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The Last Word: Entrepreneurial Arlington Police Officer on Opening an Ice Cream Franchise
by David Seeley | Apr 15, 2024
Today, Sheriff, a 22-year Arlington Police Department veteran, and his wife Vanessa Sheriff, a retired nurse and paramedic, are finding even more ways to serve the city—this time, with ice cream.
by Lance Murray |
Apr 12, 2024
Debra Hunter Johnson, president and principal consultant of Reciprocity Consulting Group, has been named to the board of directors of Kanarys, the Dallas-based diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) technology company....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 12, 2024
Grapevine-based Thryv Inc. has named Rees Johnson as its new chief product officer, responsible for the vision, strategy, and development of the Thryv platform, which offers inter-operable centers that help small businesses automate and modernize a range of day-to-day functions....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 12, 2024
Charles “Chip” Roame has been appointed to the board of directors of Dallas-based Apex Fintech Solutions Inc., which said it is the “fintech for fintechs,” powering innovation and the future of digital wealth management.
Jenny Just, co-founder of PEAK6 and board chair at Apex Fintech Solutions, welcomed Roame to the board....
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From left: Piersten Gaines, Jessica Miller Essl, Susan Gruppi Miller, and Amber Venz Box
Four North Texas Entrepreneurs Make 2024 Inc. Female Founders 250 List
by David Seeley | Apr 12, 2024
Based in Dallas and Fort Worth, the four local entrepreneurs pursue missions ranging from making healthy hair care accessible to all to turning locations into landmarks to blazing new trails in influencer marketing.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 11, 2024
Co-Founders and Co-CEOs Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez (who now lives in Dallas) are creating their "Texas-made" soil with an innovative process of "upcycling" local, high-quality green waste, like plant trimmings. Their green vision has attracted celeb investors including Gabrielle Union-Wade, Ayesha Curry, J Balvin, Alyssa Milano, and "The Bachelor" star Sean Lowe.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 10, 2024
After a successful pilot, Arlington aims for smoother drives by using a high-tech traffic management system at more key intersections. NoTraffic said the system offers improved safety, reduced traffic times, and fuel cost savings.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 10, 2024
Launching today on Amazon, Not Beer puts "premium American sparkling water" in a grab-and-chug, beer-like can. Founder Dillon Dandurand aims to "normalize water in social settings through bold design and cheeky messaging"—in the wake of a $1.4 billion valuation of sparkling water brand Liquid Death.
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Arvo Advisory Co-Founders Stephen Reiff and Steve Soltis [Photo: Arvo Advisory]
Comms Strategy Veterans Launch Dallas Consulting Firm Arvo Advisory
by David Seeley | Apr 9, 2024
Aiming to "bridge the gap between strategy and communication," the newly launched Dallas consulting firm was co-founded by a former head of strategy at MoneyGram International and a 30-year comms veteran who's worked with Coca-Cola, UPS, and MCI.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 5, 2024
Allen-based EnLiSense—co-founded by a professor and department head of bioengineering at UT Dallas—said the wearable features its proprietary passive-sweat sensor technology, which "non-invasively" rests on your skin, day and night, continuously measuring biomarker levels.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 5, 2024
John Kannapell has been named president and chief operating officer of Plano-based CYPHER Learning, a provider of a modern learning platform for business and academic settings.
Kannapell will report to CEO and Chief Technology Officer Graham Glass. He brings more than two decades of executive leadership and experience in vertical SaaS solutions and is adept at cultivating and expanding technology-driven partnerships and scaling technology-driven educational services toward profitable growth, CYPHER said....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 5, 2024
Brendon Fischer has been appointed interim chief financial officer of Irving-based Sow Good Inc., a trailblazer in the freeze-dried candy and treat industry, following the resignation of former CFO, Keith Terreri....
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Rendering of Gage Zero Electric Truck Charging Hub in AllianceTexas [Photo: Gage Zero]
Texas’ First EV Fleet Charging Hub To Be Built at Fort Worth’s AllianceTexas
by Lance Murray | Apr 2, 2024
Gage Zero, an Austin-based fleet electrification solutions company, is developing the project in North Fort Worth to help address the carbon impact of medium- and heavy-duty truck fleets. Gage Zero called the project "a significant leap forward in sustainable infrastructure."
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by David Seeley |
Apr 2, 2024
You may have heard them on the radio. Come June 2025, you can drink their beer, stroll their lawn, chill on their patio, and check out the stage at Ben Rogers and Jeff "Skin" Wade's Rollertown Beerworks brewery and HQ in Frisco.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 2, 2024
StatLab Medical Products, the McKinney-based developer and manufacturer of medical diagnostic supplies and equipment, has acquired Poly Scientific R&D, a U.S. manufacturer and supplier of high-quality pathology stains, tissue controls, reagents, and paraffin for anatomic pathology laboratories.
StatLab said the acquisition expands its core manufacturing capabilities to include tissue controls, advancing the company’s position as a differentiated manufacturer of anatomic pathology consumables while growing its footprint in the market....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 29, 2024
In addition to appointing Expectant Media CEO Michele Ghee as board chairwoman, the network welcomed WNBA stars Alysha Clark and Chiney Ogwumike as investor owners, reinforcing the network's "commitment to diversity and excellence."
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