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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]
Retail Re-volution: The Experience Economy and ‘Eatertainment’ Are Unexpected Bright Spots
by Quincy Preston | May 15, 2023
Dive into the trends reshaping the retail industry so this year, as spotlighted in recent reports from commercial real estate firm JLL. With insights from JLL Dallas' Rob Franks, discover how next-gen retail concepts are steering the sector towards an exciting future, and how small businesses are proving to be critical drivers of this transformation.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 20, 2022
The new 12-acre BigShots venue will be part of the city's EpicCentral entertainment district along SH 161. Featuring a two-story tee-line with 80 interactive, climate-controlled tee boxes and ball-tracking tech powered by TrackMan Range, the venue will also offer a 27-hole tech-driven indoor putting course, an "elevated" sports bar, and more.
The news comes a week after the announcement that Dallas' own Jordan Spieth has become an investor, advisor, and brand ambassador of Invited, BigShots' majority owner.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 15, 2022
Spieth will also become a brand ambassador for Invited, the leading owner-operator of private golf and country clubs and city and stadium clubs in North America. Along with 200 clubs in 29 states, Invited owns seven BigShots Golf venues.
Founded in 1957 and formerly known as ClubCorp, the company rebranded as Invited last April for a new high-tech era of "democratized" golf. Now it will also partner with the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation with fundraisers at its clubs across the U.S.
Founded in 1957 and formerly known as ClubCorp, the company rebranded as Invited last April for a new high-tech era of "democratized" golf. Now it will also partner with the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation with fundraisers at its clubs across the U.S.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 16, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Jacobs, HF Sinclair and Holly Energy Partners, Caris Life Sciences, Fossil Group, Deloitte, TRG, Invited, Instil Bio, RealPage, Critical Start, Genuine Article, and others.
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DI People: City of Frisco, SMU, UNT, CBRE, Aero Design Labs, Invited, T.D. Jakes Foundation, and More Leadership Moves
by David Seeley | Jun 3, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from The DEC, American Airlines, Perimeter Medical, BRIX, NEC Corp. of America, Valor, Vizient, Apty, DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas, Southwest Airlines, Nanoscope Therapeutics, TimelyMD, and Thryv Holdings.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 28, 2022
William Spears, founder and CEO of Dallas-based sustainability solutions firm Cenergistic, has given SMU the largest donation from a non-alum in its more than century-long history.
The gift will be used to set up the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership within the Cox School of Business, as well as the Spears Accelerator, to help get student- and faculty-formed businesses off the ground, and other entrepreneur-supporting efforts.
The gift will be used to set up the William S. Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership within the Cox School of Business, as well as the Spears Accelerator, to help get student- and faculty-formed businesses off the ground, and other entrepreneur-supporting efforts.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 22, 2022
“Invited is not just a name. It’s everything we are,” says CEO David Pillsbury. It's a game changer: ClubCorp sees a new high-tech era of "democratized" golf.
The rebranding announcement follows last week's Bloomberg report that Apollo Global Management Inc.—which took ClubCorp private in 2017—is weighing an IPO for the country club operator as early as this year, at a potential value of around $4.5 billion.
The rebranding announcement follows last week's Bloomberg report that Apollo Global Management Inc.—which took ClubCorp private in 2017—is weighing an IPO for the country club operator as early as this year, at a potential value of around $4.5 billion.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 27, 2021
Dallas-based Invited is the #1 owner and operator of private golf and country clubs in the U.S. CEO David Pillsbury tells Dallas Innovates the trend toward tech and golf entertainment is attracting millennials, "democratizing" the sport, and growing his business. Now an $80M arrangement with VICI Properties is fueling a "steep" growth curve for Invited's BigShots venues.
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