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Fortis Names 2 New C‑Suite Leaders to Accelerate Embedded Payments Growth

by | Apr 23, 2025
Plano-based Fortis said the appointments of Chief Commercial Officer Brad Bialas and CMO Kimling Lam position the company for its next phase of aggressive growth across the software and ERP ecosystem.
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Global AI Agent Leader Cognigy Relocates U.S. HQ from San Francisco to North Texas
by | Apr 16, 2025
Germany-based Cognity's AI agents connect brands like Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Nestlé, and DHL with customers worldwide. Now the company has departed the city by the bay to place its U.S. HQ in the Dallas suburb of Plano, lauding the region's "perfect mix of innovation, energy, and opportunity."
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DallasNews Corp. Closes $43.5M Sale of its Plano Printing Facility, Which Will Become a Golf Cart Manufacturing Plant
by | Mar 19, 2025
The Dallas-based holding company for The Dallas Morning News and marketing agency Medium Giant said it intends to use a portion of the sale proceeds to voluntarily fully fund the company’s pension liabilities, eliminating what it considers debt.
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European Wax Center Names Former Brinks Home, Smoothie King Exec as Its New CFO
by | Mar 18, 2025
Tom Kim brings more than a decade of executive-level finance, corporate development, and business strategy experience to his role as CFO, effective April 7. In addition, the company named Katie Mullen as its chief commercial officer and Chris Andrews as chief Information and digital officer.
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Sally Beauty Holdings To Relocate Denton HQ to ‘Modern, Collaborative Space’ in Plano

by | Mar 5, 2025
"With this move, we'll create our workplace of the future, offering a hub of culture and community that will drive enhanced collaboration and innovation and support Sally Beauty Holdings' ongoing recruitment and talent retention efforts," said CEO Denise Paulonis.
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North Texas Alkami to Acquire MANTL in $400M Deal, Addressing ‘Paramount Concern’ of Financial Institutions—Customer Onboarding
by | Mar 4, 2025
The digital banking solutions provider says acquisition completes its "Digital Sales & Service Platform," enabling banks to process new accounts at three times the industry standard speed.
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RKD Group Brings Back Nonprofit Innovator as SVP, Head of Digital
by | Feb 26, 2025
Charles Lehosit has more than two decades of experience as a digital transformation leader and previously spent 10 years with RKD developing technology solutions that answered clients' business needs, the company said.
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The Last Word: As KFC Plans U.S. HQ Move to Plano, Gov. Abbott Suggests Name Change
by | Feb 26, 2025
Last week, Yum! Brands announced that it's relocating its KFC U.S. headquarters from Louisville, Kentucky, to the KFC and Pizza Hut global HQ in Plano, Texas. The news didn't escape the attention of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who proposed a Lone Star-flavored name change for KFC.
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McKinney’s Selerix Acquires Plano-Based TBX, Creating an ‘All-in-One’ Benefits Administration Platform

by | Feb 6, 2025
Selerix said the addition of The Benefits eXpert will enable it to create a cutting-edge, all-in-one SaaS benefits platform to help employees learn more about their benefits and drive deeper engagement for employers.
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NTT DATA Appoints Seasoned Exec as Global Chief Growth Officer and North America CEO
by | Feb 4, 2025
Sudhir Chaturvedi, who brings a 28-year career "driving global strategy and results" across diverse industries, will be based in Plano and will report to Abhijit Dubey, president and Global CEO of NTT DATA.
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From Playmakers to Policymakers: DRC Champions the Dallas Region’s Winning Ways
by | 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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Plano Company Plans ‘Garage Condo’ Lifestyle Venue for Supercar Owners
by | Jan 23, 2025
“This will be the premier location for car shows in Texas,” Maranello CEO Michael Holigan said of his planned 200,000-SF facility in Plano. Its inward-facing "garage condos" will enable members to visit with other luxury sports car collectors year-round.
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Action & Indie Film Distributor Well Go USA Entertainment Relocates HQ to Allen

by | Jan 8, 2025
Launched in 1989 after its founders moved to North Texas, the family-owned theatrical and home entertainment distribution company has evolved alongside the film industry. It moved beyond DVDs and Blu-Ray discs to launch its proprietary streaming service, Hi-YAH!, which is dedicated to Asian action cinema—and also engages audiences through theatrical runs and film festivals.
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Plano-Based Fisher Investments Finalizes $3B Minority Stake Sale, Valuing Firm at Nearly $13B
by | Jan 7, 2025
Fisher Investments—which relocated its headquarters from Washington State to Plano in 2023—said the investment by Advent International and ADIA was part of founder Ken Fisher's long-term estate planning and "ensures the firm's long-term private independence, culture, growth evolution, and devotion to exceptional client service."
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Accenture Snaps Up North Texas’ Award Solutions
by | Dec 18, 2024

Plano-based Award Solutions, a provider of training and consulting services in advanced wireless and network technologies, has been acquired by Dublin, Ireland-based professional services company Accenture.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Award Solutions, founded in 1997, has employees in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Branson, Missouri; San Diego, California; and Bangalore, India....

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CYPHER Learning Adds 3 Senior Executives to Its Leadership Team
by | Dec 13, 2024
The three new senior leaders bring decades of expertise in revenue growth, legal strategy, and technological innovation to support CYPHER's growth trajectory and strengthen its position as a market leader, the company said.
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