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BSN SPORTS Names Former Fanatics and Nike Exec as Chief Commercial Officer

by | Feb 19, 2026
In this newly created role, Avery Jessup will lead BSN SPORTS’ commercial strategy, working closely with leaders throughout the organization to align go-to-market strategies, boost execution across channels, and provide a more integrated and customer-focused commercial approach, the company said.
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New Pet Services Marketplace Yourgi Names Former Michaels Exec as President
by | Jan 2, 2026
Scott Bramble joins the newly launched pet services marketplace as it begins expanding beyond initial market launches in Dallas and Denver.
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Dallas Creatives Get Power Boost at Art Conference That Means Business
by | Jun 21, 2025
ArtBoost Dallas returns June 27–28 with strategies for artists to build sustainable careers and create meaningful change. Powered by the Business Council for the Arts, SMU, KERA, and The Dallas Morning News, the two-day event brings together creatives across music, design, dance, theater, writing, and visual art.
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Fort Worth’s PMG Acquires Dallas-Based Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media

by | Oct 12, 2023

Fort Worth-based PMG has acquired Dallas-based Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media, one of the largest independent agency buyers of video, OTT, and CTV, and leaders across business and marketing transformation for more than 40 years.

Camelot, whose marquee customers include Intuit, Charter Communications, Experian, Michaels, and Whole Foods, will join PMG, an independent, global full-funnel marketing and technology company....

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Stars Do Dallas: How 11 Celebrity Deals and Endorsements Are Building Local Brands
by | Jun 28, 2021
When Dallas-area businesses want to build their brands—or find investors—celebrities are the go-to move. From pop culture stars to sports legends with deep pockets, here's a roundup of recent deals and endorsements. 
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Dear Giana: 12-Year-Old Dallas Creative Partners With Nike to Promote Its Global Air Max Accelerator Program
by | Jun 14, 2021
Dear Giana, a young Filipina-Mexican American wunderkind with a standout streetwear style, has been dubbed a prodigy. Known as an artist, fashion icon, and inspiration to some 23.4K followers, she's been named one of Vogue’s Global 100 "riveting creatives to watch."

Now, Giana has partnered with Nike to promote its global Air Max Accelerator program, where she'll turn ideas into actions that define the sneaker culture today.
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Dallas Invents: 147 Patents Granted for Week of May 7
by | May 14, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's dynamic employee security risk scoring, Dolby Laboratories' optical system for image projectors, Freeflight Acquisitions' autonomous anonymity system, IBM's video sentiment analysis tool for video messaging,Peloton Therapeutics' methods of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension, Siemens Healthcare's image-based tumor phenotyping with machine learning from synthetic data, and STMicroelectronics' zero standby power for powerline communication devices
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Dallas Invents: 136 Patents Granted for Week of April 23

by | May 1, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Hammond Development's system for enabling a communication device to remotely execute an application, Amazon's technology for job processing using a public service network, University of Arkansas' new white wine grape plant named "Opportunity," Textron Innovations' takeoff/landing touchdown protection management system, Tuesday Morning's cookware lid with basting projections, Olaeris' battery status and failure detector, 3i AVI's computerized exchange network, and an unassigned patent for hair-cutting techniques for an automated hair-cutting system.
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Dallas Invents: 115 Patents Granted for Week of April 16
by | Apr 24, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 14 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's augmented reality visual Wi-Fi signal, Bank of America's autonomous software containers, Genband's method for blocking notification messages during screen sharing, Linear Labs' brushless electric motor/generator, Sabre's tokenized data security, Phazr's window-installed wireless communications device, Conduent's method for video-based detection of drive-offs and walk-offs
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Dallas Invents: 145 Patents Granted for Week of April 9
by | Apr 17, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros. 
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Dallas Invents: 129 Patents Granted for Week of April 2
by | Apr 10, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Velos Media's device for decoding a video bitstream; Apple's cylindrical compact computing system; State Farm's detection of anomalous computer behavior; Texas Instruments' estimation of time to collision in a computer vision system; USAA's monitoring systems and methods for personal safety; Toyota's smart necklace with stereo vision and onboard processing; and Watchguard's system for peer-to-peer operation of multiple recording devices
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Dallas Invents: 87 Patents Granted for Week of March 19

by | Mar 27, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Capital One's asset tracking systems US Concrete's concrete with a reduced surface drying time Toyota's integrated truck bed washing system MoneyGram's promotion generation engine for a money transfer system McAfee's system for calculating an object's trust level Dr Pepper/Seven Up's sweet taste improving compositions
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Dallas Invents: 97 Patents Granted for Week of March 12
by | Mar 20, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • Futurewei Technologies' foldable mobile device • IBM's cognitive geofencing • Lockheed Martin's aircraft laser detector • Uniloc's pedestrian traffic monitoring and analysis
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Platooning trucks create “road trains” where two or more trucks follow each other closely. Paccar’s platooning light fence system may communicate to passenger vehicles that trucks are traveling as a team to discourage cut-ins or cut-offs. [Illustration: Fig. 1, Patent No. 10220768 via USPTO. Background: Dallas Innovates.]
Dallas Invents: 148 Patents Granted for Week of March 5
by | Mar 13, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • Toyota's vehicle bumper damage indication • Bell's aircraft with manned and unmanned flight modes • University of Texas' methods for light-dependent gene regulation • Conduent Business Services' system for optimizing passenger pick up • Amazon's system for impairment issues of distributed hosts • Paccar's platooning light fence system for trucks
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Dallas Invents: 110 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 26
by | Mar 6, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • Avaya's method for securing account access by verifying account with email provider • Asphalt Sciences' method of dissolving tire rubber • Bell's aircraft with autonomous and remote flight control capabilities • IBM's intelligent driving recommendation system • Toyota's systems for locally aligning map data • Verizon's wireless infrastructure with distributed fiber networks
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