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The Dallas Regional Chamber’s 2025 annual meeting featured a “Playmaker’s Panel” of top local pro-sports executives, as well as reports from the DRC leadership. From left: Rick Welts, Dallas Mavericks; Charlotte Jones, Dallas Cowboys; Cynt Marshall and Dale Petroskey, DRC; Greg Bibb, Dallas Wings. [Photos: Joseph Haubert/DRC]
From Playmakers to Policymakers: DRC Champions the Dallas Region’s Winning Ways
by Glenn Hunter | Jan 23, 2025
At its annual meeting at Arlington's Globe Life Field, the Dallas Regional Chamber took a victory lap with Dallas-Fort Worth's multiple No. 1 economic rankings, outlined DRC priorities for the new legislative session, and heard from five leading pro sports executives why North Texas is such a sports business powerhouse.
by Lance Murray |
Jan 16, 2025
The "game-changing world-class music venue" is set to be built as part of a public-private partnership between Venu Holding Corp., the city of McKinney, the McKinney Economic Development Corp., and the McKinney Community Development Corp.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Jan 8, 2025
How Arlington’s Entertainment District became a destination for sports, culture, and entertainment is a story of vision and collaboration. Tech-focused design firm mma says it’s on the way to becoming "a global destination." Here's a look at how it all came together—and what's coming next.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 12, 2024
The Cowboys are 5-8 in an increasingly woeful, injury-plagued season. But that hasn't hurt the team's bottom line. Far from it, says Forbes in its annual report on The World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams.
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Rendering of the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington, which will roar through the city's entertainment district in March 2026. [Image: NTT IndyCar Series]
2026 Just Got Louder: IndyCar Grand Prix Roaring Into Arlington Entertainment District
by David Seeley | Oct 9, 2024
If you've been stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic around Texas Stadium and Globe Life Field before a game, you probably dreamed of going faster. How does 200 MPH-plus sound? Those speeds are on the way when the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington roars through in 2026.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 25, 2024
"Father of biohacking" Dave Asprey and fitness entrepreneur Anne Mahlum are among the new investors in OxeFit, joining top sports stars (including Cowboys QB Dak Prescott) who've invested in past funding rounds. The company said it will use the new funding to continue bringing "state-of-the-art" AI to its health and fitness experiences.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 17, 2024
Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe leads a star-studded sports team of players and legends from the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks, FC Dallas, and Dallas Wings in encouraging even more donations on North Texas Giving Day.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 13, 2024
Jerry Jones' 1989 deal to buy the Dallas Cowboys for $150 million looks smarter and smarter every year. Especially this year—because Sportico, the sports industry content platform, just released its NFL team valuations and put America's Team at the top at $10.32 billion. Cracking that 11th digit is a first for any sports franchise on the face of the earth.
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Playmakers88 Sports Bar & Grill in The Colony. [Photo: Playmakers88]
Cowboys Hall of Famer Michael Irvin Announces Grand Opening of Playmakers88 Bar & Grill in The Colony
by David Seeley | Jul 9, 2024
There's a new (replica) ring of honor in North Texas—one that circles the bar of Irvin's new Playmakers88 sports bar and grill in The Colony. This weekend, the venue gets an official grand opening—with a percentage of proceeds going to the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 8, 2024
The Sportcane features a patent-pending 22-degree curve to better support the body by absorbing high-loading forces at impact and restoring normal knee flexion angle. The Super Bowl XII champion defensive end said that after using it, he noticed "immediate improvements" in his pain and mobility.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 27, 2024
The Dallas-based flip-flop brand needed someone with big feet—and an all-star national profile—to promote its new "Grande" sandal line. Now the fan-favorite "avid flip-flop wearer" on America's Team has stepped into the role.
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by David Seeley and Lance Murray |
Jun 18, 2024
As an official multi-year partner of the Cowboys, Aristocrat Gaming said it will have prominent signage throughout AT&T Stadium year-round—including in-stadium, on the concourse, and in-game branding. It's yet another example of how gaming and sports are becoming more and more entwined—from the new ownership of the Mavericks to micro-betting tech startups right here in North Texas.
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The Dallas Cowboys partnered on the construction of Cedar Crest Community Center's football field, one of many sports and social services offerings at the Southern Dallas center. [Video still: Behind Every Door]
Behind Every Door Opens Cedar Crest Community Center in Southern Dallas, and a New Bank Is Part of the Plan
by David Seeley | Apr 11, 2024
Dallas nonprofit Behind Every Door Ministries purchased a faded, 50-year-old community center from the Salvation Army in partnership with Veritex Community Bank, the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL Foundation, local pro golfers Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler, and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw. A $15 million capital campaign has led to a revitalized community hub for Southern Dallas.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 4, 2024
Kansas City Chiefs fans love their football team—but they hate taxes more. Jackson County, Mo., residents voted down a proposed 40-year, three-eighths of a cent sales tax that would have helped fund an $800 million renovation of Arrow Stadium. Now Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson has invited the Chiefs to come back home to Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 21, 2024
Jones, who's already the majority shareholder in Comstock Resources, has agreed to make an additional $100.45 million equity investment in the company via two entities he controls.
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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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