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Hilti Jaibot semi-autonomous mobile drilling machine. [Photo: Hilti]
Meet Jaibot: Hilti’s New Robot Designed to Handle Strenuous Work on Job Site
by Sandra Engelland | Nov 4, 2020
From its North American corporate office in Plano, Hilti announced Jaibot, which drills precision holes in ceilings for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installations.
by Lauren Hawkins |
Oct 28, 2020
Stacy’s Snacks, a Frito-Lay company, wants to help founders get recognition through its artful limited edition bags featuring a QR code directing customers to a geotargeted women-owned business directory.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Oct 21, 2020
Soap Hope wants to attract more people with disabilities to participate in the academy's internships to learn the inner workings of employment in a fulfillment center. Take a look inside the new center and meet the HIPsters, a.k.a. Hugely Important People, working there.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Oct 21, 2020
Both executives and employees perceive AI as a boon to productivity, but it may also come with its own ethical challenges, according to a survey from the Plano-based leader in business and IT services.
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Left to right: Andrew Gilleland, current vice president of sales operations, Toyota Division, will be promoted to group vice president and general manager, Lexus Division. David Christ, current group vice president and general manager, Lexus Division, will replace Hollis as group vice president and general manager, Toyota Division. Jack Hollis, current group vice president and general manager, Toyota Division, will be promoted to senior vice president of automotive operations, TMNA. [Photos courtesy Toyota Motor North America]
Toyota Motor North America Makes Four Executive Moves on its Automotive Operations Team
by Lauren Hawkins | Aug 18, 2020
Bill Fay, the senior vice president of automotive operations, will be retiring while three other employees are receiving promotions.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 13, 2020
It's the 10th overall acquisition—and the second this year—for Plano-based Improving. The company's fast-track growth has been steady: It just landed on the Inc. 5000 list for the 11th time since its launch in 2007.
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by Capital One |
Aug 6, 2020
In this four-part series, Capital One shines a spotlight on nonprofit leaders addressing the most critical community needs from food and hunger relief to workforce development, digital access and small business support. In Part Two, leaders address workforce development.
sponsored by Capital One
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 3, 2020
Bruce Graham's 12-year career at a Plano-based company that provides technology for the public sector led him to find a new, but similar, passion at Plano neighbor Both Ends Believing. The nonprofit helps governments in developing countries move children from institutions to permanent families—all through the use of technology that Tyler helped develop.
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Frito Lay’s Joan Cetera [DI composite. Photo: Frito Lay]
Q+A: PepsiCo Foods North America’s Joan Cetera on Frito-Lay’s Local Community Efforts
by Dave Moore | Jul 16, 2020
Through Southern Dallas Thrives and Frito-Lay's collaboration with Volunteers of America, the Plano-based company continues to support causes in the Dallas region and beyond.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 18, 2020
The deal, which could deliver annualized revenue of more than $115 million, continues Improving's innovative business model that focuses on merging technology service companies that share values. Improving acquired Frisco's Code Authority last fall.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 16, 2020
In April, three enterprises combined to form Plano-based Digital.ai. The new company has now made two acquisitions to solidify its platform with the most advanced AI-powered analytics and quality capabilities.
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by Sophia Gonzalez |
Jun 12, 2020
Toyota says these executive changes will help guide the Plano-headquartered company's vision toward becoming a mobility company.
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[Images: Courtesy of the companies]
‘Best Minds’: North Texas Smart City Consortium Launches with 21 Founding Members
by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards | May 26, 2020
The nonprofit North Texas Innovation Alliance—the largest of its kind in the U.S.—brings together cities, counties, municipalities, and agencies to tackle pressing challenges with innovative solutions. First up, the group will look at the effects of COVID-19. With the launch, NTXIA joins Mastercard's City Possible network that advances inclusive and sustainable development
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by Quincy Preston |
Apr 16, 2020
Flexibility for future growth—and a location that will help recruit tech talent—was key to Digital Matrix System's decision-making. Hiring could center on business development, software engineering, and decision science.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Apr 9, 2020
The Commons by Neighborhood Goods plans to provide a free platform for local and national brands, restaurants, musicians, and artists who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 31, 2020
The collaboration will allow physicians to virtually diagnose medical conditions, heightening safety for everyone.
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