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Chris Ward, president and CEO of Heidelberg Materials North America [Photo: Heidelberg]
Irving’s Heidelberg Materials NA Acquires Giant Cement Holding in $600M Deal
by Lance Murray | Dec 3, 2024
“The acquisition of the GCHI assets will further strengthen our cementitious footprint in the growing Southeastern U.S. and New England markets,” said Chris Ward, president and CEO of Heidelberg Materials North America.
by Lance Murray |
Nov 20, 2024
"We're all in on our mission to expand aggressively across the U.S., and the [Dallas-area] headquarters and training academy marks a significant milestone," said Speedy Freight's Kody Slade, operations manager of the national same-day courier company.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 17, 2024
Flowserve said it used cash to fund the deal's purchase price of roughly $305 million, including the potential earnout. Operating in more than 50 countries, Flowserve is one of the world’s top providers of fluid motion and control products and services.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 11, 2024
Gail Daniels has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of ATM maker Hyosung Americas, a leading global cash management and payments platform service provider.
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Adrian Butler, SVP and chief technology officer at Foot Locker. [Sources: Foot Locker, Sorbis/Shutterstock, DI Studio]
Foot Locker To Open Global Tech Services Hub in North Texas
by David Seeley | Aug 29, 2024
Along with announcing its HQ move from NYC to St. Petersburg, Florida, Foot Locker plans to open its global technology and innovation center in North Texas next month, citing the region's "best-in-class technology talent pool."
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by David Seeley |
Jul 10, 2024
The leading provider of back-office software solutions for petroleum, agriculture, and commodity trading and risk management industries has a global team of around 450 employees. Its new HQ in Irving's Las Colinas will leverage the region's "rich talent pool" and "thriving technology ecosystem." the company says.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 7, 2024
The newly opened North America Innovation Center from pest-control giant Rentokil Terminix features a collection of live indigenous and global insects, along with three independent laboratories investigating everything from wood-destroying organisms to municipal mosquito control.
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by Lance Murray |
May 30, 2024
Sow Good, a trailblazer in the freeze-dried candy and treat industry, said the new facility is designed to dramatically boost its production capacity and accelerate the company's ability to meet "soaring demand" for its innovative freeze-dried treats.
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View the interactive map on WalletHub. [Image: WalletHub]
The Last Word: WalletHub Analyst On Best Places to Start a Business in 2024
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 23, 2024
Fort Worth is the top city in Texas, and three other North Texas cities made the top tier.
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by Lance Murray |
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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by Lance Murray |
Apr 15, 2024
Edged Dallas will be built for high-density AI workloads and equipped with advanced waterless cooling and ultra-efficient energy systems. It's expected to open in the fall.
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Irving-Based Heidelberg Materials Could Get Up to $500M DOE Funding for Cement Plant Decarbonization
by Lance Murray |
Mar 26, 2024
Heidelberg said the project is aimed at advancing decarbonization efforts at its new "state-of-the-art" cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana. The funding will help create "the first full-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage on a cement plant in the U.S.," says CEO Chris Ward.
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Rendering of the Traphene Hickman Library & Cedar Hill Museum, which is opening April 6. [Image: City of Cedar Hill]
Dallas County, 3 North Texas Cities Are Finalists in IDC Smart Cities North America Awards
by David Seeley and Lance Murray | Feb 26, 2024
The cities of Dallas, Irving, and Cedar Hill joined Dallas County among the 36 finalists for awards from IDC Government Insights. Locally honored initiatives include digital equity and public Wi-Fi programs, as well as a modern library in a park and a public health investigation system.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 6, 2024
The Financial Times ranked Plano, Irving, and Dallas in the top five of its list of best cities for foreign business. Fort Worth and Arlington made the top 20 in the comprehensive evaluation of cities across the U.S., based on everything from workforce and talent to openness, investment trends, and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2024
Carrollton, Frisco, Irving, Dallas, and McKinney all have their noses to the grindstone, according to CoworkingCafe's evaluation of where U.S. residents work the hardest.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 15, 2024
Irving-based Kelly-Moore Paints has ceased operations immediately and will begin what it called an orderly, out-of-court wind-down of all of its business. Kelly-Moore moved to Irving in April 2023 from California.
“I’m extremely disappointed and saddened by this outcome, as the entire Kelly-Moore team made incredible efforts to continue innovating and serving the unique needs of professional painting contractors,” CEO Charles Gassenheimer said in a statement....
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