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Fossil Inc. was started in 1984 by Richardson Berkner High School graduates Tom and Kosta Kartsotis, as the first American brand to bring value and style to the watch category. In the 1990’s Fossil expanded its core business, launching a line of accessory products including handbags, belts, small leather goods and sunglasses. Today, Fossil operates over 200 retail stores and outlet stores in the U.S. and 126 accessory retail stores, 11 multi-brand stores, and 16 outlet stores internationally. The $1.5 billion revenue company is headquartered in Richardson.

Vent-A-Hood® was the first manufacturer of home cooking ventilation and range hoods.  Vent-a-Hood traces its history back to the 1930’s when Dallas-based Lone Star Gas was looking for a way to increase natural gas sales to residential customers.

Cyrix Semiconductor was founded in 1988 by Jerry Rodgers, who with the help of a small but elite team of fellow ex-Texas Instruments engineers built a fabless semiconductor design company that created CPU chips. Their technical performance rivaled, and even surpassed, that of industry giants Intel, IBM and AMD.

RBM is a highly successful retailer in North Texas with national reputation and a unique niche among both recreational bikers and serious racers, including Richardson’s own Lance Armstrong, who purchased his first bicycle from Richardson Bike Mart in 1987.

Construction is set to start next week on a $10 million, 32,000-square-foot retail center in Richardson that will contain an Ebby Halliday Realtors office and a Four Sisters Cafe.

Mavenir Systems Inc., a maker of telecom equipment, has landed $13.5 million in a fourth round of funding, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Hill & Wilkinson is planning to move its corporate headquarters from Plano to Richardson, where the general contractor has inked a 27,000-square-foot lease.

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