Month: February 2017

Solar Rollers

DFW Students Prep for Earth Day Solar Rollers Event

by | Feb 22, 2017
Solar Rollers is an energy education program to give students pursuing a STEM education a nuts-and-bolts exposure to solar-powered mechanics.
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pacemaker
New High-Tech Pacemaker Helps McKinney Woman
by | Feb 22, 2017
Medical City McKinney first in Texas to implant a newly FDA-approved wireless pacemaker.
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awards
Texas Medal of Arts Awards Honor Dallasites
by | Feb 22, 2017
The awards honor Texans who have achieved excellence through their artistic talents or who have generously supported the arts.
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myth
It’s a Myth: 9 Beliefs About Creativity You Shouldn’t Believe
by | Feb 22, 2017
Yoram Solomon says he hears these beliefs in corporate America all the time. They’re not true.
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cosmunity

Cosmunity App Helps Users Find Their Inner Geek

by | Feb 21, 2017
The Dallas-based startup brings Comic Con-like community to the palm of your hands.
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data center
Old Downtown Dallas Tower Becomes Data Center
by | Feb 20, 2017
Dallas-based Provision Data Services opened a new data center at 2020 Live Oak St.
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Smart Cities Reverse Pitch Focuses on Community Needs
by | Feb 20, 2017
The city of Richardson is one of 22 cities in the program, and one of nine that has accepted the "smart gigabit city" app development challenge.
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spectacles
Snapchat Spectacles Now Available for Online Purchase
by | Feb 20, 2017
Originally, the camera-equipped glasses were only available through vending machines.
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mardi gras

Oak Cliff Keeps its Riff on Mardi Gras Local

by | Feb 17, 2017
The eighth-annual parade is a celebration of bringing together a diverse community.
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science
North Texas Student Research on Display in Regional Science Fair
by | Feb 17, 2017
In its 66th year, the Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair is the longest-running science and engineering fair in the state.
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dentist
Irving Dentist Fills Niche by Bringing Office to You
by | Feb 17, 2017
Dr. Michael Fooshee has a full-equipped 48-foot trailer that he takes to businesses to meet their employees' dental needs.
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convenience
7-Eleven, Wal-Mart Beefing Up Convenience
by | Feb 17, 2017
The retail giants are introducing new services and store concepts to entice customers.
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parks

UTA Dean: Trinity River ‘Linear District’ Would be DFW Hub

by | Feb 16, 2017
The river would be the "magnetic core" to all the great institutions and attributes that Dallas-Fort Worth has to offer.
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Trinity River Park Concept
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The Trinity River Park concept, unveiled by Mayor Mike Rawlings last May, encompasses more than 285 acres of land near the heart of downtown Dallas. The concept — more than 50 times larger than Klyde Warren Park — envisions a new naturalized river landscape that is ever-changing with miles of pathways and trails within the levees, and includes sites for five elevated parks that will extend from inside the levees into the adjacent communities, according to a release....

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Could Improv be Key to Effective Communication in Business?
by | Feb 16, 2017
Fort Worth comedy troupe Four Day Weekend is helping businesses open the line of communication through workshops.
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PwC briefcase
PwC Briefcase Takes a Starring Role in Pre-Oscars Tour
by | Feb 16, 2017
The global professional services firm takes serious measures to ensure the secrecy of the Oscar winners before the envelopes arrive on stage.
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