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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker congratulates Alec Jang, president of LG Electronics Business Solutions, on the grand opening of the company’s first U.S. EV charger factory on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Fort Worth. [Photo: Brandon Wade/LG Electronics USA]
The Last Word: LG’s Alec Jang on Empowering Clean Energy and Local Jobs with New EV Charger Facility in Fort Worth
by David Seeley | Jan 16, 2024
LG’s new 100,000-square-foot Fort Worth plant will have an annual capacity of 12,000 units, while operating with “100% green power,” the company said, adding that it will bring “dozens of new tech jobs” to North Texas—reinforcing LG’s commitment to the region as an innovation and manufacturing hub of the future.
by David Seeley |
Jan 12, 2024
LG's 100,000-SF Fort Worth plant will begin assembling Level 2 EV chargers this month, with Level 3 chargers following this spring and ultra-fast chargers rolling out later this year. Fort Worth Chamber CEO Steve Montgomery called the opening "a prime example of our city’s commitment to innovation and cutting-edge technology."
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by David Seeley |
Jan 9, 2024
From the Panther City to towns east of Dallas and northeast of Denton, three local ZIP codes were among the "neighborhoods where people bought homes the fastest in 2023," according to Opendoor.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 28, 2023
Fort Worth-based higher education virtual health and well-being provider TimelyCare announced that veteran financial executive Cortney Johnson is joining the company as chief financial officer.
TimelyCare said that Johnson has a rich background in financial leadership and will play a pivotal role in guiding its financial planning, strategy, accounting, and reporting to propel the company’s exceptional growth....
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Yoga Room at Canyon Ranch Wellness Club in Fort Worth. [Photo: Canyon Ranch]
First Look: Canyon Ranch Brings ‘World-Class Wellness’ to Fort Worth’s Cultural District
by David Seeley | Dec 14, 2023
The newest Canyon Ranch destination spa is located at the Crescent Hotel complex in Fort Worth's Cultural District. Its high-tech features include a Vichy table, a Noraxon Treadmill and Motion Capture system, VALD ForceDecks, a K5 Portable Metabolic analyzer, and more.
The company was acquired by Fort Worth's Goff Capital in 2017, which moved its HQ to the Panther City—and plans further Texas expansion.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 4, 2023
Techstars' Demo Day at UNT HSC at Fort Worth will feature companies from around the world. They'll be presenting their new physical health technologies in a "Shark Tank"-like pitch-style event. The 10 companies are high-growth, early-stage startup founders who took part in the 13-week program in Fort Worth.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 1, 2023
The National League of Cities elected Bivens to serve a one-year term on the NLC Board of Directors. Representing Council District 5 in Fort Worth, Bivens stepped into her new role at NLC’s 2023 City Summit in Atlanta, where the organization kicked off a year-long celebration of its centennial.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 9, 2023
Founded in 1963, HHS has been acquired by Baton Rouge-based Grace Hebert Curtis Architects, which has a Dallas office. Grace Hebert is a leading architecture, engineering, and construction firm.
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Video still of one of DrinkPAK's other beverage production faciities. [Image: DrinkPAK]
California DrinkPAK’s Texas‑Sized Plan: 1,000 Jobs to Pour Into Beverage Maker’s Fort Worth Expansion
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Nov 7, 2023
Two massive facilities will cover more ground than 48 football fields in Fort Worth. With 2.8 million square feet of space where thousands of drinks from energy shots to cold brews will be made, DrinkPAK is pouring opportunity into North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 7, 2023
Designed to offer 95% on-time delivery that's around a day faster than traditional intermodal service, Quantum aims to be a "breakthrough" supply chain solution. Its team will be based at a new Intermodal Innovation Center at BNSF's Fort Worth HQ.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 31, 2023
The hackathon is presented by BLACK ENTERPRISE, a leading Black-owned digital media brand dedicated to providing business, investment, and wealth-building resources for African Americans. Scheduled for this Thursday to Sunday, it will provide students with mentorship opportunities while showcasing their technical skills to the airline and its technology partners—resulting in potential job offers.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Oct 30, 2023
Situated in a reimagined space shared with Roots Coffeehouse in Near Southside, Create FW is Fort Worth's latest hub for startups and creatives. The City of Fort Worth and The DEC Network are showcasing the new entrepreneurial center on November 8. Take an advance look here.
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Canyon Ranch Taps Veteran Executive as New Chief Executive Officer
by Lance Murray | Sep 29, 2023
Canyon Ranch, a Fort Worth-based innovator in destination wellness, has appointed Mark Rivers as its new chief executive officer, looking to his leadership as they grow their emerging ecosystem of properties in Texas and beyond.
Canyon Ranch announced in July with VICI Properties Inc. an expansion of the Canyon Ranch brand, and the company said Rivers played a pivotal role in executing that partnership....
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by David Seeley |
Sep 29, 2023
The report from Forbes Advisor analyzed data for 92 of the most populated U.S. cities across 12 metrics that reflect business risks. Plano, Fort Worth, Arlington, and Dallas all made the Top 15 list of Least Risky Cities for Small Businesses in America.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 24, 2023
Fort Worth's Rupa Iyer is expanding Tarleton State University's research and innovation impact in the region and beyond. The Stephenville university new "GRANTED" initiative picks up momentum following the recent approval of Tarleton's new Biotechnology Institute in downtown Fort Worth.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 22, 2023
Riz Karim will lead customer-facing teams, collaborating across divisions including manufacturing, residential construction, field service management, building supply, office technology, and wholesale/retail distribution industries.
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