manufacturing

Derrick York, left, Denise Johnson headshots

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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Dallas’ Nanoscope Therapeutics Taps Gene Therapy Veteran to Lead Manufacturing, Supply Chain
by | Oct 15, 2026
Troy Short joins Nanoscope as the company prepares for the launch of Mogenry, its gene therapy for severe retinitis pigmentosa, a group of eye diseases that damage the retina.
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Lockheed Martin Invests $300M to Expand Missile Production in Grand Prairie, Plans 2,000 New Texas Jobs
by | Oct 15, 2026
The defense contractor is adding 185,000 square feet of new and converted manufacturing space and plans 4,000 more jobs elsewhere in the U.S.
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Defense Startup Covenant Exits Stealth With Grand Prairie Missile Factory and $250M Raise
by | Sep 9, 2026
The Washington, D.C.-based company is ramping production of its Anthem long-range cruise missile in North Texas. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, 8VC, Aleph and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
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Broadwing Capital Management Closes Oversubscribed $440M Fund

by | Aug 19, 2026
The Dallas private equity firm, which invests in lower-middle-market manufacturers and service providers, exceeded its $350 million target and has now raised more than $730 million since 2022.
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Twisted X CEO Prasad Reddy on Why the Decatur Shoemaker Is Betting on ‘Made in USA’
by | Jul 22, 2026
Decatur-based Twisted X Global Brands launched a Built in the USA Collection, assembling work boots domestically using globally sourced materials. The company plans to consider Texas for possible future expansion.
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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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Fort Worth’s Novaria Group To Be Acquired for $2.2B by Nashville-Based Arcline Investment Mgmt.
by | Nov 11, 2025
Founded in 2011, Novaria is a provider of engineered aerospace components and specialty processes. Its niche products support more than 3,000 customers and can be found on "almost every Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft in service," the company said.
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Primoris Services Corp. Appoints Longtime Jacobs Exec as Its President and CEO

by | Oct 8, 2025
Koti Vadlamudi comes to Primoris after a 30-year career at Dallas-based Jacobs, a global advisory and consultancy for critical infrastructure and advanced manufacturing. There, he most recently served as EVP of operations.
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Plano Digital Services Consultancy Argano Acquires Netlogistik
by | May 6, 2025
The acquisition marks the launch of Argano’s second phase of a strategic growth program that's aimed at significantly scaling the company this year. Argano says it has acquired 16 companies since 2020.
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The Last Word: DFW’s ‘Fastest-Growing Company’ CEO on Being David in a Goliath Industry
by | Nov 18, 2024
McKinney-based Maverick Power tops both Dallas Business Journal's Fast 50 and SMU's Dallas 100 private company rankings with record-breaking recent growth.
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Fort Worth’s Clarus Expands Leadership Team with Two VP Additions

by | Aug 23, 2024
Laurie Pearson has been appointed vice president of customer experience and Yvonne Montes has been named vice president of manufacturing at Clarus, which says it's the world's largest innovator, designer, and fabricator of glass visual communication solutions.
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Dallas’ Aldinger Company Acquires North Dakota-Based J&J Calibrations
by | Jul 17, 2024
Aldinger called the move a key milestone in its growth strategy, underscoring its dedication to delivering "top-tier quality calibration" across aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors.
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PE Firms Acquire North Texas-Based Shock‑Gard and Pennsylvania’s Ty‑Gard, Form Dallas Holding Company
by | Apr 18, 2024
Shock-Gard and Ty-Gard—both acquired from owner and CEO Matthew Bullock—offer RFID-enabled, expandable foamcore panels that prevent damage in railcars and shipping containers. as well as flexible restraint systems for multimodal transit.
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Dallas-Based Milton Sleep Co. Launches New Mattress Line Built in Southern Dallas
by | Apr 16, 2024
After making mattresses for Serta for 70 years, Milton Sleep Co. has launched its own private label, with each mattress named for a small Texas town—a tip of the hat to Milton's roots as a manufacturer that launched in Lockhart.
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