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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Apr 4, 2025
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
by UT Dallas |
Mar 3, 2025
UT Dallas researcher Dr. Walter Voit transformed Minecraft’s 170-million-player universe into an advanced virtual training ground—for students and for AI agents tested by DARPA. His team’s Polycraft World uses gameplay to turn classroom theory into real-world expertise, covering topics from synthetic organic chemistry to nuclear plants to semiconductor facilities.
Their new startup company, Pedegree Studios, has licensed the core technologies from the university to create a scalable digital pipeline for education and workforce development.
sponsored by The University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 4, 2025
CFO Ken Kuick has been appointed interim CEO and Allen Sussman, general counsel of FAT Brands Inc., has been appointed interim chief legal officer, following the resignations of both the company's longtime CEO and chief legal officer.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 4, 2025
Chris Carrillo will join NTREIS June 1, coming from his role as CEO of Metro MLS in Milwaukee. NTREIS said the real estate industry is experiencing "tremendous innovation and transformation" and that Carillo will provide leadership for the opportunities that lie ahead.
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Caterpillar has appointed Christy Pambianchi as its Chief Human Resources Officer. [Photo: Caterpillar Inc]
Caterpillar Appoints Former Intel Exec as Chief Human Resources Officer
by Lance Murray | Apr 3, 2025
Christy Pambianchi will be a member of Caterpillar's executive office and will succeed Cheryl H. Johnson, whose retirement was announced in January.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 3, 2025
The Irving-based company's new co-branded identity includes locations with Palm Beach Beauty & Tan branding. Inside, customers will find infrared saunas, red-light therapy rooms, and a new skincare product line—in addition to the company's customizable spray tans and tanning technologies.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 3, 2025
An art installation of 250 large, hand-made origami stars will appear later this month over the ice rink at Galleria Dallas. The vibrant work aims to advance the mission of Paper for Water, a nonprofit that's raising awareness of the global water crisis and the nonprofit's mission to bring clean water to communities worldwide. The charity was founded in 2011 by sisters Isabelle and Katherine Adams—then 8 and 5 years old—after they learned that a child was dying every 15 seconds from unclean water and that millions of girls like them were spending their day hauling water rather than attending school.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Apr 3, 2025
Startup culture, higher ed, advanced tech, and quality of life drew them in—but what kept them here is more personal. Meet the 10 transplants who now call North Texas home. As one newcomer put it: “We’re living our best life in Texas.”
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