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‘We’re Capable of Extraordinary Things’: Conference Shows Why Dallas Has Become a ‘North American AI Powerhouse’

by | May 6, 2025
More than 750 business leaders turned out for the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Convergence AI conference in Irving—drawn by 75 expert speakers and a firsthand look at how North Texans are shaping the future of AI, from agentic AI and data innovation to predictive maintenance and gauging ROI.
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Who Made This Year’s AI 75 List? Meet the North Texans Leading the Pack in Artificial Intelligence
by | Apr 30, 2025
Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, once again is recognizing the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth. From visionaries and mavericks to transformers and academics, AI 75's class of 2025 are the AI pacesetters you need to know now.
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11 North Texas Companies Make Fortune’s 2025 ‘Most Innovative’ List
by | Mar 27, 2025
The 11 North Texas companies who helped define "what innovation looks like in 2025" were led by AT&T at No. 37, followed among the top 100 by Texas Instruments, Charles Schwab, and McKesson.
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Irving’s McKesson Corp. Completes Sale of Canada-Based Businesses to Private Equity Firm
by | Jan 2, 2025

Irving-based McKesson Corp. has finalized the sale of its Canada-based Rexall and Well.ca businesses to Birch Hill Equity Partners, a mid-market Canadian private equity firm.

McKesson said the deal enables it to focus capital deployment and prioritize investments expanding its strategic oncology and biopharma growth platforms.

The deal, which was announced in September, closed on Dec....

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North Texas Businesses Rank on Fortune’s 2024 ‘Most Innovative Companies’ List

by | Apr 3, 2024
This year, Fortune's second annual ranking of America's Most Innovative Companies honors 200 businesses that are "transforming industries from the inside out." Check out the innovative North Texas companies that made the list—along with others across the Lone Star State.
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Irving-Based McKesson Launches Project To Address ‘Pharmacy Deserts’ in Underserved U.S. Communities
by | Apr 2, 2024
Low-income residents without access to vehicles often find themselves more than a mile from much-needed medicines and prescription drugs. Project Oasis, a new McKesson initiative, aims to help address that.
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North Texas IT Excellence: DallasCISO and DallasCIO ORBIE Awards to Honor Top Tech Leaders in Consecutive Events
by | Feb 2, 2024

The ORBIE Awards are set to recognize North Texas’ top information technology talent with back-to-back award events on Feb. 8 and 9. The DallasCISO and DallasCIO ORBIE Awards events will spotlight chief information security officers (CISOs) and chief information officers (CIOs) driving innovation and shaping the digital landscape at major North Texas organizations....

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‘A Sweet Moment in Time’: Dallas Regional Chamber Unveils Its 2024-2026 Strategic Plan During Annual Meeting at Fair Park
by | Jan 18, 2024

Cynt Marshall, 2024 chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber board of directors, urged chamber members to “seize the moment.” DRC President and CEO Dale Petroskey talked about a “once-in-a-lifetime chance” to remedy the region’s inequities....

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The Last Word: McKesson CIO/CTO Nancy Avila’s Surprise Announcement at the Future of AI Summit

by | Sep 6, 2023
In a closing announcement at the "Future of AI" summit Tuesday, Nancy Avila, EVP, CIO,  and CTO at Irving-based McKesson, announced that her company and Accenture will be presenting Convergence AI Dallas, a sales conference slated for spring 2024. 
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McKesson Unveils New Private Brand of Over-the-Counter Pharmacy Products
by | Jun 22, 2023
Foster & Thrive unifies McKesson's private brand portfolio—consolidating Health Mart and Sunmark branded OTC products— and aims to offer greater availability through increased production and efficiencies to help meet evolving patient needs and growing demand.
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Texas Dominates Nationally, Dallas‑Fort Worth Steps Up With 24 on 2023 Fortune 500 List
Texas still reigns as the state hosting the most Fortune 500 companies. Plus, this year's list breaks a glass ceiling with 52 women at the helm of Fortune 500 companies.
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Shaping the Future: Three North Texans Make Forbes’ 2023 CIO Next List
by | Mar 31, 2023
Forbes has released its third annual CIO Next List, which celebrates 50 of the top tech leaders who are leveraging technology to transform their companies and the role of the CIO. Dubbed "shapeshifters of the C-suite" by Forbes, these innovative leaders are driving change and redefining what it means to be a successful technology executive in today's digital era.
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Bridge Labs Expansion Coming to Pegagus Park in 2024

by | Feb 13, 2023
The new two-story lab and office building will offer "the first institutional-quality space" in the DFW market, according to marketing materials.
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Wells Fargo To Build a 22-Acre Corporate Campus in Irving, Creating 650 New Jobs
Governor Greg Abbott confirmed today that San Francisco-based Wells Fargo will build a new corporate campus in Irving's Las Colinas development. Based around two 400,000-square-foot towers, the campus will provide a home for Wells Fargo's 3,000 local employees, while creating 650 jobs. Dallas firm KDC has been tapped as developer.

The move is being aided by a $5 million "deal-closing" grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund, on top of $30 million in incentives approved by the Irving City Council in August.
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DI People: UNT Health Science Center, McKesson, Cyrus One, and More Make Leadership Moves
by | Sep 16, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Jacobs, HF Sinclair and Holly Energy Partners, Caris Life Sciences, Fossil Group, Deloitte, TRG, Invited, Instil Bio, RealPage, Critical Start, Genuine Article, and others.
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Local Tech Founders Duke it Out at Digital Fight Club, Capping Off Dallas Startup Week
by | Aug 12, 2022
Ten local founders and innovators sparred in gloves-off debates, "fighting" to win each round.

The fight card included challenges like: Should brands be transparent? Should the government be involved in building the metaverse? And is ESG important? Here are the knockout rounds.
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