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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.
Walmart's new high-tech perishable distribution center in Lancaster [Photo: Business Wire]
Walmart Opens High‑Tech Perishable Distribution Center South of Dallas
by Lance Murray | Jul 16, 2024
Located 15 miles south of Dallas in Lancaster, the new 730,000-SF center is Walmart’s second in the city, following the 2023 opening of a 1.5-million-SF next-generation fulfillment center that's brought "people, technology, and machine learning together."
by David Seeley |
Jul 10, 2024
The leading provider of back-office software solutions for petroleum, agriculture, and commodity trading and risk management industries has a global team of around 450 employees. Its new HQ in Irving's Las Colinas will leverage the region's "rich talent pool" and "thriving technology ecosystem." the company says.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 8, 2024
Incora said that with the new facilities in Sacramento and Bangalore, it's investing in the growth of the business and its continued leadership as a global provider of integrated supply chain management services.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 27, 2024
Aiming to appeal to all ages and levels of golfers, the Bays at Frisco is designed to be a unique social and entertainment hub that blends the traditional sport with modern technology. The four-story, 100K-SF "golf lab and suites" features a TaylorMade fitting center, a restaurant with a 100-foot video wall, a 25,000-SF putting area with bar, and more.
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Outdoor mineral spring pools at WorldSprings at Grandscape in The Colony. [Photo: Chase Hall]
WorldSprings, the Largest ‘Outdoor Mineral Springs Immersive Experience’ in the U.S., Opens at Grandscape
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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by David Seeley |
Jun 21, 2024
Psychemedics launched in the 1980s after its founder made global headlines by drug-testing strands of hair from the 19th-century poet John Keats. Today the Nasdaq-traded company—which relocated to Dallas from Massachusetts earlier this year—helps Fortune 500 companies, police departments, and even parents determine if someone has abused drugs.
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Preliminary rendering of Goodsurf in Dallas' Deep Ellum neighborhood [Image: Goodsurf]
The Last Word: Goodsurf CEO Zach Shor on Next Thursday’s Deep Ellum Opening
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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by Lance Murray |
Jun 12, 2024
The Picklr, North America’s fastest-growing indoor pickleball franchise according to the company, has officially launched its newest location at Eldorado Plaza in McKinney. Whitestone REIT, the property’s owner, announced the opening, which brings the rapidly growing racket sport to the city’s residents and visitors....
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[Rendering via DataNovaX]
DataNovaX Announces $1 Billion Wichita Falls Data Center Amid North Texas Boom
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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by Lance Murray |
Jun 3, 2024
South Korea-based Hyosung has been a leader in ATM hardware, software, and services in America since entering the U.S. market in 1998. Its new production, warehouse, and storage facility is 66% larger than Hyosung’s prior facilities and aims to help meet its customers' "evolving needs."
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