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With Over $4B Under Management, Apexium Financial Is Acquired by Irving-Based United Capital

by | Nov 10, 2025
The deal is United Capital’s second acquisition this year, following The Paul Group in September. The acquisition adds more than $4 billion in assets under management to United Capital, along with a team of seasoned professionals.
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Dallas’ Smarter Technologies Acquires Irving-Based Pieces, Launches ‘SmarterNotes’ Clinical AI Solution
by | Sep 30, 2025
Formed earlier this year by the combination of Dallas' Access Healthcare with NYC-based SmarterDx and Austin-based Thoughtful.ai, Smarter Technologies said the new SmarterNotes solution combines SmarterDx’s proprietary clinical AI with Pieces’ industry-leading note automation workflows, "connecting the dots" from patient admission to final payment.
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Kimberly-Clark Names Former Nestlé Canada CEO as President, North America
by | Aug 7, 2025
John Carmichael will lead the company's personal care, family care, and professional businesses across the United States and Canada.
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FleetPride Names Former CEO of Frito‑Lay NA and Advance Auto Part as Its New Chief Executive

by | Jul 24, 2025
Most recently, Tom Greco was president and chief executive officer of Advance Auto Parts, where he led a comprehensive, multi-year transformation centered on operational discipline, supply chain optimization, and commercial execution.
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Builders FirstSource Names New President of Technology and Digital Solutions
by | Jul 2, 2025
The Dallas-based building materials giant says Gayatri Narayan's hire will help accelerate digital and technical innovation for long-term growth.
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106-Year Old North Texas Industrial Maintenance Co. NCH To Merge with Delaware’s Solenis
by | Jun 24, 2025
Originally founded in Dallas in 1919 by Milton P. Levy as National Disinfectant Company, NCH now has 6,000 employees with distribution centers in 48 countries. Under the terms of the merger, the Levy family will become the largest minority shareholder in Solenis.
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Dani Austin, above, and her husband, Jordan Ramirez, co-leaders of Dallas-based Divi, are among the 18 winners of EY’s 2025 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Award. Austin launched the brand in 2021 with a focus on science-backed scalp and hair health, growing it into a national name now backed by Norwest and carried by Ulta Beauty, Target, and Amazon. [Photo: Divi]
These 18 Founders and CEOs Just Won the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Southwest Award from EY
by | Jun 24, 2025
The leaders behind 15 high-growth companies ranging from energy to electronics and hair health to quesadillas are now in the running for national honors this fall.
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Freeze-Dried Candy Co. Sow Good Hires New CFO

by | Jun 12, 2025
Donna Guy brings more than 25 years of experience in financial leadership across public and private companies to her new position. 
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Healthcare Staffing Platform ShiftKey Promotes Exec to President and COO
by | Jun 12, 2025
As president and COO, Seth Rosenberg will continue to lead day-to-day operations across the company while driving critical initiatives that will benefit professional and facility marketplace users, ShiftKey said.
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North Texas’ Caris Life Sciences Eyes $5.3B Valuation in Its Nasdaq IPO
by | Jun 10, 2025
The Irving-based leader in precision oncology—which has raised $1.86 billion since 2018—plans to raise as much as $423.5 million when it goes public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol CAI.
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Irving-Based Alkegen Launches Full Production of EV Battery Fire Protection ‘Aerogels’
by | Jun 4, 2025
Following up on its 2024 partnership with Jaguar Land Rover, Alkegen said its next-gen, high performance fiber-aerogel composite—known as AlkeGel—is engineered to meet OEM demand for ultra-thin, safe, and easy-to-install thermal runaway protection for lithium-ion battery systems.
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SignaPay Opens New ‘Innovation Hub’ HQ in Irving, Pool Table Included

by | Jun 3, 2025
SignaPay's new headquarters is designed for accelerated R&D and a "wellness-first culture," Founder and CEO John Martillo said. The new HQ is aimed at accelerating fintech innovation while boosting capacity for 100+ employees of the Inc. 500 payments provider.
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Medtech Veteran Named Group President and CEO of 60-Year-Old Laser Innovator Fotona
by | May 27, 2025
Jeff Duchemin brings decades of leadership experience in the global medical technology sector to his new post, having held senior roles in both U.S. and international markets, the company said.
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Irving-Based On the Border Bought at Auction by Houston’s Pappas Restaurants
by | May 8, 2025
Pappas—which operates Pappasito's Cantina in addition to Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, Pappas Bar-B-Q, and Pappas Bros. Steakhouse—said the acquisition will join two iconic Texas-based restaurant brands and expand Pappas' presence in the Tex-Mex category.
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Caris Life Sciences Appoints Chief Business Officer, Biopharma Business Development
by | May 8, 2025
Eric Matthews will provide strategic leadership to biopharma business development, and through his executive leadership, support Caris' expanding portfolio of biopharma partnerships, the company said.
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