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Avelo Airlines begins commercial passenger service at McKinney National Airport Nov. 11. [Photo: Avelo Airlines]
Countdown to DTX: McKinney National Airport Just Weeks Away From First Commercial Passenger Flights
by Sandra Engelland | Oct 22, 2026
The airport, dubbed DTX for airline service, opens its new terminal Nov. 11. Avelo Airlines plans to have nonstop flights to 11 destinations by the end of December.
Patented: Lennox’s Machine-Learning Thermostat Scheduling and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas
by Dave Head |
Oct 7, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 nationally with 106 patents the week of Sept. 15. One went to Richardson-based Lennox for a thermostat that predicts when a home is occupied and adjusts based on how aggressively the user wants to save energy.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Sep 1, 2026
Joseph Luchenta acquired VIO’s Richardson and McKinney spas and plans to add a location in Prosper. Nashville, Tennessee-based VIO operates 65 locations in 20 states. This includes spas in Dallas, Plano and Flower Mound.
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Dallas holds 21 of the region's 49 Fortune 1000 headquarters, with the rest fanning out from Irving and Plano to Frisco and Fort Worth. "Growth is happening in every direction," Dallas Regional Chamber CEO Brad Cheves says.
Dallas Anchors DFW’s 49 Fortune 1000 Headquarters, Spread Across 11 Cities
by Quincy Preston | Jun 9, 2026
Dallas holds 21 of the region's 49 Fortune 1000 headquarters, with the rest fanning out from Irving and Plano to Frisco and Fort Worth. "Growth is happening in every direction," Dallas Regional Chamber CEO Brad Cheves says.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 15, 2026
Produced at Raytheon's campus in McKinney, north of Dallas, the RAIVEN Staring system delivers a next-gen “electro-optical intelligent-sensing” capability that can identify threats both optically and spectrally simultaneously in real-time—creating greater situational awareness and survivability for military pilots conducting combat missions.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 20, 2025
A world champion "mind sports athlete" from India has opened his first U.S. math learning center in McKinney. Neelakantha Bhanu tells Dallas Innovates that instead of relying on repetitive drills and memorization, his platform's gamified "practice becomes play" approach helps kids actually look forward to learning math—in a region where "STEM readiness run deep."
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2025
Julie Peffer will oversee all financial, accounting, and IT, supporting the McKinney-based company’s continued growth as a U.S.-based manufacturer and innovator in mission critical power systems.
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The PiSmart S1 printer and StatLab KT Premium Slides [Photo: Statlab]
McKinney-Based StatLab Launches New Pathology Slide Printer, Plans to Expand Manufacturing in Arlington
by David Seeley | Sep 17, 2025
StatLab's launch of its new PiSmart S1 single-hopper slide printer for pathology labs follows the company's August acquisitions of Germany-based Histoserve GmbH and Diapath France SAS.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2025
NTXIA, Frisco, McKinney, Plug and Play, and Curiosity Lab are teaming up again for the 2025 Smart Cities Global Startup Challenge. Five international startups will pitch live for a shot at funding, U.S. pilots, and real-world deployment opportunities. Applications are open now and close Sept. 10.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 14, 2025
McKinney-based StatLab said the moves mark "a significant step forward" in its European growth strategy, expanding its direct commercial presence to the top four European markets: France, Germany, Italy, and the U.K.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 6, 2025
At the statewide TUNIE meeting hosted at SMU, top local economic developers laid out how they’re teaming up with universities to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. Leaders from Dallas, Richardson, Frisco, and McKinney talked anchor institutions to smart-city pilots—but for better partnerships, one ask rose to the top: “Who do I call first?”
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Nikhil Harsh, CRO Cytracom [Photo: Cytracom]
McKinney’s Cytracom Promotes SVP of Sales to Chief Revenue Officer
by Lance Murray | Jul 2, 2025
The promotion follows a HQ move in 2024 and two cybersecurity acquisitions this year as McKinney-based Cytracom expands its unified platform for MSPs.
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![Dani Austin, above, and her husband, Jordan Ramirez, co-leaders of Dallas-based Divi, are among the 18 winners of EY’s 2025 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Award. Austin launched the brand in 2021 with a focus on science-backed scalp and hair health, growing it into a national name now backed by Norwest and carried by Ulta Beauty, Target, and Amazon. [Photo: Divi]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dani-Austin-founder-of-Divi-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Jun 24, 2025
The leaders behind 15 high-growth companies ranging from energy to electronics and hair health to quesadillas are now in the running for national honors this fall.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 18, 2025
The acquisition represents "a significant advancement" in Cytracom's Security Risk Management strategy and further aligns with the company's mission to empower MSPs to grow beyond traditional IT services and embrace a more strategic advisory role, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
May 21, 2025
Netrio said the acquisition expands its expertise and resources in cybersecurity and the financial services industry, while also extending its presence in the Northeastern United States.
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