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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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CRE Veteran Joins Colt McCoy at HPI’s Fort Worth Office
by | Mar 26, 2025
Matt Montague has been hired as executive managing director of HPI's new Fort Worth office. He joins HPI Partner and former NFL and UT quarterback McCoy, who opened the office in February to expand the firm’s reach across Texas.
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Fort Worth’s Buxton Acquires Audiense Consumer Intelligence Platform
by | Mar 19, 2025
Buxton said the acquisition—its second in two years—further accelerates its mission to deliver deep consumer insights and help drive meaningful connections between brands and their consumers.
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Siemens Opens $190M Fort Worth Manufacturing Hub to Build Equipment Powering America’s AI/Data Center Infrastructure
by | Mar 6, 2025
Creating 800 new jobs, the facility will manufacture electrical equipment such as low-voltage switchboards for the booming data center market.
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The Last Word: On the Future of Aerospace in North Texas

Fort Worth has taken off like a rocket in population growth (it had the largest numeric population gain of any city in America in 2022). Now there's speculation that actual real-life rockets could be launched into space from near the Panther City, according to a 2025 Tarrant County Commercial Real Estate Forecast discussion between Corriente Advisors CEO Mark Hart and Robert Allen, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership.
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New Fort Worth City Manager Sworn in at Old City Hall
by | Jan 28, 2025
Formerly deputy city manager, Jesus “Jay” Chapa replaces David Cooke as city manager. Cooke is retiring in February after more than 10 years of service to the city. Chapa is Fort Worth's first Hispanic city manager.
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The Last Word: On a Historic Fort Worth Fire Station Becoming Part of a New Hotel (Fire Pole Included)
by | Jan 22, 2025
Since 2013, Dallas-based Bedford Lodging has built hotels across the U.S. that look like, well, hotels—including The Hoffman Hotel in Basalt, Colorado, an AC Marriott in Santa Rosa, California, and a Fairfield Inn & Suites in El Paso, among numerous others. But one being built now in Fort Worth is the first to feature a fire pole.
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In U.S. Milestone, MP Materials Begins Producing Rare-Earth Magnets at Fort Worth Facility
by | Jan 22, 2025
Las Vegas-based MP Materials said the achievements at its Fort Worth facility bring the U.S. closer to reestablishing "a fully integrated, domestic supply chain for these critical components for the first time in decades." A key MP customer: General Motors and its electric vehicles.
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Virginia-Based Torc Robotics To Open Autonomous Truck Hub in Fort Worth

by | Jan 8, 2025
Torc said its new facility in Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development will be a hub for its autonomous testing efforts, customer freight pilots, and future commercialization slated for 2027.
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Fort Worth’s EECU Surpasses $4B in Total Assets
by | Jan 3, 2025
Not-for-profit EECU, the second-largest credit union in North Texas, has doubled in asset size since 2017, when it crossed the $2 billion-in-assets threshold.
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The Last Word: Fort Worth’s Robert Sturns on How ‘Full‑Contact’ Government Drives Innovation
by | Dec 16, 2024
Fort Worth's “explosive growth”—nearly 6% population growth since 2020—isn't happening by accident. It takes what Economic Development Director Robert Sturns calls "full-contact local government," a term once coined by the city manager to describe Fort Worth's unique approach to progress.
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East Meets West: Investors, Businesspeople from Japan & Taiwan Take Economic Tour of Texas
by | Dec 3, 2024
The five-day Best of Texas Bus Tour included DFW stops at NTT Data, Toyota Motor North America, and GlobalWafers—with time out for longhorn-riding portraits along the way.
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Fort Worth’s HTeaO Announces 2 Additions to its Leadership Team

by | Nov 1, 2024
The iced tea franchising company has appointed Shane Clark as chief development officer and Michael Stoddard as vice president of IT. Both men bring extensive experience in their fields, positioning HTeaO for "continued growth and operational excellence" as the brand expands nationwide.
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Fuzzy’s Taco Shop Announces 2 Leadership Changes
by | Oct 25, 2024
Patrick Kirk was named Fuzzy's Tacos's new president and will continue as chief marketing officer, while ex-IHOP operations director Marshall Claycamp was named the company's chief operations officer.
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UNT Health Science Center Researchers Explore Use of 3D Bioprinting to Treat Corneal Condition
by | Oct 15, 2024
Keratoconus, which causes the cornea to thin and bulge, not only impairs vision but if left untreated can lead to severe complications including blindness, HSC said.
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Lockheed Martin Names New Head of F‑35 Lightning II Program in Fort Worth
by | Oct 11, 2024
Chauncey McIntosh will take up the post on Dec. 1. He succeeds Bridget Lauderdale, who'll be retiring at the end of the year following a 38-year career with the company.
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