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Dallas-Based AT&T Sells Its 70% Stake in DirecTV to TPG in $7.6B Deal
by Lance Murray | Sep 30, 2024
The acquisition by Fort Worth- and San Francisco-based private equity giant TPG is just part of a gamechanging multi-step deal—one that will see DirecTV merge with Dish Network into America's biggest pay-TV provider.
by David Seeley |
Sep 30, 2024
Salomon—who also founded the coworking space Dallas Fort Work and is the global director of the maps project for Open Coworking—has bagels in his blood. But unlike most Brooklyn-born Jews, he came to North Texas and did something about it, opening three locations of his Starship Bagels in downtown Dallas, Far North Dallas, and Lewisville. On Saturday, he proved he has the goods by schlepping back to NYC and winning three top prizes at the 2024 New York BagelFest—one year after winning "Best Bagel" there in 2023.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2024
Meghan Baivier is the new CFO of the technology infrastructure company that offers innovative, sustainable, and adaptive scale data centers and build-to-scale solutions for global hyperscale and enterprise customers. Aligned also announced the transition of former CFO Anubhav Raj to Aligned’s new chief investment officer.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2024
Justin Drysdale, who's based in New Jersey, has been appointed to lead the region that encompasses New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the greater Midwest.
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Angela Hall, VP of Marketing at the Fort Worth Chamber. [Composite photo; original: Fort Worth Chamber]
Fort Worth Chamber Hires Veteran Exec as VP of Marketing, Events, Communications
by Lance Murray | Sep 27, 2024
Angela Hall has more than 20 years' experience producing campaigns and events in multiple fields.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2024
The firm said that Jason Bell joins its leadership team with extensive experience and a proven track record in real estate sales and management.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2024
Former principals David Gassko and Jeff Moredock each have over a decade of investing and investment banking experience in the food and consumer sectors, the firm said.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2024
Amit Varma has more than two decades of experience in building and scaling large businesses, fostering strategic initiatives, generating multi-million-dollar revenue streams, managing global P&Ls, and driving profitable growth, the company said.
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Dorothea "Thea" Soule [Composite photo: original: Momentum Technologies]
North Texas’ Momentum Technologies Adds Industry Veteran to its Board of Advisors
by Lance Murray | Sep 27, 2024
Momentum said that Dorothea "Thea" Soule has a wealth of global experience across industries such as batteries, metals, recycling, and agriculture.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2024
Founded in 1991, The Expo Group is known for its comprehensive event services, providing design, planning, asset procurement, booth rentals, logistics, and execution services as the architect for over 500 trade shows, live events, and exhibitor projects annually.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 27, 2024
Trendy new bar-restaurants seem to pop up every week in Dallas. But many fans prefer something cozy, tried, and true, like The Old Monk pub at 2847 Henderson Avenue. Fastidiously un-trendied since its opening 26 years ago, the pub has drawn crowds of happily laid-back patrons since McKinney, an Irish-American from Dublin, first opened it.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 27, 2024
Hosted by THEM! Texas Car Club on Oct. 26, the free-to-the-public Invasion Car Show will feature pre-1965 cars from across Texas and beyond taking over a quarter mile of historic Deep Ellum. The car club and show were inspired by the cult classic '50s sci-fi film about the atomic age—and an invading gang of supersized ants.
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Dallas City Hall. [Photo: City of Dallas]
The Last Word: On the Dallas City Council Adopting the ForwardDallas 2.0 Land Use Planning Guide
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 26, 2024
After a long and often contentious process, the Dallas City Council voted to adopt a new land use planning guide known as ForwardDallas 2.0 Wednesday by a vote of 11-4. The vote followed months of debate between housing advocates and single-family homeowners on the best way forward for the city's growth over the next decade.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 26, 2024
Buchanan said this is the third acquisition it has completed in the last three years centered around its Oracle solutions. The company said it will leverage Heartland's expertise to enhance the growth of its Oracle and Applications Services practice.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 26, 2024
The Tech Transfer Showcase spotlights life science innovation at universities and strengthens the development of future leaders and entrepreneurs, BioNTX said. Here are the six university finalists who'll be pitching at the summit.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 26, 2024
Dallas-based Southwest detailed new policies during its Investor Day today, including a transition to assigned seating, premium seating options, boarding with upgrades, and more. Today's announcements—including the addition of former Spirit Airlines CEO Robert Fornaro as a new board member—come amid pressure from active investor Elliott Investment Management.
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