2025 Innovation Award winners represent the cutting edge of North Texas innovation across industries. From left: Ben Lamm, Colossal Biosciences; Aurora; Bell; and Dave Copps, Worlds.
D CEO and Dallas Innovates' Innovation Award winners are working to resurrect extinct species, launching autonomous trucks, reinventing military aircraft, and bringing AI into the physical world—and that's just the beginning. The 2025 awards showcase game-changing achievements—including Texas' first newly minted decacorn—across 17 categories of innovation. Here’s a look at the innovators leading the way.
The Dallas Stars announced Monday that they've inked a seven-year agreement with A Parent Media Co. (APMC) to stream all regional Dallas Stars NHL games "free of charge." Beginning with the 2024-25 season, games will be broadcast on the newly formed VICTORY+—a free, ad-supported, direct-to-consumer streaming service created by APMC with the Stars.
A leader in the local private equity and sports business space, Thomas O. Hicks will be inducted at a ceremony put on by the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation in early November, joining others from Houston and Austin. The former owner of the Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers, Hicks currently serves as the founder, chairman, and partner of local family office Hicks Holdings and as a senior partner and director at Dallas' The Beneficient Company Group.
Hicks will join other local business legends like Mark Cuban and Ross Perot, Jr. in the Texas Business Hall of Fame, which has been inducting new members since 1983.
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The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is increasingly recognized as a leading hub of innovative research and technological advancement. Among its most significant contributors is Dr. Walter Voit, whose work has been pivotal in several transformative fields, including flexible electronics, neuroscience, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence (AI)....
Frisco-based cybersecurity company Netwrix has made new executive appointments in its go-to-market leadership team, underscoring its commitment to expanding the company’s global presence, channel success, and product offering.
Britt Norwood joins the company as chief revenue officer and will lead all aspects of the company’s customer lifecycle approach....
Plano-based BGSF, a national consulting and staffing company, announced the appointment of Keith Schroeder to be chief financial officer as part of a company succession plan. Schroeder will succeed John Barnett, who’s served as CFO since 2023....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is increasingly recognized as a leading hub of innovative research and technological advancement. Among its most significant contributors is Dr. Walter Voit, whose work has been pivotal in several transformative fields, including flexible electronics, neuroscience, 3D printing, and artificial intelligence (AI)....
Frisco-based cybersecurity company Netwrix has made new executive appointments in its go-to-market leadership team, underscoring its commitment to expanding the company’s global presence, channel success, and product offering.
Britt Norwood joins the company as chief revenue officer and will lead all aspects of the company’s customer lifecycle approach....
Plano-based BGSF, a national consulting and staffing company, announced the appointment of Keith Schroeder to be chief financial officer as part of a company succession plan. Schroeder will succeed John Barnett, who’s served as CFO since 2023....