🧨Tarrant getting another $127M of defense work; Mansfield Stadium, Coltala Holdings deals; Pullin to outline TCU's Lead On, Part II.

REV Entertainment, the events and facilities business created by the Texas Rangers, secured a 10-year naming-rights deal with Texas Health Resources for the $88-million stadium in Mansfield. The 7,000-seat venue, home of the Major League Soccer Next Pro club North Texas SC, will open this summer. Texas Health Mansfield Stadium is owned by the city and will be operated by REV and FC Dallas.

The NFL, ESPN and its parent company Disney closed on their agreement that gives the NFL 10% equity in the sports media giant and ESPN control over the NFL Network and it's 50 million subscribers. ESPN also will acquire the league's fantasy football operations, as well as rights to distribute NFL RedZone to pay-TV operators. The 10% equity is valued in the billions of dollars. 

Helicopter Institute, a flight training and certification school located at Meacham Airport, has been awarded a $57,484,392 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through October 2030. It provides designated Rotary-Wing Naval Flight Students with basic, primary flight instruction in a commercial helicopter in support of the Chief of Naval Air Training. Work will be performed at the Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. Randy Rowles is the President. 

The Arlington location of advanced simulation and training solutions CAE USA has been awarded a $69,879,521 modification to a previously awarded Phase II for work on the F-16 Block 70 Training Simulators program for the Taiwan Air Force. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to $127,999,185 from $58,119,664. Work is expected to be completed by Aug. 29, 2028. 

Mesa Vista Ranch (MV2 Ranch) -- 12,000 acres in Roberts County, Tx., and part of the former 64,000+ acre Boone Pickens ranch -- has been sold to Botas Rotas LLC, managed by Tim Cummings. He is the founder, owner and President of Southlake-based Cummings Electric, which specializes in construction, manufacturing, engineering, installations and service solutions that are scalable and built to last. The seller was Mesa Vista Ranch LLC, led by Bailey Peyton and J. Bradford Smith. The Real Deal reported the sale of the property that was listed for $19.5 million. 

Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a union president and Air Force veteran, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a Texas Senate runoff for the Fort Worth-area 9th District. Unofficial results show Rehmet with 54,267 votes, or 57.20%, and Wambsganss with 40,598 votes, or 42.80%. Rehmet replaces Kelly Hancock, now the Texas comptroller. 

After a year of its Lead On campaign, TCU Chancellor Daniel Pullin will host a Strategic Plan Town Hall meeting Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Tucker Family Ballroom, BLUU. He will discuss the launch of the Chancellor’s Innovation Prize and offer detailed updates on specific initiatives across the pillars and opportunities to converse with strategic plan leaders. 

Senior Nannies Home Care Services and Senior Advantages Assisted Living Placement Services, a large personal care operator in the southeast U.S., has joined forces with Choice Health at Home, a leading multi-state operator of home health, hospice, personal care, rehabilitation, and specialty in-home services. The transaction gives Choice entry into Florida, a strategic anchor. Choice, headquartered in Tyler, is part of Fort Worth-based Coltala Holdings. 

Five years ago last week, GameStop shares reached a high of $120.75. They closed at $23.88 Friday. The CEO of the Grapevine company -- Ryan Cohen -- has a plan to acquire a multi-billion-dollar company that eventually gets GameStop to a $100-billion entity. If he does, he earns a $35-billion payday. The Wall Street Journal talked with Cohen about his plan.

Air taxis are closer than you might think, according to Culture Map Dallas. The North Texas Council of Governments filed an application to the FAA to run a pilot project for testing un-piloted, electric-powered aircraft that take off and land vertically. Partner airports are Dallas-Fort Worth International, Arlington Municipal, Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance and Fort Worth Meacham International.

Today, the Food and Drug Administration will stop using the Quality System Inspection Technique for medical device inspections and will utilize the inspection process described in the updated Inspection of Medical Device Manufacturers Compliance Program. The FDA no longer will use the following documents: Inspection of Medical Device Manufacturers and Medical Device PMA Preapproval and PMA Postmarket Inspections.

The Justice Department mandates Columbus McKinnon divest of lifting equipment assets if it wants to proceed with its acquisition of Arlington-based Kito Crosby, which had $1.1 billion in revenue during 2025.

