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‘The Model is Broken’: From North Texas, a National Call to Action for Biotech’s Future

by | Sep 24, 2025
At Dallas’ iC3 Summit, leaders from Texas and across the U.S. pointed to AI, new state initiatives like Proposition 14, and potential federal reforms as keys to speeding innovation and keeping America competitive in life sciences.
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Samsung Electronics’ Facial Un‑Distortion in Digital Images and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of August 19 with a total of 126 patents granted.
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HITRUST Names Veteran Cybersecurity Leader as Its New CEO
by | Sep 23, 2025
Gregory Webb brings more than 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT, and compliance across go-to-market, customer success, and engineering to Frisco-based HITRUST, whose founder, Daniel S. Nutkis, will transition to executive chairman.
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OneRyan Global Grabs a Minority Slice of Fort Worth-Based Mr Gatti’s Pizza
by | Sep 23, 2025
Dallas-based OneRyan Global is the family office of Ryan founder, Chairman, and CEO G. Brint Ryan and his family. Its minority stake in Mr. Gatti's is a continuation of its investment in the pizza-and-family-entertainment brand.
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Firehawk Aerospace Lands $4M Air Force Contract for 3D-Printed Rocket Propulsion Tech

by | Sep 23, 2025
The award is the latest signal of growing momentum for the North Texas defense tech company, which announced a state- and federal-backed deal to scale manufacturing in Oklahoma in May.
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Plano-Based Contact Center Analytics Platform AmplifAI Raises $33.7M Series B
by | Sep 23, 2025
AmplifAI said the funding and credit facility round, led by CVS Health Ventures, will accelerate its mission to unify human and AI agent performance and deliver "best-in-class" customer experience at scale.
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RobotLAB’s Cruzr Robot Rolls Into Cast of ‘Only Murders in the Building’
by | Sep 23, 2025
If you worry that robots may be coming to replace us, you may have thought at least actors were safe. Think again. The newest cast member on "Only Murders in the Building" is a cloud-based, intelligent humanoid robot that can man a doorman's desk like nobody's business.
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OK-Based Standley Systems Opens North Texas Office and Tech Showroom in Plano
by | Sep 18, 2025
“This Plano hub gives our teams the capacity and proximity to respond faster, and it gives clients a clear way to see how the technology will perform in their environment,” CEO Greg Elliott said.
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OmniOn Power Appoints Semiconductor Industry Veteran as President and CEO

by | Sep 18, 2025
David French’s appointment follows the resignation of Jeff Schnitzer, the company’s previous president and CEO, in August.
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North Texas-Based Commercial Metals’ $675M CP&P Acquisition Expands Early-Stage Construction Footprint and Job-Site Role
by | Sep 18, 2025
The cash deal for Concrete Pipe & Precast gives CMC a scalable entry into the fragmented $30 billion U.S. precast concrete market.
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Fort Worth’s Neon Cyber Exits Stealth, Unveils In-Browser Defense to Protect Companies—by Securing Employees
by | Sep 18, 2025
Neon Cyber, founded by security veterans Cody Pierce and Mark St. John, wants to curb phishing, shadow SaaS, and weak sign-ins by putting protection where work happens—inside the browser. “Cybersecurity has no perimeter," the company says, "and it’s time we stopped pretending it does.”
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Richardson-Based Energy Management Co. ENTOUCH Closes $50M Funding Round
by | Sep 17, 2025
ENTOUCH says it has seen rapid growth, driven by its ability to drive energy savings, operational efficiencies, and sustainability initiatives for multisite operators across retail, hospitality, banking, entertainment, fitness, healthcare, and senior living.
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Dallas’ Crux Capital Closes First Institutional Fund With Over $340M in Commitments

by | Sep 17, 2025
Crux focuses on partnering with businesses in the consumer and commercial services industries with a strong presence in the Sunbelt region. Its five platform companies are HTeaO, Woody's Brands, Uncommon Brands, Superscapes Landscape & Irrigation, and Buff City Soap.
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North Texas’ Airway Management Launches 3D-Printed Device for Sleep Apnea
by | Sep 17, 2025
Farmers Branch-based Airway said its new Nylon flexTAP includes a mouth shield and AM Aligner, making it the only oral appliance for mild to moderate sleep apnea to include a nasal breathing accessory improving efficacy.
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The Last Word: North Texas Bank CEO On the Fed’s First Rate Cut Since December
by | Sep 17, 2025
What does the Federal Reserve’s rate cut really mean? American National Bank of Texas CEO Robert Hulsey, who sits on the Dallas Fed board, weighs in.
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Colossal Raises Another $120M, Announces Pigeon Cell Breakthrough to Help ‘De‑Extinct’ the Dodo
by | Sep 17, 2025
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announced an add-on Series C raise that values it at $10.32 billion. Meanwhile, eggs are being laid in Texas to help advance the "de-extinction" of the famously extinct dodo bird—with a little help from the Nicobar pigeon, the dodo's closest living relative.
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