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North Texas’ McKesson Launches InspiroGene to Support Commercialization of Cell and Gene Therapies

by | Oct 1, 2024
McKesson said that with a scalable, flexible suite of services and an experienced leadership team, InspiroGene enables manufacturers, payers, and providers to navigate the complex CGT commercialization landscape—ensuring that "patients can access the life-changing treatments they need."
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Raytheon Awarded $192M for U.S. Navy’s Next‑Gen Electronic Jamming System, with Part of Project in Dallas
by | Oct 1, 2024
Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer-MBX is an airborne electronic attack system carried by the Boeing EA-18G Growler, a carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft. Work on the upgraded system will take place in Dallas and three other U.S. cities "through 2027," Raytheon said.
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Serve Robotics Partners with Wing to Load Dallas Drone Restaurant Deliveries via Sidewalk Robots
by | Oct 1, 2024
Fast food keeps getting faster. Thanks to a new partnership between California's Serve Robotics and Wing, robots will soon be rolling down Dallas-area sidewalks, taking restaurant orders to be plucked skyward by a hovering Wing drone for deliveries "as much as 6 miles away."
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Dallas’ Pegasus Park Expands with New Bridge Labs to Support Biotech Growth
According to an economic impact report by The Perryman Group, the 26-acre Pegasus Park campus, once fully built out under its master plan, is projected to generate $1.9 billion in annual gross product and create over 15,000 jobs.

Bridge Labs, the latest addition to the Pegasus Park campus, is designed to provide high-quality, flexible lab and office space for growth-stage biotech companies. "It's one-of-a-kind in the region," said Nicole Small, CEO of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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Plano-Based Integer Holdings Sells Its Electrochem Business to Ultralife for $50M

by | Sep 30, 2024
Electrochem focuses on non-medical applications for the energy, military, and environmental sectors. The deal follows the news of Integer's recent $60 million and $30 million manufacturing expansions in Ireland.
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Dallas-Based AT&T Sells Its 70% Stake in DirecTV to TPG in $7.6B Deal
by | 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.
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The Last Word: Starship Bagel’s Oren Salomon on Winning 3 Awards at the 2024 New York BagelFest
by | 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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Plano’s Aligned Data Centers Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
by | 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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North Texas’ Soleo Health Taps Tech Leader as Its First Chief Information Officer

by | Sep 27, 2024
Jason Weems, who has led tech innovation efforts at Cigna and Evernorth, joins Frisco-based Soleo Health as its first Chief Information Officer. Weems brings a personal drive to his new role, drawing on his own experiences navigating the healthcare system for his daughter’s care.
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Fort Worth Chamber Hires Veteran Exec as VP of Marketing, Events, Communications
by | Sep 27, 2024
Angela Hall has more than 20 years' experience producing campaigns and events in multiple fields.
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Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Adds VP for its North Office
by | 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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Dallas’ Kainos Capital Promotes Two Executives to Partners
by | 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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North Texas’ Extenet Taps Seasoned Financial Exec as CFO

by | Sep 27, 2024
Jim Sharp will be based in Frisco, where he'll oversee the digital infrastructure provider's financial strategy and capital markets activities and drive long-term growth objectives.
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North Texas’ Momentum Technologies Adds Industry Veteran to its Board of Advisors
by | 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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New York’s New State Acquires Majority Stake in Irving-Based Trade Show Co. The Expo Group
by | 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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The Last Word: On Dallas Getting Its 2nd Old Monk Pub 26 Years After First One Opened
by | 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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