A company that makes equipment critical to the artificial intelligence boom is investing $50 million to open its headquarters and production facility in Lewisville. Moonshot Electrical & Controls is transforming a 505,297-square-foot facility at 1100 Spinks Road. The company — which makes electrical systems used in data centers — will relocate from a 43,000-square-foot facility in Denton. Clients of Moonshot include Foxconn, Google, Anthropic, Terawulf and Fermi America.

Today’s trivia: Super Bowl LX will be the third time that both head coaches share the same first name—and in all three cases, both were named Mike.

Notable and quotable: “A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” —French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery on engineering excellence

Snippets:

• Analysts' comments on the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed Chairman. 

• Google's subscription Project Genie is available, lets you create 3D interactive worlds.

• Catherine O'Hara, famous for her work in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," and "Best In Show" -- has passed away at 71.

• General Motors in 2026: The high-stakes transformation of an American icon.

Daily digit: $80,734 = The U.S. median household income, per new Census Bureau data from 2020-24, a 4.4% increase from 2015-19 after adjusting for inflation.

Significant stat: $200,000 = How much financier Ross Stevens will give to each U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athlete to improve financial security after their athletic careers. There are 232 athletes, which equates to $46,400,000.

Announcements:

• Crescent Real Estate: Promotes Tony Click to Senior Vice President, Leasing; Valeria Caso Hatley to Vice President, Deputy General Counsel; Peter Miquelon to Vice President, Investments; and hires Stephen Lin as Vice President, Hospitality.

• Linbeck Group: Promotes Mackenzie Carolan to SVP-Executive Director Business Development & Marketing. 

• Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: Hires Jonathan Cameron as CFO; he spent last 10 years at Southwest Christian School.

• BNSF Logistics: Names David Ivan President and CEO.

• ECI Software Solutions: Hires Graham Younger as Chief Revenue Officer. He had been President at HighSpot.

• Cantey Hanger: Hires attorney Tyler Scholes.

• Charles Schwab Bank: Promotes Tyler Woulfe to President and CEO of Charles Schwab Bank, replacing Paul Woolway, who is retiring after 16+ years. Promotes Jessica Bramhall to General Auditor, replacing Mitch Mantua, who is retiring after 10 years. Selected Neesha Hathi to lead Wealth Advisory and Banking Services, and Charles Schwab Bank. Dennis Howard was named to head a newly formed Technology, Operations and Data organization.

• Wells Fargo: Hires Hayley Krahl as Executive Director, Commercial Banking. 

• Northern Trust Wealth Management: Promotes George Montague to Managing Director.

• Comerica Bank: Long-time CMO/CXO Jim Weber leaving after bank's acquisition by Fifth Third. 

• Mansfield ISD: Names Dr. Tiffanie Spencer as lone finalist for Superintendent’s job.

• Mansfield Legacy H.S.: Hires Courtney Allen as head football coach. He last coached at Mesquite Horn. 

• CASA of Tarrant County: Selects Suzy Yowell as Director of Community Partnerships. 

• Camp Fire First Texas: The 2026 Executive Board is Chair: Michelle Crim, CFRE – Dynamic Development Strategies; Vice Chair, Administration: Jason McMillan, CFA – Orla Companies; Vice Chair, Planning: Shane Mudge – Retired BNSF; Vice Chair, Financial Development: Andrew (Drew) Ruiz – Blue Innovations; Secretary: Erma Lee – Bible Study Fellowship; Treasurer: Patrice Parks, – Argent Trust; and Past Chair: Lisa Mares – City of Dallas.

• Clayton Youth Enrichment: Its 2026–2027 Board of Directors and Executive Committee leadership includes Chairperson: Dr. Cara Walker, Director, Student Life and Engagement, TCC-Northeast Campus; Immediate Past Chairperson: Lyn Willis, Tarrant County Juvenile Justice Administrator, Retired; Vice Chair: Jarrett “Jay” Jackson, Vice President, AMM Political; Treasurer: Curtis Linscott, Attorney;  Secretary: Lucky Denenga, Director, Orthopedics Neurosciences and Rehab Service Line, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas; Officer-at-Large: Heather Irby, Vice President of Human Resources & Safety, Standard Meat Company; Officer-at-Large: Dr. Myrna Blanchard, Executive Director of Human Capital, Cleburne ISD.

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