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Match Group COO Hesam Hosseini [Photo: Match Group]
Match Group Promotes Longtime Leader to COO; President to Step Down
by Lance Murray | Mar 4, 2025
Hesam Hosseini has been promoted to chief operating officer of Dallas-based Match Group, effective April 1. Gary Swidler will step down as president on that date and continue as an adviser to the company until July 4. The moves come one month after former Zillow co-founder and CEO Spencer Rascoff was appointed CEO of Match Group.
by Lance Murray |
Mar 4, 2025
As part of the rebrand of BizCom Associates and Brand J, Jack Monson, former president of Brand J, has been appointed chief growth officer of Thunderly.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 4, 2025
Last Friday, the $40 million-plus Peppa Pig Theme Park oinked its way to a grand opening in North Richland Hills, near Fort Worth. Developed by Merlin Entertainments, a global leader in branded entertainment destinations, it's the third Peppa Pig Theme Park on Earth, following two others in Florida and Germany. The little-kids-centered attraction marks the latest addition to Merlin’s partnership with leading games, IP and toy company, Hasbro.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 4, 2025
The digital banking solutions provider says acquisition completes its "Digital Sales & Service Platform," enabling banks to process new accounts at three times the industry standard speed.
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The Colossal Woolly Mice. [Photo: Business Wire]
Meet the Colossal Woolly Mouse, Created by Dallas-Based ‘Decacorn’ Colossal Biosciences
by David Seeley | Mar 4, 2025
Before Colossal Biosciences can "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth, some small steps are in order. They've now been taken by the Colossal Woolly Mouse—a gene-edited creation with "dramatically altered coat color, texture, and thickness reminiscent of the woolly mammoth’s core phenotypes."
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Mar 4, 2025
Four years and about 600,000 laundry loads later, founder Laurel Hess has scaled to 33 major metros across 19 states.
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by UT Dallas |
Mar 3, 2025
UT Dallas researcher Dr. Walter Voit transformed Minecraft’s 170-million-player universe into an advanced virtual training ground—for students and for AI agents tested by DARPA. His team’s Polycraft World uses gameplay to turn classroom theory into real-world expertise, covering topics from synthetic organic chemistry to nuclear plants to semiconductor facilities.
Their new startup company, Pedegree Studios, has licensed the core technologies from the university to create a scalable digital pipeline for education and workforce development.
sponsored by The University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 27, 2025
Mike Noel takes over the role from Jorge Corral, who led Accenture in North Texas for nearly 10 years. Corral will continue his ongoing role leading Data and AI for Accenture’s Resources Industry group.
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Dale Petroskey, Allie Beth Allman, and Curtis C. Farmer [Photo: Brad Newton/Grant Miller Photography]
Junior Achievement of Dallas Honors 3 Leaders at Business Hall of Fame Event, Raises $1.25M
by Lance Murray | Feb 27, 2025
Dale Petroskey, Allie Beth Allman, and Curtis C. Farmer were honored by Junior Achievement of Dallas at the annual Dallas Business Hall of Fame fundraising gala at the Omni Dallas Hotel.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 27, 2025
L.A.-based Surf Air is now operating out of Addison Airport. The regional air carrier is currently developing an AI-powered airline software operating system and is working toward certification of electric powertrain technology.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 27, 2025
The Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas has announced three "major new partnerships" it says will enhance its mission to empower people at all ages and circumstances with science-backed approaches for proactive brain health and fitness. The center will be working with 21 Impact Labs, Gomo Health, and Virginia High Performance to advance proactive brain health and fitness approaches.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 27, 2025
After defense and space systems maker Karman Holdings—formed by Trive Capital in partnership with Aerospace Engineering Corp. and AMRO Fabricating Corporation in 2021—went public earlier this month, the PE firm remains its largest shareholder. Now, Trive is expanding its aerospace and defense portfolio with UK-based IFA.
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Charles Lehosit, SVP and Head of Digital at RKD Group [Photo: RKD Group]
RKD Group Brings Back Nonprofit Innovator as SVP, Head of Digital
by Lance Murray | Feb 26, 2025
Charles Lehosit has more than two decades of experience as a digital transformation leader and previously spent 10 years with RKD developing technology solutions that answered clients' business needs, the company said.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 26, 2025
Last week, Yum! Brands announced that it's relocating its KFC U.S. headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut global HQ in Plano, Texas. The news didn't escape the attention of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who proposed a Lone Star-flavored name change for KFC.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 26, 2025
EXA Capital said the acquisition strengthens its presence in the healthcare technology sector and expands its portfolio into the critical space of care management solutions.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 26, 2025
Southlake-based Logile said that by establishing a presence in Bhubaneswar, the company is poised to accelerate advancements in AI-driven workforce and operational efficiency solutions.
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