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Month: October 2018
Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere (left) and Paul Quinn College President Michael Sorrell announced its new Urban Work College in Plano in July. [Photo: By Roberto Hernandez]
Paul Quinn’s Plano Expansion Gets First Major Investment, $1M From Strada Education Network
by Alex Edwards | Oct 24, 2018
Over the next two years, Strada's grant will go toward funding the new Plano campus — the first expansion site of the Paul Quinn Urban Work College Model.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 24, 2018
Roundtable | Our panel talks about what we can do better, right now. In the final installment of the latest Dallas Innovates roundtable series, we look at systemic issues that still need to be addressed, and the areas ripe for innovation. The discussion closes with a look into the future.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 24, 2018
Patents were granted for Verizon's auto suggestion in search, Hari Mari's footwear, Toyota's traffic signal indicator, Neu Robitics' drone, and Moneygram's emergency money transfer.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2018
The firm has made Dallas one of its flagship markets, and said the raise follows a year of domestic and global expansion propelled by more commercial real estate firms prioritizing investment into their digital connectivity strategies.
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Left to right: Salah Boukadoum, Michelle Williams, Benjamin Vann, Sara Vassar, Matt Myers, Kate Knight, Michael Thomas, Steve Wanta. [Photo: Michael Samples]
Collective Impact:
Making Dallas-Fort Worth a Hub for Social Innovation
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 23, 2018
What makes North Texas a place—or a potential place—for social innovation? In part two of our roundtable series, eight experts discuss how Dallas-Fort Worth may be a unique breeding ground for social good, what attracts (and keeps) talent in the nonprofit sector, and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2018
Dallas ranked No. 3 for the number of IT job ads on the index, which ranked cities based on cost of living, the number of open IT jobs, and the projected job growth over the next 12 months and next five years.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 23, 2018
Also, you’ll find leadership appointments and changes at Weitzman, J&S Audio Visual, Cicero Group, LiftFund's Dallas/Fort Worth Women’s Business Center and PlainsCapital Bank in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 22, 2018
ROUNDTABLE | In this three-part series, a panel of experts explores Dallas-Fort Worth as a destination for global impact work.
Part one kicks off with eight thought leaders who explore what social innovation looks like from their unique perspectives — nonprofit, corporate, and startup — and how that is impacting the region.
Part one kicks off with eight thought leaders who explore what social innovation looks like from their unique perspectives — nonprofit, corporate, and startup — and how that is impacting the region.
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Facebook's design sensibilities are on display throughout the high-tech center. [Photos: ©2018 by Chad Davis Photography/Fort Worth Data Center]
Innovative Spaces: A (Photo) Tour of Facebook’s Fort Worth Data Center
by David Kirkpatrick | Oct 19, 2018
Facebook’s Fort Worth data center features local artwork throughout its administrative areas. The 150 acre complex in Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development will eventually include five buildings and has a total value of more than $1 billion.
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by Blair Welch |
Oct 19, 2018
Seven models will strut an eco-inspired catwalk, each representing different types of waste being tossed in salons each day. Models will be decorated from head to toe in full recyclables, from paper to plastic.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 19, 2018
The new campus entity will focus on student’s entrepreneurial endeavors and faculty research to benefit small business startups.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Oct 19, 2018
Lauren Hasson launched DevelopHer after realizing she was paid less than her male counterparts. One year later, the platform continues its upward trajectory on a mission to empower women in tech.
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Priscila Caçola, left, a UTA associate professor of kinesiology at the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, and Cheryl Anderson, a UTA associate professor emeritus of nursing, are working on a pilot intervention program with JPS to help moms and their premature infants. [Photo Courtesy UT Arlington]
R&D: Helping Moms of Premies Battle Depression, PTSD; Common Diabetes Drug Cracks Chronic Pain
by Lance Murray | Oct 19, 2018
Also, you'll learn about an UT Southwestern scientist winning a $3 million award, and how MyndVR is promoting research into VR's medical role. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas that could make lives better.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Oct 18, 2018
Three monthly plans starting at $660 give subscribers access to a fleet of vehicles and a service focused on eliminating the hassle of car ownership.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 18, 2018
You'll also find news from Oncor to ORIX, and from Cambium Learning Group to Anblicks and Good Returns. Here are notable funding and acquisition deals with North Texas ties.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 18, 2018
From needles in 1785 in Germany to auto parts in 2018 at its Garland facility, Kirchhoff shows that innovation and adaptation can help a company stick around.
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