Manufacturing Institute President Carolyn Lee delivers the annual State of the Manufacturing Workforce Address at NTT DATA's North American headquarters in Plano on Feb. 25, 2026. [Screenshot/NAM YouTube]
The National Association of Manufacturers brought its 2026 State of Manufacturing Tour to NTT DATA’s Plano headquarters, where NAM CEO Jay Timmons and Manufacturing Institute President Carolyn Lee urged employers to lead the industry’s AI-era workforce shift.
Plano-based Alkami surveyed banking executives to launch a tool to drive digital transformation. Earlier this month, it partnered with NASA Federal Credit Union to modernize its digital banking services with push provisioning.
The multi-floor space for nonprofits, philanthropies, and social impact organizations now has 26 tenants with around 500 employees. The six new ones range from the Nature Conservancy of Texas to the Lone Star Justice Alliance to SWAN Impact Network and more.
“This dream of ours just keeps getting bigger and better,” says Lyda Hill, founder of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
The next phase of America’s innovation economy will not be built by any one country alone. It will be shaped by partnerships that unite technology leadership, advanced manufacturing, investment and the industrial ecosystems needed to turn bold ideas into sustained growth....
North Texas Giving Day, Dallas-based Communities Foundation of Texas’ biggest fundraiser of the year, set a record for giving. By the event’s official close at midnight Sept. 17, 94,700 donors had given more than $76 million, compared with $74.2 million at midnight in 2025....
The next phase of America’s innovation economy will not be built by any one country alone. It will be shaped by partnerships that unite technology leadership, advanced manufacturing, investment and the industrial ecosystems needed to turn bold ideas into sustained growth....
North Texas Giving Day, Dallas-based Communities Foundation of Texas’ biggest fundraiser of the year, set a record for giving. By the event’s official close at midnight Sept. 17, 94,700 donors had given more than $76 million, compared with $74.2 million at midnight in 2025....