Plano

Hospitality Tech Co. Enseo Announces 3 C‑Suite Moves

by | Apr 28, 2025
Matt Guggenheim has joined Enseo as chief financial officer; Helen Jenkins has been promoted to chief legal officer; and Kevin Sweeney has been elevated to chief product officer of Plano-based Enseo, a provider of hospitality technology in guestroom solutions, customized services, and customer support.
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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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North Texas’ Cien.ai Names Tech Titans Hall of Famer as SVP of Information Systems

by | Mar 18, 2025
Cien.ai said that Gertrude Van Horn will oversee the deployment of Agentic AI and the evolution of Cien.ai’s internal data systems, and act as a liaison to the broader ecosystem of IT leaders and vendors who seek transformative AI solutions.
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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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Plano-Based Brother’s Bond Bourbon Announces $7.5M Funding Round

by | Feb 19, 2025
Brother's Bond Bourbon was founded by on-screen brothers, whiskey makers, and real-life friends Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries, Lost) and Paul Wesley (The Vampire Diaries, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds).
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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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North Texas’ JCPenney Merges with SPARC Group to Form a ‘Powerhouse’ New Company Called Catalyst Brands

by | Jan 9, 2025
The combination of JCPenney with entities including the parent of brands Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, and more will be based in Plano and have $9 billion in revenue, 1,800 stores, and 60,000 employees.
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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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