Irving

Dallas Anchors DFW’s 49 Fortune 1000 Headquarters, Spread Across 11 Cities

by | Jun 9, 2026
Dallas holds 21 of the region's 49 Fortune 1000 headquarters, with the rest fanning out from Irving and Plano to Frisco and Fort Worth. "Growth is happening in every direction," Dallas Regional Chamber CEO Brad Cheves says.
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Pratt & Whitney Opens New $78M Aircraft Engine MRO Facility in Irving
by | Apr 22, 2026
The new facility in Irving spans half a million square feet, Pratt & Whitney said, and is operated by its Commercial Serviceable Assets business, which buys, sells, and manages used serviceable material (USM) and aircraft engines—with a focus on the company's high-efficiency GTF engine.
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Caterpillar Expands Its DFW Footprint With New Building Near Irving HQ
by | Dec 8, 2025
The company, which relocated from Illinois to Las Colinas in 2022, said its newly purchased building at 901 W. Walnut Hill Lane will expand its economic footprint and "positive impact" in North Texas.
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From a Firehouse Grant to Global Impact: North Texas-Based Caterpillar Foundation Surpasses $1B in Giving

by | Aug 29, 2025
Founded in 1952, the philanthropic arm of Irving-based Caterpillar has invested in more than 11,000 organizations across 110 countries in seven decades of giving.
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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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Flowserve’s Merger with Chart Industries Is Off, Edged by Baker Hughes’ $13.6B Offer
by | Jul 29, 2025
Irving-based Flowserve's all-stock "merger of equals" with Atlanta-based Chart has been usurped by a better offer, after Houston- and London-based Baker Hughes swooped in with $13.6 billion in cash. But Flowserve won't walk away empty-handed—it's getting a $266 million "termination payment."
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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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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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Irving-Based CEC Facilities Group To Be Acquired by The Woodlands’ Sterling Infrastructure for $505M
by | Jun 17, 2025
CEC—a specialty electrical and mechanical contractor known nationwide for its work in semiconductors, data centers, high-tech manufacturing, and commercial construction—will continue to operate with CEO Daniel Williams at the helm.
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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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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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North Texas’ Flowserve To Merge with Atlanta’s Chart Industries, Forming $19B Company
by | Jun 4, 2025
The merger of the two NYSE-traded companies brings together Flowserve’s leading capabilities in flow management with Chart’s leading expertise in process technologies across compression, thermal, cryogenic and specialty solutions.
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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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