Fort Worth

Cities Nail Down Prosperous Futures From Their Pasts with Historic Redevelopment

It's amazing what can happen to a community when old, ignored properties are given a new purpose and a new life by forward-thinking cities and developers.
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Harvest Returns Starts Opportunity Zones Fund to Nurture Ag Investments
by | Jul 10, 2019
The fund will invest in agricultural businesses in economically disadvantaged regions of the nation, and will give investors tax-favorable risk-adjusted returns.
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ECi Software Acquires Maine-based Inventory Management, Point-of-Sale Provider
by | Jul 5, 2019
The Fort Worth-based software provider says the acquisition will significantly expand its presence in Australia.
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Bogart on Ross: Twin Sisters From Fort Worth Reimagine Old East Dallas School Campus
by | Jul 1, 2019
The identical twins behind M2G Ventures plan to transform the former CAN Academy campus into a new mixed-use redevelopment with a Humphrey Bogart-era vibe. The art-filled showcase will feature top amenities like an energy room with onsite Pelotons and a Zen library with ‘heads down’ space.
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Mobility Innovation Zone: AllianceTexas Developer Announces Plans for the Future

by | Jun 11, 2019
Dallas-based Hillwood plans to turn its vast acreage in Fort Worth and Denton County into a place called the AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone. There, new transportation technologies can be developed and deployed—from autonomous cars and trucks to high-flying drones and air taxis. 
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DI People: Pearson Partners, January Digital, Solera Holdings, DoctorLogic Make Exec Moves
by | Jun 11, 2019
You'll also find news about OneSource Virtual, Tarrant County College District, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Mutual of Omaha Bank, Catholic Charities Fort Worth, Cantey Hanger, Mass Luminosity, and Tucker Powersports in this roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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Here are Five North Texas Companies Putting Advanced Manufacturing to Work
by | Jun 7, 2019
There's no shortage of facilities in North Texas designed for the manufacture of high-tech products using high-tech processes.
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Sustainable Eatery MIXT Is Cooking Up Expansion Plans Around North Texas
by | Jun 7, 2019
The "environmentally responsible" restaurant partners with local organizations to maintain sustainability standards. Dallas-based recycling company Fusion Waste helps MIXT divert 99 percent of its waste from landfills, and Bonton Farms provides ingredients crafted close to home.
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Discovery: UNTHSC Expands Pain Research Registry, UT Arlington Student Gets NIH Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

by | May 17, 2019
Also, you'll find out why a researcher at the University of North Texas believes tourism and destination development could help reunite the Korean Peninsula in this roundup of research and development activity in North Texas.
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Safety in (Smart) Numbers:
How This Dallas Startup is Securing Your Phone
by | May 17, 2019
Your phone number might be written on the "proverbial bathroom wall." This Dallas startup is trying to stop exactly that.
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Innovative Spaces: Peterbilt Brings Advanced Manufacturing to 2 Denton Truck Facilities
by | May 16, 2019
The Peterbilt Test Building and Plant 1 were both a part of an expansion project to allow for increased productivity, efficiency of production, and modernization of Peterbilt's equipment.
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Arlington Agtech Company SolGro Named to 2 Major Startup Cohorts
by | May 16, 2019
SolGro has been named to the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator and the 2019 MassChallenge Texas cohorts, with thousands of dollars in funding up for grabs.
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Follow the Money: Iconic Haggar Clothing Acquired; TPG Closes $1.6B Tech Fund
by | May 9, 2019
You’ll also find news from Zix Corp., TAS Environmental Services, Chiquita Apts LLC, Trinity Hunt Partners, Lincoln Rackhouse, and Safe Harbor Marinas in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisitions involving companies in North Texas.
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Follow the Money: Peloton Therapeutics Files for $150M IPO, Caris Acquires Pharmatech
by | May 2, 2019
You’ll also find news about OncoNano, Mark Cuban, Revint Solutions, Payment Partners, ESO, and eCore Software in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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Next-Gen Electric Motor Maker Linear Labs Powers Up Mobility with Global Partnership
by | Apr 29, 2019
Fort Worth-based Linear Labs has partnered with Abtery, a Nordic startup that aims to "disturb conventional transportation" in fields from marine solutions to electric airplanes.
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