From DFW Airport to Darling Ingredients, North Texas leaders join other innovators statewide proving that conservation and business can thrive together.
Brad Phillips will retire on June 15, 2025, after 36 years at Darling, the company said. His position will be filled by current EVP and Chief Strategy Officer Robert Day in February. Sandra Dudley will succeed Day under the new title of EVP, renewables and chief strategy officer.
TxN 20 recognizes the best and most innovative work in conservation coming from businesses based or operating in Texas. Texan by Nature Founder and former First Lady Laura Bush called the honorees "pioneers, collaborators, and changemakers."
Randy Hill is a partner at Opportune LLP, a business advisory firm focused on consulting, outsourcing and investment banking. He previously served in many roles during his tenure as a partner in the audit practice of KPMG, including audit partner-in-charge at KPMG's Dallas office.
Founded by former First Lady and Dallas resident Laura Bush, Texan by Nature recognizes the best and most innovative work in conservation coming from businesses based or operating in Texas.
As John Bullock, known for his transformational leadership, plans to retire from Darling Ingredients, the company welcomes Robert Day, a veteran with nearly three decades of agribusiness experience, to continue Bullock's legacy of innovation and strategic growth.
Irving-based Darling Ingredients Inc., the largest publicly traded company turning edible by-products and food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy, has announced changes to its executive management team....
Dallas Innovates and D CEO celebrated 68 honorees and revealed the winners of our fourth-annual Innovation Awards at an event held at On the Levee in the Dallas Design District.
Here's a full list of winners and finalists.
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about automated payment solutions startup UPAY raising new funds; Fort Worth’s Star Castle Ventures' $5.25M raise; Carlyle Group acquiring a majority stake in Dallas’ Aspen Power Partners; CenterOak Partners selling Wetzel’s Pretzels for $207M; and other deals.
Now in its fourth year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors 68 disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for innovation in North Texas.
Finalists will be recognized in the January/February issue of D CEO magazine and online at DallasInnovates.com. Winners will be revealed at an exclusive awards event in January.
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about Sinclair Digital Services’ $5 million fundraising effort; Energy Spectrum Capital helping to launch a new energy firm; Darling Ingredients’ $1.2 billion acquisition; the Dallas Cowboys’ official accounting firm merging with BKM Sowan Horan; and more.
Plus: 7-Eleven acquires last-mile delivery startup; American Heart Association invests in $43M healthcare innovation fund; Fort Worth real estate investors raise $32.4M for new fund; Dallas College Lands $8.8M to boost biotech workforce; UT Southwestern researchers land funding for hypothermia therapy study; and more North Texas deals.
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 future of logistics isn’t being built in Silicon Valley. It’s being built in Fort Worth.
Hillwood’s decades-long commitment to AllianceTexas—anchored by public-private partnerships, infrastructure investment, and a clear-eyed view of what next-generation supply chains would require—created the foundation for what’s happening today....
Dallas-based unicorn o9 Solutions, an enterprise planning software solutions provider, has named Adriel Sanchez as the company’s first-ever chief marketing officer. Sanchez’s appointment to the pivotal leadership role highlights a commitment to transforming the future of enterprise planning with “path-breaking, agentic AI-enabled innovations designed to help companies rapidly identify and fix value leakages occurring across the value chain,” the company said....
Suffolk—a Boston-based construction management and real estate investment firm with billions of dollars in annual revenue—has named Chris Guice as its new general manager of Advanced Manufacturing.
Based in Dallas, Guice will help lead Suffolk’s continued expansion into advanced manufacturing sectors, including semiconductors, electric vehicle and battery production, robotics, solar, and precision manufacturing across the United States....
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 future of logistics isn’t being built in Silicon Valley. It’s being built in Fort Worth.
Hillwood’s decades-long commitment to AllianceTexas—anchored by public-private partnerships, infrastructure investment, and a clear-eyed view of what next-generation supply chains would require—created the foundation for what’s happening today....
Dallas-based unicorn o9 Solutions, an enterprise planning software solutions provider, has named Adriel Sanchez as the company’s first-ever chief marketing officer. Sanchez’s appointment to the pivotal leadership role highlights a commitment to transforming the future of enterprise planning with “path-breaking, agentic AI-enabled innovations designed to help companies rapidly identify and fix value leakages occurring across the value chain,” the company said....
Suffolk—a Boston-based construction management and real estate investment firm with billions of dollars in annual revenue—has named Chris Guice as its new general manager of Advanced Manufacturing.
Based in Dallas, Guice will help lead Suffolk’s continued expansion into advanced manufacturing sectors, including semiconductors, electric vehicle and battery production, robotics, solar, and precision manufacturing across the United States....