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Merrilee Kick of BuzzBallz made the the list of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies. [Image: Courtesy BuzzBallz]
Raising the Spirits: Sazerac Acquires North Texas-Based BuzzBallz, Pouring New Opportunities for Global Expansion
by Quincy Preston | Mar 22, 2024
Merrilee Kick, the visionary behind BuzzBallz, is stirring up a new chapter. Known for its clever cocktails in ball-shaped containers, the brand is ready to shake up the global ready-to-drink scene with Sazerac's reach.
by Lance Murray |
Mar 21, 2024
Carrollton-based RealTime is a pioneer in the field of testing for mycotoxins—hazardous toxins from mold. The deal expands the capabilities, expertise, and geographic footprint of the combined organization, providing more testing options to customers and accelerating the development of new diagnostic tests.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 21, 2024
The Sim family's gourmet donut and coffee shop expands its unique blend of artisanal fried dough and innovative brews to more of North Texas with a grand opening of its third location this weekend.
The first-generation immigrants' journey to entrepreneurship is marked by culinary creativity, from small-batch donuts to a coffee menu that will soon include rare, premium brews costing up to $35 per serving.
The first-generation immigrants' journey to entrepreneurship is marked by culinary creativity, from small-batch donuts to a coffee menu that will soon include rare, premium brews costing up to $35 per serving.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 20, 2024
One way to celebrate Women's History Month: Shop local this coming long weekend at the 2024 Small Business Cohort Kickoff Weekend at Legacy West. 90% of the featured local companies are women-owned, offering everything from skincare to home design items to cookies, puzzles, jewelry, and more.
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Colossal Biosciences Chief Science Officer Beth Shapiro, Ph.D. [Photo: Business Wire]
Colossal Biosciences Adds Renowned Ancient DNA Expert as Chief Science Officer
by Lance Murray | Mar 19, 2024
Dallas-based Colossal said that in her new role, MacArthur Award winner Beth Shapiro will oversee continued expansion of the company's de-extinction and conservation science teams. The company previously announced plans to "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth, the Tasmanian tiger, and the dodo bird.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 18, 2024
SquareDash said its latest equity round was led by FINTOP Capital. The funds will be used to expand the startup's payment advance and subscription services, grow the team, and invest in sales and marketing.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 18, 2024
With bootstrap funding of less than $500,000 and a passion for vinyl, Rogers Healy and his co-founders at Tuned In Grading revolutionized music collectible authentication. Now, the beat goes on as the company prepares to merge with Steve Aoki's Audio Media Grading
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 18, 2024
Colossal Biosciences spinout Form Bio said it now provides a path for Google Cloud’s Vertex AI-based omics models to be used on a "point-and-click basis." Form Bio said these models "help scientists make more use of increasingly vast amounts of biological data" while speeding up computational aspects of their research.
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Davis Corley, co-founder and CEO of Neurolens [Photo: Neurolens]
Neurolens Announces Leadership Restructuring to Fuel Growth, Innovation
by Lance Murray | Mar 15, 2024
The Coppell-based company said along with its strong foundation, the new structure combines seasoned leadership with strategic hires. Among the moves, Co-Founder Davis Corley is returning to his role as the company's CEO.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 14, 2024
Launched last fall on the Apple iOS and Google Play app stores, the Routora app has added 37,000 drivers in over 90 countries, saving them 2.1 million driving miles, 50,000 hours, $315,000 in fuel costs, and 940 tons in CO2 emissions, the startup says.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 13, 2024
Apex said the acquisition will strengthen its RIA Custody & Execution Platform with a suite of digital advice tools that enable wealth management firms to build remarkable client experiences at scale.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 13, 2024
The global innovation platform is ready to showcase "revolutionary technology" in a splashy two-city, day-long event on March 26. To be held at the McKinney Cotton Mill and at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco, the day will feature pitches, speakers, and panels on SportsTech, FinTech, and Enterprise & AI.
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The NTXIA offered a tour of the NSF's newly opened eCAT Center at UNT in its first Immersive Innovation field trip, offering visitors a first-hand demo of a self-driving vehicle by UNT's Vehicle Autonomy & Intelligence Lab. [Photo: UNT]
High-Tech ‘Field Trips’: NTXIA Launches Immersive Innovation Program
by Lance Murray | Mar 12, 2024
The North Texas Innovation Alliance has begun offering quarterly "hands-on innovation experiences" at "the brightest and most innovative projects across North Texas" for NTXIA members. The Immersive Innovation field trips kicked off with a tour of the NSF's newly opened eCAT Center at UNT. Here's where the NTXIA is going next.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 12, 2024
Silicon Valley-based autonomous driving startup Plus has announced a partnership with brands of the Munich-based TRATON GROUP. The partners say they're already testing self-driving trucking runs between Dallas and Houston with a safety driver on board—and more runs are coming "in the Texas triangle and I-10 corridor."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 8, 2024
Today is International Women's Day, and many women entrepreneurs across North Texas are still basking in the glow of something that happened Thursday night: As Alballero said in her post, The DEC Network's 2024 State of Entrepreneurship event featured an all-star cast of women among its entrepreneur award winners.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 8, 2024
SignaPay, an Irving-based payments processing provider, has added David Leppek as chief technology officer. In this role, Leppek will manage all information technology functions for the organization, including developing and improving SignaPay’s proprietary gateway, risk management, and CRM platforms....
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