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Dallas Regional Chamber Names Hillwood’s Vice Chairman as Its 2026 Board Chair

by | Jan 29, 2026
Darcy Anderson will work closely with Brad Cheves, who began his tenure as the DRC’s President & CEO on January 5, and will take a significant role in developing the organization's 2027-29 Strategic Plan.
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Galvanize Ignites Southern Dallas Revitalization With Historic and New Markets Tax Credit Expertise
Galvanize Sustainable Capital is fueling historic change with smart incentives—and growing its presence in North Texas. Partner Mandy Price is out front, drawing on her M&A and private equity experience and deep Dallas ties.
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SMU Development Leader Named as Next President and CEO of Dallas Regional Chamber
by | Oct 21, 2025
Fresh from spearheading the historic, $1.656 billion "SMU Ignited" fundraising campaign, Brad Cheves will take the DRC helm from Dale Petroskey, whose nearly 12-year tenure included National Chamber of the Year honors in 2022.
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Partnering With the Small Business Development Center on AI
by | Oct 2, 2025
The Dallas Regional Chamber's AI Office Hours provide a new way for small businesses to leverage this technology, no matter what their level of expertise.
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The DRC takes its members on regular trips to Washington, D.C. to advocate for policies that benefit the Dallas region business community.. [Photo: Dallas Regional Chamber]

DRC Expert: What the Federal Budget Means for Business

Signed into law on July 4, the sweeping “one big, beautiful bill” makes 2017 tax cuts permanent, boosts manufacturing incentives, expands Pell Grants, and offers new support for small businesses and working families. Here's a breakdown.
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Health Wildcatters Launches HW Venture Center as It Expands at Dallas’ Pegasus Park
by | Jul 9, 2025
With 500-plus founder applications flowing in each year, Dallas-based seed accelerator Health Wildcatters needed more room to help startups grow. On Thursday, it will cut the ribbon on its newly expanded headquarters— and launch its new HW Venture Center—before a busily networking crowd of startup founders and investors.
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Toyota and the National Organization on Disability Convene at the DRC 
The eye-opening conversation was a platform for complicated subjects that impact every business.
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The Last Word: DRC’s State of the Region Event Addresses High-Speed Rail and More
by | Mar 18, 2025
At the Dallas Regional Chamber's State of the Region event held in December, regional leaders addressed the opportunities and challenges of growth in North Texas—from mobility and high-speed rail to prioritizing green space over highways to ensuring health care for the uninsured.
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The Last Word: How Advanced Therapies Week 2025 Positioned Dallas as a Life Sciences Leader

by | Feb 12, 2025
Advanced Therapies Week 2025—a conference focused on the latest innovations in cell and gene therapies, regenerative medicine, and other biotechnologies—attracted industry leaders, researchers, and visionaries to Dallas' Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in late January. Organized by London-based Phacilitate, the 4-day conference acted as a "collaborative hub" showcasing the intersection of cutting-edge science, transformative healthcare solutions, and dynamic regional collaboration.
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The Last Word: On the Texas Monthly-New York Times ‘Y’all’ Flap
by | Dec 11, 2024
Fort Worth-based Ratliff is one of many North Texans who've weighed in on a recent Texas Monthly story titled In Defense of "Y'all," a Perfect Word. Writer Dan Solomon wrote the piece in response to a New York Times opinion column which pooh-poohed "y'all" as "much too slangy, regional or what you might even call ethnic to ever gain universal acceptance." 
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Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall to Retire in December
by | Oct 8, 2024
Marshall became the NBA's first Black female CEO when then-Mavs-majority owner Mark Cuban hired her in 2018. During her tenure, she helped the organization emerge from sexual misconduct and harassment controversies with the hiring of other female team executives and a focus on diversity and inclusion—along with female-focused programs like Girls Empowered by Mavericks (GEM).
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The Last Word: Latosha Herron Bruff on the DRC’s New Disability Inclusion Toolkit
by | Jun 17, 2024
The Dallas Regional Chamber has unveilded a new tool that aims to support employees with disabilities in the region—while also helping boost prosperity for area businesses. The DRC's Disability Inclusion Toolkit gives businesses insights on the best ways to recruit, retain, include, and support employees with disabilities.
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The Last Word: Monica Christopher on Her New Role as President of TWU’s Dallas Campus

by | Mar 7, 2024
Christopher has held key fundraising and relationship building posts over the past 25 years at Communities Foundation of Texas, The Dallas Morning News, and WFAA, and is the the former chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Leadership Dallas Alumni. On February 1, she became the inaugural president of TWU's Dallas campus, the T. Boone Pickens Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center, located in an eight-story, 190,000-square-foot building in the heart of the Southwestern Medical District.
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The Last Word: Quincy Preston On the ‘Most Innovative People in Artificial Intelligence’ in Dallas-Fort Worth
by | Feb 22, 2024
At Capital Factory's "Future of AI" salon Tuesday, the AI 75 list—a new program recognizing the most innovative people in artificial intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth—was officially announced by Dallas Innovates in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI.
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‘A Sweet Moment in Time’: Dallas Regional Chamber Unveils Its 2024-2026 Strategic Plan During Annual Meeting at Fair Park
by | Jan 18, 2024

Cynt Marshall, 2024 chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber board of directors, urged chamber members to “seize the moment.” DRC President and CEO Dale Petroskey talked about a “once-in-a-lifetime chance” to remedy the region’s inequities....

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The Last Word: Texas Rangers GM Chris Young’s January Mission For His Team
by | Nov 2, 2023
All of North Texas has been going bonkers since the Texas Rangers won the 2023 World Series last night, defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 and snagging the series with four wins against only one loss. Way back in January, GM Chris Young told the Dallas Regional Chamber that this was the team's goal.
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