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Follow the Money: Rent-A-Center Nabs $19M Investment, Playful Studios Receives $23M; ReadyRosie Acquired

by | Sep 5, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas, you’ll also find news from ACIS, TPG, HM Capital, and Fleco Industries.
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Influx of New Residents Helps Hoist Dallas-Fort Worth Atop the Nation for New Apartments
by | Aug 28, 2019
With 22,196 new units expected to be built by the end of 2019, Dallas-Fort Worth blasts past Seattle and New York City for new apartment construction.
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DI People: Crossmark Holdings, J.C. Penney, Work Shield Make Executive Announcements
by | Aug 27, 2019
You’ll also find news from Comstock Resources, Trinity Hunt Partners, Fiesta Restaurant Group, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Locke Lord, Velvet Taco, and Mary Kay in this roundup of executive and leadership moves in North Texas.
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SML RFID Retail
SML RFID Expands, Extends Plano HQ Lease, Opens New Retail Ideation Space
by | Aug 26, 2019
The ideation space allows retailers and brand owners to experience and test some of SML’s latest technologies and developments. 
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Raytheon

Raytheon Secures its Future in McKinney With New 200,000 SF Advanced Manufacturing Facility

by | Aug 22, 2019
Planned for completion in late 2020, the new facility will bring 500 new high-tech jobs with it.
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Coworking Company Spaces to Add 4 New Locations Totaling 173,398 SF
by | Aug 19, 2019
Spaces has made a priority of expanding throughout both urban and suburban markets in North Texas.
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European Wax Centers
European Wax Center is Moving its Corporate Headquarters to Plano
by | Aug 15, 2019
The national corporation has begun its move from Florida, bringing 100 jobs to North Texas with it. In June, EWC was the Cause Marketing Champion in the 1st Annual Franchise Innovation Awards.
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Here’s How KFC’s Global HQ in Plano is Driving Its High-Flying Success
by | Aug 5, 2019
From shrimp donuts to Cheetos sandwiches, Kentucky Fried Chicken doesn't cook inside the lines. That's largely due to the Food Innovation Team at its global headquarters in North Texas, who are responsible for maintaining the other teams (and their menu concoctions) across the world.
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Tyler Technologies software

Tyler Technologies Signs $85M 10-Year Deal With North Carolina Judicial System

by | Jul 25, 2019
The deal is Tyler's largest-ever software-as-a-service agreement and it will give North Carolinians online access to the state's judicial system and e-filing capability.
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Tech Titans awards
Finalists Announced for the 2019 Tech Titans Awards
by | Jul 9, 2019
The Tech Titans Awards recognize the elite in North Texas technology and highlight the innovators, adopters, and executors impacting the technology industry for the greater good.
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DI People: MTX Group, Applications Software, J.Hilburn Make Leadership Moves
by | Jul 2, 2019
You’ll also find news from the University of Texas at Dallas, Southwestern Medical Foundation, Tenet Healthcare, Dallas Museum of Art, THEO Executive Group, and The Arnold Cos. in this report on leadership and executive activity in North Texas.
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Getting a Handle on Scooters: Data Helps Shape Dallas’ Two-Wheeler Policies
by | Jul 2, 2019
Electric scooters give riders a quick, cheap way to get around urban core areas, but safety issues have cities coming to grips with their use.
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Lexus Men in Black

Lexus Jet of the Future Hits Big Screen in Newest Men in Black Film

by | Jun 14, 2019
The fourth film in the Men in Black franchise introduces the world to the Lexus QZ 618 Galactic Enforcer jet, which takes high-tech to another universe. Lexus' U.S. headquarters is in Plano.
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Critical Start
Cybersecurity Firm Critical Start Gets $40M Minority Investment
by | Jun 13, 2019
The new investment comes on the heels of a period of rapid growth and new partnerships with such big names as Microsoft, Chronicle Backstory, and Palo Alto Networks Cortex.
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Follow the Money: Cresco Closes $60M Cannabis Fund, Critical Start Nets $40M; Xpressdocs Buys Direct Mail Provider
by | Jun 13, 2019
You’ll also find news about Alkami, KoiReader Technologies, Metropolis Truck Yard Partners, 4FRONT, Boulevard Media, MyndVR, Jacobs, Trive Capital, Comstock Resources, Covey Park Energy, OmniSYS, and Federal Heath in this roundup of funding, mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships involving companies in North Texas.
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Alkami
Fintech Alkami Technology Raises $55M in Series E Funding Round
by | Jun 10, 2019
The fast-growing Plano-based company, which last year raised $70 million in a Series D round, has used its funding to invest in innovation, people, and services.
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