MORE►
Month: October 2016
[Photo Courtesy Social Impact Architects]
Capitalism is Getting a Facelift – for Good
by Suzanne Smith | Oct 7, 2016
In recent years, for-profit companies and nonprofit companies have moved toward the middle of the spectrum, adopting each other's attributes.
by Dave Moore |
Oct 6, 2016
A division of Netherlands-based Airbus Group, the operation supports nearly 12,000 helicopters operated by more than 3,000 customers in 154 countries.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Oct 6, 2016
American Airlines merged its flight system with that of US Airways over the weekend.
MORE►
Chris Mach, area manager/corporate real estate at AT&T; Calvin Carter, founder and CEO of Bottle Rocket; Gracie Andraos, senior designer at Gensler; and Paul Manno, design principal at Gensler discuss how they drive innovation at their companies. [Staff Photo]
Workplace Design Drives Creativity
by Sophie Hatch | Oct 5, 2016
Gensler's Workplace Survey 2016 found three key actions companies can take to improve their innovation ecosystem.
MORE►
by Heather Noel |
Oct 5, 2016
The new 500-square-foot E-Lab will offer tools such as an oscilloscope, soldering and rework station, multimeters, and random function generator.
MORE►
by Jana J. Pruet |
Oct 5, 2016
Denton county is one of the first agencies in the nation with the ability to receive callback and approximate location information for cell phone callers.
MORE►
by Heather Noel |
Oct 5, 2016
The Silicon Valley-based startup matches home care professionals with those needing care via an app.
MORE►
Orlando Campos, director of economic development, and Drew Dietrich, manager of economic development for the Town of Addison, show off the IEDC award. [Photo Courtesy Town of Addison]
Addison Economic Development, TreeHouse Receive Award
by Lance Murray | Oct 4, 2016
The Addison Economic Development Department is housed at the Addison TreeHouse, a resource-driven coworking business incubator
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Oct 4, 2016
One room in the vault can keep the photo negatives at a constant 38 degrees, where they could last for 500 years.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Oct 4, 2016
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center said they have discovered what they called a vulnerability in the armor of a so-called “undruggable” lung cancer, and they have found an existing drug they said may provide a treatment....
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Oct 4, 2016
The alert system has its roots in North Texas, after 9-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and killed in 1996 in Arlington.
MORE►
Economic development is a critical role of governments and other agencies to help areas attract new businesses and residents. [Illustration Copyright Violka08 via iStock]
Economic Development 3.0: Making Money, People and Power Work
by Cynthia Nevels | Oct 3, 2016
Here's how crowdfunding will change the way innovation, entrepreneurship and jobs will be created in local communities in the future.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Oct 3, 2016
Dallas-based womenswear brand Tishcox is partnering with a local nonprofit to help create jobs, CultureMap Dallas reported.
Tishcox is outsourcing production to the Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind, where blind and visually-impaired workers will sew the line’s high-end garments, CultureMap said.
Founder Tish Cox’s brand of blouses, dresses, skirts and other apparel was started in 2010 after a friend asked here to make a dress for an event, CultureMap said....
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Oct 3, 2016
The 7th Annual DFW Solar Tour aims at showing the advantages of solar and other alternative power sources.
MORE►
by Lance Murray |
Oct 3, 2016
Brookings said the city scored highly in the economic indicators, but lower in the categories related to innovation.
MORE►
