George Baker Sr.

JustPark Acquires Oobeo to Expand U.S. Parking Tech from Its Dallas Office

by | Aug 6, 2025
The global parking technology company, which merged with Dallas-founded ParkHub last year, says the deal is a key move in scaling its North American operations.
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Dallas-Based 2 The Moon Ventures Snaps Up Alvies, an Austin Cowboy-Boot Brand
by | May 29, 2025
In sync with the Western fashion trend, VC firm adds a bootmaker that's known for customer experience to its existing portfolio company, Rujo Boots.
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The Last Word: ParkHub’s George Baker Sr. on What It Takes To Start a Business
by | Apr 9, 2024
Writing recently in Forbes as a member of the Forbes Business Council, Baker offered some insights into how to start a business, based on his own journey at Dallas-based ParkHub.
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Here Are the Winners of The Innovation Awards 2023
by | Jan 17, 2023
Dallas Innovates and D CEO celebrated 68 honorees and revealed the winners of our fourth-annual Innovation Awards at an event held at On the Levee in the Dallas Design District. Here's a full list of winners and finalists.
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ParkHub Acquires California-Based Parking Software Provider

by | Oct 28, 2022
Two months after acquiring Fuzse, a payment processing integrator, Dallas-based ParkHub has scooped up Smarking to broaden its product suite and expand into new end markets. Founded in 2014, San Francisco-based Smarking is a SaaS-based solution that enables customers across North America to effectively manage their parking assets through access to real-time data and analytics.
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The Last Word: ParkHub’s George Baker Sr. on Navigating Seasons of Change in Business
by | Oct 18, 2022
“Achieving triple-digit growth isn’t easy. It takes vision and execution, boldness and grit," Baker writes in an article in Forbes. "You can’t talk your way into that kind of growth. You have to put the work in, stay united in adversity, lick the occasional wounds of failure, and keep taking risks to find those successes that lie at the intersection of technologies and trends in the marketplace." What makes growth even harder is when "seasons of change" hit businesses and founders alike, he adds, offering some insights into how he and Parkhub have dealt with them.
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In All-Dallas Deal, Parking Tech Platform ParkHub Bolsters Its Payments Solutions
by | Aug 22, 2022
Dallas-based ParkHub—which manages parking operations and payments for businesses, municipalities, and venues like AT&T Stadium and American Airlines Center, while delivering analytics and insights—has acquired Dallas payment processing integrator Fuzse for an undisclosed amount. It's the latest in a string of deals struck by ParkHub. The move comes after ParkHub raised around $100 million in January in a growth investment round aimed at driving "complementary acquisition opportunities."
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ParkHub Acquires Connecticut-based Competitor and Plans to Open New Markets
by | Dec 10, 2019
ParkHub also expects to consolidate its parking tech with Wireless Carpark and expand its client set.
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