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Digital Wealth Partners Promotes Its Chief Compliance Officer to CEO

by | Jul 10, 2025
The Dallas-based digital asset investment management firm said that Max Kahn has played "a pivotal role" in shaping the company’s compliance framework and strategic direction.
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Targeting Distressed Multifamily Opportunities, Dallas’ S2 Capital Closes New $373M Fund
by | Jul 10, 2025
S2 Capital said its new fund received institutional backing from U.S. and European investors, including global asset managers, public pension, multi-family offices, and sophisticated wealth management firms.
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Smoothie King Gets Minority Growth Investment From San Francisco’s Main Post Partners
by | Jul 10, 2025
Dallas-based Smoothie King said the partnership marks "a powerful new chapter" for the brand, positioning it for accelerated growth, innovation, and market leadership. The news comes as Smoothie King is rolling out an expanded Power Eats Menu of "protein-packed, flavorful meals" to complement its iconic smoothies.
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North Texas Food Inspection Co. FlexXray To Acquire French Firm as It Eyes Expansion Into Canada
by | Jul 10, 2025
Arlington-based FlexXray said the acquisition marks its first European operation. The company's advanced X-ray inspection technologies and CT capabilities enable it to detect most foreign material in food and beverages down to 0.8 mm or smaller.
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The Last Word: On the Growing Power of Women in Wealth Management

by | Jul 10, 2025
BFS Advisory Group President Debra Brennan Tagg is just one of several high-achieving female financial advisers quoted in D CEO's recent story "The Future of Wealth Management is Female." The article notes that by 2030, women in the U.S. will control nearly five times more wealth than they did 10 years ago. And increasingly, women are among the wealth managers who advise them on how to grow and protect their money.
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GameSquare Makes First $5M Ethereum Buy Under $100M Plan to Expand Crypto-Native Treasury Strategy
by | Jul 10, 2025
The Frisco gaming and media company, backed by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the Goff family, secured board approval for the new plan and raised $9.2 million from a stock offering, including a full over-allotment driven by investor demand.
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Immersive Game Experience Glow or Go Opens in Dallas Design District
by | Jul 9, 2025
The immersive experience from New York-based Fever is set in a world that's been drained of color and emotion. It challenges teams of four to eight players to complete a mission: Restore color to a lifeless world by conquering five high-energy game zones.
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Fort Worth-Based ‘Netflix for Pet Lovers’ buddi Partners With Bark TV
by | Jul 9, 2025
Dog lovers can now watch Bark TV on buddi's streaming platform, and two original buddi shows are also joining the Bark TV lineup: "buddi's Besties" and "Pawsome Profiles."
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With Office in North Texas, Agentic AI Firm Covasant Merges with Austin’s konaAI and California’s DCube Data Sciences

by | Jul 9, 2025
Hyperabad, India-based agentic AI firm Covasant—which has a North Texas office in Plano and a U.K. office in London—aims to "directly confront adoption barriers for agentic AI" while delivering "robust, end-to-end enterprise governance solutions" through the newly combined entity, Covasant Technologies.
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Veteran Banker to Chair Dallas EDC Board as Four New Officers Take the Lead
by | Jul 9, 2025
Gilbert Gerst steps in as chair alongside new officers Jimmy Tran, Ardo Fuentes, and Dania Duncan Moreno as the nonprofit economic development group works to attract more business investment to Dallas.
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Patented: Spark Biomedical’s Stress Control Using Auricular Neurostimulation and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of June 3 with a total of 132 patents granted.
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Driverless Shuttles, 3D Printing, and a New DFW Link-Up: Mozee Taps 46 Labs’ Network to Keep Its Urban Transit Fleet Connected
by | Jul 8, 2025
The Arlington-based autonomous shuttle startup is plugging its electric, AI-powered fleet into Dallas’ “carrier’s carrier” to help tackle first-mile, last-mile headaches in city centers. 46 Labs’ platform could even help its shuttles double as roaming mobile hotspots.
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Dallas Regional Chamber’s Longtime CEO To Leave Post, Search Begins for New Leader

by | Jul 8, 2025
DRC President and CEO Dale Petroskey will step down at year’s end after nearly 12 years of service. During his tenure, he's led the DRC to National Chamber of the Year honors as North Texas' nationwide business clout skyrocketed. “Whoever succeeds me will be stepping into one of the most interesting and rewarding jobs in America,” Petroskey said.
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Real Estate Investment and Services Firm Sealy & Co. Names New CFO
by | Jul 7, 2025
James Cook announced his retirement after 24 years of service and will officially retire on June 30. James Gilligan will take his new post, effective June 16.
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Align Capital Partners Acquires New York-based Legalex LLC
by | Jul 5, 2025
Align has investment teams based in Dallas and Cleveland. Legalex is an all-in-one technology-enabled platform designed to support process serving, court e-filing, skip tracing, and investigative services across all 50 states.
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Australia’s QSIC Hires Epsilon Retail Media Vet to Lead U.S. Ops, Names First Chief Data & AI Officer
by | Jul 4, 2025
Backed by fresh funding and a key North America office in Dallas, the global in-store audio platform is betting on AI and data intelligence to transform the shopper experience and drive the next frontier of retail media.
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