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Dallas Nonprofit Nexus Elevates Internal Leaders to CFO and Chief Programs Officer; Adds Six to 2026 Board

by | Nov 3, 2025
The Dallas nonprofit, which served more than 3,300 women and 215 children in its most recent fiscal year, says the moves strengthen programs and finances amid rising need.
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Dallas’ Impact Ventures Launches Texas’ First Integrated Capital Fund Backing Women- and BIPOC-Led Enterprises
by | Oct 24, 2025
At a kickoff event held at JPMorgan Chase ahead of the 2025 Inclusive Capital Summit, the announcement of Impact Ventures' new CDFI fund set the tone for a two-day gathering focused on the future of capital, inclusion, and community-driven growth.
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UT Arlington Secures $127M Regents Investment to Modernize Campus, Citing Talent and Innovation Goals
by | Oct 10, 2025
The funding comes as DFW’s tech workforce nears 379,000, making it the nation’s second-largest. With a $28.8 billion annual economic impact in Texas and Carnegie R1 status, UTA is focused on fostering innovation and developing talent to meet statewide workforce needs.
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SEC Greenlights Texas Stock Exchange; TXSE Set to Launch in 2026
by | Sep 30, 2025
Dallas‑based TXSE has earned SEC approval to operate as a national exchange, aiming to begin trading by 2026. “Real competition for corporate listings in the United States has finally arrived,” said founder and CEO James H. Lee—and it’s coming from Y’all Street.
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Dallas’ Smarter Technologies Acquires Irving-Based Pieces, Launches ‘SmarterNotes’ Clinical AI Solution

by | Sep 30, 2025
Formed earlier this year by the combination of Dallas' Access Healthcare with NYC-based SmarterDx and Austin-based Thoughtful.ai, Smarter Technologies said the new SmarterNotes solution combines SmarterDx’s proprietary clinical AI with Pieces’ industry-leading note automation workflows, "connecting the dots" from patient admission to final payment.
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Hunt Energy Enterprises Battery Tech Spinout To Pilot Advanced Cathode Plant in North Texas
by | Sep 30, 2025
The Hunt Energy Enterprises spinout—which closed a $7.5 million Pre-Series A funding round in February—said the new plant will commercialize its technology for "a cleaner and more economical battery future" for EV's and energy storage.
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‘The Model is Broken’: From North Texas, a National Call to Action for Biotech’s Future
by | Sep 24, 2025
At Dallas’ iC3 Summit, leaders from Texas and across the U.S. pointed to AI, new state initiatives like Proposition 14, and potential federal reforms as keys to speeding innovation and keeping America competitive in life sciences.
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Garland Students Team With SMU Engineers on Affordable, Sustainable Building Blocks
by | Sep 10, 2025
Compressed earth blocks made from Dallas soil could offer a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative to traditional masonry. A team of Garland High School summer student researchers got hands-on experience with the solution at SMU's Lyle School of Engineering.
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Dallas Opportunity Partners Acquires New York-Based B&S Aircraft Alloys

by | Sep 3, 2025
"This acquisition fits our portfolio and the mission of Dallas Opportunity Partners to align family office investors in the state of Texas with strategic investments that capitalize on the strategic initiatives of the United States," said Derek Wilson, managing partner of Dallas Opportunity Partners.
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NIH Taps UT Southwestern Medical Center for $23M North Texas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Hub
by | Sep 3, 2025
The new federal Alzheimer's hub joins an elite network of 37 centers nationwide. Scientists from UT Southwestern, UT Arlington, and UT Dallas will decode dementia by exploring hypertension's role, analyzing voice patterns with AI, and creating virtual patient models.
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Dallas College Leads $5.7M Regional Effort to Expand Health Care Workforce Training
by | Aug 27, 2025
Four North Texas community colleges and the DFW Hospital Council will use a federal grant to expand training, boost equity, and meet the region’s growing demand for health care workers.
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Plano-Based Aventiv Names Veteran HR Exec as New Chief Human Resources Officer
by | Aug 24, 2025
Stephanie Anderson, formerly of NBCUniversal and IBM, will lead people and culture strategy at the Plano-based tech company, which provides secure communications for the corrections sector and earlier this year reached a debt-for-equity agreement.
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Access TeleCare Names New CEO After Year of ‘Record Growth’

by | Aug 20, 2025
Access said its hiring of Josh DeTillio as CEO and a new role for Founder Chris Gallagher as chief strategy officer build on recent milestones—including achieving all-time-high clinical performance numbers and the strongest financials in the company’s history.
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New Director Named for Fort Worth Economic Development
by | Aug 20, 2025
Jessica Rogers will lead Fort Worth’s economic development strategy, focusing on business recruitment and retention, workforce development, small business development, and creating a vibrant and diverse economy,
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How North Texas Cities Are Turning University Partnerships Into Engines for Growth
by | 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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Lone Wolf Technologies Names MoxiWorks Founder as Its Chief Industry Relations Officer
by | Aug 1, 2025
Lone Wolf said York Baur's appointment reflects its commitment to developing advanced technology solutions with a customer-first approach.
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