Month: November 2018

R&D: UTD Researcher Defies Nature in Cloaking Sound, UT Southwestern Probes ‘Starving’ Lung Cancer

by | Nov 30, 2018
You'll also find news about research into a possible treatment for melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, in this roundup of research activity in laboratories and institutions across North Texas.
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TWU Kinesiology Team Wins Big in NASA Challenge
by | Nov 29, 2018
Dallas students at Texas Woman's University entered the Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge for the first time, and returned as the contest's big winners. The team used 3D modeling software to create a design that relieves lower back pain for astronauts—and according to NASA, it's much needed.
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Q+A: The Pure Company Makes Cleaning Your Air Fashionable—and Portable
by | Nov 29, 2018
The Dallas women-owned company that wants to create products that are just as beautiful as they are powerful is a CES 2019 Innovation Award Honoree. Pure's Cortney Carroll talks shaking up the industry, designing products for women, and her team's "pinch me" moment.
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Neighborhood Goods Raises $8M in New Funding Round
by | Nov 29, 2018
This latest funding round comes on top of a $5.75 million round in May for the retail startup that recently opened in Plano.
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Follow the Money: Virgin Pulse Acquires SimplyWell; ModoPayments, Complex Sports & Entertainment Get Funds

by | Nov 29, 2018
Also, you’ll find news about Napali Hospitality Group, Hivelocity, Incero, Car Wars, Pharos Capital, and Fiduciary Network in this roundup of activity involving companies and investors with North Texas ties.
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Sensory Sciences: Hypergiant’s New AI Startup Teaches Machines to ‘Learn How to Learn’
by | Nov 29, 2018
Hypergiant Sensory Sciences launched today as an independent company, but with connections to Hypergiant Industries. Founders Dave Copps and Chris Rohde say they intend to teach machines to sense the world more like we do.
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Innovative Spaces: Canopy Dallas Uptown Features High-Tech Food Service, Memorable Views
by | Nov 28, 2018
Stellar views, a kitchen running on CMI technology and infrared heat, and locality make the lifestyle-forward hotel an 'energizing, comfortable stay.'
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Dallas Tea Supplier Creates First‑of‑its‑Kind Brewing ‘Game Changer’
by | Nov 28, 2018
TEAZZERS, a company that names innovation as its core value, recently unveiled the patent-pending SmartBrew machine, which features smart capabilities, a unique urn design, a never-been-done-before 'convergence zone', and remote management.
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The Greater Dallas Planning Council Announces Urban Design Award Winners

by | Nov 27, 2018
The Urban Design Awards recipients will be honored Dec. 4 at Fair Park’s Briscoe Carpenter Center.
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‘Citi’ of Irving: Firm Professionals Advance Digital Platforms, Stave Off Cyberthreats, Log 35K Volunteer Hours
by | Nov 27, 2018
Financial services company Citi is Irving's largest single employer. The employees at the Regent and Las Colinas campuses perform over 40 different functions in technology, cards, commercial, operations and global functions. It's the "second-largest site in the world for Citi."
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New Mobile App Helps Parents Prevent Medication Mistakes
by | Nov 27, 2018
A busy Dallas mom, struggling to remember the right timing for giving fever reducers to her child, created and developed OnCure—an iOS app that aims to provide parents a comprehensive tool to manage OTC fever reducers.
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DI People: Bank of America, Cushman & Wakefield, Dallas Market Center Name New Execs
by | Nov 27, 2018
Also, you’ll find leadership appointments and changes at United Surgrical Partners and Dickey's Barbecue Pit in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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Meet the Major Developers of the International Inland Port of Dallas

by | Nov 26, 2018
Some of the biggest players in the warehousing, logistics, and fulfillment sectors call the International Inland Port home. They build, operate, or lease some of the largest buildings in North Texas, all with easy access to intermodal facilities and highways.
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By Rail & Truck, Dallas’ Inland Port is at the Crossroads of Commerce, Logistics
by | Nov 26, 2018
Years in the making, Mike Rader's vision for an intermodal mega-center in southern Dallas County has come to fruition. Best of all, it's thriving.
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R&D: UNTHSC Seeks to Give Stroke Victims More Time; UTSW Examines Heart Issues & Race
by | Nov 23, 2018
Researchers and scientists in laboratories across North Texas are conducting studies and developing new medical treatments to make lives better.
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Follow the Money: Crestline Closes $600M Fund, Arlington Company Buys Pet Products Maker
by | Nov 22, 2018
Also, you’ll find news about Punch Bowl Social, Shelly Stein, HollyFrontier, and Thomson Reuters in this roundup of activity involving companies and investors with North Texas ties.
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