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EVERY LAST WORD 2022: The Q3 Archive

These quotable North Texans inspire, inform, motivate, or simply make us laugh.
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Inaugural Board: City of Dallas Economic Development Corporation

On Aug. 24, the Dallas City Council unanimously approved 15 nominees to the inaugural City of Dallas Economic Development Corporation Board. The new board will oversee the City of Dallas Economic Development Corporation, which was approved by the city council in January 2022 to serve as a public developer and support business development within the city....

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American Airlines Appoints John Deere CIO as Next Digital Chief
by | Aug 23, 2022

Fort Worth-based American Airlines has named Ganesh Jayaram as its executive vice president and chief digital officer.

Jayaram, who is currently CIO at farm-machinery maker Deere & Company, will begin his new role as CDIO at American on September 1....

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Doug McDonald Will Return to Plano as Director of Economic Development
by | Aug 23, 2022
Doug McDonald will return to a new City of Plano role in September—this time, at the helm of the economic development team.
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ICYMI 2022: The Q2 Archive

You’ve found Dallas Innovates’ archive of news briefs from April to June 2022.
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Fujitsu Exec Moves from Japan to Richardson for CEO Role
by | Apr 8, 2022
Fujitsu Network Communications announced that Shingo Mizuno, global head of the Fujitsu Network Business, is transferring from Japan to Richardson to become acting president and CEO of Fujitsu Communications.
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DI People: Kimberly-Clark, Fossil Group, Care Continuity, and More Make Moves
by | Dec 10, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Thryv Holdings, Ryan, Texas Capital Bancshares, Populus Financial Group, Bedrock Manufacturing Company, TearLab Corporation, Texas Instruments, KIS Technologies, Ventra Health, and more.
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DI People: Cinemark, AMN Healthcare, Munck Wilson Mandala, and More Make Moves
by | Oct 15, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Genesis Resources, Tyler Technologies, MD7, Caris Life Sciences, FreeSpace, CollateralEdge, and Triumph Business Capital.
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Reimagining Communities: CPAL’s Alan Cohen Wants to Cut Dallas Childhood Poverty in Half Within a Single Generation

by | Oct 1, 2021
Child Poverty Action Lab's President and CEO Alan Cohen will be a featured speaker next Wednesday at Capital One's Reimagine Communities Summit. He'll be on the "Navigating a Pandemic” data analytics panel at the virtual summit. Here are a few of his insights on how we can empower change.
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If Rivian Builds Its $5 Billion Plant in Fort Worth, It Would Be “A Huge Economic Generator for the Region”
by | Aug 20, 2021

Last week Bloomberg News reported that Amazon-backed Rivian Automotive, the Irvine, CA-based electric vehicle startup, could potentially invest around $5 billion to build a factory near Fort Worth. ...

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HackDFW Hackathon Coming to Dallas October 1-3, Giving Tech Talent a Way to Show Skills to Top Companies
by | Aug 11, 2021
Backed by the Dallas Regional Chamber and powered by its Say Yes to Dallas campaign, HackDFW expects to draw 500 people to solve challenges from Amazon, Goldman Sachs, McKesson, and other major employers.
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Celina’s Housing Boom Heats Up With a Planned 11,000-Home Development
by | Aug 5, 2021

If you’ve felt hotter around Dallas lately, it’s not just the 100-degree days. You might be sensing the heat from Celina, the hottest new housing market in North Texas....

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How Avocados From Mexico Is Breaking the Produce Mold to Keep Up With the Superfruit’s Industry Boom

by | Jul 21, 2021
After closing a record fiscal year of 2.4 billion pounds of avocados imported, Avocados from Mexico CEO and President Alvaro Luque talks company culture, investing in innovation, and how to reinvent marketing for produce by focusing on the "triangle of power."
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Unleashing Opportunity: Here Are the 105 North Texas Graduates of Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses Program
Unleashing Opportunity: Here Are the 105 North Texas Graduates of Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Small Businesses Program
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Spurred by Texas Growth, Local Consulting Firm Slalom Adds 200+ Jobs
by | May 25, 2021
Slalom wants to be at the center of the new way of doing business and engaging humans: through emerging digital and technology solutions. The Dallas-based firm is increasing its operations with an investment across the state that includes two new offices.
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Stillwater Capital Gets Zoning Approval for The Link, a $1B Mixed-Use Addition to PGA Frisco
by | May 20, 2021
With zoning approved, Stillwater will break ground on The Link in Q4, offering the only direct CRE views of PGA Frisco's Championship golf course.
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