Month: July 2018

pitch contest

Trinity Groves Hosting Pitch Contest to Find its Next Business

by | Jul 13, 2018
Retailers and restaurateurs interested in becoming the next Trinity Groves business can apply online for the opportunity to operate the West Dallas dining destination.
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real estate
Rise of the Rest to Launch Real Estate Initiative
by | Jul 13, 2018
The initiative will bring a new investment resource for real estate projects in Dallas along with other Rise of the Rest communities aimed to help spur entrepreneurial growth.
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blood test
Discovery: Study Examines Blood Test for Alzheimer’s; AgriLife Probes Plant Disease Resistance
by | Jul 13, 2018
Also, you'll find research on how a UTA professor is looking to optimize the national power grid. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas aimed at making our lives better.
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Aurora
Upcoming AURORA Exhibit Seeks Proposals from Dallas-based Artists
by | Jul 13, 2018
AURORA is an extensive public experience that focuses on the art of light, video, and sound. The fifth edition of the exhibit will be debuting at the end of the year with a new theme, “Future Worlds”.
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Immosis

Immosis Builds on VR Game Experience to Branch into Apps, Marketing

by | Jul 12, 2018
The UT Dallas-based startup is expanding beyond its roots in VR games, to branch out into marketing and health care apps.
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On Tap: ForwarDFW, Tap Into Your Genius & IBM Summer Startup Party
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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nextaff
Nextaff Opens First Dallas Area Talent Recruiting Office
by | Jul 12, 2018
The firm offers a variety of custom solutions to industrial, administrative, professional, information technology, and health-care industries.
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Krew
Follow the Money: Krew Rideshare Collects $25K, Maxxsure Raises $350K, Consulting Firm Kanarys Gets $115K
by | Jul 12, 2018
From AT&T and Common Desk to Sidekick Tools and Four Corners Brewing, here's a look at recent funding and acquisitions involving companies and firms with North Texas ties.
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An illustration (fig. 6A) from Toyota’s patent No. 10011222 demonstrating a system including a steering wheel-shaped shell with two layers that illuminates LED lights when force is applied.

Dallas Invents: 68 Patents Granted for Week of July 3

Patents granted include Toyota’s steering wheel that illuminates via touch; AT&T’s electrical switch that generates signals through acoustic inputs; Frito-Lay’s method for removing part of a food product through an “abrasive stream”; and Conduent Business Services’ method to create a classifier that predicts a user’s personality type.
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Gurmeet Singh
Q+A: CIO Gurmeet Singh on How 7-Eleven is Redefining Convenience for the Digital Age
by | Jul 11, 2018
As technology becomes omnipresent in peoples' lives, the convenience retailer is going through its own digital transformation and turning to emerging tech such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, augmented reality, and more to improve the customer experience. 
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DFW Transportation Group Says it’s Exploring Hyperloop as Option to Connect Area Cities
by | Jul 11, 2018
The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Transportation Council will seek proposals later this year for a Tier 2 Environmental Impact Statement for the high-speed corridor connecting Dallas, Arlington, and Fort Worth.
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Mulberrys
Mulberrys Brings Refreshed Take on Dry Cleaning to Dallas Area
by | Jul 10, 2018
The on-demand, toxin-free laundry and dry cleaning company irons out wrinkles for customer experience in a dated industry.
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Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin Takes Step to Enhance Aircraft Cybersecurity with New Contract

by | Jul 10, 2018
The contract will enable the partners to work on reducing the cyber threat to the Lockheed Martin aircraft supply chain.
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comedy
Stomping Ground is Dallas’ First Nonprofit Theater on a Mission to ‘Enrich the Community with Comedy’
by | Jul 10, 2018
The theater, with a new location in the Design District, is a stage and training center for the city’s comedians, but it’s also harnessing the power of laughter for therapeutic benefits.
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Accenture
Accenture Seeking Changemakers for Global Health Care Challenge
by | Jul 9, 2018
In its third annual competition, the global professional services company aims to unite startups, life science companies, and health care organizations to take on some of the world’s most pressing health issues.
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Braintone Art
Dallas-based Tech Enables People to Create Art Via Brainwaves
by | Jul 9, 2018
Braintone Art, which was founded in Dallas, allows anyone, with any ability, to create a piece of unique art using their minds.
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