Irving

The Last Word: WalletHub Analyst On Best Places to Start a Business in 2024

Fort Worth is the top city in Texas, and three other North Texas cities made the top tier.
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Irving-Based Packaging and Fulfillment Co. AmeriPac Acquired by Veritiv
by | 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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New York’s Edged Energy To Build ‘Ultra-Efficient, AI-Ready’ Data Center in Irving
by | 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 | 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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Dallas County, 3 North Texas Cities Are Finalists in IDC Smart Cities North America Awards

by | 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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Three North Texas Cities Make the Top 5 in FT’s List of Best Cities for Foreign Businesses
by | 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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Report: Five North Texas Cities Are Among Top 20 ‘Hardest Working’ in the U.S.
by | 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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Irving’s Kelly-Moore Paints Ceases Operations, Begins Business ‘Wind-Down’
by | 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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Irving’s Wellfit Technologies Hires VP of Compliance, VP of Sales, CTO

by | Dec 8, 2023
Wellfit said the three hires represent a strategic expansion that aims to enhance the company's capabilities, drive innovation, and elevate the overall customer experience.
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Sow Good Hires New CFO, Announces $2.8M Private Placement
by | Dec 1, 2023

Irving-based freeze-dried candy and treat company Sow Good Inc., announced the appointment of Keith Terreri as permanent chief financial officer, beginning Dec. 4, and said it completed a $2.77 million private placement raised from 426,288 newly issued shares. ...

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North Texas Companies, DFW Airport Named to 2023 Texan by Nature 20 List
by | Nov 8, 2023
Founded by former First Lady and Dallas resident Laura Bush, Texan by Nature recognizes the best and most innovative work in conservation coming from businesses based or operating in Texas.
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Dallas Suburbs Snag Three Top 10 Spots in National ‘Geek Culture’ Cities List
by | Nov 8, 2023
RentCafe analyzed 300 American cities to find the Best Cities for Geek Culture Fans, and four DFW cities "beamed up" up near the top of the list. See which local cities made the cut—and why "geeks" can live long and prosper in North Texas.
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Caterpillar Appoints New COO and Names New Chief Sustainability & Strategy Officer

by | Oct 16, 2023
Irving-based Caterpiller has appointed Joseph E. Creed, group president of its Energy & Transportation division, to the newly created position of chief operating officer. George Moubayed, current SVP of Enterprise Strategy, has been named to the additional role of chief sustainability and strategy officer.
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Irving’s Neovia Names New CEO and CFO to Accelerate Its Global Transformation Program
by | Oct 13, 2023

Irving-based global contract logistics services provider Neovia Logistics has added two executives to its leadership team, naming Mike Fahy chief executive officer and Fernando Martinez as chief financial officer.

“I am excited to have proven industry leaders like Mike and Fernando join our team,” Neovia Board Chairman Carlos Rodriguez said in a statement....

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North Texas’ Happy Place: Plano Makes Outside Magazine’s 15 Happiest Cities List
by | Oct 11, 2023
With "lots of options for work and play," green space aplenty, and a welcoming vibe, Plano made Outdoor Magazine's cut of havens for happy living. The city also boasts the No. 1 park system in Texas per the Trust for Public Land and has a master plan to stay on top.
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ExxonMobil To Acquire Irving-Based Pioneer Natural Resources in $64.5 Billion Deal
by | Oct 11, 2023
The companies said the all-stock merger deal combines Pioneer’s more than 850,000 net acres in the Midland Basin with ExxonMobil’s 570,000 net acres in the Delaware and Midland Basins, creating "a diversified energy company with the largest footprint of high-return wells in the Permian Basin."
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