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Month: January 2019
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Allen Event Center. [Image capture: Google Street View, July 2017. Composite: Christopher Augustine]
Overwatch League Match Gaming Festival Descends on Dallas
by Blair Welch | Jan 22, 2019
Allen was been selected to be the second city ever to host a regular season match for the international Overwatch League. Tickets to watch the festival at the Allen Event Center are on sale now.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 22, 2019
This month, the Dallas venture investor and adviser joined Capital Factory as the Vice President of Accelerator and Investment Fund, where he will manage a team across the state in line with the Texas Startup Manifesto.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2019
You’ll also find leadership announcements from EarthX, Celanese, MedSys, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, HNTB, Dean Foods, and Colonial Savings Bank in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 22, 2019
Update | NuVinAir combines science and innovation to create its patented line of odor eradicators. With 5,000 percent growth this year and a newly launched Canadian distributorship, the company says it's on its way to becoming the new industry standard.
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[Illustration: JIRAROJ PRADITCHAROENKUL/istockphoto]
ICYMI: North Texas Tech at ‘Retail’s Big Show’; iLab Founder leaves Neiman Marcus; DFW Named 2019 Global Airport
by David Kirkpatrick | Jan 19, 2019
From retail innovations at NRF 2019 (Kibo, Logile, Theatro, Oki Data and more) to accolades (Symphony RetailAI, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport) to our weekly top 10 (female‑focused coworking concept), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 18, 2019
Pipeline Angels, an angel investment group that creates capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs, is headed to Dallas with its bootcamp and pitch summit. To participate, don't miss the priority application deadline on Jan. 23.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 18, 2019
The company said that the Vibrio Suppression Technology system eliminates water-borne bacteria and other harmful organization, permitting aquatic species to grow indoors.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 18, 2019
You'll also discover how a $100,000 pledge from the Newman Foundation will benefit the TAMS program at the University of North Texas in this roundup of research and development activities in North Texas.
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Follow the Money: Fossil Sells Smartwatch Tech to Google, Lantern Pharma Raises $535K, Alto Gets $14.5M
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jan 17, 2019
You’ll also find news about Frisco Music City, Quest Events, Keurig Dr Pepper, TXV Partners, GreyCampus, VSE Aviation, and more in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity with ties to North Texas.
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by Payton Potter |
Jan 16, 2019
Retail buyers and interior designers can hear from 12 StyleEyes trend spotters (three who are locals) and find panel discussions, celebrity guest appearances, product line unveilings, live music, and book signings during the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 16, 2019
The new partnership will allow in-store workers using Honeywell mobile devices to leverage Theatro's services to easily communicate, collaborate, and access enterprise information systems, all via voice command.
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by Blair Welch |
Jan 16, 2019
The Dallas-headquartered company helps kids learn coding, robotics, and emerging technology. Currently, Rex is trying to raise funds to improve their learning management system and add more gaming programs.
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AT&T Pledges $1M to Closing Skills Gap, Supporting Tech Startups
by Payton Potter | Jan 15, 2019
The tech giant will reward participating Ed-Tech startups with $125,000. Applications are accepted until Feb. 1.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 15, 2019
You’ll also find promotions and hires at Accenture, ZeOmega, Tailwater Capital, Caregiver, Hyphen Solutions, Equest, and the Communities Foundation of Texas in this roundup of people news from companies in North Texas.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jan 14, 2019
Patents were granted for ROKA Sports’ new design for sport eyeglasses; Capital One’s methods for tracking objects; Drexel University’s method of predicting seizures; Sierra Smart Systems’s electric vehicle fleet charging system; Securus’ detection for a call anomaly using biometric identification; SMU’s method of treating a subject that is resistant to one or more drugs; and Uber’s design for a firearm grip.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 14, 2019
ModeSens directly connects its members with luxury brands to streamline the online shopping process. Recently, to formalize and grow the business, the Seattle-founded startup moved to downtown Dallas.
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