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Flytrex’s new Sky2 drone delivering a Little Caesar's pizza order. The octocopter drone can carry up to 8.8 pounds. [Photo: Flytrex]
Flytrex Launches New Drone in North Texas That Can Deliver ‘Industry-Leading’ Food Orders
by David Seeley | Apr 23, 2026
Flytrex's new Sky2 drone can carry up to 8.8 pounds—enough for two large Little Caesars pizzas plus Crazy Puffs, Crazy Bread, and 20-ounce drinks in a single flight. That's "a first for on-demand food delivery by air," Flytrex said. But for now, the service is limited to a service area in Wylie, northeast of Dallas.
by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 22, 2026
The new office is designed to simplify how organizations work with SMU—whether through research partnerships, workforce development, or student engagement.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 22, 2026
As the VC firm nears the closing of its $200 million fund, the addition of Beau Spradling as CFO and the establishment of a permanent headquarters at Old Parkland will bolster the firm for its next phase of growth as it prepares for future funds, Balerion said.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 22, 2026
The online neighborhood network's first hub in Texas will have 15 employees on day one, with plans to grow to 30-40 team members by summer 2026. Co-Founder and CEO Nirav Tolia has lived in the city since 2021—and Nextdoor's CFO is also Dallas-based.
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Pratt & Whitney's GTF Advantage engine was unveiled in 2021. The company has opened a new $78 million MRO facility in Irving. [Photo: Pratt & Whitney]
Pratt & Whitney Opens New $78M Aircraft Engine MRO Facility in Irving
by David Seeley | Apr 22, 2026
The new facility in Irving spans half a million square feet, Pratt & Whitney said, and is operated by its Commercial Serviceable Assets business, which buys, sells, and manages used serviceable material (USM) and aircraft engines—with a focus on the company's high-efficiency GTF engine.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 22, 2026
Pudu is relocating its U.S. HQ from Santa Clara, California, to Richardson's Sherman Tech Center. With nearly 15,000 of its robots deployed across the Americas to date for everyone from NASA to Walmart to Quik Trip, Pudu's solutions include service and industrial delivery, commercial cleaning, and "general embodied AI."
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 22, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 8 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of March 24 with a total of 171 patents granted.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 21, 2026
Terrasoul is a vertically integrated, branded foods platform with a broad portfolio of superfood products, including nuts, seeds, dried fruits, powders, baking ingredients, and functional beverage mix-ins.
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McKesson CEO Brian Tyler [Photo: McKesson]
McKesson To Sell $1.25B Minority Stake in Medical-Surgical Unit to Apollo Ahead of Planned IPO
by Quincy Preston | Apr 21, 2026
The deal with Apollo Funds values Medical-Surgical Solutions at $13 billion. It’s a key step as McKesson prepares to spin off the unit and take it public in the second half of 2027.
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Dallas-Based CBRE Partners With Meta on Training Fiber Technicians to Build Meta’s U.S. Data Centers
by David Seeley |
Apr 21, 2026
CBRE said it plans to train "thousands of workers" to install technical infrastructure, fiber-optic cables, network gear, and other mission-critical equipment at Meta’s data center construction sites across the U.S.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 21, 2026
Jacobs said Flood IQ provides a unified operational view by combining rainfall radar, river and coastal conditions, stormwater and wastewater network data, and critical infrastructure data. The platform uses AI-powered analytics to forecast both where and when flooding may occur—and supports coordinated actions to protect communities during severe weather events.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 21, 2026
According to a Business Insider report, Oracle will be the tenant for all three data centers, as well as the fourth one planned at the campus in Red Oak. Tokyo-based MUFG Bank, Ltd. was the administrative agent, coordinating lead arranger, and sole bookrunner on the $2 billion loan.
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From left: Danny Tobey, Sean Fulton, and Dean Ball. Tobey and Fulton are attorneys at DLA Piper; Ball is a senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation and the primary staff drafter of America's AI Action Plan. [Courtesy photos]
Dean Ball Helped Write America’s AI Action Plan. In Dallas, He Told Business Leaders What to Watch For — and What Keeps Him Up at Night
by Quincy Preston | Apr 16, 2026
At Convergence AI Dallas, DLA Piper's Danny Tobey opened with a bottom line for business leaders: "Our AI is ROI." From there, colleague Sean Fulton and federal policy architect Dean Ball dug into what the U.S. action plan got right, what was left on the cutting room floor, and if ignoring a superhuman AI system could become the new negligence.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 16, 2026
The Texas Innovation Operating System is tapping into what the partners call "a growing alignment across Texas for a broader innovation community." The connected system aims to be a first step in what the partners describe as "the G20 of Texas Cities in Innovation"—promoting regional innovation as well as connecting into the broader statewide network.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 16, 2026
Primarily designed for laundry care across various laundry soaps, scent boosters, and dryer balls, the new Fruits with Benefits fragrance line also extends across a wide range of home, cleaning, and body care products spanning room spray, foaming hand soap, body wash and lotion, bar soap, multi-surface cleaner and more, Addison-based Buff City said.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 16, 2026
The planned upgrades include a "store-based app experience" aimed at helping customers easily navigate through stores, book services at Walmart’s Auto Care Center, and more.
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