Plano

The Road to Everywhere:
Highlights of Projects and Development in the 121 Corridor

by | Nov 21, 2018
From Flower Mound to Grapevine to Frisco, check out the plans that are driving the Corridor as a hub for development.
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Look Inside: Neighborhood Goods Imagines the Future of Retail in Plano
by | Nov 19, 2018
Neighborhoods Goods is a "new type of department store" that opened this weekend in Legacy West. Check out our photo tour of its rotating brands, in-house restaurant, immersive editorial concept, and mobile app to see how the concept is fostering a new culture around the traditional shopping experience.
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Toyota
Toyota, Carma Team Up to Tackle Traffic Congestion with Shared Commute and Carsharing Pilot
by | Nov 14, 2018
The results are in. Toyota put some 2,000 of its employees on the road for a yearlong pilot program. "The world’s first shared-commute and private-carsharing service" pilot included a fleet of 34 hybrid Toyota cars and recorded more than 200,000 shared miles using Carma's verification tech.
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R&D: $200K Grant Aids UTA Reabsorbable Brain Implant Work; Will UTD Chess Computing Platform Say Checkmate?
by | Nov 9, 2018
Also, you'll learn about the Dallas-based American Heart Association backing research teams looking into age-related cognitive declines, and a Plano-based biotech company getting an approval from the EPA.
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Paul Quinn’s Plano Expansion Gets First Major Investment, $1M From Strada Education Network

by | Oct 24, 2018
Over the next two years, Strada's grant will go toward funding the new Plano campus — the first expansion site of the Paul Quinn Urban Work College Model.
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DI People: Kimberly-Clark Names New Chief Executive, Lifeblue Taps New CEO
by | Oct 23, 2018
Also, you’ll find leadership appointments and changes at Weitzman, J&S Audio Visual, Cicero Group, LiftFund's Dallas/Fort Worth Women’s Business Center and PlainsCapital Bank in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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Follow the Money: Caris Raises $150M, Meritize Gets $13.2M, iDonate Secures $10M, BenefitMall Buys Phoenix Firm
by | Oct 4, 2018
From Dallas investor Carl Sparks and 7-Eleven Ventures to Conversable and Hospice Source, here are notable funding and acquisition deals with North Texas ties.
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Plano-based Tyler Technologies Acquires TradeMaster
by | Oct 1, 2018
The acquisition of TradeMaster Inc., also known as MobileEyes, puts Tyler Technologies on track to becoming a billion-dollar company.
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North Texas Giving

By the Numbers: North Texas Giving Day Collects Record $48M

by | Sep 21, 2018
The 18-hour giving extravaganza — powered by Communities Foundation of Texas — culminated a 10-day effort to raise funds for 2,690 North Texas nonprofits. Here's the top of the leaderboards and a gallery.
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IoT Startup Haxiot Launches Platform, Eyes Series A Funding
by | Sep 19, 2018
Demand for low-cost and low-power-consumption wireless tech is exploding in enterprise and industrial IoT — and Haxiot has the first device-to-cloud solution, according to COO Youyi Kitson.
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Follow the Money: INTREorg Gets $247K, Firm Raising $5M for Robokind, projekt202 Acquires Studio
by | Sep 13, 2018
From Cypress Growth Capital to Modo Payments and Ancor Capital Partners, here are some of the deals involving companies and investors with North Texas ties.
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PepsiCo Searches for North American Startups in Expanded Nutrition Greenhouse Program
by | Sep 10, 2018
The accelerator, which launched in Europe last year, guarantees $20,000 in grant funding and a six-month business optimization program.
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Behavioral Health Provider Oceans Healthcare Continues Growth Wave

by | Aug 28, 2018
For the third year in a row, Oceans made Inc. 5000's America's Fastest Growing Private Companies—the only Dallas behavioral health company to make the list.
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DI People: Boeing Adds AvionX President, Xome, Infolob Solutions Name New CEOs
by | Aug 13, 2018
In this roundup of DFW personnel, activity you'll also find details about new CFOs at Voltea and Trinity Hunt Partners, and a market director at BenefitMall.
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Toyota Financial
Mark Templin to Take the Reins at Toyota Financial Services
by | Aug 6, 2018
Templin replaces Mike Groff who has spent 35 years with the financial branch of Toyota Motor Corp., whose North American headquarters is in Plano.
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