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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.
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.
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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Inside Massimo Group's Garland facility [Video still: Massimo]
Massimo Group To Expand Its Manufacturing Plant Near Dallas
by David Seeley | May 21, 2024
A month after hitting the Nasdaq in a $5.85M IPO, Garland-based Massimo Group is expanding its manufacturing facility by 90,000 square feet to support both its pontoon boat production and its powersports vehicle operations.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 17, 2024
With the addition of a forthcoming facility in Dallas-Fort Worth, Packaging Distribution Resources' portfolio now totals more than 600,000 square feet across the U.S.. The New Jersey-based company serves industries from consumer packaged goods to nutritional supplements, beauty and personal care, home goods, and e-commerce.
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by Lance Murray |
May 9, 2024
Axis' new experience center at 17 Cowboys Way in Frisco showcases the company's growing portfolio of network cameras, access control, and network audio devices for security and surveillance industries.
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by Lance Murray |
May 9, 2024
Frisco-based coding and STEM learning company iCode has signed its 100th franchise agreement for a location in Allen, the city where the company was founded in 2015....
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