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Startup Grind Fort Worth Will Launch on Jan. 9 with Vari CEO as Its First Speaker
by Lance Murray | Dec 19, 2023
Startup Grind calls itself "the world's largest startup community," with 600 chapters from Beijing to London to New York. Now a new chapter is set to launch in Fort Worth with a kickoff event on January 9—joining existing chapters in Dallas and Frisco.
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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Dr. Phil McGraw. [Video still: Merit Street Media]
Dr. Phil Is Launching a New Primetime Network Out of Studios in Fort Worth
by Lance Murray | Nov 8, 2023
In March, after 21 seasons, Dr. Phil McGraw announced the end of his daytime platform "Dr. Phil." His new network, Merit Street Media, will be anchored by "Dr. Phil Primetime," set to premiere on Feb. 26. Dozens of longtime "Dr. Phil" staffers have relocated their families to Texas for the project, the network said.
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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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Kayaking at Oak Point Park in Plano. [Photo: City of Plano]
North Texas’ Happy Place: Plano Makes Outside Magazine’s 15 Happiest Cities List
by Quincy Preston | Oct 11, 2023
With "lots of options for work and play," green space aplenty, and a welcoming vibe, Plano made Outdoor Magazine's cut of havens for happy living. The city also boasts the No. 1 park system in Texas per the Trust for Public Land and has a master plan to stay on top.
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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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CrossFit Games video in Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.
Ring That Kettlebell: 2024 CrossFit Games Are Coming to Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley | Sep 21, 2023
Carlo Capua, chief of strategy and innovation for the city of Fort Worth—and an avid CrossFitter—tells Dallas Innovates how the city snagged the annual world championship event; how it could help build Fort Worth's global footprint; and how this annual "fitness Woodstock" could boost the city's chance to attract multiple professional sports teams.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 15, 2023
Investor and tech pioneer Steve Case, best known as the co-founder and former CEO of AOL, made this call to action yesterday while visiting North Texas at Dallas Startup Week in Frisco. The pandemic "created an opening that's a unique, maybe even once-in-a-lifetime, kind of opportunity," he added.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 18, 2023
Veteran executive Gil Gibson has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of Fort Worth-based Clarus, North America’s largest manufacturer of glass whiteboards and dry-erase products....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 4, 2023
A retired BNSF executive has been appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.
Fort Worth resident Roger Nober’s term is set to expire on Feb. 1, 2027.
Nober is a retired executive vice president of BNSF Railway and is a principal at Salten Point Consulting....
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