David Seeley

1 week ago | dallasinnovates.com | David Seeley

Five months ago, France-based Fonroche Lighting cut the ribbon on its new U.S. headquarters in Fort Worth. Now it's lighting things up all across town-by partnering with the city of Fort Worth to supply over 3,400 solar-powered streetlights in 30 different neighborhoods. The project is part of Fort Worth's Support the Neighborhood LED Streetlight capital project.

1 week ago | dallasinnovates.com | Quincy Preston |David Seeley

A North Texas biotech with AI at its core is now a public company. Caris Life Sciences, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Irving, made its Nasdaq debut Wednesday under the ticker CAI, raising $494 million in its initial public offering. Shares priced at $21 and opened at $27, according to Reuters, with the debut performance bringing the market capitalization to around $7.66 billion. The listing has also minted a new billionaire.

2 weeks ago | dallasinnovates.com | David Seeley

Ross Perot Jr., chairman of the Dallas-based real estate investment/development company Hillwood and The Perot Group, was named Thursday as the new board chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He was elected to a two-year term by the chamber's board, succeeding Mark Ordan, the CEO of Sunrise, Florida-based Pediatrix. Perot was previously vice chair of the chamber's board and has been "an engaged member" of it since June 2020, the chamber said.

2 weeks ago | dallasinnovates.com | David Seeley

Aurora Innovation made history in April as the first in the U.S. to transport goods on a U.S. highway with self-driving 18-wheelers-and not a single human aboard. Those historic runs between Dallas and Houston on I-45 could be a harbinger of much more autonomous trucking to come. And now Aurora is partnering with Irving-based On the Road Garage to train workers to support the transition.

2 weeks ago | dallasinnovates.com | David Seeley

Koya Medical, a medical device company focused on vascular health innovation, has completed its HQ relocation from Oakland, California, by opening its new headquarters in the Dallas Design District. The 35,000-square-foot HQ at 2332 and 2340 Valdina St. will be "the new nerve center" for Koya's manufacturing and business operations, the company said, The move comes as Koya is scaling rapidly to meet rising demand for its therapies targeting venous and lymphatic diseases.