Melissa Repko
The Dallas Morning News
Dallas, TX, United States
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At Uber’s Dallas office, these 20-somethings are recruiting up to 30 new co-workers a week
On Wall Street, Uber Technologies is struggling to prove itself to investors. It’s gone through several rounds of layoffs as it matures into a company with... → Read More
Dallas-based ride-hailing company Alto raises $6 million to expand in Dallas, start driving in two new cities
Alto CEO Will Coleman is used to getting lots of questions when he tells people he leads a ride-hailing company. When he founded the startup a year ago,... → Read More
AT&T’s cost to compete in streaming wars? $1.2 billion and counting
Dallas-based AT&T revealed the high cost of diving into the streaming wars in its Wednesday earnings call. The price tag? $1.2 billion and counting.... → Read More
Texas Instruments to close two Dallas-area factories in the next three to five years
Dallas-based Texas Instruments will close two North Texas semiconductor plants over the next three to five years, the company said Wednesday in an earnings... → Read More
Irving-based Nexstar to launch prime-time nightly news show with WGN America
WGN America, a cable TV channel owned by Irving-based Nexstar Media Group, will launch a prime-time national news show and expand its live news coverage as... → Read More
Dallas investment firm explores buying conservative TV channel that competes with Fox News
A Dallas investment firm is leading an effort to buy a conservative TV channel that competes with Fox News, according to a Wall Street Journal report.... → Read More
Dallas Mavs CEO Cynt Marshall to local business leaders: I owe my career to people who taught me how to dance
When Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall became the Dallas Mavericks CEO, she saw turning around the scandal-plagued NBA team as a way to stop yelling at the TV and... → Read More
Paris and Fort Worth-based biotech company Eyevensys raises $30 million to develop treatments for eye diseases
French biotech company Eyevensys, which has U.S. operations based in Fort Worth, has raised $30 million to develop and test treatments for vision-threatening... → Read More
Q&A: Dallas Entrepreneur Center Network’s new leader wants to expand in underserved areas
The Dallas Entrepreneur Center has expanded its view of what company founders look like. Spoiler alert: It’s not just 20-somethings launching an app or... → Read More
AT&T, Roku can’t agree on a streaming deal. Here’s what it means for you
Customers who want to watch AT&T TV with a Roku device or a smart TV now face a new obstacle: They won’t be able to find and download the Dallas-based... → Read More
By working with Silicon Valley clients, recruiting firm Will Reed wants help Dallas land more tech hubs
With its pink couch, chandeliers, shag rug and shelves of coffee table books, Will Reed’s office in Uptown looks more like a sleek apartment than a... → Read More
What to watch in 2020: Can Uber keep its promise to Dallas?
Note: The Dallas Morning News business staff looks ahead each year to the most significant business issues confronting North Texas companies and the local,... → Read More
Houlihan’s closes two Dallas area locations as parent company faces bankruptcy
Houlihan’s Restaurant Inc. permanently closed two Dallas-area restaurants Sunday as its parent company faces bankruptcy and is being bought by a Houston... → Read More
What to watch in 2020: HBO Max is more than a streaming launch for AT&T
Note: The Dallas Morning News business staff looks ahead each year to the most significant business issues confronting North Texas companies and the local,... → Read More
On University of Texas at Dallas’ growing campus, meal-delivering robots make splashy debut
Topped with a ball cap and sporting six wheels, one of the newest members of the University of Texas at Dallas introduced itself to students and staff at... → Read More
Fed up with slow and spotty internet, a small Texas town built its own high-speed network
MONT BELVIEU — Becky McManus signed up for internet at her home, and it worked until spring, when leaves bloomed on the trees and blocked her signal.... → Read More
Tech-focused health insurance startup Oscar looks to make splash in Dallas return
Health care startup Oscar Health sold insurance in Dallas-Fort Worth for 2016, only to lose money and drop out of the market a year later. Now, the New York-based insurer is returning to North Texas to sell individual and family health plans on the exchange created by the Affordable Care Act. In an interview, Oscar CEO Mario Schlosser said the company negotiated more cost-competitive contracts… → Read More
Should AT&T listen to activist investor or stay the course?
When AT&T bought DirecTV and Time Warner, CEO Randall Stephenson pitched the pricey acquisitions as significant business opportunities that... → Read More
Amazon, Texas community colleges launch new degree for cloud computing
Inspired by Amazon's need for tech talent, community colleges across Texas and in Dallas County will offer a new degree that prepares students for... → Read More
Amazon and Texas community colleges launch degree for cloud computing
Inspired by Amazon's need for tech talent, community colleges across Texas and in Dallas County will offer a new degree that prepares students for... → Read More