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Turning Gamers Into Investors: Dallas-Based Fantasy Stock Trading Platform TradeOff Appoints Esports Pioneer as CEO

by | Sep 6, 2024
Most recently, Mike Rufail was chief gaming officer and co-owner of Dallas-based OpTic Gaming and CEO of Dallas-based Envy Gaming, which he founded in 2007. He joins early-stage company TradeOff Financial Corp., which aims to build an online, multiplayer stock and crypto trading game and merit-based social network that gamifies trading education for users.
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Dallas’ KDC Announces Multiple Promotions, Including a New President
by | Sep 5, 2024
One of the nation’s leading real estate development and investment firms, KDC has promoted Eric Hage to president and announced three other key promotions. Executive Chairman Steve Van Amburgh called the moves "the direct result of excellent leadership and diligent work on behalf of our clients, ensuring KDC continues to deliver great service."
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Sarah Jakes Roberts’ Woman Evolve Conference Slated for Sept. 26‑28 at Globe Life Field
by | Aug 21, 2024
The sixth annual conference will bring together "globally recognized voices" to address faith, business, finance, emotional health, physical well-being, and relationships. Last year's conference had an economic impact on the DFW region of roughly $35 million, organizers said—with more than 40,000 attending from around the world.
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The Last Word: T.D. Jakes Enterprises COO on $500K Pitch Competition at Good Soil Forum in Dallas
by | May 30, 2024
Dallas-based social impact company T.D. Jakes Enterprises will be giving minority small business owners and entrepreneurs an opportunity to compete for grants totaling $500,000 during its 2nd Annual Seed Capital Pitch Competition, to be held June 13-15 at the AT&T Performing Arts Center in downtown Dallas.
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Arlington Fintech Agora Data Appoints New Managing Director

by | Mar 8, 2024
Sharon Mancero brings over three decades of experience from Wells Fargo to her new role. With her "deep industry knowledge and indisputable background in capital markets," Mancero looks to be a part of Agora's evolution as an "innovative auto finance powerhouse."
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The Last Word: JPMorgan’s Elaine Agather on DFW’s Growing Global Financial Impact
by | Jan 18, 2024
In a recent end-of-2023 article titled Wall Street’s Seismic Shift Propels Dallas Past Chicago, LA, Yahoo! Finance noted that "Dallas saw three of Wall Street’s largest banks start on new campuses this year, cementing their bets on one of the fastest-growing metros in one of the fastest-growing states."
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Report: Dallas-Fort Worth Named the No. 2 U.S. Metro for Growth of Women Business Owners
by | Jan 10, 2024
Nationally, from 2019 to 2023, women-owned businesses nearly doubled in number compared to men's businesses. They also experienced a more than fourfold increase in employment and about double the revenue growth, according to a new Wells Fargo report.
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T.D. Jakes Foundation Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
by | May 31, 2023
Kelley Cornish will lead the foundation, a Dallas-based workforce development and community building organization committed to building bridges to opportunity. "Bringing Kelley in to lead the foundation is a strategic and advantageous relationship that will help our efforts in a unique and inventive way," said foundation Chairman T.D. Jakes.
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Rendering of the new Business and Innovation Hub at The Star in Frisco. [Rendering: HKS]

Wells Fargo Advisors Is Leasing an Office in the Newest High Rise at The Star in Frisco

by | Feb 8, 2023
A California-based Wells Fargo subsidiary, Wells Fargo Advisors, is leasing an 18,603-square-foot office in the newest high-rise at The Star development in Frisco. According to a report by Steve Brown in the Dallas Morning News, Wells Fargo plans to start work in March on its offices at 17 Cowboys Way in the $1.5 billion development, with work slated to be completed by the fall.
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Mirasol Capital Closes Deal for Wells Fargo Campus in Las Colinas, Plans Lakeside Mixed-Use Project Next Door
by | Oct 13, 2022
The massive Wells Fargo campus coming to Las Colinas' Northshore District is going to have company. Mirasol Capital, which closed the deal with Wells Fargo for the new campus, is planning a 17-acre mixed-use project right next door.

The banking giant's $455 million corporate campus will anchor Mirasol's broader vision for a "modern urban environment" on Lake Carolyn.
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Wells Fargo To Build a 22-Acre Corporate Campus in Irving, Creating 650 New Jobs
Governor Greg Abbott confirmed today that San Francisco-based Wells Fargo will build a new corporate campus in Irving's Las Colinas development. Based around two 400,000-square-foot towers, the campus will provide a home for Wells Fargo's 3,000 local employees, while creating 650 jobs. Dallas firm KDC has been tapped as developer.

The move is being aided by a $5 million "deal-closing" grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund, on top of $30 million in incentives approved by the Irving City Council in August.
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Dallas Rises to the No. 2 City for Tech Professionals, a New CompTIA Report Shows
by | 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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United Way’s Susan Hoff: ‘We’re All in This Together.’ It’s Not a Catchphrase Right Now

by | Mar 23, 2020
A new United Way Metropolitan Dallas Coronavirus Response and Recover Fund—seeded at $1.2M—came together in less than a week. We talk with UWMD's Susan Hoff about what it took, how the fund works, and what's next.
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United Way Launches COVID-19 Response Fund With $1.2M From Partners
Texas Instruments Foundation, Bank of America, McKesson Foundation, Perot Foundation, Wells Fargo and Hoblitzelle Foundation are among corporate partners making an initial seed fund commitment.
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Follow the Money: GridLiance Gets $185M in Credit Facilities; Avondale Nets $13.23M; RealPage Makes Acquisition
by | Aug 1, 2019
You’ll also find news about ERA Capital, OpenConnect, AN Global, Cinépolis, and MUSA in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas.
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Reviving Fountain Place: $70M Redo Will Give New Life to Tower
by | May 24, 2017
Fountain Place's $70 million renovation project, which will modernize the building's interior, has helped its owners retain major tenants in the 60-story office tower.
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