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Month: February 2016
Big Ideas Emerge at Dallas Festival
by Jana J. Pruet | Feb 23, 2016
There was no shortage of big ideas at this year's Festival of Ideas. The second annual event, held over two days at Dallas' Fair Park, was buzzing with excitement and creativity.
by Lance Murray |
Feb 23, 2016
When the question is, “What’s in a name?” the answer can be unclear if the name is Tier One.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 22, 2016
The world of 3-D printing has a new, tiny face as a symbol of its myriad applications in innovation, and, well, just helping someone special get around.
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by Dan Koller |
Feb 22, 2016
For example, the State Bar of Texas told me that its Intellectual Property Law Section has 582 active members from Dallas County. But putting that number in perspective is difficult, because the American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property Law declined to share statistics on its members’ geography.
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Modo Payments, a Richardson-based payment services startup, just completed a $2 million raise intended to support expansion of its platform, the Dallas Business Journal reported.
Modo Payments Completes $2 Million Funding Round
by Lance Murray | Feb 19, 2016
Modo Payments, a Richardson-based payment services startup, just completed a $2 million raise intended to support expansion of its platform, the Dallas Business Journal reported.
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by Dan Koller |
Feb 19, 2016
If you’re reading this through a pair of glasses, there’s a better-than-zero chance your lenses were manufactured by Essilor. But there’s an equally good chance you’ve never heard of Essilor, much less noticed the French company’s U.S. headquarters along Interstate 35.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 18, 2016
Facebook is in the midst of building a massive $1 billion, three-building data center campus in Hillwood's AllianceTexas development in Fort Worth, but being gigantic may not be big enough.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 18, 2016
On the heels of graduating its first class last year, Dallas real estate accelerator Motive is taking a hiatus, prompted by the drastic drop in oil prices and instability in financial markets.
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We recently highlighted the group of North Texas students who were named Best in Nation winners of the 2015 Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
Mind Glass: A Look at the App that Won Verizon’s 2015 Innovative App Challenge
by Krista Bourne | Feb 17, 2016
We recently highlighted the group of North Texas students who were named Best in Nation winners of the 2015 Verizon Innovative App Challenge.
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sponsored by Verizon
by Tara Nieuwesteeg |
Feb 17, 2016
You walk into a room. On the table are some paper, rubber bands, cups, paper clips, mailing labels, two ping pong balls, and a spoon. Your task: Build a device that can transport the ping pong balls from one square (taped off on the floor) to another (a few feet away)....
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by Sarah Bennett |
Feb 16, 2016
When people think about STEM in schools (science, technology, engineering, and math), most think of a laboratory setting. That’s not the case for Prestonwood Christian Academy’s new STEM garden, which opened on February 9.
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by Sandra Chapman |
Feb 16, 2016
The pursuit of lasting brain health is one of the most exciting and urgent challenges facing humanity. Brain health among military service members is being called into question....
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Photo by Christena Dowsett.
The Human Impact
by Tara Nieuwesteeg | Feb 15, 2016
Elisabeth Jordan and Elissa Romines, co-founders of the Human Impact, help homeless people in a remarkable and simple way. They don’t have a food pantry or run a shelter. They don’t collect cans and drop them off under a bridge every so often. Instead, they’re part of the community. They’re out on the streets, making friends and coming back to visit, day after day, week after week.
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by Matt Houston |
Feb 12, 2016
My takeaway from my experiences (and advice to existing companies/organizations) is to infuse more millennials into your decision-making processes. Don’t just hire them—empower them.
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by Doric Earle |
Feb 12, 2016
How three of our Mayors have made innovations to grow the city of Dallas.
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