Irving-Based Caris Life Sciences and ConcertAI Form Broad Partnership Creating Industry-Leading Molecular Oncology Research Platform to Accelerate Drug Development and Novel Research
Caris Life Sciences®(Caris), the leading molecular science, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technology company actively developing and delivering innovative solutions to revolutionize healthcare, and ConcertAI, the leading oncology real-world evidence data and AI technology company, announced a unique partnership to align the two companies’ oncology capabilities. The collaboration creates one of the largest translational and […]
Irving-Las Colinas Based B.I.G. Logistics Acquires Mexico-Based Xcell Logistics Corporation
Irving-based B.I.G. Logistics has acquired Mexico-based companies Xcell Logistic Services, Inc. and Xcell Logistics Corporation to further its growth along the Southern border, according to a news release. Through the acquisition, the newly combined companies will manage international and domestic air, ground transport, ocean, custom brokerage and project cargo. “The acquisition of Xcell by B.I.G. […]
California Developer Gets Ready To Reboot Former Dallas-Area Electronics Store
A California development firm is bringing new life to a vacant big-box store in the Dallas area with plans to transform the site into a self-storage property with space for boats and recreational vehicles and a retail center in a move it hopes to replicate throughout the Sun Belt. LaTerra Development, based in Los Angeles, […]
Common Desk Leases Historic Downtown Irving-Las Colinas Location
Flex office is coming to quaint downtown Irving. Common Desk plans to open a 44,000-square-foot location at 400 East Irving Boulevard in a lease agreement with Sunwest. Sunwest plans to tear down a one-story retail building to construct the co-working office for $4.7 million, or almost $107 per square foot. Dallas-based Common Desk plans to […]
Irving-Las Colinas’ Beth A. Bowman Named One of Top 50 Economic Developers in North America
Beth A. Bowman, IOM, CCE, President and CEO of the Greater Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce and the Irving Economic Development Partnership was named one of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers by Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants. Bowman joins economic development professionals from […]
American Airlines Will Boost its Overseas Schedule from DFW Airport for 2023
American Airlines is bringing back flights from DFW International Airport to Asia in 2023 and boosting frequencies to another two European travel destinations. Fort Worth-based American will restore daily flights to Tokyo Haneda International Airport in Japan starting March 25 after only flying to Tokyo’s other airport, Narita, since the summer of 2020. American is also doubling flights […]
Avocados From Mexico® Kicks Off its Return as a Big Game Advertiser
Time to huddle up and chow down. Avocados From Mexico® (AFM), the number one selling avocado brand in the U.S., is confirming they will be back at the Big Game, sparking goodness on television screens nationwide for the eighth time in a decade with a 30-second spot on advertising’s biggest night. The beloved brand is no […]
FleetPride Acquires Harland Diesel Service
FleetPride, Inc., the nation’s largest distributor of truck and trailer parts and service provider in the independent heavy duty aftermarket, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Harland Diesel Service, Inc. Harland Diesel Service, Inc, is a full-service diesel shop operating on diesel trucks and heavy equipment with 14 bays, serving the industry since […]
Irving-Based Darling Ingredients Health Brand Rousselot Receives U.S. Patent for Gelatin Technology That Improves Production of Nutraceutical Gummies
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), the world’s leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted U.S. Patent No. 11,490,634 to its health brand Rousselot, securing Rousselot’s intellectual property for SiMoGel™, a gelatin technology that eliminates the need for starch-based gummy […]
Applebee’s Parent to Buy Irving-Based Fuzzy’s Taco Shop for $80 Million
Applebee’s and IHOP parent Dine Brands has agreed to acquire fast casual Fuzzy’s Taco Shop for $80 million. The restaurant includes 138 restaurants in 18 states—roughly 98 percent of which is franchised—and has as a development pipeline with more than 125 contracted obligations. The chain is currently earning $1.6 million in AUV, and same-store sales […]