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North Texas Food Bank has appointed Annam Manthiram Chief External Affairs Officer [Photo: North Texas Food Bank]
North Texas Food Bank Names Former CitySquare CEO as Its Chief External Affairs Officer
by Lance Murray | Apr 24, 2025
Annam Manthiram will oversee NTFB’s external engagement strategy, guiding philanthropy, marketing and communications, volunteer engagement, and public policy initiatives.
by Lance Murray |
Apr 11, 2025
IKEA said the two-level, 63,000-square-foot small-format store will be located at The Shops at Park Lane in Dallas. The store will offer a new way of reaching customers both in-store and digitally, with 3,200 items available for takeaway, including food.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 16, 2025
The "game-changing world-class music venue" is set to be built as part of a public-private partnership between Venu Holding Corp., the city of McKinney, the McKinney Economic Development Corp., and the McKinney Community Development Corp.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 14, 2025
CRAFT's first U.S. location—featuring more than 100 beers on tap "including local Texas brews"—is coming to Dallas' Preston Center. In 2019, its founder, PJ L’Heureux, partnered with Tom Gaglardi, owner of the Dallas Stars and the Moxies Restaurants, setting the stage for expansion into the U.S. market.
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HALL Park Hotel has named Nicole Xie Director of Sales and Marketing [Photo: HALL Group]
HALL Park Hotel in Frisco Names Director of Sales & Marketing
by Lance Murray | Apr 26, 2024
In her new role, Nicole Xie is responsible for overseeing the performance and strategic direction of all sales and marketing efforts for the new hotel.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 19, 2024
Steven Koch has been promoted to principal at Kainos Capital, and Alex Stanek has been promoted to manager of the private equity firm's operations team.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 7, 2023
The two-story, 32,000-square-foot venue at Village on the Parkway is Puttshack's second in Texas. The Addison venue will be the first Puttshack to offer a new game experience called the Challenge Hole, highlighting the company's innovation and tech advancements.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 13, 2023
More than three times the size of a football field, the facility is the largest airline catering kitchen in the U.S., the Fort Worth-based airline says. Its innovative design "allows American to cater flights more efficiently," while more than 100 new catering trucks rush meals and drinks to catch flights on time.
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Annam Manthiram
New Mexico Nonprofit Leader to Take CitySquare Reins as CEO
by Lance Murray | Jun 16, 2023
Annam Manthiram, the incoming CEO of Dallas's CitySquare, plans to weave a 'safety net of love and community' to tackle poverty and homelessness, driving forward a mission born from her own personal journey of overcoming systemic adversity.
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by Lance Murray |
May 23, 2023
The partnership with Crow Holdings Capital and a global institutional investor allows Crow Holdings to expand its retail investment strategy of acquiring small-format, convenience-oriented, open-air, food and service shopping centers. CEO Michael Levy says the partnership "serves as a powerful endorsement of CHC’s investment strategy in this attractive segment of the retail real estate market."
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 28, 2023
Coming this fall to the Dallas Design District, Ride On's adults-only “social drink rink” will offer a fusion of tech and nostalgia—with a restaurant, craft cocktails and mocktails, an arcade, and custom-made “RIDE ON” skates for the rink. “We can say there is nothing like this in the world. Trust me, we’ve checked,” says Adrian Verdin, CEO of On Brand Hospitality.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 12, 2023
More than 30 local artists are teaming up to help bring a one-of-a-kind experience to Meow Wolf's first permanent installation in Texas this summer. The Sante Fe-based boundary-pushing interactive art company's debut in North Texas will have 30 rooms to feature their unique visions.
Here's a sneak peek of the work in progress for the 29,000 square-foot immersive experience, set to transport visitors to a fantastical realm at Grapevine Mills.
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StadiumDrop CEO Kristen McAbee, COO Adam McAbee, and CFO Gary Pearson. [Photos: StadiumDrop
In-Seat Ordering App StadiumDrop Finds a Home in McKinney
by Lance Murray | Nov 2, 2022
Via the StadiumDrop App, fans order food and beverages straight from their seats. Runners then deliver food directly to them, ensuring they never miss a moment of the event they're attending. Venues and events using the app include AT&T Stadium, Concacaf, Oklahoma State University, Goodyear Cotton Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys, the University of Oklahoma, Nissan Stadium, and Wrestlemania.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 28, 2020
The Texas indoor farm would be the startup's third climate-controlled, solar-powered facility that grows produce sustainably and locally. CEO Mark Schulze says Revol's high-tech greenhouses will make it the largest producer of indoor lettuce by the end of 2021.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 24, 2020
The grab-and-go miniaturized robotic kitchens are meant to provide healthy, fresh, restaurant-quality meals to residential and office buildings. Now Cuisine's touch-free takeout is timely in the new normal.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 26, 2020
Revolving Kitchen's ghost kitchens are equipped with the infrastructure necessary to develop a new concept or scale while driving costs down. Popular chains like Wingstop have taken notice—in a COVID-19 world, all you need is a kitchen.
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