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Dallas’ Arctos Partners Launches Platform To Help Investors Become Sports Team Owners
by David Seeley | Sep 30, 2025
Arctos says it's the only private investment firm approved to own equity across all five major North American professional leagues. Now its new business line, Arctos Capital Markets, aims to help high net-worth investors connect directly with professional sports ownership opportunities. "Our goal is simple: be the first call,” said Arctos' Doc O’Connor.
by Lance Murray |
Mar 26, 2025
Matt Montague has been hired as executive managing director of HPI's new Fort Worth office. He joins HPI Partner and former NFL and UT quarterback McCoy, who opened the office in February to expand the firm’s reach across Texas.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Jan 23, 2025
At its annual meeting at Arlington's Globe Life Field, the Dallas Regional Chamber took a victory lap with Dallas-Fort Worth's multiple No. 1 economic rankings, outlined DRC priorities for the new legislative session, and heard from five leading pro sports executives why North Texas is such a sports business powerhouse.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 10, 2024
Dallas-based architecture firm HKS is the designer on the massive project for the Browns' owner, Haslam Sports Group. Lincoln says the mixed-use development alone is expected to generate $1.2 billion annually and create more than 3,300 permanent jobs for Northeast Ohio.
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Kansas City Chiefs Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Clark Hunt (left) and Dallas Mavericks legend and NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki will headline the Venture Dallas Summit on October 25. The sports icons will open and close the event focused on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship. [Photo: Venture Dallas]
‘Conversations With Champions’: Sports Titans Hunt, Nowitzki to Headline Venture Dallas Summit
by Quincy Preston | Oct 16, 2023
The NFL and NBA icons—Clark Hunt and Dirk Nowitzki—will kick off and wrap up discussions on innovation and investment. They add to an "impressive speaker lineup" including Nextdoor Co-Founder Nirav Tolia and other trailblazing speakers. Here's the full roster.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Sep 28, 2023
A former Yale track captain and three NFL vets—including two Dallas Cowboys—talk frankly about their entrepreneurial journeys from playing field to founder.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 16, 2023
North Texas-based WJHW has spearheaded high-profile tech system projects at venues such as SoFi Stadium, UBS Arena, Globe Life Field, and Dickie's Arena. To lead its global push, PMY Group has promoted WJHW veterans Kym Shilton to Senior Vice President of International and Charles Adkinson to Senior Vice President of Sports Development.
As part of PMY's strategy, the company said it plans to relocate its global headquarters from Melbourne to the United States.
As part of PMY's strategy, the company said it plans to relocate its global headquarters from Melbourne to the United States.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 9, 2023
A former NFL player, Scott Turner is the former executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council under Dr. Ben Carson's leadership. Before that, he served two terms as representative of House District 33 in the Texas House of Representatives.
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NFL Approves Dallas Cowboys Plan to Pay for $295M in AT&T Stadium Upgrades
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 15, 2022
Earlier this week, we told you the Dallas Cowboys were planning $295 million in upgrades for AT&T Stadium. During NFL league meetings in Irving in the last few days, the team got a green light on their plan to pay for the job, Sports Illustrated's Mike Fisher reports.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 12, 2022
Jerry World is still a marvel to millions, but it's not quite as cutting-edge as when it first opened in 2009. Now the Dallas Cowboys are about to do something about it, with $295 million in upgrades planned for AT&T Stadium.
That's according to a report by Sports Business Journal, which says the refresh won't "radically alter" the look and feel of the 100,000-seat stadium. Instead, most of those millions will go toward refreshing premium spaces that are set for lease renewals, as well as upgrading back-end systems and technology in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 17, 2022
Troy Aikman spoke in a fireside chat at the Venture Dallas conference last week with Ameeth Sankaran, CEO of Religion of Sports. Here's what he shared on his businesses past and present; how Roger Staubach inspired his post-NFL life; his advice on choosing your team; and the importance of wellness for both life and work.
"If you don't feel good, it's hard to do good," Aikman said. "I feel the best I've ever felt, and I'm probably doing the best good that I've ever done."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 7, 2022
The startup found early traction in 2021 as part of the Comcast NBCUniversal SportTech Accelerator. Its predictions are now displayed on two MLB games per week on Apple TV+’s Friday Night Baseball.
That work with broadcasters is "helping get the market used to the type of real-time analytics," says Co-Founder and CFO Drew Williams. nVenue innovates in the watch-and-bet market and aims to turn prediction displays into actionable betting items for fans, "providing operators almost a million markets that they can take today."
That work with broadcasters is "helping get the market used to the type of real-time analytics," says Co-Founder and CFO Drew Williams. nVenue innovates in the watch-and-bet market and aims to turn prediction displays into actionable betting items for fans, "providing operators almost a million markets that they can take today."
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Part of the nVenue team: CMO Christiana Yebra, Co-Founder and CFO Drew Williams, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer Bruce Sears, and Co-Founder and CEO Kelly Pracht. [Photo: Bri Crow]
Dallas Sports Analytics Startup Raises $3.5M to Predict the Next Play in the Game
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 3, 2022
Dallas-based nVenue, a real-time B2B sports prediction platform, breaks games down into thousands of "micro bet" moments—with a single baseball game offering 15,000 "betting opportunities."
After providing its live tech feed during NBC MLB broadcasts last season, it's now widening its focus to the NFL, the NBA, and other sports—and looking to scale its offering.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 2, 2020
Darren Woodson is a former Dallas Cowboys safety and today a successful entrepreneur. Though his two careers have looked different, here are his words of wisdom that have gotten him through every major moment, from sitting in the locker room at the Super Bowl to founding his own company.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 20, 2020
The funding will go to Equalizer Games' Quarterback Equalizer, a virtual training game app that uses gamification to help quarterbacks better understand their position.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 31, 2018
Plus, grants for Southern Dallas Thrives, a state grant for mental health, and fundraising by A Conversation with a Legend and TWO X TWO for AIDS and Art, as well as other social efforts to boost nonprofits in North Texas.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
