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Lalamove Launches Delivery Services In Dallas
Delivery // October 05, 2020

Same-day delivery service provider Lalamove has launched its services in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) make quicker deliveries, according to a press release. Lalamove has been operating since 2013 and has 22 markets in Asia, Latin America and North...

Dallas Businesses Fail Reopening Test, But Many Are Still Staying Indoors
Retail // May 11, 2020

Businesses in Dallas, Texas aren’t having the easiest time following the rules of social distancing as they reopen, according to a survey on Mark Cuban’s Blog Maverick. For one, only 36 percent of businesses opened at all on opening weekend, Cuban’s blog states. Of those...

New Uber Hub To Create 3K New Jobs In Texas
Ridesharing // August 20, 2019

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Uber will receive $24 million from the state to establish a new U.S. General and Administrative Hub in Dallas. The project will create 3,000 new jobs and more than $75 million in capital investment. “I am proud to welcome...

Starbucks Opening Two New Locations To Boost Minority Business
Retail // May 30, 2017

Starbucks announced that it will open stores in Dallas, Texas and Trenton, New Jersey as part of its program to invest in at least 15 underserved communities across the nation by 2018. According to Chain Store Age, the store in Dallas will open in spring...

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“Pro-American” FinTech GloriFi Plans $1.7B SPAC Deal

July 26, 2022
GloriFi, a Dallas tech company that bills itself as “pro-freedom, pro-America, pro-capitalism,” is getting ready to go public in a blank check merger worth $1.7 billion. According to a Monday (July 25) news release, the deal will see GloriFi merge with DHC Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by former senior military […]

Lalamove Launches Delivery Services In Dallas

October 05, 2020
Same-day delivery service provider Lalamove has launched its services in the Dallas/Fort Worth area to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) make quicker deliveries, according to a press release. Lalamove...

Dallas Businesses Fail Reopening Test, But Many Are Still Staying Indoors

May 11, 2020
Businesses in Dallas, Texas aren’t having the easiest time following the rules of social distancing as they reopen, according to a survey on Mark Cuban’s Blog Maverick. For one, only...

New Uber Hub To Create 3K New Jobs In Texas

August 20, 2019
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that Uber will receive $24 million from the state to establish a new U.S. General and Administrative Hub in Dallas. The project will create 3,000...