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Dallas Morning News To Be Acquired by Hearst in Deal Valuing DMN Parent at $74.9M

by | Jul 10, 2025
New York City-based Hearst Corp.—the media giant that owns everything from A&E Network to Cosmopolitan to 28 daily newspapers across the U.S.—is acquiring DallasNews Corp. and its 140-year-old newspaper by offering a premium of 219% on its stock price. At the deal's close, the Morning News will go private and join the nationwide Hearst Newspapers lineup.
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The Last Word: Law Firm Leader Paul Genender On Dallas’ ‘Supercity’ Status
by | Aug 26, 2024
In June, the Dallas-based TXSE Group announced plans to launch the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), focused on Texas and the Southeast U.S., with $120 million in funding lined up from BlackRock, Citadel Securities, and other investors. That's led to national buzz about "Y'all Street" and growing global awareness of the city's financial and corporate momentum. 
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The Last Word: Leaf President on What Made DFW the ‘Trading Card Capital of the World’
Dallas-Fort Worth has become "the trading card capital of the world," with two big industry players, Leaf and Panini America, headquartered in the region, and top local auction houses routinely hammering sales of rare, headline-grabbing cards.
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The Last Word: Charlotte Jones on Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones’ Doodling Masterpieces
by | Apr 11, 2024
In March, Dallas Cowboys Owner and GM Jerry Jones did an interview with Dallas Morning News sportswriter David Moore about Dak Prescott's Super Bowl-winning potential. When a photo from the interview was posted on X, it went viral fast—even faster than the 'Pokes end their playoff runs.
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Dallas Zoo Welcomes First Female CEO in Its 135-Year History, Names Nine New Board Members

by | Jan 26, 2024
New Chief Executive Officer Lisa New took the helm of the Dallas Zoo earlier this month as the zoo looks to make its "next big leap."
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UNT Dallas President Announces Retirement After Nearly a Decade of Impact
by | Jan 24, 2024
Bob Mong joined The University of North Texas at Dallas in 2015 following a distinguished journalism career, during which he ascended to editor-in-chief of The Dallas Morning News.
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DMN: NexPoint To Redevelop Dallas’ Cityplace Tower with Hotel, Apartments by 2025
by | Aug 23, 2023
Dallas-based NexPoint plans to convert eight floors of the 42-story Cityplace Tower into rental apartments at a cost of $61.5 million, according to the Dallas Morning News. That will be in addition NexPoint's development of a 222-room hotel and conference center at Cityplace, a $136.2 million project that was announced in 2020 but delayed by the pandemic.
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The Last Word: UTD’s Dale MacDonald on How AI Chatbots Could Impact Your Job
by | Mar 29, 2023
MacDonald was part of a panel discussion at UT Dallas, in partnership with The Dallas Morning News, aimed at clearing up misconceptions about ChatGPT, the AI chatbot that’s gone viral. The panel featured four UTD scientists—Xinya Du, Gopal Gupta, Dale MacDonald, and Jessica Ouyang—and was moderated by Adithi Ramakrishnan, science reporter at the DMN.
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Panel Tackles Entrepreneurship
at Festival of Ideas Forum

by | Mar 20, 2017
The emphasis of the panel’s discussion will be on training and access to minority communities.
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Christine Perez
What It Takes To Make It as a Woman in STEM
by | Jan 3, 2016
D CEO gathered Yasmin, Brown, and Cain together to discuss issues women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) face.
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