Grapevine

Grapevine’s Crush It! Sports Lounge Adds Augmented-Reality ‘Social Darts’ & More To Its Sports Simulator Offerings

by | 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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Irving-Based Packaging and Fulfillment Co. AmeriPac Acquired by Veritiv
by | Apr 18, 2024
AmeriPac is a leading provider of turnkey contract packaging and fulfillment services with annual revenues of roughly $60 million.
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Kubota Names New CEO for Kubota North America and Makes Other Leadership Changes
by | 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....

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Grapevine’s Sera Systems Reports ‘Eight-Figure’ Series B Funding Round

by | 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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Omnicell Appoints New Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
by | May 19, 2023

Nchacha E. Etta has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer of Grapevine-based Omnicell Inc., a leader in transforming the pharmacy care delivery model, effective June 1....

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Meow Wolf Adds 3 ‘Innovative Humanoids” to its Leadership Team
by | Jan 26, 2023

Santa Fe-based arts and entertainment company Meow Wolf, which is opening a new facility in Grapevine, announced it has appointed what one publication called three “innovative humanoids” to its leadership team....

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A Texas First: Meow Wolf’s Innovative Immersive Art Exhibition to Open in Grapevine This Summer
by | 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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Frisco-based Ever.Ag Adds Ex-General Mills Exec to Board of Directors 

by | 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.

“John has a deep understanding of the agricultural supply chain and how key stakeholders, including cooperatives, producers, and CPGs, can work together successfully....

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AllOY Emerges from Stealth to Bring EV, Autonomous Technology to Boating
by | 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.
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Grapevine’s BILT Is Testing Its 3D Instruction App With the U.S. Military
by | May 24, 2022
BILT has spent years helping consumers assemble BBQ grills, treadmills, and other products with its 3D interactive instructions app. Now—with millions in funding and contracts with the U.S. Air Force and Navy—it's hired a lobbying firm to help get the BILT app in the hands of America's armed services.

"They're hungry for innovation, and they're hungry for innovative ways to get around the traditional procurement process which usually blocks out small businesses," BILT's co-founder told Dallas Innovates.
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Meow Wolf and Its Surreal, Immersive Art Experiences Are Heading to Grapevine
by | 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.
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TravelSafely App Alerts Arlington Drivers to Potential Road Hazards

by | 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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Amazon Launches In-Garage Grocery Delivery, Expands Package Delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth
by | 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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APS named Ice Robotics' high tech cleaner "Whiz." [Photo: Ice Robotics]
This DFW Commercial Cleaner Wants to Disrupt an Industry with Robotics, Green Clean, and Purpose
$25,000 to disinfect an office building? Toxic chemicals sprayed in a daycare? Thomas Holland, founder of APEX Property Services, has heard all the complaints about janitorial services. Now he intends to shake up the status quo. His company—a certified B Corp—is one of a limited number of preferred partners that can apply Allied BioScience's SurfaceWise2, the first antiviral surface coating approved by the EPA last week.
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GameStop CEO Sherman: Switching to E-commerce Helped Save Bottom Line
by | Jul 1, 2020
GameStop's CEO also talks about how the company is safely reopening its brick and mortar stores given the varying regulations across states and countries, as well as its corporate headquarters in Grapevine.
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