Wes Cummins

Dallas-Fort Worth Innovation Breakthroughs Mark 2025 Awards

D CEO and Dallas Innovates' Innovation Award winners are working to resurrect extinct species, launching autonomous trucks, reinventing military aircraft, and bringing AI into the physical world—and that's just the beginning. The 2025 awards showcase game-changing achievements—including Texas' first newly minted decacorn—across 17 categories of innovation. Here’s a look at the innovators leading the way.
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Dallas’ Applied Digital Hires Honeywell Executive as New COO
by | Jan 8, 2025
Applied Digital, which raised $160 million in September from investors including chip giant Nvidia, said Laltrello's addition is intended to enhance its position as a leader in cutting-edge data centers and digital cloud solutions at the forefront of the AI revolution.
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Dallas’ Applied Digital Strengthens Security Leadership with Appointment of Industry Veteran
by | Aug 16, 2024
Gary Smith joins Dallas-based Applied Digital from Digital Realty, one of the world’s largest data center REITs.
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Applied Digital Names New SVP of Operations Amid Growth Reports

by | Jul 12, 2024
Chris D. Jackson, who previously served as SVP of Operations at Stream Data Centers, joins Applied Digital as the new SVP of Operations. His appointment comes as the company reports significant financial gains and strategic initiatives, including a $125 million share sale agreement and a $200 million private debt facility to accelerate its HPC Data Center Project in Ellendale, North Dakota.
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Dallas Founder Wes Cummins Sells 272 Capital to B. Riley Financial, Secures Energy Source for His Crypto Hosting Business
by | Aug 6, 2021
Wes Cummins made moves this week with two of his Dallas-based companies, 272 Capital and Applied Blockchain.
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