Irving-based Sow Good (Nasdaq: SOWG), a leading freeze-dried food and candy manufacturer, has completed a series of moves designed to “strengthen its liquidity position, transition the business to a more asset-light operating model, and provide flexibility as the company continues operating its candy business while evaluating growth opportunities and broader strategic alternatives.”…

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Addison-based cybersecurity innovator Amera IoT has announced what it calls “a major breakthrough in quantum-proof encryption” with the launch of AmeraKey Encryption. The patented technology is designed to secure digital communications against both current and future computing threats, including quantum computing, the company said.…

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Site Selection magazine has released its second annual “North American Tech Hubs” index, based on data from its resident Conway Projects Database, TeleGeography, CBRE, and CompTIA. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro is ranked No. 1 “for its blend of talent, tech sector growth, and hard tech infrastructure,” the Atlanta-based magazine said.…

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NanOlogy, a Fort Worth-based clinical-stage oncology company, has appointed John M. Goldberg, MD, as fractional chief medical officer to advance the development of its Large Surface Area Microparticle (LSAM) drug portfolio.

The portfolio includes NanOlogy’s development program targeting Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), a devastating pediatric brain cancer with limited treatment options.…

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Fort Worth-based VoidForm Products—a leading manufacturer of products designed to protect concrete structures from damage caused by expansive, corrosive, and seismic soil conditions—has been acquired by Atlanta-based White Cap, a leading distributor of specialty construction supplies and safety products for professional contractors.…

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Arctos Partners—a Dallas-based private equity firm focused on investing in pro sports franchises—has agreed to be acquired by New York-based investment firm KKR in a deal that would value it at $1 billion, according to Bloomberg News. Incentives for Arctos’ senior managers could boost that valuation up to $1.5 billion, the report added.…

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San Francisco-based Nex—maker of Nex Playground, an active play console for families and kids—is harnessing Dude Perfect’s trick-shot entertainment into its AI-powered, motion-based gaming system.

Nex has announced a partnership with Frisco-based Dude Perfect that will leverage the creators’ 60 million followers on YouTube—and over 100 million followers across all platforms—bringing increased awareness to the company’s core product.…

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Dallas-based experience design agency 900lbs helped mark the beginning of America’s 250th birthday in the nation’s capital with a six-night projection display on the Washington Monument. 

The event began on New Year’s Eve, as an immersive, projection-mapping spectacle lit up the famous 555-foot marble obelisk, creating “an immersive, luminous canvas that narrates our nation’s discovery, expansion, independence, and vision for the future.”…

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Fort Worth- and San Francisco-based global asset management firm TPG (Nasdaq: TPG) and Lansing, Michigan-based Jackson Financial (NYSE: JXN) a leading U.S. retirement services firm, have announced a long-term, strategic investment management partnership that will lead to TPG managing $12 billion in assets for Jackson—with economic incentives aligned to a long-term target of $20 billion.…

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Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of OxyChem—a leading producer of essential chemistry with operations in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America—in an all-cash deal for $9.7 billion.

OxyChem was formerly the chemicals business of Houston-based energy giant Occidental.The…

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AT&T plans to relocate its global headquarters from downtown Dallas to a 54-acre site in Plano, according to multiple reports. The news was first announced by AT&T CEO John Stankey in an email to employees.

The move is still years away, since the company will be building its new HQ campus at the site, located at 5400 Legacy Drive in Plano.…

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Dallas-based hydrogen technology company DirectH2—a startup backed by HL Energy Ventures, the Hunt Energy spinout—has set its sights on expansion in India.

DirectH2 is developing what it calls “game changing” modular direct solar-to-green hydrogen technology. The company holds exclusive rights to Rice University’s IP for modular hydrogen production, and aims to reshape clean energy in the U.S.…

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Topaz Labs, a leader in AI-powered image and video enhancement, took home an Emmy Award earlier this month in the category of AI Image/Video Enhancement for High Quality TV Catalog Restoration.

The Addison-based company’s win came at the 76th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards in New York City, hosted by tech journalist David Pogue.…

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Cars and trucks used to be pretty simple: Mechanics would open the hood, tinker with the engine, and you’d be good to go. But today’s vehicles are increasingly packed with software and computerized systems, with complexity rising at an unprecedented rate.…

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Airspan Networks Holdings—a leading global provider of wireless network solutions that was founded in 1992—has relocated its headquarters from Boca Raton, Florida, and opened a new corporate HQ in Plano. The new 25,000-square-foot Plano facility represents “a strategic investment” and marks “an important step in the company’s long-term growth strategy,” Airspan said.…

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Three years after breaking ground on a project representing $40 billion in planned investments, Dallas-based Texas Instruments has started production at its newest 300mm semiconductor fabrication plant in Sherman, a city 50 miles north of Dallas.

Leaders from TI and state and local elected officials took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday to mark the opening of the state-of-the-art 300mm semiconductor “fab.”…

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Dallas-based Hammar Lift Inc. is partnering with Houston-based CraneWorks to bring Hammar’s advanced “smart and simple” container‑handling and heavy lift solutions to a wider U.S. market. 

Hammar Lift Inc. is the U.S. division of Sweden-based Hammar, a global leader in Sideloader trailers and superstructures. …

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On May 12, 1977, the world didn’t know about The Force. Or a boy named Luke and a deep-breathing villain named Darth. Or X-Wing Fighters, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2D2, and a whole universe of “Star Wars” storytelling. But one day later that changed, when an acrylic and airbrush painting (above) by illustrator and movie poster designer Tom Jung appeared in newspaper ads coast to coast, in the runup to the premiere of “Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope.”…

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Around 2 million 18-wheelers travel America’s roads and highways, part of a national logistics system that keeps goods moving in an endless stream. At the end of that stream is a pay-off moment: when the trailer being hauled is received and unloaded.…

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The Dallas-based Independent Cinema Alliance, a cinema trade organization representing around 5,000 independently operated movie screens throughout the U.S. and Canada, has appointed Frank Rash as its first executive director. The ICA called the move “a major step forward” as it expands its mission, scope, and industry influence.…

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