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JCPenney CALWest entrance. [Photo: JCPenney]
JCPenney’s Refashioned ‘CALWest’ HQ in Plano: The Place to Work, Play, and Ace Pickleball
by Lance Murray | Jul 20, 2023
JCPenney is welcoming back more than 2,000 associates to its 320,000 square foot "CALWest" campus at Legacy West in Plano. To drive a new hybrid work strategy, the refashioned HQ offers "updated workspaces that cultivate a culture of collaboration." Plus pickleball courts, an arcade, a fitness center, a golf simulator, and more. See inside.
by Lance Murray |
Jul 14, 2023
Plano-based Ribbon Communications Inc. announced that industry executive Joni Roberts has been named chief marketing officer, senior vice president, and that she will run the company’s global marketing strategy, marketing organization, and investor relations....
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 13, 2023
Ericsson said this 5G site has the potential to be fully operated by solar energy, complemented by integrated Lithium-ion batteries, for up to a 24-hour period.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 22, 2023
The all-electric Maeve 01 aircraft was unveiled this week at the Paris Air Show. It enables more than 44 passengers to travel in a range of 250 nautical miles with zero emissions.
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Attendees got an up-close look at ultra-fast EV chargers Monday at the grand opening of an SK Signet manufacturing facility in Plano. [Photo: SK Signet]
South Korean Co. Opens New EV Charger Manufacturing Facility in Plano, Its First in U.S.
by Lance Murray | Jun 7, 2023
At full capacity, South Korea-based SK Signet's first U.S. plant will be able to produce more than 10,000 ultra-fast chargers per year. The facility is expected to create up to 183 jobs by 2026. See what else will happen at the plant—and how it could impact EV drivers in DFW and across the country.
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by Lance Murray |
May 31, 2023
Shinichi Yasui, a 35-year Toyota veteran, will take up the post at the Hydrogen Factory—a newly established company dedicated to accelerating customer-focused product development and production of fuel cells and hydrogen-related products.
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by David Seeley |
May 30, 2023
After opening locations in Frisco and Plano last year—and with plans to open more in Fort Worth, McKinney, Allen, and Forney—H-E-B will use its new center to fulfill curbside and home delivery orders and support its expansion into Dallas-Fort Worth. "Various forms of automation" will streamline the process at the Plano center, H-E-B says.
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by Lance Murray |
May 19, 2023
According to the latest WalletHub list, Fort Worth ranks as the No. 1 city to start a business in the state of Texas, leading a strong showing of five Dallas-Fort Worth cities among the top 100 best places to start a business in the nation....
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1 Week and 483K Miles Later, Toyota Study Shows Helping the Environment Is at Your Fingertip
by Lance Murray | May 18, 2023
Plano-based Toyota Connected North America employees and family members drove in Eco or EV mode for a week to see how much earth-saving difference it can make. Turns out, it made a lot—the equivalent of 748 trees sequestering carbon for 10 years, with a savings of 5,091 gallons of gasoline.
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by Lance Murray |
May 15, 2023
The company says the new capital will be invested in programs that focus on innovation and continued delivery of high-quality kidney care—both in clinic and at home—as well as the continued professional development of care teams.
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by Lance Murray |
May 12, 2023
Bio 9 Ventures, a Plano-based boutique healthcare ecosystem consulting firm, has merged its international healthcare IT division with three companies to form a new business called Kanectify. The new entity will add end-to-end integrated benefits to platform engineering, AI healthcare, and a portfolio of digital health R&D solutions.
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by Lance Murray |
May 9, 2023
A subsidiary of Boston-based Bain Capital Credit is backing the launch of Legacy Corporate Lending, a new asset-based lending company headquartered in Plano that will serve middle market companies that might not be able to readily access traditional forms of lending....
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Enterprise Software Veteran Joins BackBox Board of Directors
by Lance Murray | Apr 28, 2023
Dallas-based network automation company BackBox announced that IT software industry leader Rita Selvaggi has joined its board of directors.
In a statement, Selvaggi expressed her belief that BackBox is a hidden gem for automating essential network tasks.
“BackBox may be the best-kept secret for automating network backups, single-click recovery, OS upgrades, and health checks,” she said....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 26, 2023
BGSF CEO Beth Garvey says the addition of the Nashville-based workforce solutions firm allows the company to offer software development and IT consulting services and solutions using resources located outside of the U.S.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 25, 2023
Plano-based Wallabing launched its peer-to-peer RV rental platform in 2021 with a simple but powerful concept: "Owners make more, renters pay less." That's the core idea behind its RV rental marketplace, which connects RV owners, renters, travelers, and wandering adventurers alike.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 21, 2023
Humach has appointed two industry veterans to leadership roles to assist with its goal of providing seamless customer experiences for companies seeking efficiency in their AI and digital transformation,
The company is a North Texas-based customer service provider that blends human and machine-driven contact center capabilities....
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