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Drew Walk, co-founder, president, and CEO of Soleo Health [Courtesy photo; DI]
Frisco’s Soleo Health Sold by H.I.G. Capital to Two PE Firms
by Lance Murray | Feb 6, 2025
Soleo provides high-touch specialty pharmacy and infusion services to over 22,000 patients annually nationwide via a network of specialty home infusion pharmacies and ambulatory infusion suites.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 6, 2025
Selerix said the addition of The Benefits eXpert will enable it to create a cutting-edge, all-in-one SaaS benefits platform to help employees learn more about their benefits and drive deeper engagement for employers.
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Fort Worth’s Rainwater Charitable Foundation Awards $600K to 2 Neurodegenerative Disease Researchers
by David Seeley |
Feb 6, 2025
The foundation's annual Rainwater Prizes honor researchers worldwide who are advancing discoveries for diseases caused by tau protein accumulations in the brain. This year's winners include a professor at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and an Early-Career Scientist honoree at Brown University.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2025
Dr. Kirk Calhoun was named interim president following the resignation in January of UNTHSC President Sylvia Trent-Adams.
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Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff [Photo: Match Group]
Dallas-Based Match Group Appoints Zillow Co-Founder as Its New CEO
by Lance Murray | Feb 5, 2025
Spencer Rascoff, who has served as a member of Match Group's board since March 2024, succeeds Bernard Kim, who's stepping down as CEO and as a member of the board.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2025
Along with the addition of CEO Peter Miele and CMO Greg Pope—both former Thomson Reuters executives—the funding round will accelerate Qount’s growth and its investments in AI to continue automating practice management and service delivery workflows, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2025
The creator of the AI-led intelligent automation platform Krista had announced a $15 million equity round in 2022 tied to its Series A. The new funding is slated for R&D, advancing Krista’s AI capabilities, and strengthening its market position globally, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2025
Ready to get physical? National outdoor family entertainment franchise Launch Entertainment is making a foray into North Texas with locations in Arlington and Lewisville. The Arlington location will feature a Krave restaurant and bar to help satisfy play-fueled appetites.
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Photo: J. Michael Jones/iStock
The Last Word: CNN on Why Chili’s Has Become So Hot, It’s ‘On Fire’
by David Seeley | Feb 5, 2025
Dallas-based Brinker International saw its stock (NYSE: EAT) jump 16% last Wednesday. One big reason: Its Chili's Grill & Bar casual dining chain posted a Q4 sales jump of 31% for restaurants open at least a year. That marked the brand's third straight quarter of double-digit sales growth—with a 20% boost in foot traffic, not higher prices, contributed to the Q4 leap.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 5, 2025
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Dec. 31 with a total of 163 patents granted.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 4, 2025
McKesson said it will acquire an 80% interest in the provider of general ophthalmology and retina management services. PRISM Vision physicians will continue to retain a 20% interest in their company.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 4, 2025
With the relocation, Globe Life said it retains more than 2,000 jobs in McKinney and plans to continue growing its workforce over time to support its growing policyholder base.
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MoneyGram Chief Technology Officer Luke Tuttle [Photo: MoneyGram]
MoneyGram Appoints Former eBay Exec as Its Chief Technology Officer
by Lance Murray | Feb 4, 2025
Luke Tuttle, who's held roles at industry giants including Experian and Klarna, will lead MoneyGram's product development and technology, overseeing the likes of engineering, information security, and emerging technologies such as blockchain.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 4, 2025
Fintech veteran John Maragliano joins current chief executive John D. Hutchinson in the co-CEO roles, the investment firm announced. Founded in 1997, Trez Capital offers private and institutional investors strategies to invest in a variety of opportunistic, fully secured mortgage investment funds, syndication offerings, and real estate joint-venture investments.
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by David Seeley and Lance Murray |
Feb 4, 2025
SuperOps—which opened its U.S. office in Dallas last May—said it intends to use the new funding to expand its AI research and development, scale its offerings for mid-market and enterprise MSPs, and further extend its global reach.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 4, 2025
Fort Worth has taken off like a rocket in population growth (it had the largest numeric population gain of any city in America in 2022). Now there's speculation that actual real-life rockets could be launched into space from near the Panther City, according to a 2025 Tarrant County Commercial Real Estate Forecast discussion between Corriente Advisors CEO Mark Hart and Robert Allen, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership.
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