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.

Dunkin’ Franchisee Service Company Breaks Ground on New Distribution Center in North Texas

by | 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.
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WorldSprings, the Largest ‘Outdoor Mineral Springs Immersive Experience’ in the U.S., Opens at Grandscape
by | 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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Revving Up: Vehicle Accessory Group Opens $65M Headquarters in North Texas
by | 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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The Last Word: Maurizio Rinaldi on Chile-Based SONDA Choosing Dallas for Its North American HQ
by | 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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L.A.’s Vance Street Capital Opens Dallas Office, Announces New Hires

by | 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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The Last Word: Goodsurf CEO Zach Shor on Next Thursday’s Deep Ellum Opening
by | 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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‘Father of Denim’ Joins Leaders at Hemp Ribbon-Cutting at Panda Biotech’s Huge Plant in Wichita Falls
by | 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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Attention ‘Smart Shoppers’: H‑E‑B Opens Joe V’s Smart Shop Grocery in Southern Dallas
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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Minnesota’s AVI Systems Opens National Distribution and Logistics Center in North Texas

by | 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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DataNovaX Announces $1 Billion Wichita Falls Data Center Amid North Texas Boom
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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Illinois’ RJW Logistics Group Opens Its Second Large Warehouse Facility in Mesquite
by | 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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Maryland’s Dill Dinkers Expands to North Texas, Plans Up to 50 Indoor Pickleball Facilities in Region

by | 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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Nevada’s ITS Logistics To Open Transportation Center in Fort Worth
by | 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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U.K.-Based Speedy Freight Expands to U.S. with Dallas Office
by | 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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California Water Treatment Company Opens New Production Facility in North Texas
by | 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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