Plano

AT&T CEO Reveals First Look at New HQ in Plano

by | Apr 29, 2026
The design of AT&T's new headquarters is very different from its current skyscraper-focused home in the AT&T Discovery District in downtown Dallas. But one note of verticality will be unmistakeable: a looming tower lit in AT&T-branded blue and crowned by a technology-packed globe-like structure evoking the AT&T logo. 
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Plano Mayor Leads Delegation to SK Signet’s EV Charging HQ in Seoul
by | Apr 8, 2026
SK Signet opened an EV charger production base in Plano in 2023, and has since supplied more than 3,000 ultra-fast chargers across the U.S. market. During the visit, Plano officials discussed further collaboration with the South Korean company.
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7 DFW Companies Land on Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative List as Texas Scores 26 Honorees
by | Mar 26, 2026
HKS made the top 50 from Dallas, while North Texas companies from Coppell to Frisco showed up across architecture, AI, healthcare, restaurants, media, and travel. Statewide, Austin led the way, with Houston, Midland, San Antonio, and others also earning spots.
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Ericsson To Deploy Lifelike Humanoid Robot at Its Plano Experience Center
by | Jan 20, 2026
Toronto-based Realbotix is pioneering "human-centric robotics" with patented technologies that enable lifelike expressions, vision, and social interaction. The robot model being deployed in Plano will serve as "a dynamic, adaptable human–robot interface" for workforce and visitor applications, the company said.
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Tech Mahindra Expands North Texas Presence With UT Dallas AI Partnership and Makers Lab

by | Dec 10, 2025
After opening its Americas HQ in Plano earlier this year, Tech Mahindra is now launching its first U.S. Makers Lab at its Plano facility through a new applied AI partnership with UT Dallas.
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‘Elevated’ Members-Only Legacy Club To Debut in Plano in Early 2026
by | Dec 3, 2025
Ultra-luxe and exclusive, the Legacy Club will open its doors to a select clientele of "leaders, entrepreneurs, doers, and dreamers." The 20,000-SF club will feature an immersive Vegas-style sports bar, a garden-inspired lounge, a contemporary American restaurant, a sportsbook room, and more.
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Payments Tech Co. Fortis Appoints New CFO and CROO to Drive Next Growth Phase
by | Nov 6, 2025
The strategic hires of Brent Coles and Sharat Shankar position Fortis to accelerate its embedded payments capabilities and deepen relationships across its software platform and enterprise resource planning partner network, the Plano-based company said.
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Illinois’ Sevan Multi-Site Solutions Expands to North Texas With New Plano Office
by | Nov 6, 2025
A national leader in program management, design, construction, and site development, Sevan said its Dallas-area office will serve as the firm’s center of excellence for restaurant and construction services. Its North Texas team already includes more than 45 employees and "continues to grow," the firm added.
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Dallas’ Aligned Partners With Calibrant to Deploy ‘First-of-its-Kind’ On‑Site Battery Storage for Data Centers

by | Oct 23, 2025
“This project flips the script on how data centers access power,” said Calibrant CEO Phil Martin. “Rather than the false choice between waiting years for system upgrades or having to go off grid entirely, we're working with leading data center providers like Aligned to use distributed energy solutions to facilitate and accelerate grid interconnection.” The news comes a week after AIP, MGX, and BlackRock announced their $40 billion acquisition of Aligned Data Centers.
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Trintech Appoints New Product Chief as AI Strategy and Global Reach Expand
by | Oct 3, 2025
The Plano-based financial close firm taps David Taylor to guide platform innovation amid new enterprise integrations and operations expansion across Asia-Pacific.
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Vee Healthtek Moves HQ to North Texas, Scales AI-Enabled Platform With Strategic Acquisition
by | Sep 30, 2025
Backed by new leadership, a rebrand, and a growth investment from TA Associates, the company is expanding its AI- and automation-driven healthcare platform with the acquisition of Precision Practice Management.
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OK-Based Standley Systems Opens North Texas Office and Tech Showroom in Plano
by | Sep 18, 2025
“This Plano hub gives our teams the capacity and proximity to respond faster, and it gives clients a clear way to see how the technology will perform in their environment,” CEO Greg Elliott said.
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KFC U.S. Builds Plano-Based Leadership Team With Wingstop, Yum, Levi’s, and Taco Bell Vets

The latest addition is former Wingstop exec Melissa Cash, now CMO of the Plano-based brand. Under President Catherine Tan-Gillespie, KFC is building a powerhouse team to drive its “Kentucky Fried Comeback Plan.”
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Upbound Group Hires Former Signet Jewelers Exec as Chief Growth Officer
by | Sep 11, 2025
Rebecca Wooters brings more than 30 years of executive leadership in digital transformation, product innovation, technology, and customer engagement to Plano-based Upbound, the parent company of Rent-A-Center and Acima.
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With a New HQ and Blackstone Backing, Westwood Names Dean Palumbo Chief Operating Officer
by | Aug 26, 2025
Westwood Professional Services, which relocation from Minneapolis to Plano in late 2023, has named veteran engineering executive Dean Palumbo as COO to help lead its next phase of growth.
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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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