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Dallas Film Commission Names New Commissioner to Lead City’s Film/TV Efforts

by | Dec 13, 2024
Katie Schuck comes to the role at Visit Dallas from Georgia after more than eight years with the Savannah Regional Film Commission, a division of the Savannah Economic Development Authority. Her movie credits include location scouting for Marvel's "Captain America: Brave New World."
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Divcon Controls Appoints Ex‑Apple Exec as VP of Sustainability
by | Nov 15, 2024
Molly Ward spent seven years developing clean energy and sustainability programs and projects at Apple before coming to Dallas-based Divcon.
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Patented: Netflix’s Streaming Media Techniques and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of June 4, 2024. 153 patents granted include: 7-Eleven's feedback and training for a machine learning algorithm configured to determine customer purchases during a shopping session at a physical store, Apple's enhanced RACH (random access channel) design for 5G CIoT (cellular internet of things), ATT Intellectual Property I's facilitation of voice over new radio for 5G or other next generation network, Avohdah's automated gesture identification using neural networks, Bank of America's dynamic unauthorized activity detection, and more.
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Apple Executive Joins Board of Irving’s Neovia Logistics
by | Mar 8, 2024

Irving-based global contract logistics provider Neovia Logistics has appointed Apple executive Gerard Macken to its board of directors.

According to Neovia, Macken has held a variety of executive leadership positions overseeing logistics and supply chains, most recently as senior director, Worldwide Logistics and Supply Chain for Apple.

“Gerard brings a wealth of industry experience, know-how, and expertise to Neovia,” Board Chairman Carlos Rodriguez said in a statement, adding that Macken “will be a tremendous asset to the board and the company’s executive leadership team” as Neovia continues its focus on growth and expanding its global customer base....

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The Last Word: Steve Case On a “Once in a Lifetime” Kind of Opportunity

by | Sep 15, 2023
Investor and tech pioneer Steve Case, best known as the co-founder and former CEO of AOL, made this call to action yesterday while visiting North Texas at Dallas Startup Week in Frisco. The pandemic "created an opening that's a unique, maybe even once-in-a-lifetime, kind of opportunity," he added.
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Texas Dominates Nationally, Dallas‑Fort Worth Steps Up With 24 on 2023 Fortune 500 List
Texas still reigns as the state hosting the most Fortune 500 companies. Plus, this year's list breaks a glass ceiling with 52 women at the helm of Fortune 500 companies.
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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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Finisar Considers $3 Billion Semiconductor Expansion Project in Sherman
by | Dec 7, 2022
A new plant, an expansion to its current 76-acre site, would produce wafers for semiconductor chips and create 700 jobs.
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Sherman Picked for New $5B Silicon Wafer Plant, Bringing 1,500 New Jobs to North Texas

by | Jun 27, 2022
Beating out potential sites in Ohio and South Korea, the city of Sherman was selected today by GlobiTech for a new $5 billion, 3.2 million-square-foot silicon wafer facility. The plant could eventually produce more than 1 million silicon wafers monthly when production begins by 2025. It's Sherman's second big manufacturing win in a month. Just weeks ago, Texas Instruments broke ground in the city on new semiconductor wafer fabrication plants with a potential $30 billion investment.
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Dallas Startup Lands Funding to Expand Its ‘Educational Metaverse’ Nationally
by | May 17, 2022
Dallas-based STEMuli was founded by CEO Taylor Shead to create a gamified 'metaverse' where kids can earn tokens and have fun while they learn. Piloted since last summer at Dallas Hybrid Prep, it's given both remote and in-class learning an avatar-packed boost. Now, with a new $3.25 million seed funding round, STEMuli aims to expand its metaverse platform in schools nationally.
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Firm Bringing Major Retail Brands to Dallas Is Acquired by Public Company
by | May 4, 2022
Dallas-based Open Realty—a retail-focused real estate investment firm that's helped companies like Apple, Warby Parker, and Bonobos bring brick-and-mortar stores to North Texas—has been acquired by New York-based Newmark Group. Open Realty will now join Newmark's retail services business, joining the public company's global team of more than 6,300 worldwide.
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With a New CEO at the Helm, Bottle Rocket Creates Three Leadership Roles
by | Apr 29, 2022
Addison-based Bottle Rocket has promoted three execs into the new roles as it eyes continued growth.

The leadership moves come after the experience consultancy and app maker began the year with a new CEO. Founder and former top executive Calvin Carter is working on a new, stealthy venture called Talon Labs.
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Apple Invests $410M in II-VI Inc., Supporting 700+ Jobs in Sherman and Other U.S. Cities

by | May 5, 2021
The optical tech firm produces iPhone laser technology that powers Face ID, Memoji, Animoji, and Portrait Mode selfies.
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Follow the Money: ROBO Global Launches Healthcare ETF, Arteriors Gets ‘Significant Investment’
by | Jun 27, 2019
You’ll also find news from Align Capital Partners, Mark Cuban, Hidrent, TPG, Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Apple, and Drive.ai in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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Follow the Money: Swych Sells Majority Stake; PICKUP Nets $5M; Sabre Agrees to $350M Deal for Farelogix
by | Nov 15, 2018
You’ll also find D.R. Horton, Finisar, Mr. Cooper, Mark Cuban, Pacific Union Financial, KAI Texas, Savhera PBC, HIG Holdings, Crestline Capital, Southlake Equity Group, and Texas Pride Impact Funds in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity by investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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Distracted Driving: EdgeTensor’s AI Tech Keeps Drivers on the Alert
by | Sep 18, 2018
The “edge” in EdgeTensor comes from its use of Edge computing to drive the Dallas-based startup's technology.
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