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Runway Growth Capital Adds to Life Science Team With New Dallas Managing Director

by | Aug 20, 2022
Brannon Morisoli will join the team at a time when life science is booming in North Texas. Most recently, Dallas-Fort Worth ranked for the first time in the "Top 20 U.S. metros for life science" 2022 report by CommercialEdge. 
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DI People: Toyota, ERCOT, Bank of Texas, Comerica Bank, LERMA/, and More Make Leadership Moves
by | Aug 19, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from UTD's Center for Brainhealth, DART, Enseo, LiquidAgents/StaffDNA, Alpine Advanced Materials, Runway Growth Capital, Optic Gaming, Dallas Thrives, Downtown Dallas Inc., TechGenies, Kainos Capital, Texas Motor Speedway, and more.
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DI People: JCPenney, Sabre, Toyota Connected, Magellan Health, Sonrava, and Dallas Next Make Moves
by | Aug 12, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from UNT Dallas, 49 Financial, Daseke, Rogers Healy Commercial, CrossFirst Bank, and more.
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DI People: Dallas Cowboys, Hilti, Neiman Marcus Group, MoneyGram, and More Make Moves
by | Aug 5, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from the Dallas Jackals, Akorbi Group, egage2learn, Trademark Property Co., Independent Bank Group, Avanci, Independent Bank Group, and more.
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DI People: Flix, Keurig Dr Pepper, StackPath, GenelQ, and More Make Leadership Moves

by | Jul 22, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Jackson-Shaw, Perkins&Will, Aimbridge Hospitality, Molecular Testing Labs, Axxess, Education Opens Doors, Make-A-Wish North Texas, LVTRise, and more. 
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Allen-Based MD7 Promotes Three VPs to Power Growth With EV Charging Stations, 5G Mobile Networks
MD7—which calls itself "the only dedicated global digital infrastructure consultancy"—says the advent of electric vehicles and global 5G networks "will revolutionize how we live." As the company manages the underlying network infrastructure of both, its new VP promotions are aimed at facilitating growth. The company relocated its HQ from San Diego to Allen's Watters Creek campus last year.
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DI People: McKesson, CBRE, Axxess, RumbleOn, and More Make Leadership Moves
by | Jun 24, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Gaedeke Group, Simpli.fi, Signify Health, Dallas Market Center, DartPoints, Mass Luminosity, and others.
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Toyota industry veterans Bob Carter, Mike Owens, Tracy Doi, and Zack Hicks will retire this summer.
Toyota Makes Multiple Leadership, Structural Changes to Further Its Mobility Transformation as Four Execs Retire
by | Jun 9, 2022
Four industry stalwarts will retire this summer at Plano-based Toyota North America, leaving a legacy of firsts and innovations. In the wake, the company announced structural changes, new roles, and leadership moves to backfill the positions.

Here’s a rundown of the retiring executives—and who will take up their mantles.
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Southwestern Medical Foundation President and CEO Kathleen Gibson has joined the board of nonprofit LaunchBio. [Image: Southwestern Medical Foundation; istockphoto]

Southwestern Medical Foundation President and CEO Joins LaunchBio Board

by | Apr 29, 2022
LaunchBio, a life science and biotech nonprofit that expanded to North Texas in 2021, has announced four new board members, including Dallas-based Kathleen Gibson, along with a new board chair.

LaunchBio is working to accelerate the entrepreneurial support network in the region through collaborations with BioLabs, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, J. Small Investments, BioNTX, DLA Piper, and others.
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DI People: Dave & Busters, Fujitsu, Keurig Dr Pepper, Aurora Innovation, DHA, and More Make Leadership Moves
by | Apr 8, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Firehouse, Enseo, Cambium Learning, D Magazine, Lear Investment Management, Spacee, Envy Gaming, 5Q, Stream Realty Partners, Nanoscope, Crossplane Capital, Improving, TimelyMD and more.
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DI People: Frisco’s EDC, Vistra, Lennox International and More Make Moves
by | Mar 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Cicis, Complexity Gaming, Digit7, Design Connect Create, Vaxxinity, and more.
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DI People: Jacobs, DRC, Dallas College, Megatel, JLL, ENO8, and More Make Moves
by | Mar 4, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from XpressDocs, Alternative Biomedical Solutions, Ventra Health, VAZATA, Medecision, Firehouse, Six Flags, TCU, nDivision, and Gamestop.

Plus, The Real Estate Council unveils its 2022 board and executive committee.
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New Dallas Regional Chamber VP of Innovation: ‘We’re only getting stronger’

by | Feb 28, 2022
Jorge Varela has spent decades building startups in Silicon Valley, San Antonio, and even in Central America—his place of origin. Now his efforts will center on North Texas' innovation economy.

“The shift from Silicon Valley and the East Coast to Texas and DFW is real,” Varela says.
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DI People: Comerica, CMI Group, Cyber Defense Labs, Energy Transfer, CASPR Group and More Make Moves
by | Jan 21, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Polte, Commercial Metals, Ben E. Keith, Trademark Properties, Catalyze Dallas, TechFW, DFW*ATW, and others.

Plus, Dallas Mayor Johnson names the city council liaison to the Mayor's Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Advisory Council and Fluor Corporation's Tricia Thibodeaux was named vice chair of The Construction Industry Institute.
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TechFW Ushers in New Board Chair, New Secretary, and Two New Board Members
by | Jan 18, 2022
The TechFW board has named its 2022 leadership.
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DI People: Dallas Fed, Container Store, McKinney EDC, Pizza Hut, GM Financial, and Others Make Moves
by | Jan 7, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from TechFW, Caris Life Sciences, Howell Instruments, KonaTel, CollateralEdge, NTCAR, and more. Plus: Governor Abbott appointed 5 North Texans to the Private Sector Advisory Council.
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