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Chief Technology Officer Mitch Dawson will oversee BILT’s full technology and product vision. [Composite image: DI Studio, Images, BILT]
BILT Inc. Taps New CTO to Accelerate AI and 3D Instruction Tech
by Lance Murray | Nov 16, 2025
The North Texas company is scaling its intelligent instruction platform across manufacturing, defense, and field service, backed by a new Air Force contract and rising enterprise adoption.
![At Google’s Midlothian data center on Nov. 14, Google executives joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other government leaders to announce the company’s $40 billion Texas investment. [Photo: Google]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Platform-panel_47A1634_970_google-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 16, 2025
Google CEO Sundar Pichai was in North Texas on Friday to announce the tech giant’s largest investment in a single state. The multiyear plan will add three Texas data center campuses, increase energy supply to the state’s grid, and train 1,700 electricians as the AI economy scales.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 13, 2025
Dallas’ first skate park south of the Trinity River is one ollie, kickflip, and grind closer to coming to life, thanks to the closing of a $400,000 private fundraise, which will lead to $400,000 in matching public dollars. According to a report by the Oak Cliff Advocate, that $800K will be added to $1 million in 2024 bond funds and will cover design and construction of the Westmoreland Park Skate Park.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Nov 13, 2025
The former RealPage president is back at the Thoma Bravo–owned firm, this time in the top job. Wakeham, a six-time software CEO and recent managing director at Vista Equity Partners, succeeds Dana Jones as the Richardson-based company leans into AI-powered real estate operations.
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HOAM Ventures and TownSq's new HQ in Richardson. [Photo: HOAM]
HOAM Ventures and TownSq Open New Headquarters in Richardson
by Lance Murray | Nov 13, 2025
HOAM is an investment firm specializing in PropTech and real estate technology. Its subsidiary TownSq is a leading tech platform providing comprehensive solutions for homeowner association communities. HOAM said it aims to expand its client base to more than 100,000 HOAs within the next eight months.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 13, 2025
Designed for families with kids 3 to 8 years old, the new active-play concept is "a colossal new experience unlike anything kids have ever seen," said CEO Randy Forsyth. "Adventure World captures all the fun, laughter and magic families love about Chuck E. Cheese and takes it to a whole new level, with our characters leading the adventure in amazing new ways.”
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 12, 2025
The largest U.S.-based crypto exchange is following Tesla and SpaceX out of Delaware as Texas pitches its Business Court and stronger director protections as a business-friendly alternative. Interest in “DExit” has increased, according to a recent Harvard corporate governance analysis.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 12, 2025
Wanwan (Karina) Yue "will help us better understand market trends, measure our outcomes, and solidify Dallas’ reputation as a top-tier business destination that offers opportunity for all,” CEO Linda McMahon said.
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[Composite illustration: DI Studio; Credits: iStockphoto, Blossom Stock Studio/Shutterstock]
Nasdaq Texas to Bring a New Dual-Listing Venue to Y’all Street in 2026
by David Seeley | Nov 12, 2025
Nasdaq rang its closing bell at an oil & gas industry cook-off in Midland today, using the Texas setting to announce its planned Nasdaq Texas launch. Slated to open in 2026, the exchange will join NYSE Texas and the Texas Stock Exchange in competing for pro-growth companies.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 12, 2025
“There used to be a time to say, ‘Let’s see how much pain this causes us, and we’ll see what we’re going to do.”
Shane Williams
Managing Director of Global Trade
Ernst & Young
…on the uncertainty around potential new tariffs, via The Dallas Morning News
At the annual Fort Worth Chamber Economic Impact Forum at the Kimbell Art Museum, EY trade expert Shane Williams told attendees that the old “wait it out” approach to tariffs no longer works, according to the DMN....
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 12, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Oct. 7 with a total of 117 patents granted.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 11, 2025
Founded in 2011, Novaria is a provider of engineered aerospace components and specialty processes. Its niche products support more than 3,000 customers and can be found on "almost every Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft in service," the company said.
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Deadline to nominate for AI 75 2026 is Dec. 19, 2025.
Last Call: Nominate for the Dallas Innovates 2026 AI 75 by Dec. 19
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Nov 10, 2025
For the third year, Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, will spotlight 75 people leading AI innovation in North Texas.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 7, 2025
renovated, "state-of-the-art" manufacturing facility in Greenville, around 50 miles northeast of Dallas. In operation since earlier this year, the facility produces reusable plastic tote crates and pallets that move, store, and protect product in the supply chain
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2025
The strategic hires of Brent Coles and Sharat Shankar position Fortis to accelerate its embedded payments capabilities and deepen relationships across its software platform and enterprise resource planning partner network, the Plano-based company said.
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Quantum Connections Appoints Its Chief Learning Officer, a Retired U.S. Navy Aviator, as Its New CEO
by Lance Murray |
Nov 6, 2025
An advocate for dialogue, empathy, and connected leadership, Jonathan Thorp will guide Quantum Connections into its next phase of growth as it expands its mission to help people and organizations "think, work, and thrive together."
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