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North Texas’ Ancor Capital Partners Invests in Ohio-Based VST

by | Nov 17, 2025
VST operates at the forefront of the retail fuel dispensing industry, with "innovative technologies" that simultaneously address evolving regulatory demands, reduce environmental impact, and save operators money, Ancor said.
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City Council Approves $23.5M Grant for Russell Glen Co.’s ‘Catalytic’ Rivulet Community in Southern Dallas
by | Nov 17, 2025
To be located directly across from the University of North Texas at Dallas, Rivulet is slated to feature roughly 300 single-family homes, 240 apartment homes, and a 20-acre retail district envisioned to include a neighborhood grocery store, retail shops, office, restaurants, and a public library/innovation center.
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BILT Inc. Taps New CTO to Accelerate AI and 3D Instruction Tech
by | Nov 16, 2025
The North Texas company is scaling its intelligent instruction platform across manufacturing, defense, and field service, backed by a new Air Force contract and rising enterprise adoption.
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At Google’s Midlothian data center on Nov. 14, Google executives joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other government leaders to announce the company’s $40 billion Texas investment. [Photo: Google]
Google Bets $40 Billion on Texas Buildout of U.S. AI Infrastructure
by | Nov 16, 2025
Google CEO Sundar Pichai was in North Texas on Friday to announce the tech giant’s largest investment in a single state. The multiyear plan will add three Texas data center campuses, increase energy supply to the state’s grid, and train 1,700 electricians as the AI economy scales.
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RealPage Leadership Shift: Dirk Wakeham Returns ‘Home’ as CEO

The former RealPage president is back at the Thoma Bravo–owned firm, this time in the top job. Wakeham, a six-time software CEO and recent managing director at Vista Equity Partners, succeeds Dana Jones as the Richardson-based company leans into AI-powered real estate operations.
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Oil & Gas Asset Management Co. Valor Hires New President
by | Nov 13, 2025
Cox’s appointment follows a string of milestones for the Fort Worth oil & gas firm, including a new CFO, multiple workplace awards, and CEO Joseph DeWoody’s latest industry honor.
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HOAM Ventures and TownSq Open New Headquarters in Richardson
by | Nov 13, 2025
HOAM is an investment firm specializing in PropTech and real estate technology. Its subsidiary TownSq is a leading tech platform providing comprehensive solutions for homeowner association communities. HOAM said it aims to expand its client base to more than 100,000 HOAs within the next eight months.
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Chuck E. Cheese Opens First of ‘Up to 1,000’ Adventure World Indoor Playgrounds in Arlington
by | Nov 13, 2025
Designed for families with kids 3 to 8 years old, the new active-play concept is "a colossal new experience unlike anything kids have ever seen," said CEO Randy Forsyth. "Adventure World captures all the fun, laughter and magic families love about Chuck E. Cheese and takes it to a whole new level, with our characters leading the adventure in amazing new ways.”
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Wanwan Yue joins Dallas EDC | Composite Illustration

Dallas EDC Names Analyst to Lead Its Data-Driven Economic Strategy

by | Nov 12, 2025
Wanwan (Karina) Yue "will help us better understand market trends, measure our outcomes, and solidify Dallas’ reputation as a top-tier business destination that offers opportunity for all,” CEO Linda McMahon said.
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Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco Will Hologram Into Dallas to Promote Their New Movie
by | Nov 12, 2025
With technology by Proto Hologram, the movie's distributor, Lionsgate, will “magically” bring the illusionist characters played by actors Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Justice Smith, and Ariana Greenblatt into theaters for the first time.
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Nasdaq Texas to Bring a New Dual-Listing Venue to Y’all Street in 2026
by | Nov 12, 2025
Nasdaq rang its closing bell at an oil & gas industry cook-off in Midland today, using the Texas setting to announce its planned Nasdaq Texas launch. Slated to open in 2026, the exchange will join NYSE Texas and the Texas Stock Exchange in competing for pro-growth companies.
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The Last Word: Global Trade Expert On Tariff Pressure—and the End of Wait-and-See Strategy
by | Nov 12, 2025

“There used to be a time to say, ‘Let’s see how much pain this causes us, and we’ll see what we’re going to do.”

Shane Williams
Managing Director of Global Trade
Ernst & Young
…on the uncertainty around potential new tariffs, via The Dallas Morning News

At the annual Fort Worth Chamber Economic Impact Forum at the Kimbell Art Museum, EY trade expert Shane Williams told attendees that the old “wait it out” approach to tariffs no longer works, according to the DMN....

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Fort Worth’s Novaria Group To Be Acquired for $2.2B by Nashville-Based Arcline Investment Mgmt.

by | Nov 11, 2025
Founded in 2011, Novaria is a provider of engineered aerospace components and specialty processes. Its niche products support more than 3,000 customers and can be found on "almost every Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft in service," the company said.
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Global Leading Laboratory Company Makes Acquisition; Relocates to Dallas From Austin
With a new Dallas headquarters and the recent acquisition of Cairo Diagnostics, Sonic Healthcare USA is expanding its reach and speeding access to advanced cancer testing.
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Nominations for AI 75 2026 are open now. Deadline: Dec. 19, 2025.
Last Call: Nominate for the Dallas Innovates 2026 AI 75 by Dec. 19
For the third year, Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, will spotlight 75 people leading AI innovation in North Texas.
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ORBIS Holds Grand Opening for New Manufacturing Facility in Greenville
by | Nov 7, 2025
renovated, "state-of-the-art" manufacturing facility in Greenville, around 50 miles northeast of Dallas. In operation since earlier this year, the facility produces reusable plastic tote crates and pallets that move, store, and protect product in the supply chain
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