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Jessica Rogers [Photo: Fort Worth Economic Development Dept.]
New Director Named for Fort Worth Economic Development
by Lance Murray | 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,
Dallas Biotech Launches Open-Access AI Tool Targeting One of Brain Drug Discovery’s Toughest Hurdles
by Quincy Preston |
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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by Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2025
Formed by a merger among Community Direct DX (CDx), Scienetix, and the R&D division of Advanta Genetics, OSPRI specializes in polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based infectious disease detection. It develops and delivers advanced tools that improve access to high-quality care across key healthcare segments, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
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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Image of a Yondr data center in Northern Virginia [Photo: Yondr Group]
U.K.-Based Yondr Group to Develop Hyperscale Data Center South of Dallas
by Lance Murray | 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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by David Seeley |
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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by David Seeley |
Aug 19, 2025
If approved by the FCC, the merger would create America's largest local broadcasting company, with Irving-based Nexstar reaching nearly 80% of TV households across the country.
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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]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DFW_Terminal_F_Module_Move_3-970-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
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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![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]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/FieldPulse-Series-C-940x436.jpg)
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 Quincy Preston | 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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by Quincy Preston |
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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by Lance Murray |
Aug 14, 2025
McKinney-based StatLab said the moves mark "a significant step forward" in its European growth strategy, expanding its direct commercial presence to the top four European markets: France, Germany, Italy, and the U.K.
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by David Seeley |
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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Photo: Lazer Logistics
Lazer Logistics Expands Presence in DFW, Chicago With 13th Acquisition
by Lance Murray | 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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by Quincy Preston |
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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by Lance Murray |
Aug 13, 2025
Chandra Dhandapani's career spans nearly 30 years, currently as CEO of Magnit Global and previously as CEO of Global Workplace Solutions at CBRE and chief information officer at CapitalOne's financial services division.
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by Lance Murray |
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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