Frisco

The Last Word: Dude Perfect’s Coby Cotton on Moving to a New $3M Frisco HQ This Summer

by | Mar 11, 2024
Dude Perfect is about to move into a new stepping stone: a $3 million new HQ in Jerry Jones' Star Business Park in Frisco, leaving behind their Frisco HQ 10 minutes to the south, where they've shot videos for the last seven years. 
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2024 Samsung Galaxy Creator Collective to Be Hosted at Dude Perfect HQ in Frisco
by | Mar 5, 2024
The March 27-28 livestreamed event will feature Samsung's #TeamGalaxy members, the dudes from Dude Perfect, keynote speaker MrBeast, and speakers from such top creator platforms as Meta, Reddit, Rolling Stone, Snap, and Spotter.
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Core Spaces to Begin Leasing Build-To-Rent Community in Princeton, With Three More on the Way in DFW
by | Feb 15, 2024
Oxenfree at Princeton, east of McKinney, is just one of four new Core Spaces build-to-rent developments in progress across Dallas-Fort Worth, built on the principles of "new (sub)urbanism." Others are in Fort Worth, Rowlett, and Frisco. In Princeton, 408 single-family detached homes and townhomes feature private garages, yards, and outdoor patios.
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Flipping into Frisco: 20th Texas Pinball Festival Rolls In March 15-17
by | Feb 8, 2024
Where the pinball stops, nobody knows. But pinball lovers? Next month they'll be pinging their way to Frisco for the 20th anniversary edition of the Texas Pinball Festival. Once you pay your way inside, you'll have "free play" access to more than 400 pinball machines, classic video games, and other "game room goodies"—along with tournaments, seminars, and more.
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Frisco’s Meritize Appoints Industry Veteran as Compliance Officer

by | Jan 12, 2024

Frisco-based fintech Meritize has appointed Meredith Garland-Hannifin as its new compliance officer.

Meritize develops merit-based financing solutions and a technology platform, connecting career starters and mid-career professionals with valuable skills training.

“To deliver on the promise of career advancement and upward mobility for learners, quality, accountability, and outcomes have to be at the core of our approach and must always govern access to education financing,” co-founder and CEO Chris Keaveney said in a statement....

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The Last Word: Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney on Leading Texas in Number of Roundabouts
by | Dec 18, 2023
Frisco is the No. 1 city in the Lone Star State and the No. 7 city in the U.S. in its number of roundabout intersections. That's according to a story by Susan McFarland in the Dallas Morning News. Citing data from Kittelson & Associates, the DMN says Frisco has 61 roundabouts, with four more under construction and 16 in the design phase.
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Vietnam-Based FPT Launches Automotive Tech Subsidiary in Frisco
by | Dec 14, 2023
FPT—which had a total revenue of $1.87 billion in 2022 and more than 60,000 global employees—said its new Frisco subsidiary has a mission to "drive the advancement of software-defined vehicles, shape the new mobility era, and deliver the highest standards of safety and superior experiences to customers."
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Universal Kids Resort Gets Its Name After a Groundbreaking in Frisco
by | Dec 1, 2023
The "one-of-a-kind" Universal Kids Resort being built in Frisco is designed for families with young children. It will offer a 300-room themed hotel and a theme park featuring "immersive themed lands" that celebrate Universal's brand of entertainment, humor, and fun.
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Report: This ZIP Code in Frisco Is the No. 5 Hottest in the U.S. for Apartment Construction

by | Oct 17, 2023
Frisco's 75034 zip code was the No. 5 hottest zip code in the U.S. for apartment construction from 2018 to 2022, according to a new report from RentCafe. Check out the other hottest apartment-construction zip codes in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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A Hospital Is Helping Kids To Perform Heart Transplants in Frisco (Sort Of)
by | Oct 16, 2023
Scanning someone's brain with an MRI machine may not seem like child's play. But kids will have the opportunity to do that and much more—on mannequins, that is—at a new Children's Health Hospital experience at KidZania Dallas in Frisco.
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The Last Word: Steve Case On a “Once in a Lifetime” Kind of Opportunity
by | 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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Frisco’s Informativ Adds Veteran SaaS Exec as Chief Operating Officer
by | Sep 8, 2023

Kimberly Lang has joined Frisco-based Informativ as chief operating officer, bringing with her decades of experience promoting technology at SaaS companies.

Informativ is a provider of credit-focused lead generation, credit report, and compliance solutions to automotive dealers, lenders, and other end markets....

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North Texas Cities Crush List of Best Real Estate Markets in U.S.

by | Aug 22, 2023
McKinney and Frisco rank No. 1 and No. 2 of 300 U.S. cities on WalletHub's list of "2023's Best Real-Estate Markets." See how close Denton and Allen came to the top in a list that tracked everything from home value forecasts to housing affordability to job growth rate.
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Swing from Your Suite: TaylorMade To Partner on 18-Acre Frisco Resort Featuring Private Golf Hitting Bays
by | Aug 10, 2023
Slated to open in spring 2025 next to the PGA of America HQ in Frisco, The Bays Golf Experience and Suites will feature private hitting bays inside individual suites, four stories of "top-tier" golf entertainment, the "largest television in North Texas," the most advanced TaylorMade golf technology, custom club fittings, and more. (Did we mention the waterfalls?)
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Retail, Digital Commerce Veteran Joins RETISIO as New President
by | Aug 4, 2023

Retail and digital commerce veteran Phil Newmoyer has joined Frisco-based RETISIO Inc. as its new president, bringing with him years of corporate leadership experience.

RETISIO, a leading provider of eCommerce solutions, said Newmoyer comes to the company after having served in roles such as CEO of Provoso Software, chief information officer for Toys R Us and Serta Simmons Bedding, and chief technology officer of Money Mart Financial Inc....

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Gearlinx Taps Industry Veteran as President of Global Sales and Marketing
by | Jun 16, 2023
Frisco-based Gearlinx said Todd Rychecky’s role is a key strategic leadership position aimed at speeding its growth and introducing cutting-edge innovations to the edge compute, network resilience, and business continuity market.
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