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Ben Swanger

Ben Swanger

Managing Editor, D CEO

Ben Swanger is the managing editor for D CEO, the business title for D Magazine. Ben manages the Dallas 500, monthly print edition, and writes about everything from sports business to tech and startups. He adores his departed college baseball career, and his .159 batting average, more than he should.

Stories by Ben Swanger

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Conversation With

On The Links With: Matt Autry, Valor’s President of Oil and Gas

Over a round of golf at River Crest Country Club, Autry talks about oil and gas industry trends, his goal to double company gains annually during the next two years, and when he thinks Valor may reach the $30 million revenue threshold.
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Business

How BSN Sports Plans to Become the Amazon of Team Sports Gear

Terry Babilla learned on the fly as he was thrust into his leadership position with BSN Sports. Now, after reporting $1.5 billion in revenue in 2022, he is aiming for more.
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Dallas 500

Meet the Dallas 500: Yen Ong

The co-founding partner of 5G Studio Collaborative talks about his odd decade-old habit, what he would change about the architecture industry, and his key leadership strategies.
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Commercial Real Estate

On the Links With: Fred Perpall, USGA President and The Beck Group CEO

Over a round of golf at Trinity Forest Golf Club, the innovative leader talks about becoming president of the USGA, the future of golf, his forecast for The Beck Group in 2023, and more.
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Leadership

What’s Ahead for Interstate Batteries Under Chairman Scott Miller and New CEO Lain Hancock

The leaders talk about doubling market share, pioneering the recycling of EV batteries, and investments the company is making in IT and supply chain infrastructure.

Stories by Ben Swanger

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Business Briefs

Vistra Energy Expands Nuclear Capacity with $3.43 Billion Acquisition of Energy Harbor

Plus: Trinity Industries and Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits make key acquisitions; Water Cooler at Pegasus Park reaches tenant capacity; and more.
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Dallas 500

Meet the Dallas 500: Alexander Holmes

The chairman and CEO of MoneyGram International talks about his company's position on cryptocurrency, what his toughest daily challenge is, and more.
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Business

Top DFW Executives Share the Best Business Advice They Have Received

Clinton Warren of JPMorgan Private Bank, Jennifer Bartkowski of the Girls Scouts of Northeast Texas, and Mehul Patel of NewcrestImage share their favorite guidance.
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Business

Inside Litigation Lawyer Steven Stodghill’s Batman Collection, the Largest in the Southwest

The Winston & Strawn partner says Batman perfectly symbolizes a litigation lawyer.
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Business

Inside the Life and Times of The Village

Living at storied apartment community was a rite of passage in the 1970s and ’80s for countless DFW execs, including Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Now, with a multimillion-dollar redevelopment, the mixed-use project is targeting a new generation of young professionals.