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CPRIT Awards Grants to 15 Dallas-Fort Worth Researchers in Latest Funding Round
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 5, 2025
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas offers funding opportunities for promising cancer research, product development, and prevention programs. The state-funded initiative stands as the second-largest public backer of cancer research in the U.S. after the National Cancer Institute.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 5, 2025
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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by David Seeley |
Oct 30, 2025
Six months after launching fully driverless trucking runs on I-45 between Dallas and Houston, Aurora is now robo-driving trucks on the long, flat, 600-mile route to El Paso. Surpassing 100,000 driverless miles on public roads, the company aims to sharply scale up in 2026, with new next-gen hardware and new OEM truck partners.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 29, 2025
Houston-based WM—formerly known as Waste Management—said its new facility features optical sorters for fibers and plastic, eddy currents and magnets for metals, and advanced glass recovery systems. Together, they recycle products for use in future backpacks, boxes, water bottles, apparel, and more.
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From left: Charles Freeman, Leslie Browning-Samoni and Adelaide Lovett [Photo: TCU]
TCU Student Uncovers Fashion’s Hidden Costs—And Designs for the Moon
by Maddie Preston | Sep 26, 2025
In a published study, Adelaide Lovett traced how synthetic fibers shed microplastics that can end up in human organs. She also co-designed astronaut gear to guard against lunar dust—a project that earned a NASA innovation award.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 24, 2025
Howard House will focus on strategic initiatives for the Fort Worth-based energy exploration and production company, ensuring it remains competitive while adapting to the evolving energy landscape.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 17, 2025
The fund, led by Alaska Airlines and Fort Worth-based American Airlines and managed by BIll Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, seeks to accelerate the global development of long-term aviation fuel solutions that are cost effective, scalable, and have lower emissions than conventional fuels.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 4, 2025
Ray Harrison was previously chief marketing officer at Frisco-based Cal's Convenience, where he led marketing, merchandising, category management, loyalty programs, and communications for more than 500 retail locations.
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TruWeather Solutions Photo via Hillwood
Low-Altitude Weather Sensor Network Launches in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Aug 27, 2025
TruWeather Solutions said the initiative deployed across Hillwood's AllianceTexas will support the safe and reliable growth of next-gen transportation technologies, ranging from drone delivery to autonomous trucking and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 21, 2025
The facilities—Wistron's first in the U.S.—will create more than 800 full-time jobs, the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership said, firmly positioning Fort Worth "as a key player in the future of advanced technology manufacturing and the broader reshoring movement, bringing critical manufacturing, logistics and innovation back to the U.S."
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2025
Jessica Rogers will lead Fort Worth’s economic development strategy, focusing on business recruitment and retention, workforce development, small business development, and creating a vibrant and diverse economy,
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 7, 2025
The Dallas investment manager, known for its $11 billion in multifamily deals, is building a new industrial vertical under CEO Scott Everett with industry veterans Chris Roach as president and Parker McCormack as CIO. The 50-person team will manage 11 million square feet as e-commerce growth drives demand for warehouse space closer to consumers.
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Fort Worth’s PAK Quality Foods Acquires Dallas-Based Formosa, Expanding Reach and Product Mix
by Quincy Preston | Jul 23, 2025
Fort Worth-based PAK Quality Foods has acquired the assets of Las Colinas International Inc., better known as Formosa Foods, the company announced Monday.
The deal brings together two regional distributors and expands PAK’s reach beyond Texas and eastern New Mexico.
Dallas-based Formosa, founded in 1979, is a family-owned company that supplies foodservice, retail, and institutional customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas....
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 22, 2025
Andrew Reutter's addition marks a significant step in Fort Worth-based Higginbotham's strategy to invest in talent that will drive the firm's continued evolution and power its next phase of growth, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 22, 2025
Headquartered in Troy, Ohio, Precision Aero Corp. is a leader in the manufacturing of fusible plugs and specialty aftermarket components for safety-critical aerospace applications.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 17, 2025
After selling Fort Worth-based Eyevance Pharmaceuticals for $225 million in 2020, Jerry St. Peter is back in the company-building business—now as CEO of Melbourne-based PolyActiva. He’s bringing his former top team with him as the company ramps up U.S. clinical trials of its glaucoma treatment.
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