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The Last Word: On the New Brand Look of the 2025 BMW Dallas Marathon

by | Aug 6, 2025
The BMW Dallas Marathon is gearing up for its 2025 race weekend, to be held in a long, winding course around White Rock Lake December 12–14. One way it's doing that is by unveiling "a bold new logo" featuring a modern take on the Pegasus—Dallas' celebrated icon—stretching its neck out toward victory. Along with a refreshed merchandise collection, the updated visual identity "reflects the organization’s evolution as a premier running event and its deep connection to the Dallas community," organizers said.
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Patented: USAA’s Invisible Ink Tattoo Authentication System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of July 1 with a total of 150 patents granted.
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Fort Worth’s NtelCare Launches AI Radar System to Help Prevent Bed Falls in Care Centers
by | Aug 6, 2025
Following a $2.3 million seed round, NtelCare is now raising a $5 million Series A to scale its AI-driven system. Using 4D radar imaging and machine learning, the technology detects subtle “bed exit behavior” to help care centers intervene early and prevent falls among senior residents.
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Dallas-Based Smoothie King Partners With HEINZ for First‑Ever Ketchup Smoothie
by | Aug 6, 2025
Aiming to solve the "Is a tomato a fruit?" question once and for all, the HEINZ Tomato Ketchup Smoothie went on sale today at select Smoothie King locations nationwide. The "sweet and fruity" smoothie with a "bright, tangy ketchup finish" is available while supplies last.
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MROH Group Names Former U.S. Marine Naval Aviator as Its New CEO

by | Aug 5, 2025
Most recently, Carroll Lane was senior vice president at Kaman Corp., where he led the company’s Engineered Products and Precision Products segments.
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Dallas’ Pegasus Park Names Its First Campus Executive Director
by | Aug 5, 2025
David E. Snow brings more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of research, entrepreneurship, and economic development. He most recently was president and CEO of the University of Arkansas Technology Development Foundation.
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Dude Perfect Partners with Regal Cinemas To Launch Movie Based on Their ‘Hero Tour’
by | Aug 5, 2025
The "eventized" theatrical experience will get an L.A. premiere before launching in hundreds of movie theaters worldwide from Sept. 26 through Oct. 9.
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The Last Word: North Texas Financial Exec Breaks Down the AI Track at DFW Startup Week
Everyone’s talking about AI. But what do companies actually need to hear? Here’s what one veteran exec thinks startups and leaders really need to focus on—straight from the front lines at DSW25.
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A Dallas Developer Is Building a ‘Live-Operating System for Modern Life’ Inside Mansfield’s $2.5B Entertainment District

by | Aug 5, 2025
House of Tangram’s 30-acre slice of the North Texas city's 100-acre Staybolt Street District includes AI-driven hotels, programmable convention space, two next-gen residential communities, and immersive retail. Its tech layer? Powered by Dallas startup NuStudio.AI.
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NYSE Texas Gets a Leader as It Sets Up Headquarters at Dallas’ Old Parkland Campus
by | Aug 5, 2025
The New York Stock Exchange said that Bryan Daniel brings extensive experience in public policy, most recently serving as the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission. The NYSE Texas HQ at Old Parkland is slated to open next year.
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$5.3B U.K. Cybersecurity Co. Darktrace Opens North Texas Office, Names New U.S. Execs
by | Aug 5, 2025
Acquired last year by Chicago's Thoma Bravo for $5.3 billion, Darktrace was co-founded by British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and former U.K. intelligence officials. Lynch died last summer when his superyacht Bayesian sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily.
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IKEA Expands in North Texas With Two Best Buy Pilots and Two New Stores
by | Aug 2, 2025
The Swedish retailer will test its store-within-a-store concept at Best Buy stores in Mesquite and Hurst, while adding Dallas and Rockwall locations by year end.
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Magellan Health Promotes Chief Medical Officer to CEO Post

by | Jul 31, 2025
Caroline Carney, a board-certified internist and board-certified psychiatrist, has held key clinical leadership positions serving complex populations over the span of her career, including a post as medical director for the Indiana Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning.
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Frisco-Based Fortis Acquires B2B Payment Processor Serve First Solutions
by | Jul 31, 2025
Fortis called the acquisition another strategic step forward in its mission to be "a transformative partner for software platforms serving businesses with multichannel payment workflows."
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North Texas Pharmacy Benefit Manager CerpassRx Acquired by Maryland’s LucyRx
by | Jul 31, 2025
The deal brings together CerpassRx’s "proven track record of service and cost containment" with LucyRx’s technology-driven clinical approach, all under a shared vision for "smarter, more transparent prescription care," LucyRx said.
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7-Eleven Partners with Mattel on ‘First‑Ever’ Branded Hot Wheels Car
by | Jul 31, 2025
The Irving-based retailer is partnering with Mattel for the new 7-Eleven x Hot Wheels collection, featuring a lineup of collectibles built for car fanatics and skateboard lovers alike.
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