Left: Rick Hidalgo, president and CEO of Signature Automation; Right: Kevin Patel, VP and COO at Signature Automation [Photos: Signature Automation]
Meet the social impact innovators who are driving change for a better tomorrow, here and beyond. These trailblazers are among the Future 50 in Dallas-Fort Worth, our editors’ picks of forward-thinking innovators who are shaping their industries and communities.
From philanthropy to entrepreneurship, they’re using groundbreaking technologies and solutions to create positive change for people and society: Lyda Hill supports groundbreaking causes, George Tang prepares Texas students for success, Opal Lee worked to get Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday, Kelli Mumphrey offers breastfeeding solutions for events, David Burrows is saving pollinators and increasing crop output, Tiffani Martin promotes tech inclusion for people with disabilities, and Kevin Patel is addressing the veteran suicide crisis....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
The future of logistics isn’t being built in Silicon Valley. It’s being built in Fort Worth.
Hillwood’s decades-long commitment to AllianceTexas—anchored by public-private partnerships, infrastructure investment, and a clear-eyed view of what next-generation supply chains would require—created the foundation for what’s happening today....
Jill Magnusen
Interim Executive Director
Dallas Arts District
.…on artist Kurt Perschke’s RedBall Dallas, via LinkedIn.
Starting Friday, June 19, a huge red ball will be bouncing, squishing, and people-bumping its way across 10 Dallas locations....
Dallas-based unicorn o9 Solutions, an enterprise planning software solutions provider, has named Adriel Sanchez as the company’s first-ever chief marketing officer. Sanchez’s appointment to the pivotal leadership role highlights a commitment to transforming the future of enterprise planning with “path-breaking, agentic AI-enabled innovations designed to help companies rapidly identify and fix value leakages occurring across the value chain,” the company said....
Suffolk—a Boston-based construction management and real estate investment firm with billions of dollars in annual revenue—has named Chris Guice as its new general manager of Advanced Manufacturing.
Based in Dallas, Guice will help lead Suffolk’s continued expansion into advanced manufacturing sectors, including semiconductors, electric vehicle and battery production, robotics, solar, and precision manufacturing across the United States....
North Texas is a big place, with plenty to do, see, hear, and watch. We scour the internet every week to find events and activities for you. As always, things may change at any time, so be sure to check the official website or registration page for the latest details....
The future of logistics isn’t being built in Silicon Valley. It’s being built in Fort Worth.
Hillwood’s decades-long commitment to AllianceTexas—anchored by public-private partnerships, infrastructure investment, and a clear-eyed view of what next-generation supply chains would require—created the foundation for what’s happening today....
Jill Magnusen
Interim Executive Director
Dallas Arts District
.…on artist Kurt Perschke’s RedBall Dallas, via LinkedIn.
Starting Friday, June 19, a huge red ball will be bouncing, squishing, and people-bumping its way across 10 Dallas locations....
Dallas-based unicorn o9 Solutions, an enterprise planning software solutions provider, has named Adriel Sanchez as the company’s first-ever chief marketing officer. Sanchez’s appointment to the pivotal leadership role highlights a commitment to transforming the future of enterprise planning with “path-breaking, agentic AI-enabled innovations designed to help companies rapidly identify and fix value leakages occurring across the value chain,” the company said....
Suffolk—a Boston-based construction management and real estate investment firm with billions of dollars in annual revenue—has named Chris Guice as its new general manager of Advanced Manufacturing.
Based in Dallas, Guice will help lead Suffolk’s continued expansion into advanced manufacturing sectors, including semiconductors, electric vehicle and battery production, robotics, solar, and precision manufacturing across the United States....
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