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With CEO in North Texas, Global Location Intelligence Firm Kalibrate Acquires Houston’s IMST Corp.

by | Sep 17, 2024
U.K.-headquartered Kalibrate has an office in Irving and its CEO, Charles Wetzel, is DFW-based. IMST is an independent market research firm specializing in site selection, analysis, and sales forecasting for convenience stores and fuel stations.
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Dallas-Based HEST Investments Leads $1.8M SPV Investment in Secretome Therapeutics
by | Sep 17, 2024
Baltimore-based Secretome has a presence at BioLabs at Pegasus Park in Dallas. The biotech company is at the forefront of developing "revolutionary solutions" aimed at harnessing the power of secretomes, naturally occurring molecules that promote healing and regeneration, HEST said.
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Dallas’ P10 to Acquire Madrid-Based PE Investing Platform Qualitas Funds in $63M Deal
by | Sep 17, 2024
With around $1 billion in assets under management, Qualitas Funds provides fund-of-funds, direct co-investing, and NAV financing opportunities in the European lower-middle market to more than 1,300 limited partners across the ultra-high-net-worth, family office, and institutional channels.
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Dallas-Based Match Group and Uber Partner with Nonprofit on Safe Dating for College Students
by | Sep 16, 2024
Match Group said that together, the partners have created a new guide in consultation with campus safety experts that highlights ways to date smarter and safer, both on and off campus.
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Datacom & Telecom: UCL Swift Acquires Plano-Based Accurate Connections

by | Sep 16, 2024
Based in South Korea with an Americas HQ in Carrollton, UCL Swift is a global provider of high-precision fiber optic termination products and connectivity solutions. Accurate Connections is a leading manufacturer of custom fiber optic and copper cable assemblies for the datacom and telecom industries.
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Fort Worth’s TFF Pharmaceuticals Partners to Develop Dry Powder-Inhaled mRNA Treatment for Flu and COVID
by | Sep 13, 2024
Respiratory illnesses like influenza and COVID can change rapidly, requiring the nimble development and delivery of antiviral drugs to combat them. TFF is now partnering with Atlanta's Emory University and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to test the feasibility of converting an Emory-developed mRNA antiviral into a dry powder formulation that needs no cold-chain storage.
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Dallas’s Access TeleCare Announces Promotion, Appointment
by | Sep 13, 2024
Lauren Ingram has been promoted to chief of advanced practice providers and Dr. Blake Porter has been appointed chief of maternal-fetal medicine at the physician-led company. Access said it continues to expand its leadership based on the evolving needs of patients, communities, and hospitals across the country.
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Management Consulting Firm SEI Names New Managing Director for its Dallas Office
by | Sep 13, 2024
Kelly O'Rourke brings more than two decades of consulting experience, including senior roles at Point B, National Instruments, and Accenture, to Cincinnati-based SEI.
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January Digital Adds VP of Analytics as Firm Continues to Grow

by | Sep 13, 2024
Rebecca Visconti is the latest in a string of hires at the New York-based company, which has an office in Dallas. She will lead the analytics team and the company's continued expansion of advanced analytics modeling and AI-powered analytics system.
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Plano-Based Upbound Group Adds Alaska Air Innovation Exec to Board
by | Sep 13, 2024
At Alaska Air, Charu Jain drives innovation strategy and oversees merchandising, She's known for leading large-scale tech overhauls—skills Upbound can tap.
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Nothing Bundt Cakes Welcomes Former Yum Brands Exec as New COO
by | Sep 13, 2024
As the fast-growing specialty cake brand aims for 1,000 locations by 2027, the company looks to turbocharge its operations and franchise growth.
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Match Adds Ex-Twitter Exec as its Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
by | Sep 13, 2024
Previously, Sean Edgett was SVP and general counsel of Twitter (now X), where he spent over a decade in various executive legal roles and is currently the chief legal officer & secretary of UPSIDE Foods, a private food technology company.
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Dallas’ Southwest Airlines Announces Transformation of its Board Amid Pressure from Investor

by | Sep 13, 2024
Southwest said that investor Elliott Investment Management LP was invited to participate in refreshment efforts and other corporate governance changes. Southwest said it intends to continue a constructive engagement with Elliott toward a collaborative resolution in the near term.
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DZS Announces CFO Departure, Names Interim CFO
by | Sep 13, 2024
CFO Misty Kawecki will step down at the end of this month, following the successful completion of DZS' financial restatement. Brian Chesnut, who was appointed chief accounting officer in April, has been named interim CFO.
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The Last Word: On the Founders of Fort Worth’s Goldee’s BBQ Making Food & Wine’s 2024 ‘Best New Chefs’ List
People wait in line up to 5 hours to get into Goldee's, a BBQ restaurant in a rough-hewn wood shack in Fort Worth. So you know something special is smokin' up there. But now the line may get even longer—because Goldee's three co-founders made the 2024 Food & Wine Best New Chefs list this week. 
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Blackstone-Backed DECA Dental Bites Into New Joint Venture Growth Model
by | Sep 12, 2024
DECA Dental Group's joint venture program aims to bridge the gap between solo practices and corporate dentistry for dentists nationwide—while growing DECA's Ideal Dental network across the country.
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