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Dallas’ Amperage Capital Launches to Create Assigned EV Parking Spots for U.S. Apartment Residents

by | Jan 17, 2023
Backed "by a number of large Dallas family offices," the infrastructure investor and operator will focus on supporting residential electric vehicle charging solutions in apartment communities. "We believe that apartment residents should have access to designated home charging spaces, rather than relying on shared charging stations" says CEO Farrukh Malik.
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Fort Worth-Based HTeaO Gets Growth Investments from Two Dallas PE Firms
by | Jan 12, 2023
Fort Worth-based HTeaO is quenching thirsts with "ultra-premium" iced teas and coffee at 68 locations in five states, with 93 units currently under construction. This week, Dallas-based Crux Capital and Trive Capital both decided to have a taste—by getting a minority stake in the company. HTeaO currently offers 26 flavors of fresh-brewed iced tea, from Root Beer to Sweet Blueberry Green to Sweet Turbo Citrus Energy Tea and more.
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Nanoscope Therapeutics Names New Vice President of Quality

by | Jan 11, 2023

Nanoscope Therapeutics Inc., a Dallas-based clinical-stage biotechnology company developing gene therapies for retinal degenerative diseases, has appointed Massoud Motamed, Ph.D., as vice president of quality.

Motamed brings nearly a decade of CGMP quality and compliance experience, including extensive experience in manufacturing and regulatory review of gene therapy products.

“Massoud’s experience leading quality and compliance in CGMP manufacturing for gene therapies will be valuable as we progress in our chemistry, manufacturing, and controls (CMC) capabilities....

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Pink Sauce Is Hitting 4,300 Walmart Stores With Help from Dallas’ Dave’s Gourmet
by | Jan 11, 2023
Last August, we told you all about Pink Sauce—how Miami influencer Chef Pii invented it and celebrated its shockingly pink wing-drizzling in TikTok videos that quickly went viral. That caught the radar of Dallas-based CPG company Dave’s Gourmet, which refined the recipe and packaging and launched it on a commercial scale. Well, today Dave's announced a major Pink milestone. Walmart has become the exclusive retailer to carry Pink Sauce until July 2023. The rosy-colored sauce will be available in over 4,300 Walmart store locations nationwide and on walmart.com in mid-January, Dave's said.
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Irving’s Lightbeam Health Solutions Releases First Free Health Equity Strategy ‘In a Box’
by | Jan 11, 2023
Called Radian, the solution is powered by Lightbeam’s health equity AI engine and requires only a ZIP code to aggregate clinical and social data across more than 4,500 factors. It gives providers an executive-level view of health disparities within a community.
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Gearbox acquires Captured Dimensions

Gearbox Entertainment Acquires Fellow Frisco Company Captured Dimensions

by | Jan 10, 2023
Gearbox is an award-winning creator and distributor of transmedia entertainment, including hit video games and franchises like Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Brothers in Arms, and Borderlands. Captured Dimensions has done 3D capture and scanning for numerous Hollywood movies, and produced video game titles for 2K Games and Electronic Arts. Captured Dimensions founder and president Jordan Williams called the merger "an incredible runway for growth an opportunity."
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Andrew Bale has been promoted to president of Tango Network.
Telecom Supplier Tango Networks Makes Leadership Moves
by | Jan 10, 2023

Telecom equipment supplier Tango Networks announced leadership and adviser changes that the company said positions it for future growth.

  • Andrew Bale has been promoted from executive vice president to president.
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Pilot Point ISD Is First in U.S. to Use ‘Go-To-Green’ Active Shooter Tech
Last June, we told you about Go-To-Green, a Dallas startup that aims to help people get to safety in an active shooter situation, while also ensuring law enforcement can isolate the threat. Starting last week, the Pilot Point ISD north of Dallas-Fort Worth became the first district in the U.S. to put the technology to use.
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From ‘Smart’ Exercise Bands to Glasses That Monitor Your Heart: Demo Day at the Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth Accelerator

Meet the 10 promising startups that took the stage to demonstrate their potential to disrupt healthcare.
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Dallas Invents: 135 Patents Granted for Week of November 29
by | Dec 28, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Akamai Technologies' device discovery for cloud-based network security gateways, Amazon's identity-aware filtering proxy for virtual networks, BMIC's asphalt shingle waste coatings in roofing materials, Capital One's sorted parallel processing of a large dataset, EarthSystems Technologies' predictive monitoring geological and meteorological effects on subsurface infrastructure systems and reporting emergency conditions, Google's methods and computer program products for providing data use options, Halliburton's sealing apparatus with swellable metal, Toyota's managing drones in vehicular system, USAA's voice synthesis for virtual agents, and more.
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Fortress Solutions Names New Chief Executive Officer
by | Dec 23, 2022

Plano-based Fortress Solutions has appointed John Shelnutt as its chief executive officer, replacing Brendon Mills, who resigned to pursue other opportunities.

Fortress Solutions is a global provider of critical infrastructure management and support services for telecommunications carriers, wireless networks, electronic vehicle charging stations, and IoT devices.

“Fortress has an incredibly deep bench of talent that has gained the respect of the largest telecom companies in the world and other providers of critical infrastructure for many years,“ Shelnutt said in a statement....

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The Last Word: TWU’s Tracy Irby on How to Celebrate National Business Plan Month
As New Year's Eve approaches, thoughts are turning to holidays, fireworks, and—yes—business plans for a whole new year. That may be why December is National Business Plan Month, and TWU's Tracy Irby has the perfect way to celebrate it—by avoiding 5 key business plan mistakes.
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