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Cevitr Limited Managing Director Ramesh Menon and Jo [Composite image: DI Studio; Credits: courtesy photo; Cevitr "Jo"; Daronk Hordumrong/ Andranik Hakobyan/ istockphoto]
U.K. ‘Digital Worker’ Provider Cevitr Expands to U.S. With Office in North Texas
by David Seeley | Dec 4, 2025
Cevitr's new North American HQ in Richardson has a not-so-secret weapon: a non-human digital worker named "Jo." Powered by robotic process automation and AI, Jo can operate for companies 24/7, 365 days a year—completing tasks with "speed and accuracy" while freeing human workers to focus on higher-value projects.
by Sandra Engelland |
Dec 4, 2025
The new facility greatly increases production capacity, enhances operational efficiency, and positions the company for long-term innovation in critical RF systems, high-reliability components, and next-generation technologies, the company said.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 13, 2025
HOAM is an investment firm specializing in PropTech and real estate technology. Its subsidiary TownSq is a leading tech platform providing comprehensive solutions for homeowner association communities. HOAM said it aims to expand its client base to more than 100,000 HOAs within the next eight months.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 24, 2025
Fresh off a $2M Pentagon-backed grant and a $4.1M state award, this Richardson-based firm is carving out a high-tech niche in Texas' semiconductor corridor.
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Left to right: Miguel Esparza, economic development manager, City of Dallas; Jeremiah Anderson, director of innovation, City of Frisco; Chris Shacklett, director of economic development, City of Richardson; Michael Kowski, president and CEO, McKinney Economic Development Corporation [Photos: LinkedIn/City of Richardson]
How North Texas Cities Are Turning University Partnerships Into Engines for Growth
by Quincy Preston | Aug 6, 2025
At the statewide TUNIE meeting hosted at SMU, top local economic developers laid out how they’re teaming up with universities to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. Leaders from Dallas, Richardson, Frisco, and McKinney talked anchor institutions to smart-city pilots—but for better partnerships, one ask rose to the top: “Who do I call first?”
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Jul 22, 2025
Backed by the Department of Defense and $200 million in private capital, the new facility helps companies prototype and scale battery technologies for both commercial use and national defense. The launch comes at a time when supply chain independence is a growing priority.
Government and industry leaders recently got a first look.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 18, 2025
“These funded improvements will connect people who choose walking and bicycling as modes of transportation to schools, transit services, and major hubs of employment in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,” said Kevin Kokes of the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 18, 2025
Dallas-based TI said it's working with the Trump administration to expand its U.S. foundational semiconductor manufacturing capacity at its "fab" plants in Richardson and Sherman in North Texas, as well as in Lehi, Utah. Combined, TI’s new manufacturing mega-sites will support more than 60,000 U.S. jobs, the company said.
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GEICO's Richardson office. [Photo: Business Wire]
GEICO Taps North Texas for Its Newest Commercial Insurance Operations Hub, Adding 500 New Jobs
by Lance Murray | Dec 5, 2024
GEICO said the expansion follows significant growth in its commercial insurance business over the last 18 months, driven by new products including long-haul trucking insurance.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 12, 2024
New fitness center brands have been pumping into North Texas lately, from Lumin Fitness in Las Colinas featuring gamification tech via wall-to-wall LED screens; Canyon Ranch in Fort Worth with its "world-class wellness" spa offerings and high-tech, high-end fitness; EoS Fitness locations across DFW featuring MOVEoS Cinema workouts; to Playkout, the "first-ever" pickleball-inspired fitness studio, which recently opened in Dallas and also features video-based gamification. But next month, yet another brand is launching in the region—and it's the only one with a women's-only "Babe Cave," complete with a neon-topped "Queen AF" throne.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 23, 2024
Chris Shacklett has served since February as interim director. Previously, he was assistant director of development services and planning for the North Texas city—one of many roles he's held there over the last 17 years.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 19, 2024
The center at Prodapt's new facility in Richardson is designed to help clients fully integrate AI capabilities into their IT, network, and business operations to improve organizational efficiency and customer experience. Prodapt serves 40-plus global companies on six continents.
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Ron Wozny (left) has joined MyDirectives as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. Jessica Zan was named Senior Director of Clinical Implementations. [Photos: MyDirectives]
Richardson-Based MyDirectives Strengthens Leadership Team with Key Appointments in Marketing and Clinical Implementations
by Lance Murray | Jul 12, 2024
Ron Wozny has been appointed as senior vice president of marketing and business development and Jessica Zan has been named senior director of clinical implementations at Richardson-based MyDirectives, an innovator in digital advance care planning.
The company said these strategic additions to its leadership team are set to drive MyDirectives’ next phase of growth and enhance its commitment to improving patient care through the effective use of digital advanced healthcare decisions documents such as advance directives....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 19, 2024
"Our culture is built on trust, teamwork and focus—and these individuals have been instrumental in our work to accelerate growth for our nonprofit partners," CEO Chris Pritcher said.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 7, 2024
Richardson-based Service Experts has acquired 19 local HVAC and plumbing service centers from Connecticut-based HomeServe USA Corp., an acquisition that brings its total number of local service centers to 98, serving homeowners across 31 states.
With this expansion, Service Experts said it is building on its leading position of delivering “worry-free comfort” to more homes and businesses across the nation....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 29, 2024
Eugene I. Davis has been appointed to the board of directors and will serve as a member of the board’s audit committee. Pursuant to an investor agreement with The Buxton Helmsley Group Inc., BHG nominee Pamela B. Corrie will serve as a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
