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Bestow Names Former Accenture Exec as Its New Chief Revenue Officer
by Lance Murray | Oct 23, 2025
Cindy DeArmond is frequently sought after by Fortune 500 companies and industry associations for her expertise in digital transformation, emerging technology, data analytics, and AI/GenAI strategy, the Dallas-based insurance tech platform said.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 15, 2025
The acquisition adds Cognitus’ AI-enabled tools and regulated industry expertise to IBM’s SAP portfolio. Founded in 2002, the Dallas company is known for its software-first approach to enterprise transformation.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 24, 2025
Stephanie Anderson, formerly of NBCUniversal and IBM, will lead people and culture strategy at the Plano-based tech company, which provides secure communications for the corrections sector and earlier this year reached a debt-for-equity agreement.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Apr 30, 2025
Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, once again is recognizing the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth. From visionaries and mavericks to transformers and academics, AI 75's class of 2025 are the AI pacesetters you need to know now.
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Clockwise from upper left: NACD North Texas leadership changes for the 2024-2025 board include Renee Arrington, board chair; Tom Leppert, board vice chair; Bill Buechele, treasurer; Todd A. Murray, chapter secretary; Ray Hemmig, past chapter chair; Ron Chu, new board member; Matt Bobb, new board member; Julie Silcock, new board member; and Bets Lillo, new board member. [Images: NACD North Texas; istock photo]
NACD North Texas Elects New Chair, Taps Former Dallas Mayor as Vice Chair in Board Leadership Updates
by Quincy Preston | Jun 14, 2024
The North Texas chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors has appointed Renee Arrington as board chair. Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert will serve as vice chair. The platform for corporate directorship, which helps members stay ahead of critical issues such as cyber risk and CEO succession planning, focuses on governance challenges and sharing knowledge.
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by Quincy Preston |
May 22, 2024
With 10 investments in the past 15 months and another deal expected to close soon, Cypress Growth Capital is expanding its team to support its growing portfolio. The Dallas-based private equity firm recently welcomed new partner Cliff Sentell with the launch of its fifth fund—and looks to make additional hires in the near term.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Nov 24, 2023
Dallas-based KaarTech, a global SAP and digital transformation consulting company, has named Prabhakar Prasad president of North America and Rajesh Raj vice president and head of enterprise business....
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 27, 2023
The rebrand "marks the start of our next chapter of growth," says Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce. The nonprofit's 2023 summit, backed by JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain, is set for October 25.
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Comerica Inc. Adds Noted Business Leaders to Board of Directors
by Lance Murray | Jul 28, 2023
Arthur Angulo and Alan Gardner have been appointed to the Comerica Inc. board of directors, the Dallas-based banking company announced.
“The experience and expertise that Art and Alan bring from their respective fields make them highly valuable additions to our board of directors,” Curt Farmer, chairman, president and CEO of Comerica Inc.,...
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2023
CEO Mike Hoffman says new board member Lisa Johnston has a "profound understanding of the nuances involved" in SBI's current growth phase, which is crucial to advancing the firm's consulting services and newly updated subscription advisory offering, SBI Pro.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 18, 2023
Art lovers now have a new simple and secure way to buy curated digital artwork at home with the LG Art Lab on LG Smart TVs with Blade Wallet, the fastest growing wallet on the Richardson-based Hedera Network....
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 9, 2022
The Hedera Governing Council has appointed two new members to the executive team. The council is a consortium of leading organizations that operate the open source, hashgraph-powered, carbon-negative Hedera network for Web3 applications....
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Follow the Money: tree3 Aims to Raise $2M, Traveller Capital Raises $28.5M, IBM Acquires Dialexa, and More
by Kevin Cummings | Sep 26, 2022
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about Universal EV Chargers landing $10M in grants; The Beneficient Company Group's plans to go public in a deal valued at $3.5B; NTT DATA’s acquisition of Apisero, ‘one of the largest all-stock transactions in the mid-to-upper-management recruiting space'; and more.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 22, 2022
From hanging hula hoops on its ceilings for drone races to designing a lawn-mowing robot app to developing a platform that trains human brains, Dallas-based Dialexa does things different. Now—with its acquisition by IBM Consulting—it will help one of the world's leading tech companies deepen its product engineering expertise.
"IBM and Dialexa's shared vision for delivering industry-defining digital products could be a game changer," says Scott Harper, Dialexa's co-founder and CEO.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jun 13, 2022
The new Google Cloud region in Dallas is part of Google's $9.5 billion investment in data centers and Google offices across the U.S. in 2022, which it says will create 12,000 jobs. $600 million data centers in Midlothian and Red Oak are also part of the project.
A Google exec says the new Dallas region will offer Google Cloud customers "the speed and availability you need to innovate faster and build high-performing applications that cater to the needs of nearby end user."
A Google exec says the new Dallas region will offer Google Cloud customers "the speed and availability you need to innovate faster and build high-performing applications that cater to the needs of nearby end user."
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by David Seeley |
May 18, 2022
In Q1 2022, the Dallas-Fort Worth metro employed 272,390 high-tech workers—an 8% year-over-year increase and a 23% increase compared to Q1 2017. That places DFW at No. 7 in the U.S.
The report also lists the top DFW tech companies, current economic impact and future outlook, and top submarkets for DFW tech companies.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
