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Colossal Biosciences Names Australian De‑Extinction Scientist as Its Chief Biology Officer

by | Aug 20, 2025
Andrew Pask is known for his expertise in de-extinction science, developmental genetics, and conservation technologies. He leads the Thylacine Integrated Genomic Restoration Research Lab (TIGGR) at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
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Nearing $5B Valuation, Island Names Former project44 Exec as Its New CFO
by | Aug 20, 2025
Tim MacCarrick brings more than 25 years of financial and operational leadership across high-growth software and technology organizations, including both public companies and private equity-backed firms.
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New Director Named for Fort Worth Economic Development
by | Aug 20, 2025
Jessica Rogers will lead Fort Worth’s economic development strategy, focusing on business recruitment and retention, workforce development, small business development, and creating a vibrant and diverse economy,
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Dallas Biotech Launches Open-Access AI Tool Targeting One of Brain Drug Discovery’s Toughest Hurdles
by | Aug 20, 2025
With just 2% to 6% of small-molecule drugs able to cross the blood-brain barrier, researchers and drugmakers face steep odds. Lantern Pharma’s tool, the company’s CEO says, could be “a paradigm shift” in developing treatments for conditions ranging from brain cancers to Parkinson’s disease.
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Dallas-Based LevelBlue Closes Acquisition of Trustwave, Forming ‘World’s Largest’ MSSP

by | Aug 20, 2025
LevelBlue—formerly known as AT&T Cybersecurity before its spinout as a standalone business last year—said the deal makes it "the world’s largest pure-play" managed security services provider, with the broadest and most comprehensive portfolio of managed security, offensive security, strategic advisory, incident response, and security software.
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Patented: Northrop Grumman Systems’ Spacecraft Servicing Using a Pod and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of July 15 with a total of 160 patents granted.
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U.K.-Based Yondr Group to Develop Hyperscale Data Center South of Dallas
by | Aug 19, 2025
Yondr said the project on 163 acres in Lancaster marks a "milestone" in its U.S. expansion. Newly appointed CEO Aaron Wangenheim called Dallas "one of the largest and fastest-growing data center markets in the world."
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UT Dallas, UT Southwestern Among Six 2025 iC3 Tech Transfer Showcase Finalists
by | Aug 19, 2025
Part of the 2025 iC³ Life Science & Healthcare Innovation Summit to be held September 16-17 in Dallas, the showcase pitch event is designed to connect university researchers with potential investors, industry executives, and strategic partners. This is the first year the showcase has expanded beyond Texas.
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Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s first new terminal in 20 years is breaking records in modular construction with its historic lift of six prefabricated structures. [Photo: DFW Airport]

DFW Airport’s Terminal F Rises With Record-Setting Modular Construction—and a Scaled-Up $4B Plan to Meet Global Demand

by | Aug 19, 2025
Football-field-sized prefab structures weighing as much as 12 Dreamliners now stand at DFW. The $4 billion Terminal F expansion, which doubled in scope this May to 31 gates, is billed as the largest modular airport project ever.
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Jacobs Tapped to Guide $5B Pediatric Hospital Campus Project in Dallas
by | Aug 18, 2025
The Dallas-based firm will provide program management and oversee construction activity for the new medical campus from Children’s Health and UT Southwestern.
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FieldPulse founder and CEO Gabe Pinchev (center) celebrates with his Dallas team after announcing the company’s $50 million Series C funding round, led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with Catalyst Investors joining as a new backer. [Photo: FieldPulse]
Dallas-Based FieldPulse Scores $50M Series C as Trade Service Management Market Heads Toward $11 Billion
by | Aug 15, 2025
Founded in 2015, the company reports fourfold growth in 21 months while rolling out new AI-powered management tools for trade businesses. Fulcrum Equity Partners returns to lead the round, joined by new backer Catalyst Investors.
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X Marks the Spot as Uptown Dallas’ Tallest Tower Opens
by | Aug 14, 2025
From the park to the penthouse, 23Springs brings new views, new dining, and new space to Uptown. The Dallas district’s new development with its double X-braced tower opens more than halfway leased.
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The Last Word: On How Chili’s Has Become ‘The Hottest Restaurant Chain in the Country’

by | Aug 14, 2025
In June, Dallas Innovates wrote about how Chili's went viral on TikTok this year, snagging “over 200 million views" for videos about the chain's Triple Dipper menu offerings and stretched-out mozzarella sticks. Now Slate has taken a deeper dive into why the Dallas-based brand has become "the hottest restaurant chain in the country."
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Passive Design, Proactive Conversations—and a Win for Sustainable Architecture
The “Academy Award of Architecture”—the AIA Firm Award—recently went to Dallas-based LPA Design Studios. Ellen Mitchell, who directs the firm’s sustainability and applied research, sees the win as a shift toward broadening what award-winning design really means. Here’s how the firm is building modern, greener commercial spaces by starting with better questions.
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Lazer Logistics Expands Presence in DFW, Chicago With 13th Acquisition
by | Aug 14, 2025
Atlanta-based Lazer Logistics is strengthening its position in Dallas/Fort Worth, one of the nation’s busiest freight corridors.
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Motion carries: Kelly Baggett, Fort Worth Innovation Coordinator; District 10 Councilmember Alan Blaylock; John Lauer, Founder and CEO of Adom Industries; City Manager Jay Chapa; and Michael Hennig, Economic Development Manager, in chambers after Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved $15 million in incentives for Adom's $229 million cloud-connected electronics factory Tuesday night.
Fort Worth Lands Adom Industries’ $229M AI-Native Cloud Factory and HQ
by | Aug 13, 2025
The Fort Worth City Council unanimously approved $15 million in incentives Tuesday night as founder John Lauer commits to making Fort Worth home for what he calls the world's first cloud-connected electronics prototyping facility. "This is going to completely revolutionize the electronics industry," he says.
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