The Dallas Morning News

After years of raising money in the face of rising costs and construction delays, Kitchen Dog Theater is finally scheduled to start renovating its new home in early November. The $2.7 million project could transform the landscape of performing arts venues in North Texas. By Manuel Mendoza #KitchenDogTheater #NorthTexasArts

Over 35,000 maintenance technicians, fleet service and cargo workers at American Airlines ratified a new 27-month contract extension this week. The contract extension will bring immediate pay rate increases ranging from 12 to 15%, according to Transport Workers Union of America, the union representing aircraft maintenance, material logistics specialist and fleet service workers at American. By Alexandra Skores #AmericanAirlines #TransportWorkersUnionOf America

Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves is proving to be an affluent and active player on ABC’s entrepreneurial show Shark Tank. Sitting near billionaire Dallasite Mark Cuban, the “Queen of QVC” Lori Greiner, FUBU founder Daymond John and Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary, Graves invested more often than any of the veteran Sharks on his inaugural Shark Tank episode that aired Oct. 25, 2024. By Sarah Blaskovich #RaisingCanes #SharkTank

The Dallas Stars success on the ice the past few years has translated into growth for the franchise in many ways. After back-to-back trips to the Western Conference finals and a run to the Stanley Cup final in the Edmonton bubble, the overall value of the organization remains on the rise. By SportsDay Staff #DallasStars #NHL

Over 35,000 maintenance technicians, fleet service and cargo workers at American Airlines ratified a new 27-month contract extension this week. The contract extension will bring immediate pay rate increases ranging from 12 to 15%, according to Transport Workers Union of America, the union representing aircraft maintenance, material logistics specialist and fleet service workers at American. By Alexandra Skores #Business #American #Airlines

Though people will likely still thank God it’s Friday at the end of each week, there will be fewer places to go to celebrate that fact moving forward. Dallas-based restaurant chain TGI Fridays has closed up to 50 locations, according to a report from CNN. By Sasha Richie #TGIFridays #ChainRestaurants #RestaurantClosure

Adam Bensman of Colorado calls himself a “roof strategist.” He is one of America’s top roofing sales coaches. Through his YouTube channel with 78,000 subscribers, he teaches other roofers how to, well, annoy us and get away with it. By Dave Lieber #Soliciting #TexasRoofers #RoofingSales

Boxcar is one of Dallas’ smallest bars, at 996 square feet. It has a miniscule kitchen and two teeny bathrooms. And it’s packed with personality. Sit back into the tufted red booths and you can watch the world go by on a series of TV screens mimicking the view out of a train car. Soon, you’ll be sipping a Caboose Juice and snacking on truffle tots, taking an adventure to nowhere. By Sarah Blaskovich #DallasBars #LowerGreenville

Dude Perfect, the sports media phenomenon with more than 60 million YouTube subscribers, will open an 80,000 square-foot production complex near its new headquarters in Frisco. The space will be used for creating Dude Perfect’s wide variety of live and pre-recorded content and serve as a hub for hosting the athletes featured in Dude Perfect videos, like Serena Williams and Luke Doncic. It will also be available for use by other content creators and production companies as the company looks to scale “next-generation media.” By Sasha Richie #DudePerfect #ContentCreators #FriscoTexas

North Texas is getting another new corporate hub — and it’s one that’s helping clients around the world see and hear better with thoughtful designs and technology. Diversified, which specializes in audiovisual and media services, has moved its global headquarters to Plano, according to a statement. By Brian Womack #NorthTexas #CorporateHub #PlanoBusinesses