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Left: Ascend Marketing Founder and Managing Partner Rich Herbst; Right: Ascend Marketing VP of Strategy and Optimization Laura Stevenson. Both are now EVPs at Mod Op. [Photos: LinkedIn/Ascend]
Miami-Based Mod Op Acquires North Texas’ Ascend Marketing to Deepen B2B Capabilities
by Lance Murray | Oct 15, 2025
Mod Op—which has a Dallas office and locations across North America—said the deal completes its end-to-end B2B marketing framework. Ascend founder Rich Herbst is now EVP, Client Solutions at the Florida-based firm.
by Lance Murray |
Apr 3, 2025
Christy Pambianchi will be a member of Caterpillar's executive office and will succeed Cheryl H. Johnson, whose retirement was announced in January.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 5, 2024
A year after fiber broadband giant Frontier Communications moved its HQ from Connecticut to Dallas, the company made even bigger news today with the announcement of its acquisition by New York-based Verizon—America's No. 1 wireless provider and a rival in fiber broadband delivery.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 20, 2024
"This is precisely the type of partnership we imagined for our innovation ecosystem," Richardson City Manager Don Magner said of the new lab, which is affiliated with UT Dallas' Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science under the leadership of AT&T and Verizon.
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Presenting the First-Ever AI 75: Meet the Most Innovative Leaders in Artificial Intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Glenn Hunter | May 2, 2024
Dallas Innovates, the Dallas Regional Chamber, and Dallas AI have teamed up to launch the inaugural AI 75 list. The 2024 program honors the most significant people in AI in DFW in seven categories—the visionaries, creators, and influencers you need to know.
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AT&T, Verizon To Lead New Open RAN Consortium with $42M in Fed Funding and an R&D Facility in Dallas
by David Seeley |
Feb 13, 2024
The Open RAN Testing, Evaluation and R&D Center will be located in the Dallas area with a satellite location near Washington, D.C. The center will test and evaluate Open RAN hardware and software—which could help lead to the adoption of a more flexible, interoperable wireless infrastructure.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 19, 2024
Suzie Tsai has been named the U.S. chief executive officer of Bonchon, a franchiser of distinctive Korean fried chicken that plans to bring its restaurants to new markets this year, including southern Florida, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tucson, Arizona, and Ann Arbor, Michigan....
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 8, 2023
Suzie Tsai has been named chief growth officer at Dallas-based Bonchon, a global leader in fast-casual Asian fusion dining known for its distinctive Korean double-fried chicken....
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Verizon Announces Women’s CoLab as Continued Commitment to Supporting Women Through Current ‘She-Cession’
by Michaela Markels | Mar 17, 2021
A recent survey revealed that almost 30 percent of women in the Dallas area are concerned that the pandemic will impact their longterm career goals.
In response to this and other findings, Verizon is launching a series of initiatives including Verizon Women’s CoLab, which is set to provide women with a digital space for professional development resources and networks.
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by Chantal Canales |
Dec 2, 2020
The vice president of Business Sales in the Southern Region is working to support local businesses through Verizon’s numerous small business initiatives, including its Women in Business and Comeback Coach programs.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 10, 2020
Dallas made the biggest jump on the Computing Technology Industry Association's Tech Town Index this year, moving from No. 7 to No. 2. A big factor is the number of IT jobs available here. But this year is a Texas Two-Step: Austin ranked No. 1.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 9, 2020
Cellwize, which has operations in Israel, Dallas, and Singapore, is behind a cloud-native platform that helps operators deploy 5G networks in a more efficient, scalable, and flexible way.
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Pioneer Natural Resources' new headquarters in the high-tech Hidden Ridge development in Irving. [Photo: Courtesy KDC]
New Year, New Home: Pioneer Natural Resources Settles Into High-Tech Hidden Ridge
by Lance Murray | Jan 16, 2020
The state-of-the-art facility enhances Pioneer's innovation and efficiency through technology centers designated for its drilling, completions, and operations teams.
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by Jim Fuquay |
Dec 12, 2019
DFW long has hosted some of the biggest names in telecom, and that means as investment spending rises, area players increasingly play leading roles in how the future of wireless unfolds.
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by Jim Fuquay |
Dec 12, 2019
AT&T's Discovery District in downtown Dallas and Verizon's Hidden Ridge development in Irving are adding a tech touch to how we live and work in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 2, 2019
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint are collaborating on ZenKey, a new way to verify and authenticate who's using your mobile device.
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