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Caterpillar Names Derrick York to Lead Mining Business

by | Oct 22, 2026
York, who currently heads the company’s Solar Turbines business, will take over Resource Industries on Nov. 1. The current group president, Denise Johnson, will retire early next year.
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Patented: Lennox’s Machine-Learning Thermostat Scheduling and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | Oct 7, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 nationally with 106 patents the week of Sept. 15. One went to Richardson-based Lennox for a thermostat that predicts when a home is occupied and adjusts based on how aggressively the user wants to save energy.
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Fleet Software Company Intangles Opens U.S. HQ in Irving
by | Oct 1, 2026
The India-based fleet maintenance tech company plans to grow its North Texas team from 15 to 100 employees by the end of 2027. Intangles has raised $40 million in venture funding to scale its digital twin technology and AI-powered system.
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Patented: Solo Brands’ Stove Spark Arrestor and 131 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | Sep 30, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 nationally with 132 patents the week of Sept. 8. One went to Grapevine-based Solo Brands for a removable two-piece screen that keeps sparks and embers inside its fuel-burning stoves.
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AI Cybersecurity Boom Pushes TrendAI Past $1B in Sales on AWS Marketplace

by | Aug 26, 2026
The cumulative milestone reached by TrendAI, whose U.S. headquarters is in Irving, underscores how quickly AI is reshaping cybersecurity spending — and how the AWS Marketplace captures that growth.
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Irving-Based Michaels Brings 3D, AR to Custom Framing
by | Aug 25, 2026
The arts and crafts retailer’s new online frame builder lets shoppers preview custom pieces on their own walls before ordering.
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Kimberly-Clark Looks Past Trees for Future Paper Products
by | Aug 20, 2026
The company’s research scientists screened more than 70 fiber candidates in a quest for an alternative to wood. A drought-tolerant desert plant won.
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Dallas-Based Corgan Wins Sustainability Award for Wells Fargo’s Net-Positive Irving Campus
by | Aug 6, 2026
The Las Colinas campus generates about 5% more electricity each year than it uses, and Corgan is now in contention for CoreNet Global’s top innovation honor.
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Caris Life Sciences Begins Commercial Launch of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Blood Test

by | Jul 6, 2026
“We are giving physicians and patients a powerful new tool to help identify cancer earlier and support more informed clinical decisions,” CEO David Dean Halbert says of Caris Detect.
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Irving-based Caterpillar Commits $5M to Texas Workforce Training
by | Jul 6, 2026
Gov. Greg Abbott joined company executives to announce the investment, which is part of Caterpillar’s 5-year, $100M effort to support manufacturing’s digital transformation.
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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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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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