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NTT Data Opens Global Cyber Defense Center in Plano

by | Oct 13, 2026
Tokyo-based NTT Data, which maintains its North American headquarters in Plano, is expanding its global cybersecurity capabilities.
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Patented: Solo Brands’ Stove Spark Arrestor and 131 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | Sep 30, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 nationally with 132 patents the week of Sept. 8. One went to Grapevine-based Solo Brands for a removable two-piece screen that keeps sparks and embers inside its fuel-burning stoves.
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Patented: ProtectMed’s Breast and Thyroid Radiation Shield and 113 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | Sep 23, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 nationally with 114 patents the week of Sept. 1. One went to Dallas-based ProtectMed for a shield that covers the parts of the body that standard lead aprons leave exposed.
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NuKudo Opens Cybersecurity Training Center in Plano, Enrolls First 15 Students
by | Sep 1, 2026
The workforce development, training and staffing company offers a free six-month program that pairs compensation with real-world training. The program says it accepts fewer than 1% of applicants.
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Tech Titans Taps Former Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker for Lifetime Achievement Award

by | Aug 12, 2026
The North Texas technology organization will induct Pinnacle Group’s Nina Vaca into its Hall of Fame and name BRIX Holdings’ Sherif Mityas its Corporate CEO honoree at its 26th annual gala Aug. 28 in Plano. It also announced finalists across 10 other categories.
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Five Executives in 10 Months: Diversified’s New Global CTO on Growth Push
by | Aug 11, 2026
Global CTO Pete Emminger, the fifth senior executive Diversified has hired in 10 months, told Dallas Innovates the Plano-based audiovisual and broadcast integrator plans to invest additional resources in North Texas as broadcast-grade engineering requirements move into corporate offices, stores and stadiums.
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Tyler Technologies Acquires CODY Systems
by | Aug 5, 2026
The deal expands Tyler’s public safety portfolio by adding CODY Systems’ records management and cross-agency data-sharing platforms. It is the latest in a series of acquisitions by the Plano-based company.
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Secretome Therapeutics Builds Out Rare Disease Leadership Team
by | Aug 4, 2026
The Plano company’s lead candidate uses neonatal cardiac progenitor cells to target the heart complications of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Siemens Digital Industries Software to Acquire 2 EDA Companies

by | Jul 22, 2026
By adding San Diego-based Precision Innovations and France's Defacto Technologies, Plano-based Siemens aims to enhance system-on-a-chip (SoC) design.
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Plano-Based Simplilearn Pivots to ‘AI-First’ Courses as Part of Global Expansion
by | Jul 15, 2026
Fresh off a 2026 rebrand built around AI, the education company is expanding its university partnerships, rolling out new certificate programs with Virginia Tech, UC Santa Barbara and the University of Oklahoma.
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Rithum Names Former Saks Global Customer Chief as CMO and Head of Global Strategy
by | Jul 15, 2026
Kim Miller brings more than two decades of retail and digital transformation experience to the Plano-based commerce platform.
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Fast Hippo Media Acquires Plano Website Design
by | Jun 18, 2026
The Dallas-based digital marketing agency said it plans to extend its “Content Everywhere” framework to Plano Website Design’s clients as more people turn to ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI tools before using traditional search engines.
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Dallas Stars Offer Look at New $1B Arena Project as Plano City Council Approves $700M Funding

by | Jun 9, 2026
Plano is one step closer to scoring its own National Hockey League team after the city council approved a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone plan that could ice $700 million for the proposed $1 billion Dallas Stars arena and entertainment district at The Shops of Willow Bend.
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Plano’s Ryan LLC Expands European Operations with Acquisition of Svalner Atlas Advisors
by | Jun 7, 2026
The tax services and software provider adds Stockholm-based independent tax and transaction advisory firm’s offices across Scandinavia and Amsterdam.
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Dallas Stars Select Plano Site for New $1B Arena and Entertainment District
by | Jun 3, 2026
The NHL team, which brought home the Stanley Cup to Dallas in its 1999 championship season, aims to leave American Airlines Center behind for a new arena and entertainment district at Plano's Shops of Willow Bend site. A key Plano City Council vote on the arena project is slated for June 8.
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Samsung Is Relocating Its U.S. HQ from New Jersey to Plano
by | Jun 3, 2026
The move will bring around 1,000 relocated jobs and be completed "by the end of the year," the South Korean electronics giant said. The relocation aims to strengthen alignment across teams and offices while sharpening the company's focus "on the areas that will drive the greatest impact for our customers, partners, and business," Samsung added.
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