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Quantum Connections Appoints Its Chief Learning Officer, a Retired U.S. Navy Aviator, as Its New CEO

by | Nov 6, 2025
An advocate for dialogue, empathy, and connected leadership, Jonathan Thorp will guide Quantum Connections into its next phase of growth as it expands its mission to help people and organizations "think, work, and thrive together."
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Dallas EDC Gets $1.5M Grant from Communities Foundation of Texas to Advance Its Missions
by | Nov 6, 2025
“This transformative investment from Communities Foundation of Texas both strengthens our capacity and validates the importance of our mission,” Dallas EDC President and CEO Linda McMahon said.
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TPG To Acquire Boston-Based PTC’s Industrial Connectivity and IoT Businesses
by | Nov 6, 2025
Making the investments via TPG Capital, TPG is acquiring PTC's Kepware industrial connectivity and ThingWorx Internet of Things (IoT) businesses. TPG Partner Art Heidrich sees "a generational opportunity to evolve and progress manufacturing through solutions that bridge the gap between operational and information technology."
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Illinois’ Sevan Multi-Site Solutions Expands to North Texas With New Plano Office
by | Nov 6, 2025
A national leader in program management, design, construction, and site development, Sevan said its Dallas-area office will serve as the firm’s center of excellence for restaurant and construction services. Its North Texas team already includes more than 45 employees and "continues to grow," the firm added.
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North Texas’ Charles Schwab to Acquire Forge Global in $660M Deal, Aims to ‘Democratize Access’ to Private Markets

by | Nov 6, 2025
San Francisco-based Forge operates a premier private market platform and a leading trading marketplace through which investors have bought and sold more than $17 billion in private company shares. Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster said his company will use Forge's marketplace to "further democratize access to this increasingly important source of wealth creation for investors."
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Fort Worth’s Advanced Intralogistics Acquires Key Assets of Anchor Technical Services
by | Nov 5, 2025
Advanced Intralogistics said that acquiring Fort Worth-based Anchor strengthens its ability to deliver fully integrated lifecycle solutions for warehouse and distribution center operations nationwide.
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Dallas-Based Corgan Acquires New York Architecture Firm Cooper Robertson
by | Nov 5, 2025
Cooper Robertson is known for its work on the Gateway Arch Visitor Center, the Princeton University Art Museum, and as master planners for Battery Park City and Hudson Yards’ urban design framework, among other key projects.
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‘There’s So Much Energy in Our Space’: Innovators, Investors Invigorate Sold-Out 2025 Venture Dallas Conference
by | Nov 5, 2025
From North Texas founders including John Carmack and Ben Lamm to investors like John Redgrave of DTX Ventures and Draper’s Andy Tang, the summit's speakers tackled hot topics from humanoid robots and tech transfer to AI, VC trends and Y’all Street. A call was also heard for more risk-taking by DFW’s innovation ecosystem: ‘We’ve got to be bravery hunters.’
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The Last Word: MassChallenge CEO on INNOVATE ’25 and Looking Ahead at Forces Shaping Economies

by | Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Dallas’ Sonida Senior Living Acquires Orlando-Based CNL Healthcare Properties in $1.8 Billion Merger Deal
by | Nov 5, 2025
Sonida and CHP plan to merge under the NYSE ticker "SNDA" as a result of the deal, creating America's eighth largest owner of senior living assets. The combined company will own 153 independent living, assisted living, and memory care senior living communities nationwide.
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Patented: Monolithic 3D’s Multilayer Semiconductor Device Production Method and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 30 with a total of 119 patents granted.
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Western Sports & Entertainment Co. Teton Ridge Names New Executive Chairman to Form an Office of the CEO
by | Nov 4, 2025
Shawn Colo brings a two-decade track record of success as an operator, investor, and entrepreneur building and growing businesses to Fort Worth-based Teton Ridge, which owns The Cowboy Channel and the Cowgirl Channel.
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After Relocating HQ From California to Dallas, Professional Services Firm RGP Names New CEO

by | Nov 4, 2025
The global professional services firm recently relocated its HQ from Irvine, California, to Dallas. Roger Carlile, founder of Ankura Consulting Group, takes the helm as Kate Duchene moves from the role of president, CEO, and board member to executive advisor through Jan. 3.
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Athlete-Driven Media Co. Tidal League Expands to Frisco With New Studio at The Star
by | Nov 4, 2025
Canada-based Tidal League said its new studio in Frisco represents "a transformative step" in its U.S. expansion. The media company's content includes the popular YouTube talk show "To the Baha," which is hosted by three former Dallas Mavericks.
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In $1.2B Deal, Dallas-Based CBRE Acquires Pearce Services to Serve Digital and Power Infrastructure
by | Nov 4, 2025
The acquisition complements CBRE's large and growing presence in digital and power infrastructure, CBRE Chair and CEO Bob Sulentic said, while opening "sizable new growth avenues for CBRE in markets where the need for Pearce’s services is growing rapidly."
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Taiwan’s E.SUN Bank Opens Country’s First Financial Outpost in Dallas, Citing ‘Economic Synergy’
by | Nov 4, 2025
The opening of E.SUN’s Dallas office —its second in the U.S.—comes as Taiwanese businesses are expanding rapidly in North America, with Texas on the rise as a global business hub. The new office complements the recently launched Taiwan Trade and Investment Center in Dallas, the bank noted.
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