It’s been a big year for North Texas, especially when it comes to innovation. From industry disruptors, to technological breakthroughs, to groundbreaking advancements, we’ve seen it all in 2018—and we can’t wait to see what the future holds.
As we move into 2019, we’d like to reflect on the stories behind the people and places that grabbed our readers’ attention this year.…
C21 is not your average pop-up restaurant: The name comes from the extra twenty-first chromosome that people with Down Syndrome are born with.
The unique dining experience, traveling to cities across the country, popped up in Dallas in December. The private event, staffed entirely by people with Down syndrome, was hosted at Maggiano’s Little Italy at NorthPark Center in Dallas. …
A trip to Croatia years ago led to a profound, life-changing epiphany for Jeff Blackard, CEO of McKinney-based Blackard Global. By that point in his life, he had developed thousands of residential lots in North Texas and throughout Texas and elsewhere.…
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants to acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money every Thursday. Sign up for our e-newsletter to stay in the loop.
Plano-based Research Now SSI is changing the way data is collected and shared. With a new technology called the SamplePlus Meter, marketers, brand advertisers, and agencies now have access to a dataset that the company says encompasses 60 million people globally and a library of more 2,700 profile attributes.…
Dallas Invents is a weekly look at U.S. patents granted with a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor. Patent activity can be an indicator of future economic growth, as well as the development of emerging markets and talent attraction. …
Transportation is one of the most talked-about, critical elements of modern urban life. How many times have you been asked, “How was your commute today?” It’s a topic that raises many questions, such as: How do we get around more quickly and safely?…
Dallas-based Hedera Hashgraph’s quest to revolutionize the internet took a giant leap Tuesday when the distributed ledger technology became available for testing to the wider public for the first time.
The Community Testing Program allows the public to test the mainnet while earning up to 1,000 hbars in Hedera cryptocurrency, which they can use to read internal articles behind a paywall.…
Fast-casual, Pan Asian-inspired restaurant chain Pei Wei relocated in late 2017 to Irving from its previous headquarters digs in Scottsdale, Arizona, where it shared space and some employees with P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc.
The 18,000-square-foot base in Irving includes a research center—another name for a test kitchen—and enough space for CEO “J.”…
Hypergiant Space Age Solutions, the commercial services arm of Hypergiant Industries, has acquired Black Pixel, a Seattle-based custom software development studio for flagship brands, the companies announced today.
Hypergiant Industries—which has offices in Dallas, Austin, and Houston—said the deal stokes its growth as a leader in machine intelligence by adding one of the best boutique software agencies to its portfolio.…
Across North Texas, companies are promoting and hiring people to take on leadership positions within their organizations. Dallas Innovates covers prominent personnel moves in Dallas-Fort Worth businesses and nonprofits—from the newest startups to well-established companies. Here are people moves tied to innovation and technology in the region.…
Last week, Adweek released the results of its newest city spotlight, highlighting a place us locals know as a hotbed for starting and growing successful businesses: Dallas. In the report, the publication chose 23 people—dubbed “Brand Stars”—that they considered to be shaping the future of the region, while keeping it true to its Texas roots.…
Three foodservice industry leaders with ties to North Texas are being honored by the Dallas-based Women’s Foodservice Forum as 2019 Industry Titans.
7-Eleven President and CEO Joseph DePinto, Dallas-based Brinker International CEO and President Wyman Roberts, and Yum! Brands CEO Greg Creed are among 35 people who will be recognized at the WFF 2019 Annual Leadership Development Conference March 10-13 in Dallas in celebration of the forum’s 30th anniversary.…
The Peabody is bringing its almost 150-year history and famous marching ducks to the Denton County city of Roanoke as the anchor of the South Oak Street redevelopment.
Several elements led to the Peabody choosing Roanoke for its Texas outpost.
After several due diligence visits to the area, Craig Smith, vice president of brand development for Peabody Hotels & Resorts, says a few compelling factors became clear, including: Alliance Corporate Park as a significant demand driver for rooms and events, the area’s household income supported a luxury hotel, and the specific area was underserved within the upper upscale hotel market.…
Each year, the Dallas Regional Chamber hosts a forward-looking discussion on business, economics, and political trends affecting North Texas. The 2018 summit, held in November, was presented by Polsinelli.
Topics discussed at the summit included important trends, issues, and challenges that regional executives could face in the coming year.…
Every week, we do a little research of our own. We’re looking for scientists, professors, engineers, entrepreneurs—anybody, really—engaging in research and development across North Texas.
There’s plenty of good work being done. If you want to put R&D under your microscope, sign up for our e-newsletter.…
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants to acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money every Thursday. Sign up for our e-newsletter to stay in the loop.
Dallas-headquartered global sports entertainment provider Topgolf and television maker TCL have announced a partnership to create lounges nationwide that will spawn esports entertainment designed for gamers of all kind.
The partners said that the first TCL esports lounge will open in early January at Topgolf Las Vegas, coinciding with the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show Jan.…
Organic, Natural, Charitable, and Eco-friendly. More than an acronym, those words are the inspiration behind ‘Once Kids’: A product line of various customizable, child-safe toys crafted from biodegradable wood.
The idea for Once Kids was born from a couple’s desire to give their son safe toys he could personalize.…
Dallas Invents is a weekly look at U.S. patents granted with a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor. Patent activity can be an indicator of future economic growth, as well as the development of emerging markets and talent attraction. …
