Business

 

 

Engines, FinTech, Video Games: Dallas-Fort Worth Has Plenty of Growth Markets

by | Jan 30, 2020
Well-known or under the radar, these are technologies and companies that could become household names in our region.
MORE
funding
Follow the Money: Mercado Labs Gets $3.2M, PLH Group Raises $25.7M, Three Agencies Merge to Form $500M Firm
by | Jan 30, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving businesses and organizations in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Hilltop Opportunity Partners, On the Road Lending, Mindstream Media, Southwest Media Group, Digital Addix, TPG Growth, Novaria Group, and Trilogy Circuits.
MORE
Matthews
International Developers: Meet Jack Matthews From London (Ontario), Canada
by | Jan 30, 2020
The developer behind South Side on Lamar and the Omni Dallas Hotel is continuing to plan new projects in Dallas.
MORE
Hoque downtown Dallas
International Developers: Meet Mike Hoque From Dhaka, Bangladesh
by | Jan 30, 2020
The developer has several projects planned or underway in the downtown Dallas area, including the proposed Cedars mixed-used development SoGood @ Cedars.
MORE
Moayedi

International Developers: Meet Mehrdad Moayedi From Tehran, Iran

by | Jan 30, 2020
After his successful redo of The Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas, Moayedi is now redeveloping Collin Creek Mall into a mixed-used development in Plano.
MORE
Harwood Barbier-Mueller
International Developers: Meet Gabriel Barbier-Mueller From Geneva, Switzerland
by | Jan 30, 2020
Barbier-Mueller’s Harwood International currently has roughly 2 million square feet of space, and is known for building with unique, innovative, award-winning designs.
MORE
International Influence: How 5 Local Developers Are Making a Mark on North Texas’ Skylines
by | Jan 30, 2020
Meet the visionary developers from around the world who are behind some of the region's most visible real estate projects. Their developments manifest the denser, mixed-use approach, which is simply a fact of life in their home countries.
MORE
Thought Leaders: Dallas Innovates The [Tech] Talent Issue
Musings on innovation from the region's paradigm-shifting companies and organizations.
MORE
Vice President chief

DI People: Match Group, MoneyGram, AVIO Consulting, and Comerica Make Leadership Moves

by | Jan 28, 2020
In this weekly roundup of leadership and executive moves, you’ll also find news from PrimeLending, RealFoundations, Higginbotham, Ryan, Women’s Foodservice Forum, and more.
MORE
Match Group Dubey
Match Group’s Longtime CEO Mandy Ginsberg Steps Down, New Chief Executive Named
by | Jan 28, 2020
Match Group also named Gary Swidler as chief operating officer, in addition to his role as chief financial officer.
MORE
North Texas Corporate Innovators Set the Stage for Disruption
by | Jan 28, 2020
From public-safety blimps to revolutionary data centers, North Texas’ giants invented technology in 2019 to make our world a little bit better.
MORE
The Sinclair, the ‘World’s First All-Digital Hotel,’ Opens in Downtown Fort Worth
by | Jan 27, 2020
The Sinclair, Autograph Collection celebrated its grand opening last week with a Roaring Twenties party, and Intel hosted a drone show in its honor. The firework-like display featured 500 drones that shifted between themed scenes (and had passersby wondering what was going on in the sky).
MORE

The USPTO is Now Accepting National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nominations

by | Jan 27, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is accepting nominations until April 3.
MORE
Q+A: How Fidelity’s Head of Talent Management Flips the Script on HR Tech
Fidelity Investments' Andrea Hough says organizations often start by choosing technology that will help employees. But at Fidelity, she and her team work backwards: They start with an ideal employee experience, then they explore the tech that could help them get there.
MORE
Trend Micro Takes on ‘Patent Trolls’ Through LOT Network
by | Jan 24, 2020
Trend Micro is joining Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft in the fight against patent assertion entities, often referred to as "patent trolls," through the LOT Network.
MORE
Date Gone Wrong: Match Group’s New Safety Tech Gives Tinder a Panic Button, and More
by | Jan 23, 2020
Match Group, the parent company of Match, Tinder, OKCupid, Hinge and several other dating apps, is investing and partnering with Noonlight to offer online daters tools to feel and stay safe during dates. 
MORE