Mark Brown

Why These Founders, Educators, and Executives Moved to Dallas‑Fort Worth—and Stayed

Startup culture, higher ed, advanced tech, and quality of life drew them in—but what kept them here is more personal. Meet the 10 transplants who now call North Texas home. As one newcomer put it: “We’re living our best life in Texas.”
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Dallas’ Building Controls & Solutions Acquired by Platte River Equity
by | Feb 9, 2025

Dallas-based distribution company Building Controls & Solutions has been acquired by Platte River Equity, a Denver private equity firm. The seller was Fort Worth-based LKCM Headwaters Investments, which founded BCS in 2019.

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

Platte River makes control investments in North American industrial companies.

BCS, which has 24 branches across the United States and Canada, is a value-added distributor of building controls, automation, gas detection, and energy management solutions for commercial buildings....

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