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Business
Dallas’ DataBank Hires New CFO as Part of Leadership Transition by Sandra Engelland
Flytrex Parks Drone Docks on Restaurant Rooftops to Feed Faster Deliveries by Sandra Engelland
Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report
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Oregon’s Pinnacle Acquires Dallas Experiential Design Agency 900lbs, Launches Interactive Studio by Sandra Engelland
Dallas-Based Corgan Wins Sustainability Award for Wells Fargo’s Net-Positive Irving Campus by Hilary Weaver
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Education
SMU Gets $19.3M from DOE to Adapt Oil-and-Gas Tech for Critical Minerals Mining by Sandra Engelland
New Center Operated by Junior Achievement of Dallas and Richardson ISD Schools Students on Economic and Financial Literacy by Sandra Engelland
UNT to Launch $20M Sinha College of AI and Advanced Analytics by John Egan
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Invention
Patented: ProtectMed’s Breast and Thyroid Radiation Shield and 113 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head
Patented: Urban Air Founder’s Indoor Slide Designs and 175 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head
Air Taxi Pilot Program Takes Off at Fort Worth Alliance Airport by Sandra Engelland
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Startup
Dallas Startup AI Hospitality Group Raises $7.5M to Manage Hotels With AI Agents by John Egan
Month-to-Month Car Leasing Company Flexcar Opens First Texas Location in Dallas by Sandra Engelland
North Texas Teen Minh Nguyen Joins Prestigious Fellowship Program to Help Launch His Aerospace Idea, xOrbita by Kim Lyons
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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | Sep 18, 2026
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
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Dallas Startup AI Hospitality Group Raises $7.5M to Manage Hotels With AI Agents
by | Sep 24, 2026
The startup, led by ex-Remington Hospitality CEO Sloan Dean, relies on 60-plus AI agents to perform back-office tasks so hotel staff can focus on guests.
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Dallas’ DataBank Hires New CFO as Part of Leadership Transition
by | Sep 24, 2026
Ben Lowe succeeds President and CFO Kevin Ooley, who will transition to CEO in 2027. That’s when current CEO Raul Martynek will become executive chairman.
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Patented: ProtectMed’s Breast and Thyroid Radiation Shield and 113 More Inventions Across North Texas
by | Sep 23, 2026
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 nationally with 114 patents the week of Sept. 1. One went to Dallas-based ProtectMed for a shield that covers the parts of the body that standard lead aprons leave exposed.
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Ireland’s H&MV Engineering Picks Dallas for North American HQ, Eyes 1,000 New U.S. Jobs
by | Sep 17, 2026
Now valued at $1.6 billion, H&MV leans on U.S. growth as it shoots for $3.5 billion in annual revenue in the next five years.
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Dallas’ Colossal Foundation Joins IUCN in $4M ‘Race Against Time’ Effort to Prevent Extinction
by | Sep 17, 2026
The foundation and IUCN Species Survival Commission have launched a four-year partnership that will use Colossal Biosciences’ technology to improve tracking of endangered species, including overlooked fungi, plants, invertebrates, fishes and reptiles.
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CoPoint AI Acquires Strategy for AI, Adding Founder Brad Bush as VP
by | Sep 17, 2026
Bush, a veteran of Dialexa, Enseo and Sensori Robotics, joins CoPoint AI co-founders John Humphrey and Dipesh Patel to expand the Dallas-based consulting company’s reach.
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