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TPG To Acquire Boston-Based PTC’s Industrial Connectivity and IoT Businesses

by | Nov 6, 2025
Making the investments via TPG Capital, TPG is acquiring PTC's Kepware industrial connectivity and ThingWorx Internet of Things (IoT) businesses. TPG Partner Art Heidrich sees "a generational opportunity to evolve and progress manufacturing through solutions that bridge the gap between operational and information technology."
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Illinois’ Sevan Multi-Site Solutions Expands to North Texas With New Plano Office
by | Nov 6, 2025
A national leader in program management, design, construction, and site development, Sevan said its Dallas-area office will serve as the firm’s center of excellence for restaurant and construction services. Its North Texas team already includes more than 45 employees and "continues to grow," the firm added.
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TXSE’s Jeb Hensarling Says Battle for ETFs Will Be a Key Focus of New Stock Exchange
by | Nov 6, 2025
TXSE’s launch will spur needed competition and smooth the way for companies to go public, the strategic advisor said at the 2025 Venture Dallas conference. And, over time, he says it will help make Texas America’s ‘center for capital markets’ and become a defining chapter in the state’s economic history, alongside Spindletop and the integrated circuit.
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North Texas’ Charles Schwab to Acquire Forge Global in $660M Deal, Aims to ‘Democratize Access’ to Private Markets
by | Nov 6, 2025
San Francisco-based Forge operates a premier private market platform and a leading trading marketplace through which investors have bought and sold more than $17 billion in private company shares. Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster said his company will use Forge's marketplace to "further democratize access to this increasingly important source of wealth creation for investors."
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Dallas-Based Corgan Acquires New York Architecture Firm Cooper Robertson

by | Nov 5, 2025
Cooper Robertson is known for its work on the Gateway Arch Visitor Center, the Princeton University Art Museum, and as master planners for Battery Park City and Hudson Yards’ urban design framework, among other key projects.
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‘There’s So Much Energy in Our Space’: Innovators, Investors Invigorate Sold-Out 2025 Venture Dallas Conference
by | Nov 5, 2025
From North Texas founders including John Carmack and Ben Lamm to investors like John Redgrave of DTX Ventures and Draper’s Andy Tang, the summit's speakers tackled hot topics from humanoid robots and tech transfer to AI, VC trends and Y’all Street. A call was also heard for more risk-taking by DFW’s innovation ecosystem: ‘We’ve got to be bravery hunters.’
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Children’s Health Plans New RedBird Location in Southern Dallas
by | Nov 5, 2025
Slated to open in December 2027, The RedBird Specialty Center will provide families with convenient access to urgent care, primary care, behavioral health services, and a wide range of pediatric specialties—including orthopedics and sports medicine through the Children's Health Andrews Institute.
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The Last Word: MassChallenge CEO on INNOVATE ’25 and Looking Ahead at Forces Shaping Economies
by | Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Patented: Monolithic 3D’s Multilayer Semiconductor Device Production Method and More North Texas Inventive Activity

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 30 with a total of 119 patents granted.
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Western Sports & Entertainment Co. Teton Ridge Names New Executive Chairman to Form an Office of the CEO
by | Nov 4, 2025
Shawn Colo brings a two-decade track record of success as an operator, investor, and entrepreneur building and growing businesses to Fort Worth-based Teton Ridge, which owns The Cowboy Channel and the Cowgirl Channel.
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AT&T- and Blackrock-Launched Gigapower Appoints New CEO
by | Nov 4, 2025
Francisco Maella, the former CEO and CTO of Dobson Fiber, succeeds Gigapower's founding CEO, Bill Hogg. Since its 2022 launch, Gigapower has connected more than 150 municipalities to high-speed broadband across nine states, including Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Minnesota.
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After Relocating HQ From California to Dallas, Professional Services Firm RGP Names New CEO
by | Nov 4, 2025
The global professional services firm recently relocated its HQ from Irvine, California, to Dallas. Roger Carlile, founder of Ankura Consulting Group, takes the helm as Kate Duchene moves from the role of president, CEO, and board member to executive advisor through Jan. 3.
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In $1.2B Deal, Dallas-Based CBRE Acquires Pearce Services to Serve Digital and Power Infrastructure

by | Nov 4, 2025
The acquisition complements CBRE's large and growing presence in digital and power infrastructure, CBRE Chair and CEO Bob Sulentic said, while opening "sizable new growth avenues for CBRE in markets where the need for Pearce’s services is growing rapidly."
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Taiwan’s E.SUN Bank Opens Country’s First Financial Outpost in Dallas, Citing ‘Economic Synergy’
by | Nov 4, 2025
The opening of E.SUN’s Dallas office —its second in the U.S.—comes as Taiwanese businesses are expanding rapidly in North America, with Texas on the rise as a global business hub. The new office complements the recently launched Taiwan Trade and Investment Center in Dallas, the bank noted.
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Magnit Global Plants Executive Headquarters in Dallas Metro
by | Nov 3, 2025
Led by CEO Chandra Dhandapani, Calif.-based Magnit is adopting a Dallas-first approach to U.S. hiring. The company's new office in Addison will anchor executive operations and board meetings as a strategic hub. Take a first look inside.
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Dallas-Based Gigabit Fiber Picks Nokia, LightRiver for ‘Future-Ready’ Network Buildout in Texas, Arizona
by | Nov 3, 2025
Backed by funds managed by New York–based Blue Owl Capital, the Dallas company is expanding its high-capacity fiber network with Nokia’s optical technology and LightRiver’s deployment expertise to meet rising AI and cloud demand.
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