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Tekwings Founder Sagar Pidathala
The Last Word: Tekwings’ Sagar Pidathala on the Value of ‘Horizontal Thinking’
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.
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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by Lance Murray |
May 3, 2023
The expanded agreement supports ongoing development and commercialized zero-emission versions of the Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 models, featuring Plano-based Toyota North America’s hydrogen fuel cell powertrain kit. Initial customer deliveries are planned for 2024. Toyota's Christopher Yang calls the technology "a viable carbon-neutral option."
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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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Plano-based Wallabing offers a peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace where "owners make more, renters pay less." [Photo: Wallabing]
Happy Campers: Plano’s Wallabing Seeks To Connect RV Owners with RV Renters
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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by Lance Murray |
Apr 21, 2023
Plano-based retailer JCPenney has appointed company executive Katie Mullen as chief customer officer.
Previously JCPenney’s chief digital officer, Mullen will continue to oversee the company’s e-commerce strategy and omnichannel development, with an added emphasis on customer marketing, engagement, analytics, and more....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 19, 2023
The Empact program seeks to address charging access, affordability, and carbon emission reduction. Plano-based Toyota North America said that Empact is based on the combination of 'environmental impact' and 'empowering action,' representing the efforts Toyota is making to design a more equitable and inclusive deployment strategy.
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Ryan Chairman and CEO G. Brint Ryan [Photo: UNT]
Ryan Adds to Growing Tax Business with Acquisition of RETC Group
by Lance Murray | Apr 14, 2023
Dallas-based global tax services and software provider Ryan has acquired RETC Group (RETC), a property tax consulting firm also based in Dallas. It’s a deal that adds to Ryan’s growing property tax practice.
“RETC is a well-established firm in the property tax space in North Texas,” Ryan Chairman and CEO G....
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Frito-Lay and Quaker Debut Greenhouse Learning Center to Fast-Track Sustainable Packaging Innovation
by Lance Murray |
Apr 4, 2023
Get ready for sustainable snacking—the PepsiCo companies are turning chip bags green, one package at a time. A first-of-its-kind Greenhouse Learning Center at Frito Lay's R&D headquarters in Plano aims for compostable packaging that never goes to waste.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 31, 2023
Mauricio Ramirez has taken on the role of Chief Financial Officer at Murex LLC, a Plano-based company that specializes in marketing and logistics for low-carbon fuels....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 24, 2023
In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Plano-based Toyota Production System Support Center is joining with its partners to mark the not-for-profit corporation improving the lives of small and mid-sized manufacturers, food banks, healthcare providers and government agencies.
Toyota Production System Support Center (TSSC) has shared its know-how with more than 500 partners, using teachings based on the Toyota Production System (TPS), an organizational manufacturing culture and mindset that engages people to continuously make improvements and create solutions....
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Plano IT Consulting Firm Adds SVP of Digital Marketing
by Lance Murray | Mar 9, 2023
Plano-based IT consulting firm CG Infinity has hired Jeremy Leonard as senior vice president of digital marketing. Leonard will further the firm’s presence in the Denver metropolitan area, the company said.
The hiring accelerates the firm’s customers’ marketing transformation and customer-centric initiatives, CG Infinity said.
Successfully monetizing customer data“Measuring ROI on marketing spend can be elusive....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 1, 2023
Vickie Adams has been promoted to director of the Institute of Law and Technology and co-director of the Institute for Energy Law, The Center for American and International Law announced....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 1, 2023
Tyler Technologies—whose headquarters campus is in Plano (above)—has acquired Massachusetts-based Safeground Analytics, a company providing real estate appraisals and assessments for states, counties, and municipalities. “Tyler has been the leader in the appraisal market for more than 80 years, and we remain committed to strengthening our service offerings in this space,” said Mark Hawkins, president of Tyler’s Property & Recoding Division.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 1, 2023
Hoymiles Power Electronics, a leading global "smart solar" supplier based in China, has announced the opening of its first U.S. subsidiary in Plano, north of Dallas. Founded in 2012, the company says it empowers homeowners and professionals in more than 110 countries and regions to join the journey to what it calls "open energy for all."
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