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Shop with Purpose: Gift Giving to Empower Women- and Minority‑Owned Businesses in Dallas‑Fort Worth

by | Dec 20, 2021
Shopping at local small businesses is a great way to celebrate the diversity of communities. Here's a curated guide that can help Dallas-Fort Worth consumers shop with purpose.
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The Shadow CEO:
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About the Foundational Documents of a Corporation
by | Dec 19, 2021
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series. Part 4: Foundational documents
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Dallas PE Firm Trive Capital Promotes 3 Managing Directors and Makes 2 Executive Hires
by | Dec 19, 2021

Dallas-based Trive Capital, a private equity firm that has approximately $3.6 billion in assets under management, has promoted three team members—Andrew Frank, Nick Miner, and Tanner Cope—to managing director and expanded its operations team.

As managing directors, Frank, Miner, and Cope will be tasked with identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, performing transaction due diligence, and working with management teams to implement operational and growth strategies....

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NuZee coffee
Tea-Bag Coffee Innovator Appoints Former Sony CEO and Quantum Leaps Co-CEO as Advisors
by | Dec 19, 2021
Advisor Nobuyuki Idei says NuZee's approach to its "eco-friendly coffee product innovation" is a great opportunity to tap into one of the world's largest coffee markets.
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Lindsey Wendler Dresner Partners will lead the firms entry into the Dallas market.

Dresner Partners Names Managing Director to Lead Dallas Market Entry

by | Dec 19, 2021
Investment banker Lindsey M. Wendler will lead the firm’s entry into the Dallas market and the south-central U.S.
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Brett Giroir named to the board of Onconano
Dallas-Fort Worth Biotech OncoNano Medicine Adds National Public Health Leader to Board
by | Dec 19, 2021
The former Assistant Secretary of Health and Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service will help advance Onconano's mission to advance the identification and treatment of cancer.
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travel tech giant Sabre hires Kurt Ekert, separates CEO and president roles
Travel Tech Giant Sabre Gets a New President
by | Dec 19, 2021
As part of its strategic plans, Sabre is separating the roles of president and CEO with the appointment of Kurt Ekert, beginning in early 2022. CEO Sean Menke currently holds both roles.
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DI People: Wingstop, CollateralEdge, Meritize, and More Make Moves
by | Dec 17, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Sabre, Trive Capital, Dresner Partners, NuZee, TimelyMD, Meritize, JAMCO Interests, Unleashed Brands, OncoNano Medicatin, EarthxFilm.
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Texan by Nature CEO Says ‘The Future Is Innovation.’ Here’s Why Today Is Our Slowest Day

by | Dec 16, 2021
The nonprofit is uniting industry and conservation as we move faster and faster towards progress.

How do we radically shape the future? In November, the Laura Bush-founded Texan by Nature hosted a conservation summit to tackle the topic. CEO Joni Carswell urged an audience of innovators, collaborators, and changemakers to “Ask yourself ‘what if?’ Do something different and new and more.”

Here are takeaways.
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2021 Texan by Nature 20
2021 TxN 20: Meet the Industry Leaders Pushing the Envelope for Conservation and Sustainability in Texas
by | Dec 16, 2021
Texan by Nature, a nonprofit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush, named 20 “innovators, collaborators, and changemakers” to its 2021 TxN 20. The honorees—selected after independent research on more than 2000 Texas' publicly traded and private companies—span 12 industry sectors.

Among them are several Dallas-Fort Worth companies.
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Amazon Deploys Its First Palm Recognition Tech at Dallas Love Field Airport
by | Dec 16, 2021
Travelers shopping at Hudson Nonstop stores inside Dallas Love Field Airport will be the first to try Amazon One, a contactless way to enter and pay for items using only the palm of your hand.
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Dallas Real Estate Investment Firm Launches With an Eye on $100M Class A Office Properties
by | Dec 15, 2021
Apricus Realty Capital is a new boutique commercial real estate investment firm focused on the major Texas markets: Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston. Led by a trio of local industry veterans, the company is already actively seeking multiple acquisitions after recently completing the raise of an initial GP capital fund.
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Dallas-Based Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Startup Gets $20M From Tailwater Capital’s Freestone

by | Dec 15, 2021
Founded in 2016, Momentum—whose CEO is on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list—is a lithium-ion battery recycling company. It's developed a patented battery recycling technology in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Lab and Halliburton Labs.

The investment will help Momentum build its first two battery recycling plants.
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Robert Half Report: 4 in 10 Dallas Workers Plan to Seek New Jobs in First Half of 2022
by | Dec 15, 2021
A new report from global talent solutions firm Robert Half says that 4 in 10 Dallas workers plan to look for a new job in the first half of 2022. That's up from 38% six months ago. The firm's biannual Job Optimism Report surveyed more than 2,400 workers across the U.S. 
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Dallas Invents: 109 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 30
by | Dec 15, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's topview object tracking using a sensor array, AT&T's autonomous vehicle signaling system, Bank of America's multi-tiered digital wallet security, Bell Helicopter Textron's components using mobile robotic inspection systems, and more.
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Fluor-Backed NuScale Power to Go Public Via Dallas SPAC
by | Dec 14, 2021
NuScale Power, a nuclear small modular reactor tech company in Oregon, plans to go public via a merger with Dallas-based Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. The combined company, NuScale Power Corporation, will have an estimated value of about $1.9 billion.

Irving-based engineering and construction giant Fluor made a "significant investment" in the startup about a decade ago.
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