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Sean Fitzpatrick, CEO of London-based Lighthouse [Photo: Lighthouse]
Lighthouse Announces $370M Growth Investment Led by KKR
by Lance Murray | Dec 10, 2024
London-based Lighthouse, a commercial intelligence platform for the $15 billion travel and hospitality technology market, said proceeds from the investment will help expand its "significant presence" in Grapevine, among other endeavors.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 4, 2024
The Fort Worth facility, along with a new one ShipBob has opened in North Aurora, Illinois, will allow the company to better serve its e-commerce merchants "by tripling our operational space while combining our receiving, fulfillment innovation, and sortation centers into single facilities, paving the way for future growth and continued innovation," the company's supply chain officer said.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 19, 2024
After launching in 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, Crush It! scored by offering multi-sport Full Swing Golf simulators, letting customers play football, baseball, soccer, hockey, and more. Now it's added nearly 4,000 SF, rolling out six lanes of Duckpin Social bowling along with new sports-themed arcade games and AR darts.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 7, 2024
Buchanan Technologies said the acquisition will help fuel its expansion and support its managed IT leadership while the company continues to grow as a "premier provider of outsourced, managed cloud solutions."
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Left to right: Nobuyuki Ishii, Todd Stucke, and Brian Arnold [Photos: Kubota Tractor Corporation]
Kubota Names New CEO for Kubota North America and Makes Other Leadership Changes
by Lance Murray | Nov 10, 2023
Nobuyuki Ishii has been appointed CEO of Grapevine-based Kubota North America and senior managing executive officer of Kubota Corp. (KBT), and Todd Stucke has been named president of Kubota Tractor Corp. and executive officer of KBT, effective Jan. 1.
The appointments were announced following the company’s board of directors meeting in Japan....
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Fire Meets Ice: Solo Stove Family of Brands Brings Portable Air Conditioning Into Its Outdoor Lineup
by Lance Murray |
Aug 10, 2023
Solo Brands, with its hallmark commitment to consumer passion and community engagement, is adding IcyBreeze Cooling to its outdoor lifestyle product portfolio. The deal was finalized on July 1, as announced by Generational Equity, a Richardson-based mergers and acquisitions adviser for privately held businesses....
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by Lance Murray |
May 25, 2023
Sera—a SaaS service for small-to-large size HVAC, plumbing, and other field service businesses—said it closed the oversubscribed funding round with a market cap three times the value the company had at the close of its Series A round in November 2021.
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by Lance Murray |
May 19, 2023
Nchacha E. Etta has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer of Fort Worth-based Omnicell Inc., a leader in transforming the pharmacy care delivery model, effective June 1....
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Kevin Sennott working on a light sculpture for Meow Wolf at Grapevine Mills [Photo: Shayla Blatchford]
A Texas First: Meow Wolf’s Innovative Immersive Art Exhibition to Open in Grapevine This Summer
by Lance Murray | Jan 12, 2023
More than 30 local artists are teaming up to help bring a one-of-a-kind experience to Meow Wolf's first permanent installation in Texas this summer. The Sante Fe-based boundary-pushing interactive art company's debut in North Texas will have 30 rooms to feature their unique visions.
Here's a sneak peek of the work in progress for the 29,000 square-foot immersive experience, set to transport visitors to a fantastical realm at Grapevine Mills.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 12, 2022
Garin Giacomarro has been named acting director of economic development by the city of Grapevine, replacing Larry Holt who has left to take an economic development position in Los Angeles....
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 9, 2022
Ever.Ag, a Frisco-based AgTech supply chain software and financial services company, announced that it has added former General Mills executive John Church as an independent member to its board of directors....
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 19, 2022
Sensors and autonomous tech have made cars and trucks safer for years. Now Grapevine-based AllOY aims to do that for boats—by building its own line of electric-powered, autonomously enhanced boats complete with sensors and backup cameras.
“Sitting on the back of the boat with a glass of wine, it just became clear that those same things were going to have a radical impact on marine,” CEO Brandon Cotter told Dallas Innovates.
“Sitting on the back of the boat with a glass of wine, it just became clear that those same things were going to have a radical impact on marine,” CEO Brandon Cotter told Dallas Innovates.
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Meow Wolf is bringing its immersive and interactive experiences to Grapevine this summer, opening on July 14. It's the fourth location for the arts and entertainment collective and the first in Texas. [Photo: Meow Wolf's original location in Santa Fe, Michael Samples]
Meow Wolf and Its Surreal, Immersive Art Experiences Are Heading to Grapevine
by David Seeley | May 13, 2022
Founded in 2008, Meow Wolf began as a collective of Santa Fe artists, writers, performers, and architects. Today, at permanent installations in Santa Fe, Las Vegas, and Denver, Meow Wolf creates immersive and interactive experiences "that transport audiences of all ages into fantastic realms of story and exploration."
In 2023, Meow Wolf plans to do just that in a new location at Grapevine Mills mall, followed in 2024 by another permanent installation in Houston's Fifth Ward.
In 2023, Meow Wolf plans to do just that in a new location at Grapevine Mills mall, followed in 2024 by another permanent installation in Houston's Fifth Ward.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 11, 2022
Paycom Software, an Oklahoma City-based payroll processing and human resources solutions firm, has opened a new operations center in Grapevine. Construction on the 150,000-square-foot, 14-acre campus began in 2019 with the aid of $5 million in Grapevine tax incentives. One thousand employees are expected to work there by end of 2022.
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by Dave Moore |
Dec 7, 2021
Arlington's Cooper Street Smart Mobility Corridor uses "connected vehicle-to-everything" technologies to alert drivers to traffic light changes, nearby pedestrians and cyclists, approaching fire trucks, and more.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Nov 12, 2020
Amazon's new contactless grocery delivery service is initially launching in only five cities, including Dallas. The service can be used in Richardson, Denton, Irving, and Grapevine, among other North Texas locations.
Prime members who are eligible can get a myQ smart garage door opener and also combine that with a Ring smart camera for peace of mind, Amazon says.
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