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Kenneth White, Starr Bollefer, Kody Slade, and Estefany Ramirez cut the ribbon at Speedy Freight's new U.S. HQ and training center in Irving. [Photo: Speedy Freight]
U.K.’s Speedy Freight Opens New $1.5M U.S. HQ in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Nov 20, 2024
"We're all in on our mission to expand aggressively across the U.S., and the [Dallas-area] headquarters and training academy marks a significant milestone," said Speedy Freight's Kody Slade, operations manager of the national same-day courier company.
by David Seeley |
Nov 20, 2024
Founded in 2019, Thrift for Good enables people to buy and donate used goods while helping out charities, in an industry where 84% of donated clothes end up either dumped in a landfill or destroyed. Cooper and her fellow co-founder and co-owner, Taylor Watts, are building AI-based software for thrift stores to try to reduce that waste and inefficiency—while working to grow their DFW footprint.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Nov 20, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Nov. 5, with a total of 85 patents granted.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 19, 2024
Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott, whose flagship retail location opened in Austin on Nov. 15, reimagines Western style with new product categories including hats, footwear, home goods, and apparel.
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Standard Meat Company Co-President Ashli Rosenthal Blumenfeld with Co-President and CEO Ben Rosenthal. [Photo: Business Wire]
Fort Worth’s Standard Meat Co. Leaders Win a National EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award
by David Seeley | Nov 19, 2024
The sibling leaders of Fort Worth's 89-year-old Standard Meat Company are among 12 national winners of the 2024 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year award.
In another local nod, the three co-founders of Dallas-based marketing platform HighLevel were recognized by EY as national "emerging finalists."
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by David Seeley and Lance Murray |
Nov 19, 2024
Landsea Homes relocated its headquarters from Newport Beach, California, to Dallas’ Uptown neighborhood in 2023. Now it's setting up an HQ for its DFW division in an Irving office tower—demonstrating its "strong commitment to this important market."
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by David Seeley |
Nov 19, 2024
Ultra audiophile-quality products from McIntosh feature the vacuum tubes of yesteryear updated with the latest technology. But truly hearing that hushed whisper in a Billie Eilish song can set you back—in January, the company debuted a $1 million sound system at CES 2024.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 18, 2024
Collectively, the 100 privately held companies generated more than $8.5 billion from 2021 to 2023, while growing average sales by 80%.
Plano-based data center infrastructure company Maverick Power took the top spot in the annual rankings. Here's the full list of winners.
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Texas’ Brightest Business Stars Share their Secrets: ‘The Key to Success Is Daring to Fail’
by Glenn Hunter | Nov 15, 2024
Six "transformative entrepreneurs and innovators"—including North Texans Taylor Sheridan, Kathleen Hildreth, Mike Boone, and David Miller—were inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame at a gala dinner in Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 15, 2024
Andy Rothery brings more than 30 years of real estate experience, along with extensive global operational expertise and industry relationships, to his new role. He will be key to advancing brand awareness and generating new business opportunities within the U.K. and across Europe, RealFoundations said.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 15, 2024
Drew Panayiotou brings a modern approach to marketing and a broad range of experience to the role, the company said, having led teams at agencies and across multiple industries, including beverages, technology, healthcare, retail, and entertainment.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 15, 2024
While the museum searches for the perfect spot in southeast Dallas, it's making big plans for inspiring local kids. Through hands-on exhibits, creative programs, and deep community partnerships, it aims to spark something powerful through play—helping children discover how they can shape their world and make it better.
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Joel Larkin [Photo: Nothing Bundt Cakes]
Dallas’ Nothing Bundt Cakes Names Franchising Veteran as Chief Development Officer
by Lance Murray | Nov 15, 2024
Joel Larkin brings more than two decades of franchise development and operations expertise to his new role at Nothing Bundt Cakes.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 15, 2024
Blue Tide's new CEO, Terence McHugh, was previously VP and global head of product line hydroprocessing catalysts and adsorbents at Evonik Corp.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 15, 2024
Molly Ward spent seven years developing clean energy and sustainability programs and projects at Apple before coming to Dallas-based Divcon.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 15, 2024
Along with hiring Chelsea Griffith as VP of investor relations, the Fort Worth EDP also announced a $500,000 gift from the Leo Potishman Foundation as it works toward its $5 million annual goal.
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