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Restaurant Pay-at-Table Platform Ziosk Names Former AT&T Exec as Its New CTO

by | Aug 13, 2025
Jacob Feinstein will oversee Ziosk's engineering organization and play a key role in scaling the company's technology platform while advancing its mission to enhance the guest experience in hospitality.
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Taylor Sheridan’s SGS Studios Launches Texas’ Largest Production Campus in Fort Worth, With More to Come
by | Aug 13, 2025
Sheridan—the powerhouse behind hit shows like "Yellowstone" and "Landman"—is partnering with Paramount Television and Dallas-based Hillwood on the new production campus in AllianceTexas. Additional production campuses are now planned across the huge development, with a goal of making Texas "'a global force in the film industry."
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Flytrex To ‘Vastly Expand’ DFW Drone Deliveries After ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ FAA Nod
by | Aug 13, 2025
Since it first began drone-delivering chicken wings in Granbury in 2022, Flytrex has expanded its services to Little Elm and Frisco via partnerships with restaurant brands and DoorDash. Now—after becoming just the fourth drone delivery company to snag FAA Beyond Visual Line of Sight approval—Flytrex drones will soon be buzzing all over DFW. Its big goal: reaching over 100 million across the U.S.
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Patented: Dallas Chocolatier Kate Weiser’s Hot Beverage Shells That Release Cocoa and Marshmallows, Plus More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of July 8 with a total of 142 patents granted.
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Batbox Scores Another $3M to Expand Its Topgolf-Style Baseball Beyond Restaurants

by | Aug 12, 2025
Batbox said this latest capital injection allowed it to secure full ownership of its core technology and IP, including key patents and software rights.
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From 50-50 Equity Splits to Federal Contracts: Funding Experts Detail ‘Creative Ways to Recycle Capital’ at DFW Startup Week
by | Aug 12, 2025
With startups facing a more unforgiving fundraising landscape, experts at the Future of Venture Forum presented alternative capital paths including venture studios, government grants, revenue-based financing—plus why the Texas Stock Exchange positions IPOs as growth capital, not just exits.
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The Last Word: Dreamers of Day CTO On Small Website Misses That Lead to Big Problems
by | Aug 12, 2025
Your pretty website won't save you when technical missteps torpedo your revenue.
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The DRC takes its members on regular trips to Washington, D.C. to advocate for policies that benefit the Dallas region business community.. [Photo: Dallas Regional Chamber]
DRC Expert: What the Federal Budget Means for Business
Signed into law on July 4, the sweeping “one big, beautiful bill” makes 2017 tax cuts permanent, boosts manufacturing incentives, expands Pell Grants, and offers new support for small businesses and working families. Here's a breakdown.
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Food- and Consumer-Focused Kainos Capital Announces New CFO, Other Team Moves

by | Aug 7, 2025
The Dallas PE firm, which has deployed $3 billion across 40-plus deals, taps former Vortus and TPG executive Ryan Horstman as founding CFO David Knickel transitions to advisor.
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Kimberly-Clark Names Former Nestlé Canada CEO as President, North America
by | Aug 7, 2025
John Carmichael will lead the company's personal care, family care, and professional businesses across the United States and Canada.
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Dallas’ Advanced Process Solutions Acquired by Atlanta-Based Provest Equity Partners
by | Aug 7, 2025
APS is a precision manufacturing company serving the semiconductor and energy industries with highly engineered solutions and process equipment. It was recently recognized with Texas Instruments' Supplier of the Year award.
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Dallas’ S2 Capital Jumps Into Industrial Real Estate with Fort Capital Buy, $350M Pipeline
by | Aug 7, 2025
The Dallas investment manager, known for its $11 billion in multifamily deals, is building a new industrial vertical under CEO Scott Everett with industry veterans Chris Roach as president and Parker McCormack as CIO. The 50-person team will manage 11 million square feet as e-commerce growth drives demand for warehouse space closer to consumers.
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Apollo Sets Stage to Deploy ‘Billions’ Through Dallas’ Stream Data Centers in Digital Infrastructure Push

by | Aug 7, 2025
With the NYC investment giant taking a majority stake, Stream Data Centers is positioned to execute on a multi-gigawatt pipeline as Apollo estimates data centers will require "several trillion dollars" of global investment over the next decade.
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North Texas’ Pieces Technologies Launches Mobile Personal Assistant to ‘Transform’ How Doctors Make Patient Notes
by | Aug 7, 2025
Pieces in your Pocket focuses on "brief, targeted interactions" that respect physicians' workflow preferences while delivering better documentation outcomes, the Irving-based company said. Main points for patient progress notes can be made on a doctor's phone "in as short as 30 to 45 seconds."
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North Texas’ QinFlow Launches Advanced Blood and IV Fluid Warming Device for ICUs and Operating Rooms
by | Aug 7, 2025
Plano- and Israel-based QinFlow's new Warrior AC Station delivers warm blood and IV fluids "in seconds." That meets a critical need in hospital ORs and ICUs, where blood is stored at temperatures as low as 36 degrees.
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Apple’s $600B Commitment to Manufacturing in U.S. Includes Several Partner Sites in North Texas
by | Aug 7, 2025
As it announced a new $100 billion commitment to manufacturing in America Monday—for a planned total of $600 billion over the next four years—Apple said a lot of that money will be spent in Sherman, 60 miles north of Dallas. Its partners there include Texas Instruments, GlobalWafers America, and Coherent, which makes the lasers that enable FaceID on iPhones and iPads.
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