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Irving Company’s Helicopters Play Pivotal Role in Norwegian Cruise Ship Rescue

by | Mar 26, 2019
CHC Helicopter is a global provider of the most-advanced helicopter services for offshore and onshore uses, including search-and-rescue operations.
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Michaels Launches ‘First-of-its-Kind’ In-Store Makerspaces Nationwide
by | Mar 26, 2019
The Irving-headquartered arts and crafts company is partnering with AnyRoad to bring its 'Community Classroom' program to local makers.
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Discovery: UTA Prof Gets $6.575M in Grants; UNT, University of Dallas Put Telescope Online
by | Mar 22, 2019
You’ll also find news about how SMU Cox School MBA students are doing research for Arcis Golf, and how a $625K grant is aimed at improving healthcare at the Dallas VA Medical Center in this report on research and development activity in North Texas.
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Follow the Money: AmplifAI Gets $3.9M, Offerpad Closes Series C Funding Round, JLL Buys HFF
by | Mar 21, 2019
You’ll also find news about Mark Cuban, Fastsigns International, Blucora, 1st Global Inc., Alcon, and Signify Health in this roundup of funding and acquisition activity involving investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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DI People: OrderMyGear, Modo, Compass Datacenters Make Leadership Moves

by | Feb 12, 2019
You’ll also find news from 7-Eleven, Riata Capital Group, Adeptus Health, the Amynta Group, and Momentus Institute in this roundup of personnel and leadership news by companies and organizations with ties to North Texas.
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Trend Micro’s Venture Capital Arm Plans Startup Event in Dallas
by | Feb 8, 2019
On the heels of its CES Forward Thinker Award, the Irving-based cybersecurity company says it's looking for promising technology startups in North Texas.
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Woman-Founded Rex Programming is Helping Kids Become Digitally Literate
by | Jan 16, 2019
The Dallas-headquartered company helps kids learn coding, robotics, and emerging technology. Currently, Rex is trying to raise funds to improve their learning management system and add more gaming programs.
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Q+A: CEO of Pei Wei on the Food & Bev Industry, Leading a Reboot, and How North Texas Has Enhanced Growth
by | Dec 18, 2018
When it came time to relocate Pei Wei operations last year, 'J.' Hedrick says choosing Dallas-Fort Worth was a "no-brainer." Since then, the company has underwent an overall brand shift—doing it all from the new headquarters in Irving.
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Follow the Money: Crestline Closes $600M Fund, Arlington Company Buys Pet Products Maker

by | Nov 22, 2018
Also, you’ll find news about Punch Bowl Social, Shelly Stein, HollyFrontier, and Thomson Reuters in this roundup of activity involving companies and investors with North Texas ties.
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Follow the Money: Aviation Software Maker EmpowerMX Raises $5M, Sun Holdings Acquires Taco Bueno
by | Nov 8, 2018
You’ll also find Fit Factory, The DEC @ Redbird, BayMark Health, and Blue Racer Midstream in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity by investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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DI People: Ansira Taps MacLaren as COO, CFO; Pier 1 Names Chief Customer Officer, eGency Global Appoints COO
by | Nov 6, 2018
Also, you’ll find leadership appointments and changes at Arcosa, Addus Homecare, Darlington Ingredients, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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Follow the Money: Impact Shares Gets $1M from Rockefeller Foundation, Phynd Adds $4M in VC round
by | Oct 25, 2018
You'll also find news from WiredScore, Jacobs Engineering, BNSF Railway and GE Transportation, as well as Bay Capital Ventures and Eyevance. Here are notable funding and acquisition deals with North Texas ties.
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Follow the Money: Caris Raises $150M, Meritize Gets $13.2M, iDonate Secures $10M, BenefitMall Buys Phoenix Firm

by | Oct 4, 2018
From Dallas investor Carl Sparks and 7-Eleven Ventures to Conversable and Hospice Source, here are notable funding and acquisition deals with North Texas ties.
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Inaugural Esports Event OP Live Changes the Game for Dallas
by | Sep 20, 2018
SMU Guildhall and eGency Global have teamed up to present the first-ever Dallas esports event, coming this weekend.
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Irving’s Fluor Teams with IBM for Watson AI-Powered Megaprojects
by | Sep 13, 2018
Megaprojects are complex and include a huge amount of data, people, and other elements that have to be tracked and analyzed to keep projects on time and budget.
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LinkedIn Names Fintech Firm Solovis as Top 2018 Startup
by | Sep 12, 2018
Irving-based Solovis is shaking up how endowments, foundations, and pension funds are managed.
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