Dallas

‘The Model is Broken’: From North Texas, a National Call to Action for Biotech’s Future

by | Sep 24, 2025
At Dallas’ iC3 Summit, leaders from Texas and across the U.S. pointed to AI, new state initiatives like Proposition 14, and potential federal reforms as keys to speeding innovation and keeping America competitive in life sciences.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Offering Human Help to Talk to Machines 
by | Sep 15, 2025
AI seem overwhelming? Just go to office hours. 
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Garland Students Team With SMU Engineers on Affordable, Sustainable Building Blocks
by | Sep 10, 2025
Compressed earth blocks made from Dallas soil could offer a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to traditional masonry. A team of Garland High School summer student researchers got hands-on experience with the solution at SMU's Lyle School of Engineering.
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Autonomous Addition: Yet Another Company Will Pilot Self-Driving Truck Runs in North Texas
by | Sep 9, 2025
International will start piloting its autonomous on-highway tractor along the I-35 corridor between Laredo and Dallas with "select fleet operators." The Illinois company joins a long list of innovators who have tested self-driving 18-wheelers on North Texas highways.
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Dallas Opportunity Partners Acquires New York-Based B&S Aircraft Alloys

by | Sep 3, 2025
"This acquisition fits our portfolio and the mission of Dallas Opportunity Partners to align family office investors in the state of Texas with strategic investments that capitalize on the strategic initiatives of the United States," said Derek Wilson, managing partner of Dallas Opportunity Partners.
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Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Names Noted Oncologist as Chief Medical Officer
by | Aug 28, 2025
The Dallas- and Toronto-based company said that Ted James' perspective as a cancer surgeon and health system executive, combined with his experience in healthcare innovation, will support its growth as it advances toward commercialization.
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Archer Review Expands Again With Acquisition of Core Anesthesia, Its Third M&A Deal in 2025
by | Aug 25, 2025
The North Texas-based healthcare learning platform—now led by CEO Dr. Tabatha Erck and recently named a Silver Edison Award winner—continues its 2025 expansion with the acquisition of Core Anesthesia, a fast-growing tool for nurse anesthetists.
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AI Tinkerers Now Has a Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter: ‘This Is for People Who Are Actually Using AI’
Data scientist Anmolika Singh put Dallas on the global AI Tinkerers map. At the first meetup, more than 30 pros—founders to Fortune 500 technologists—showed up to trade ideas, projects, and solutions.
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Passive Design, Proactive Conversations—and a Win for Sustainable Architecture

The “Academy Award of Architecture”—the AIA Firm Award—recently went to Dallas-based LPA Design Studios. Ellen Mitchell, who directs the firm’s sustainability and applied research, sees the win as a shift toward broadening what award-winning design really means. Here’s how the firm is building modern, greener commercial spaces by starting with better questions.
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How North Texas Cities Are Turning University Partnerships Into Engines for Growth
by | Aug 6, 2025
At the statewide TUNIE meeting hosted at SMU, top local economic developers laid out how they’re teaming up with universities to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. Leaders from Dallas, Richardson, Frisco, and McKinney talked anchor institutions to smart-city pilots—but for better partnerships, one ask rose to the top: “Who do I call first?”
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Lone Wolf Technologies Names MoxiWorks Founder as Its Chief Industry Relations Officer
by | Aug 1, 2025
Lone Wolf said York Baur's appointment reflects its commitment to developing advanced technology solutions with a customer-first approach.
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Aurora Begins Nighttime Driverless Truck Runs Between Dallas and Houston
by | Jul 31, 2025
Three months ago, the company launched America’s first daytime driverless 18-wheeler delivery service between Dallas and Houston. On Sunday, it doubled down by launching nighttime runs on I-45, too. Aurora has also opened a new "lane" between Fort Worth and Phoenix—and is livestreaming its trucking runs on YouTube.
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Fort Worth’s PAK Quality Foods Acquires Dallas-Based Formosa, Expanding Reach and Product Mix

by | Jul 23, 2025

Fort Worth-based PAK Quality Foods has acquired the assets of Las Colinas International Inc., better known as Formosa Foods, the company announced Monday.

The deal brings together two regional distributors and expands PAK’s reach beyond Texas and eastern New Mexico.

Dallas-based Formosa, founded in 1979, is a family-owned company that supplies foodservice, retail, and institutional customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas....

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Expansion Ahead: Dallas’ BRIX Holdings Acquired by a Leading Friendly’s Franchisee
by | Jul 22, 2025
The acquisition includes the purchase of Friendly's, Clean Juice, Orange Leaf, Red Mango, Smoothie Factory + Kitchen, Souper Salad, and Humble Donut Co. Amol Kohli, leader of the group acquiring BRIX, began his career as a 15-year-old Friendly's waiter.
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Dallas PE Firm Unity Partners Acquires Canada-Based The Byng Group
by | Jul 17, 2025
The Toronto-headquartered Byng Group operates throughout Ontario and the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., offering a range of services to multifamily properties and senior living facilities.
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How a Dallas Nonprofit Is Launching Girls Into STEM
From oil spill experiments to AI-powered avatars, GEMS Camp gives girls hands-on experiences that build skills and a path to STEM. The camp, founded by a former teacher, has reached more than 1,300 participants—and 85% have pursued science, technology, engineering, or math in college.
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