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Dallas holds 21 of the region's 49 Fortune 1000 headquarters, with the rest fanning out from Irving and Plano to Frisco and Fort Worth. "Growth is happening in every direction," Dallas Regional Chamber CEO Brad Cheves says.
Dallas Anchors DFW’s 49 Fortune 1000 Headquarters, Spread Across 11 Cities
by Quincy Preston | Jun 9, 2026
Dallas holds 21 of the region's 49 Fortune 1000 headquarters, with the rest fanning out from Irving and Plano to Frisco and Fort Worth. "Growth is happening in every direction," Dallas Regional Chamber CEO Brad Cheves says.
by David Seeley |
Jan 15, 2026
What GEICO has found in North Texas "has surpassed even our highest expectations—exceptional talent, a welcoming business community, and a region that shares our drive to grow," said the company's Richardson market leader.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 5, 2025
The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas offers funding opportunities for promising cancer research, product development, and prevention programs. The state-funded initiative stands as the second-largest public backer of cancer research in the U.S. after the National Cancer Institute.
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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.
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HOAM Ventures and TownSq's new HQ in Richardson. [Photo: HOAM]
HOAM Ventures and TownSq Open New Headquarters in Richardson
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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by Lance Murray |
Sep 4, 2025
Justin Neece comes to Richardson-based MedeAnalytics following his recent role as chief growth officer at Azara Healthcare, which merged with i2i Population Healthcare, for which he had served as president and CEO.
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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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Photos: anyaberkut/Zbynek Pospisil/iStock
RTC Approves Nearly $60M in Federal Funding for North Texas Bicycle-Pedestrian Projects
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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by Lance Murray |
Apr 1, 2025
GEICO's announcement comes three months after it revealed plans to add 500 jobs in Richardson. That's now been raised to a total of more than 1,500 new jobs in North Texas.
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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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Chris Shacklett, director of economic development for the city of Richardson [Composite photo; original: Careington]
Richardson Taps Interim Economic Development Director for Permanent Role
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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by Lance Murray |
Jul 19, 2024
Alamo Drafthouse is set to reopen all of the theaters it acquired after their closure as part of a franchisee's Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing—including DFW’s Cedars, Lake Highlands, Las Colinas, Richardson, and Denton locations and the Woodbury location in Minnesota's Twin Cities. The reopenings will be rolled out throughout the month of August.
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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....
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