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Allen-Based EagleNXT Invests in Ohio Drone Maker Agilis Air

by | Jul 23, 2026
The deal pairs EagleNXT’s fixed-wing surveillance drones with the startup’s low-cost quadcopter platforms. CEO Bill Irby tells Dallas Innovates the company plans to grow its Allen workforce roughly tenfold as it ramps up production across its product lines.
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Drone Tech Leader EagleNXT Relocating to North Texas, Plans Drone and Sensor Plant
by | Jan 14, 2026
At EagleNXT's new HQ in Allen, the company will set up its first-ever U.S. production line for its eBee VISION drone, a fixed-wing surveillance drone that can be deployed in three minutes by a single operator. EagleNXT will also be manufacturing its agricultural MicaSense multispectral sensors at the Allen facility, the company said.
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BMK Pharma To Open $50M U.S. HQ and Pharmaceutical Facility in Allen
by | Oct 21, 2025
BMK Pharma said the facility—which will serve as a 503B compounding pharmacy and a sterile Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization—will be a testament to its commitment to advancing "Made in America" prescription medications and strengthening the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain.
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Credit Union of Texas Rolls Out Full-Service Spanish-Language Brand, Todos Unidos
by | May 27, 2025

Say “bienvenidos” to Todos Unidos.

That’s the name of the Spanish-language brand launched by Allen-based Credit Union of Texas (CUTX) to better serve the state’s largest—and historically underbanked—demographic: the Hispanic community....

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TriCelta Development Opens New HQ in North Texas

by | Dec 4, 2024
TriCelta Founder and CEO Jake Zwaagstra's portfolio includes projects at Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma; The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino in Las Vegas; and the Signature at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Now his "boutique firm with outsize impact" has a new home at Watters Creek Village in Allen.
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Cytracom Relocating HQ to District 121 in McKinney, Aims to Double Staff by Late 2025
by | Oct 16, 2024
The growing company, previously headquartered in Allen, said the move is part of a larger strategy to tap into the area's tech talent pool.
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Frisco-Based iCode Signs 100th Franchise for Its National STEM-Learning Brand
by | 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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Allen’s FTK Construction Promotes Exec to Vice President of Finance, IT
by | Feb 23, 2024

Riley Goodman has been promoted to vice president of finance and information technology at Allen-based FTK Construction Services, a nationwide general contractor specializing in affordable housing and low-income housing tax credit projects.

FTK said that Goodman will oversee all financial operations for the company, along with all IT operations and systems for preconstruction, production, and administration....

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North Texas Cities Crush List of Best Real Estate Markets in U.S.

by | Aug 22, 2023
McKinney and Frisco rank No. 1 and No. 2 of 300 U.S. cities on WalletHub's list of "2023's Best Real-Estate Markets." See how close Denton and Allen came to the top in a list that tracked everything from home value forecasts to housing affordability to job growth rate.
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‘The Next Significant Development’ in DFW: Billingsley Plans Nearly 500‑Acre, $3B Mixed‑Use Project in Allen and Fairview
by | May 25, 2023
“The corners of I-75 and SH-121 are one of the last great undeveloped intersections in DFW," Lucy Billingsley, partner at Billingsley Co., said. "To do it justice, we intend to build something really spectacular here." The first phase of the project, Sloan Corners, will be a transformation "from hayfields to a regional employment hub," city of Allen officials said.
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Stillwater Capital Breaks Ground on 84-Acre Mixed-Use Project in Allen
by | May 17, 2023
121 Technology Park's first phase will feature four Class A buildings, offering 370,000 square feet of technology manufacturing and industrial space. Later phases will include two 100,000-square-foot office buildings, 130 owner-occupied townhomes, and 20,000 square feet of food and beverage retail.
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Norway’s Visitech Expands Capacity with New Allen Factory Supporting 3D Printing Market Growth
by | Apr 25, 2023
Norway-based Visitech AS has established an Americas office in Allen after acquiring DLP design house Keynote Photonics in the city. Now the company aims to build a factory in Allen that will be able to produce its full line of projectors and subsystems for state-of-the-art 3D printing and direct imaging applications in 2024.
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Allen-Based SaaS Tech Startup ScaleWith Appoints New President

by | Mar 2, 2023

ScaleWith Inc., an Allen-based SaaS technology company, announced it has appointed Edward L. Dandridge as president, effective immediately.

The startup said its tech transforms social impact from a cost center into a revenue generator by embedding social impact funding into B2B and B2G transactions.

“Ed’s accomplished background in law, deep expertise in corporate affairs, extensive management experience leading global organizations, and demonstrated track record of converting vision into business results ideally qualifies him to serve as our president as we position ScaleWith for significant growth,” ScaleWith founder and CEO Paul Polizzotto said in a statement....

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TravelSafely App Alerts Arlington Drivers to Potential Road Hazards
by | Dec 7, 2021
Arlington's Cooper Street Smart Mobility Corridor uses "connected vehicle-to-everything" technologies to alert drivers to traffic light changes, nearby pedestrians and cyclists, approaching fire trucks, and more.
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Voices: Reinventing the K-12 Classroom in 2020
by | Sep 10, 2020
Voices writer Chirag Gupta explores innovation in Texas K-12 public school classrooms amidst the pandemic.
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Allen Tech Hub Among City’s 2 Million Square Feet of New Commercial Development   
by | Aug 26, 2020
Amid Covid-19, that activity is "business resilience on display," the Allen EDC says.

The city's just-announced 105,000-square-foot tech-focused office project is expected to break ground next year. It aims to support a growing technology industry in a city that ranks 28 percent higher in tech-job concentration than the national average.
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