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Dallas-Based Improving Acquires Chicago Cloud Software Company DragonSpears

by | Jun 3, 2025
Improving said the acquisition of DragonSpears will significantly bolster its presence in the Midwestern United States, as well as increase its annualized revenue beyond $285 million.
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North Texas’ LiquidStack Unveils ‘GigaModular’ Coolant Distribution Unit at French Trade Show
by | Jun 3, 2025
The demanding nature of AI workloads is pushing data center thermal management requirements to "unprecedented heights," Carrollton-based LiquidStack said. The company's new GigaModular CDU aims to chill things out with up to 10MW of scalable cooling capacity.
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Chicago Co.’s Restaurant Concept To Anchor ‘The Seam’ in the Dallas Design District
by | Jun 3, 2025
A new concept from Chicago-based restaurant group Lettuce Entertain You will be the dining anchor for The Seam, a "reimagining" of a seven-building property at 1444 Oak Lawn. The Seam will feature 160,000 square feet of experiential dining, shopping, and wellness concepts when it opens in Summer 2026.
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SignaPay Opens New ‘Innovation Hub’ HQ in Irving, Pool Table Included
by | Jun 3, 2025
SignaPay's new headquarters is designed for accelerated R&D and a "wellness-first culture," Founder and CEO John Martillo said. The new HQ is aimed at accelerating fintech innovation while boosting capacity for 100+ employees of the Inc. 500 payments provider.
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Dallas-Based 2 The Moon Ventures Snaps Up Alvies, an Austin Cowboy-Boot Brand

by | May 29, 2025
In sync with the Western fashion trend, VC firm adds a bootmaker that's known for customer experience to its existing portfolio company, Rujo Boots.
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The CIO’s Evolving Role: 5 Critical Questions for Driving Strategic Value in a Rapidly Changing Business Landscape
by | May 29, 2025
Bridging the Gap Between Technology and Business Strategy
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Dallas’ Arcis Golf Partners With iFIT on Golf-Fitness Programming
by | May 29, 2025
The companies will develop golf workouts, performance training, and on-course strategy sessions—produced at Arcis Golf clubs—that will be available on iFIT's mobile platform and mobile devices, as well as on iFIT-enabled machines including NordicTrack, ProForm, and Freemotion.
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The Last Word: 2 DFW Restaurants Make the Top 10 in Texas Monthly’s 2025 ‘Top 50 BBQ Joints’
by | May 29, 2025
Ashley Weaver and her husband, Dayne Weaver, have smoked themselves up a place of honor in Texas barbecue lore. Their Aledo restaurant, Dayne's Craft Barbecue, just cracked the Top 10 in the famed, every-four-years Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ Joints list. By ranking No. 7, Dayne's joins Fort Worth-based Goldee's Bar-B-Q as the only North Texas BBQ joints in the Top 10. (Goldee's, which ranks No. 3 in 2025, made it all the way to the top in 2021 by ranking No. 1.) 
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Irving’s Caris Life Sciences Files for IPO, Backed by AI-Driven Precision Oncology Platform

by | May 28, 2025
With $1.86 billion raised since 2018 and recent product launches, the North Texas life science company founded in 2008 is preparing for a public debut on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, following a $168 million growth capital round in April.
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Dallas-Based Bottle Rocket and Brazil’s DTI Digital Merge to Expand Global Digital Transformation Reach
by | May 28, 2025
The two innovation firms—both part of WPP’s global network—quietly merged in January, bringing together product design, enterprise engineering, and nearshore delivery to serve clients worldwide.
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The Last Word: Karen Hughes White on Ann Richards’ Timeless Advice—and the Ripple Effect of Investing in Women
by | May 28, 2025

“Because we know that an investment in a woman is an investment in her family and in her community.”

Karen Hughes White
President and CEO
Texas Women’s Foundation
…speaking at the organization’s Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration earlier this month....

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T-Mobile USA has received a newly granted patent for "Autonomous Delivery to a Dynamic Location," invented by Prosper-based Sathyaraj Kolandasamy. The patent describes a system that enables an autonomous vehicle to update its delivery destination in real time by tracking the changing location of a user's wireless device—allowing items to be delivered even as the recipient moves. [Source image: USPTO Patent #12282888, Fig. 1; background by DI Studio]
Patented: T-Mobile’s Autonomous Delivery to Dynamic Locations and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of April 22 with a total of 110 patents granted.
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Medtech Veteran Named Group President and CEO of 60-Year-Old Laser Innovator Fotona

by | May 27, 2025
Jeff Duchemin brings decades of leadership experience in the global medical technology sector to his new post, having held senior roles in both U.S. and international markets, the company said.
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Smoothie King Expands CFO’s Role with President Appointment
by | May 25, 2025
Gavin Felder will now serve as both president and chief financial officer as the brand continues its growth and innovation strategy.
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Global Consulting Firm RGP Appoints Its First Chief Marketing Officer
by | May 24, 2025
As CMO, Jennifer Jones will oversee the evolution of the firm’s marketing function to align brand strategy with the company’s go-to-market vision to better support the business across all markets and elevate brand storytelling, the firm said.
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Richardson Health Benefits Scaleup Names New COO to Drive Enterprise Growth
by | May 23, 2025
Take Command’s new COO will sharpen operations as the company builds on national momentum around Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs), with advancing legislation that could codify the model into federal law.
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