Grapevine

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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Payroll Giant Opens Grapevine Office, Making North Texas Home to its Second Largest Operation
by | 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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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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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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Waterlogic
Waterlogic USA Selects Grapevine for North American Headquarters
by | Dec 9, 2019
The U.K.-based global manufacturer of drinking water dispensers and filters plans to consolidate its operations and establish new U.S. headquarters in Grapevine.
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Influx of New Residents Helps Hoist Dallas-Fort Worth Atop the Nation for New Apartments
by | Aug 28, 2019
With 22,196 new units expected to be built by the end of 2019, Dallas-Fort Worth blasts past Seattle and New York City for new apartment construction.
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DI People: GameStop, Solera Holdings, OutMatch, VAR Technology Finance Make Executive Moves

by | Jun 3, 2019
You’ll also find news from the American Council of Construction Education, Qwick, The Senior Source, and Jacobs in this roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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GameStop, Envy Gaming Collaborate to Boost Esports Profile
by | Mar 27, 2019
Envy Gaming, owner of Team Envy and Dallas Fuel, is partnering with GameStop to launch a series of gaming clinics for amateur gamers. 
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funding
Follow the Money: Satori Invests in Grapevine Company, Dynata Makes Acquisition
by | Jan 24, 2019
You’ll also find news about Bios Partners, Essentium, Discovery Midstream Partners, Cypress Growth Capital, FoodMaven, Tenet Healthcare, Integrity Marketing, and Salesforce in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving businesses with North Texas ties.
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DIPeople [Composite image: Christopher Augustine]
DI People: Kubota Corp., SmithGroup, One Technologies Make Exec Moves
by | Dec 17, 2018
Also, you’ll find promotion and hiring announcements from Eyecare Services Partners, Softtek, Mr. Cooper, UNT Health Science Center, and Cushman & Wakefield in this roundup of people news from businesses in North Texas.
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The Road to Everywhere:
Highlights of Projects and Development in the 121 Corridor

by | Nov 21, 2018
From Flower Mound to Grapevine to Frisco, check out the plans that are driving the Corridor as a hub for development.
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Cultivating the Next Generation:
The Kidpreneur Expo and The DFW Children’s Business Fair
by | Nov 16, 2018
Kids with big ideas share their entrepreneurial spirit at these free events on Nov. 17.
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Too Cool for School: iUniversity Prep Offers Online Primary Schooling in DFW
by | Oct 4, 2018
iUniversity Prep is a state-funded, tuition-free public school open to kids in Texas, but that doesn't mean its students are riding the bus to school. The virtual academy conducts classes 100 percent online.
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Kubota Tractor
Kubota Tractor Buys 318 Acres in Ponder to Test, Show Off its Equipment
by | Jun 12, 2018
Kubota Ranch will be roughly 30 miles northwest of the company's North American headquarters in Grapevine.
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