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2 weeks ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
The stock market is undergoing its steepest slide since 2020 and North Texas companies aren't immune. Also see which stocks have proven more insulated from the carnage. The stock market is undergoing its steepest slide since 2020 and North Texas companies aren't immune. After President Donald Trump outlined April 2 widespread tariffs on imported goods, investors have rushed to sell shares in companies seen as vulnerable to a trade war. Shares of Irving-based heavy machinery company Caterpillar Inc.
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3 weeks ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
The Tex-Mex chain filed for Chapter 11 protection earlier this month, reporting more than $25 million in debt. Now there appears to be a suitor interested in buying the chain out of bankruptcy, and it's a well-known name in Texas dining. A possible bidder for bankrupt Tex-Mex restaurant chain On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has emerged and it's a well-known name in the state's dining industry.
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4 weeks ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
Through its investment, the company hopes to "strengthen energy security" to make way for future data center growth and AI-development. Read on to find where Schneider Electric is focusing its efforts. Schneider Electric SE this week unveiled in Dallas plans to invest more than $700 million in its U.S. operations through 2027, a decision that is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs.
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1 month ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
The difference in pay between male and female workers in Texas has grown by a double-digit percentage since 2019, according to a new report. Learn more about the analysis in this story and what it means for the state's economy. The wage gap between women and men in Texas has widened in recent years. The difference in pay between male and female workers in Texas has grown 27% since 2019, according to a report released March 25 by the Texas Women’s Foundation.
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1 month ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
Listen to this article 4 minThe airline sent shockwaves last month as it enacted its first wave of layoffs in company history, reducing its corporate workforce by 15%. One month later, Southwest is reducing its staffing even further — and this time it's frontline workers getting the pink slips. Southwest Airlines Co. is laying off 120 employees across four major airports.
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1 month ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
Listen to this article 5 minWhen Pascal Desroches joined AT&T in 2021, it had one of the highest debt loads of any non-financial company in the U.S. He's helped overhaul the company's strategy and four years later, the Dallas-based company's share prices are hitting record highs. Read on to find out how he did it, and learn about his philosophy on leading a team throughout change. When Pascal Desroches joined AT&T as chief financial officer in April 2021, the company was in troubled waters.
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1 month ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
The company first put its Plano printing facility on the market in September. After a series of potential buyers, the facility has officially sold six months later. DallasNews Corp. closed on the sale of its printing plant in Plano for $43.5 million. The parent company of the Dallas Morning News said in a March 13 statement that it will sell the 620,000-square-foot building at 3900 Plano Parkway to Dallas-based Denago EV, a golf cart and low-speed vehicle manufacturer.
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1 month ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
A few months after this DFW company got a new majority owner, there's a new CEO calling the shots. Read about Ryan O'Hara, whose career includes stops at Realtor.com and Shutterfly, in this story. Likewize Corp., a Southlake-based company offering companies insurance and repair services for their technology, announced March 11 the hiring of Ryan O’Hara as CEO.
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1 month ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
Care.com, a marketplace for senior and child care services, is moving its headquarters. It plans to expand dramatically in North Texas but will maintain an office in the capital. Care.com, which has developed an online marketplace for caregiver services, announced March 11 it will move its headquarters to the Uptown neighborhood in Dallas. The Austin-based company has a website for finding child, senior and pet care along with tutoring and housekeeping services.
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1 month ago | 
bizjournals.com | Sydney Asher
The hospital is operated between UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources. It's the only hospital to be co-operated by the two healthcare giants. Texas Health Hospital Frisco, a joint venture between Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern Medical Center, has appointed Tiffany Northern as president. Northern has been serving as interim president since December, after former president Brett Lee left the role.
