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Peter Jackson
Irving-based Builders FirstSource is partnering with Vancouver, Washington-based startup Digs on an amped up digital platform for homebuilders and homeowners. [Illustration: Adobe Stock]
Builders FirstSource Teams Up With AI Startup Digs on ‘Digital Twin’ Platform for Homes
by Sandra Engelland | Aug 26, 2026
Irving-based Builders FirstSource led a $25.3 million Series A investment as part of a larger partnership with the Vancouver, Washington-based maker of AI software for residential construction.
by Sandra Engelland |
Apr 23, 2026
Alena Brenner will oversee all legal, risk management, government affairs, compliance, corporate social responsibility, and insurance functions for the Irving-based company, and serve as the primary legal advisor to the Builders FirstSource board.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 17, 2025
Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences announced an add-on Series C raise that values it at $10.32 billion. Meanwhile, eggs are being laid in Texas to help advance the "de-extinction" of the famously extinct dodo bird—with a little help from the Nicobar pigeon, the dodo's closest living relative.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 2, 2025
The Dallas-based building materials giant says Gayatri Narayan's hire will help accelerate digital and technical innovation for long-term growth.
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Ben Lamm at the Colossal Lab in Dallas. [Photo: Colossal Biosciences]
Dallas’ Colossal Biosciences Becomes Texas’ First Decacorn, Securing $10.2B Valuation With Series C Funding
by Quincy Preston | Jan 15, 2025
Best known for its moonshot mission to revive the woolly mammoth, Colossal Biosciences has secured $200 million in Series C funding led by TWG Global. The world's first de-extinction company, founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Ben Lamm and renowned Harvard geneticist George Church, Colossal Biosciences is working to restore Earth's lost biodiversity, "making science fiction into science fact."
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2024
Peter Jackson will succeed Dave Rush, who has served as CEO since November 2022 and is retiring after 25 years of service to the company. Rush will remain on the Builders FirstSource board of directors and continue as a special adviser to ensure a smooth transition.
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