Stories by Layten Praytor
Nonprofits
Adam Powell’s Mission to Change the Game for DFW Students
The organization he leads, Communities in Schools of the Dallas Region, serves more than 130 campuses and about 10,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
Business
Evergreen Residential Secures $1 Billion in Capital Commitments
Plus: PR and advertising agency Baker and Bonner announces alliance with North Carolina-based FWV, T.D. Jakes Acquires Castiron, launches e-commerce platform Nourysh.
Business
Prasad Reddy’s Path from Rural India to American Entrepreneur
The Twisted X Global Brands CEO shares his immigrant journey and how it crafted his business philosophy.
Nonprofits
Lynn McBee, Calvert Collins-Bratton to Co-Chair ChildCareGroup’s 2025 Great Adventure Hunt
Now in its 15th year, the unique and interactive fundraiser is just a piece of the nonprofit’s larger puzzle of solving childcare inefficiencies and creating sustainable families.
Business
Hillwood’s AllianceTexas Smart Port Receives $80 Million Grant From USDOT
Plus: Climate Commodities enter into a $500 million renewable energy infrastructure investment partnership and data and risk intelligence company Conflixis raises $4.2 million in seed funding.
Stories by Layten Praytor
Business
DFW Real Estate Investment Group Accelerate Infrastructure Opportunities Raises $780 Million
Plus: Siemens acquires Altair Engineering for $10.6 billion and enterprise browser Island secures participation from Citi Ventures in Series D round.
Nonprofits
How the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Educates Future Generations About Past Atrocities
"I hope future leaders of our community can understand how devastating prejudice and hatred can be," says CEO Mary Pat Higgins.
Business
How Viktor Szucs Made it From the Communist-Controlled Hungary to North Texas
The senior vice president of UBS' Dallas office shares how a decision that his mother and uncle made reshaped his family—and how he is a living embodiment of that choice.
Business
Real Estate Fintech Startup Backflip Raises $184 Million
Plus: Brazil-based aerospace company Embraer invests nearly $70 million in Perot Field Alliance Airport and Trilogy Studios launches virtual production stage in Fort Worth.
Business
DFW C-Suiters Share What Leadership Strategies They Value the Most
Meyling Ortiz of Toyota, David Stark of OpTic Gaming, and Irma Gonzalez of Lerma discuss the importance of finding a company's 'why', how to empower a team, and more.