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Who Made This Year’s AI 75 List? Meet the North Texans Leading the Pack in Artificial Intelligence
by Glenn Hunter | Apr 30, 2025
Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, once again is recognizing the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth. From visionaries and mavericks to transformers and academics, AI 75's class of 2025 are the AI pacesetters you need to know now.
by Quincy Preston |
Mar 13, 2025
The Dallas entrepreneur’s new novel, “Tachyon Tunnel 2,” launches readers into space—built on the same big thinking that’s fueled more than 15 ventures.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 30, 2025
The companies have worked together in the logistics real estate sector since 2020, focusing on last-mile industrial properties and distribution centers. The newly acquired portfolio with strategic assets across Dallas, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, and Pennsylvania is 92% leased to 68 tenants, including prominent names such as Amazon, Red Bull, and Packaging Corporation of America.
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 16, 2024
Fort Worth's “explosive growth”—nearly 6% population growth since 2020—isn't happening by accident. It takes what Economic Development Director Robert Sturns calls "full-contact local government," a term once coined by the city manager to describe Fort Worth's unique approach to progress.
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Divi Scalp & Hair Health founder Dani Austin [Photo: Divi]
Dallas-Based Scalp & Hair Health Brand Divi Snags Minority Investment from California VC Firm
by Lance Murray | Nov 13, 2024
Divi is an award-winning brand with clean, science-backed products founded by entrepreneur and three-time Forbes Top Creator Dani Austin. With the new funding, Divi aims to scale its brand "to a household name," the startup said.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 12, 2024
Ironhead, which will encompass four "state-of-the-art" industrial buildings at a 57-acre site in Northlake, is being developed by Houston-based Alliance Industrial Co. in partnership with Barings.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 7, 2024
Amazon's new 1.7-million-square-foot operations facility is being built in Cleburne, about 30 miles south of downtown Fort Worth, enabling the creation of up to 1,000 jobs.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 3, 2024
The new office expands One Medical's partnership with Baylor Scott & White Health to deliver "seamless, coordinated care" throughout the region, following earlier office openings in Addison, Highland Park, University Park, and Fort Worth's West 7th District.
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Dallas-Based ‘Not Beer’ Sparkling Water Brings the Party, Not the Buzz
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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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 8, 2024
When Ross Perot Jr. and Mike Berry were in their mid-20s, they set out to defy skeptics and fast-track a first-of-its-kind industrial airport in North Fort Worth. Today, AllianceTexas stands as a 27,000-acre global nexus fueled by that same trailblazing spirit—and public-private collaboration on a grand scale.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 6, 2024
Neal Smatresk's decade at UNT sparked big changes and growth, boosting its standing in academics and research. From "record-breaking enrollment" to "making UNT the highest-ranked Tier One institution in the North Texas region," his tenure marks transformation across multiple fronts.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 30, 2023
After Brooke Hart Jones graduated from Dallas' Kimball High School, she became the third generation in her family to attend an historically black college or university (HBCU), getting a finance degree from Hampton University in Virginia. Now she's putting that degree to use—and inspiring a new generation of future HBCU hopefuls—with her line of HBCyoU Dolls.
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Dallas-Based PlayersTV Network Inks Distribution Deal with Prime Video and Amazon Freevee
by Lance Murray | Nov 7, 2023
PlayersTV is the first-ever athlete-owned TV network focused on athletes' lifestyle and culture. The new distribution deal will bring its content—from reality to comedy, documentaries, and both scripted and unscripted programming—to two large new audiences.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Sep 28, 2023
A former Yale track captain and three NFL vets—including two Dallas Cowboys—talk frankly about their entrepreneurial journeys from playing field to founder.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 25, 2023
Powered by Communities Foundation of Texas and presented by Amazon, the event drew donations ranging from $1 to $200,000 for nonprofits serving the 20-county North Texas region. The event brought North Texas Giving Day’s 15-year total to "more than $560 million."
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Sep 24, 2023
Amazon's "Sellers in Your Community" program lets entrepreneurs and small businesses share their stories with local leaders, creating more awareness and opportunity. Meet two Dallas-area founders who have big visions and philanthropic purpose.
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