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Follow the Money: Belluscura Raises $2.7M, Systum Gets $10.7M; Diodes Plans $428M Acquisition

by | Aug 15, 2019
You’ll also find news about deals totaling at least $202 million, including Systum, Green Brick Partners, TPG, Curbio, The Pursuant Group, Sabre, Rent-A-Center, and ECi Software Solutions in this roundup of funding, mergers, and acquisitions involving companies with interests in North Texas.
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Pursuant Group Acquires Boston-based Nonprofit Fundraising Platform Causemo
by | Aug 15, 2019
The Dallas-based nonprofit fundraising and tech company says the acquisition continues its efforts to invest in data-driven technology solutions.
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European Wax Center is Moving its Corporate Headquarters to Plano
by | Aug 15, 2019
The national corporation has begun its move from Florida, bringing 100 jobs to North Texas with it. In June, EWC was the Cause Marketing Champion in the 1st Annual Franchise Innovation Awards.
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Hedera Hashgraph Gets IBM and Tata Communications For Its Governing Council
by | Aug 15, 2019
Hedera Hashgraph has announced two more members to govern changes to its enterprise-ready distributed ledger platform. As Hedera moves closer to its Mainnet going live, we look back on how the Council came to be, what its role in the Mainnet launch will be, and what companies are involved.
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Plano Cloud Software Provider Raises $10.7M in New Round

by | Aug 13, 2019
Systum, a business solutions firm, will use the funding to add new functionality to its cloud-based software and to expand its marketing and sales efforts.
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DI People: Linear Labs, Ryan, TTN Fleet Solutions Make Leadership Moves
by | Aug 13, 2019
Also, you’ll find news from the City of Carrollton, EnLink Midstream, McCarthy Holdings, and Builders FirstSource in this roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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Role Play: “Indoor City” KidZania Announces Lineup of Industry Partners for First U.S. Location in Frisco
by | Aug 12, 2019
KidZania will give kids a chance to experience more than 100 careers sponsored by nationally recognized locals like MOOYAH, SMU, Texas Health Resources, WFAA, and more. The 75,000-square-foot kid-sized city is designed to educate and entertain children ages 4-14, "bridging the gap between school and their future."
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Not Your Dad’s Recliner: American Leather Unveils Innovation Lab Dedicated to Design
by | Aug 12, 2019
The furniture manufacturer's new innovation lab supports the company's commitment to industry-disrupting design. Take our photo tour of the facility to see the process come to life.
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‘Hop-on Jet Service’ JetSuiteX Rebrands to JSX, Gives its Airplanes a New Look

by | Aug 9, 2019
JSX offers publicly available charter flights on 30-seat jets from private terminals in California, Washington, and Nevada, helping passengers save time and money.
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First Look: Take a Photo Tour of the Toyota Experience Center
From interactive kiosks and a motorsports gallery to virtual test drives and robots, get an inside look at the new Experience Center at Toyota’s Plano headquarters.
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Toyota’s CEO on its New Experience Center: ‘It’s Really the Exclamation Point of Our Move Here to Texas’
The 44,000-square-foot Toyota Experience Center at the auto manufacturer's Plano headquarters is now open, complete with actual cars, virtual reality, an innovation gallery, and even human support robots. It's a representation of teamwork, company culture, talent, and the spirit of "One Toyota." For now, it's for employees and their guests, but get an inside look here.
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Follow the Money: Varidesk Backs Common Desk; Crossplane Capital Raises $94M; defi Solutions Merges
by | Aug 8, 2019
You'll also find news from Aspire Marketing Services, Trinity Hunt Partners, Firestone & Robertson Distilling, DFW Bitcoin, Sharp, Shermco, Texas Document Solutions, U.S. Risk, and Texas Energy Control Products in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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ECi Rebrands to Recognize its 20 Years of Growth in Business Software

by | Aug 7, 2019
The brand refresh reflects Fort Worth-based ECi's mission of providing small- and mid-sized businesses with support and purpose-built solutions. Also today, ECi released its new cloud-based analytics and data visualization platform to help users "become data-driven masters of their respective industries."
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How to Get Your Boss to Send You to S.H.E. Summit Dallas
by | Aug 7, 2019
Munck Wilson Mandala invites you to S.H.E. Summit Dallas—Aug. 29, 2019, at the Hilton Anatole. Experience a full day of keynotes, panel discussions, and networking focused on diversity and inclusion.
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Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of July 30
by | Aug 7, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Rockwell Collins' night sky spatial orientation, Advanced Cooling Therapy's devices for controlling patient temperature, Capital One Services' data processing platform monitoring, FreeFlight Systems' UAV guidance and communication device , Innovative Defense's subterranean formation shock fracturing charge delivery system, IBM's location of misplaced mobile computing devices, K2M's expandable spinal implants, Lennox Industries' systems for operating HVAC systems in low load conditions, Rolls-Royce Corp.'s aircraft engine cleaning system, and TissueGen's conformation and structural integrity of biomolecules
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North Texas Leaves Its Mark on Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Workplaces
by | Aug 6, 2019
See why Irving's Epsilon-Conversant made the list of Fast Company's first annual 50 best workplaces for innovators, along with companies such as Amazon, Chobani, Salesforce, and WeTransfer.
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