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Relocation + Expansion in Dallas-Fort Worth
Company moves and expansions you need to know. Plus: openings, regional firsts, and newcomers making business news across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Rendering of the National DCP Burleson distribution center [Image: National DCP]
Dunkin’ Franchisee Service Company Breaks Ground on New Distribution Center in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Jun 26, 2024
The new, nearly 80K-SF facility in Burleson is being designed by a $3 billion Atlanta-based supply chain management company to offer the flexibility and scalability to accommodate Dunkin's future growth trajectory in the region.
by David Seeley |
Jun 25, 2024
Inspired by spas and natural springs from around the world, WorldSprings offers 46 "expertly formulated" mineral pools spread out over 9 acres, along with cold plunges, barrel saunas, a "world-class" spa, and The Springs Kitchen and Bar. Here's a look at what's on tap.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 24, 2024
Vehicle Accessory Group is moving jobs from California and New York to a new corporate headquarters in Mesquite, where a new facility will create more than 600 manufacturing jobs. Texas Gov. Abbott presented the company with a proclamation last week, saying the move exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit and thriving business climate of Texas.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 24, 2024
With a valuation of. around $400 million, Santiago, Chile-based SONDA is an IT firm focused on digital transformation services—with a special focus on helping to create "smart cities." Its regional presence stretches from the southern tip of South America all the way up to Mexico, and now it's Dallas-bound after choosing the city for its North America HQ.
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Scott Bigelow (left) and Natalia Rainforth [LinkedIn profile photos]
L.A.’s Vance Street Capital Opens Dallas Office, Announces New Hires
by Lance Murray | Jun 14, 2024
The L.A.-based PE firm recently added Scott Bigelow as senior fund controller in its new Dallas office. Natalia Rainforth also joined its Dallas office as accounting manager.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 14, 2024
The surf's almost up in Deep Ellum, the historic neighborhood just east of downtown Dallas. Next Thursday, June 20, Goodsurf—a culinary and surf concept and subsidiary of Urban Entertainment Concepts—will open the doors and waves of its new venue at 317 S. Second Avenue.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 14, 2024
“We will lead the nation in industrial hemp,” Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said at the grand opening of the hemp processing facility, the second-largest on Earth. Instead of satin ribbon, a hefty length of "hemp denim" got the scissors treatment amid a crowd of city and state officials, business leaders, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe chairman, and Sasson Jeans Founder Paul Guez.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Jun 13, 2024
The brand's first location outside the Houston area has opened on Wheatland Road with the fresh products H-E-B is known for "at even lower prices with an assortment that’s uniquely curated for the community." One of those curated offerings is products from local barbecue legend Smokey John's BBQ.
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AVI Systems provides audio visual and meeting room solutions for the modern workplace [Photo: AVI Systems]
Minnesota’s AVI Systems Opens National Distribution and Logistics Center in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Jun 11, 2024
AVI Systems provides audiovisual and meeting room solutions for the modern workplace—and has also worked on large-scale projects including Texas Live! in Arlington. Its new Flower Mound logistics center offers "a factory-like approach to assembly, testing, logistics planning, and installation."
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2024
Phase I is set to go live in December, followed by a transformative 550,000-square-foot Phase II expansion. The project offers an "excellent alternative" to the tight Dallas-Fort Worth data center market, according to the company's Wylie-based CEO.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2024
With RJW's second Mesquite facility providing around 200 new jobs, the company's total retail logistics footprint exceeds 7 million square feet spanning 11 warehouses in Chicago and two in Mesquite. "Creating jobs for Dallas-area workers is a priority for us, and we're enthusiastic about helping the local community thrive," CEO Kevin WIlliamson told Dallas Innovates.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 3, 2024
Chicago-based Workbox also announced it has raised $17.5 million in a Series A equity round with a follow-on option to secure an additional $5.5 million.
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Maryland-based Dill Dinkers has announced its 14th regional development deal with business partners who have committed to the growth of at least 50 locations in the North Texas region. [Photo: Dill Dinkers]
Maryland’s Dill Dinkers Expands to North Texas, Plans Up to 50 Indoor Pickleball Facilities in Region
by Lance Murray | May 30, 2024
Dill Dinkers' local business partners have committed to open "at least 50 locations" in the North Texas area—including in Euless, Southlake, Keller, Frisco, Little Elm, McKinney, and Mansfield. They join an ongoing gold rush of pickleball facility brands aiming to tap passionate players' pickle-y preferences.
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by Lance Murray |
May 22, 2024
The center will be located in the heart of Fort Worth’s Cultural District and create roughly 300 jobs over the next three to four years, ITS said. It will be ITS Logistics’ second location in Fort Worth after its 1.1-million-square-foot distribution center, which opened last year.
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by Lance Murray |
May 22, 2024
Starr Bollefer, who joined Speedy Frieght as vice president of sales in March, is leading the company's U.S. sales division in Dallas. CEO Mike Smith says "we’re confident that this is just the first of many USA offices."
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by Lance Murray |
May 21, 2024
HASA is a provider of "safe, clean, and clear water treatment" for recreational, municipal, and industrial water sanitization. Its new package product manufacturing facility in Rhome is its third facility in Texas.
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