ—in partnership with UT Dallas—anchors Richardson's 1,200-acre Innovation Quarter. A masterwork of vision planning years in the making, it's a catalyst to spark innovation and nuture collaborations—and attract hundreds of entrepreneurial businesses. Six new UT Dallas research centers will initially launch at the IQ HQ, helping to build businesses and commercialize research coming from the nearby university.
“We are a global presence," Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker said at the event. "And the vision that we have here is that we will be a global influencer of technology and innovation."
“We are a global presence," Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker said at the event. "And the vision that we have here is that we will be a global influencer of technology and innovation."
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by David Seeley |
Sep 15, 2022
La La Land Kind Cafe—the coffee shop chain that's been "normalizing kindness" since it opened its first cafe in 2017 on Lower Greenville in Dallas—will debut its first drive-thru location in Richardson Saturday. Offering internship programs for youths who've aged out of foster care, the brand has a goal of spreading both opportunity and joy.
That's won nice rewards for its founder, former SMU Cox School of Business student François Reihani, who made the cover of Entrepreneur's "Young Millionaires" issue and landed on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Social Impact list.
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Sep 15, 2022
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 14, 2022
Writing in Texas Monthly, Glenn Hunter takes a look at how office buildings across the state are turning into luxury multifamily homes for tower dwellers, in yet another evolving trend in the future of office.
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Capturing a property's 3D model twin with the HOVER app. [Image: HOVER]
McKinney’s SRS Distribution Partners With HOVER to Streamline Contractor Orders with 3D Digital Twins
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 14, 2022
With supply chain issues causing construction delays—and a renewed focus on reducing materials waste—ordering the correct amount of roofing and siding may be more important than ever for contractors. Today, HOVER and SRS announced a renewed partnership that enables contractors to use HOVER's app-powered digital twins to order SRS materials from right in the app.
"The adoption of digital technology within the building industry is accelerating rapidly," notes SRS' Kent Gardner, who says the partnership "ensures added value in the digital space" for both companies' customers.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 14, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Botsitter's remote monitoring, care and maintenance of animals, Socrates Health Solutions' blood glucose trend meter, Kyndryl's prioritization for charging electric vehicles while driving on the road, BNSF Railway's train simulator test set and method therefor, Alliance for Sustainable Energy's perovskite materials , TI's accelerated decision-tree execution, USAA's authentication in a virtual reality environment, JPMorgan Chase Bank's gamification-based engagement, Polara Enterprises' integrated accessible pedestrian system, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 13, 2022
Dallas' newly opened Hitachi Application Reliability Center is the second of its kind in the world (the company opened its first one in India three months ago). Designed to help clients modernize their IT operations by taking an agile, engineering-led approach, the center expects to employ 120 in Dallas by 2025—adding to the company's already existing nearly 400-member DFW team.
"We’re helping our clients move to the cloud strategically by designing for reliability and optimizing for costs," says the locally based SVP and CTO of the company's digital solutions business.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 13, 2022
Critical Start CEO and Founder Rob Davis says the cyber threat landscape continues to expand— and the need for breach prevention solutions has never been greater....
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A Tuesday Morning store. [Photo: Business Wire]
Pier 1 Imports Owner Invests in Local Retailer Tuesday Morning in $32M Deal
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 12, 2022
California-based Retail Ecommerce Ventures—which owns Pier 1, Stein Mart, Linens ‘n Things, and RadioShack, among other companies—is making a strategic investment in Tuesday Morning and its 490 stores in 40 states through a $32 million convertible debt financing deal.
“We believe this milestone transaction will strengthen our financial position and provide sufficient liquidity to execute on our strategic plan, allowing us to maintain strong relationships with our valued partners and elevate offerings for our customers,” says Fred Hand, Tuesday Morning’s CEO.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 12, 2022
The Inc. 5000 company manufactures 3D printers along with software and accessories, for applications ranging from healthcare and jewelry to aerospace and defense.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 12, 2022
Based in Dallas and Miami, Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits—a leading distributor operating in 44 states—spotted 2022's hottest innovations by sampling 431 drinks in 83 restaurants, bars, and hotels across the U.S. From chilling red wines to "batching" fast cocktails to using smoke and "air" for flair, businesses across North Texas and around the country can take on these trends, too.
“These unique insights can be incorporated into any on-premise business to build greater success through strategic and innovative beverage programs,” says Southern Glazer's Brian Masilionis.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 12, 2022
Fossil Group Inc., the Richardson-headquartered global design, marketing, distribution, and innovation company, announced Monday that Lisa Marie Pillette has joined the company as senior vice president and chief marketing officer....
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