Month: March 2019

Michaels Launches ‘First-of-its-Kind’ In-Store Makerspaces Nationwide

by | Mar 26, 2019
The Irving-headquartered arts and crafts company is partnering with AnyRoad to bring its 'Community Classroom' program to local makers.
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Photo Recap: The Nest Helps Southern Dallas Entrepreneurs ‘Take Flight’
by | Mar 25, 2019
Check out scenes from this weekend at the DEC@Redbird and Comerica Bank's new pitch competition.
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Dallas Area Poised as Growing Hub for Life Sciences Industry
by | Mar 25, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth is one of the emerging hotspots in the nation for the life sciences industry—benefiting from the sector’s nationwide momentum—according to a new report from CBRE.
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Dallas Animal Services to Compete for $450K Prize in Innovation Showdown
by | Mar 25, 2019
Dallas Animal Services and two other groups will pitch their ideas live onstage to the innovation investors at the Humane Society of the United States Animal Care Expo.
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Real Estate Innovation:
Curbio Shakes up Pre-Sale Renovation in Dallas

by | Mar 22, 2019
The rapidly-expanding real estate company is changing the way homeowners sell houses and taking the guesswork out of pre-sale renovations. And it's now officially available to Dallas clients.
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Dallas is Among the Top Regions in the Nation for Flexible Space, Research Says
by | Mar 22, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranks No. 12 in the nation, with coworking and flexible space accounting for more than 3 million square feet of space—1.7 percent of DFW's total office space inventory.
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Site Selection Ranks Dallas Metro 2nd for New and Expanded Corporate Projects
by | Mar 22, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington was recognized for its number of new and expanded company facilities projects in 2018.
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Discovery: UTA Prof Gets $6.575M in Grants; UNT, University of Dallas Put Telescope Online
by | Mar 22, 2019
You’ll also find news about how SMU Cox School MBA students are doing research for Arcis Golf, and how a $625K grant is aimed at improving healthcare at the Dallas VA Medical Center in this report on research and development activity in North Texas.
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Hey, Entrepreneurs: Come Party on the Plaza With WFAA for Dallas Startup Week

by | Mar 21, 2019
Join Dallas-Forth Worth innovators this Saturday at 7 a.m. for the Party on the Plaza at Victory Park. Attendees will get to try products from entrepreneurs for free, demonstrate their support for Startup Week, and be on live TV.
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A rendering of the Hyperloop One station shown in a slide presentation by Steven Duong earlier this month.
Transit in a Tube: Feds Back Hyperloop One at SXSW
by | Mar 21, 2019
A federal council from the U.S. Department of Transportation aims to eliminate roadblocks to innovative transit like the Virgin Hyperloop One, self-driving vehicles, and high-speed railways.
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Follow the Money: AmplifAI Gets $3.9M, Offerpad Closes Series C Funding Round, JLL Buys HFF
by | Mar 21, 2019
You’ll also find news about Mark Cuban, Fastsigns International, Blucora, 1st Global Inc., Alcon, and Signify Health in this roundup of funding and acquisition activity involving investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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World-Famous Culinary Conference is Coming to the Dallas Arboretum This Saturday

by | Mar 20, 2019
The Chef's Garden's Roots on the Road conference, premiering for the first time outside of Ohio, is the last day of this year's Dallas Arboretum Food & Wine Festival. The all-day event will feature a farmer's market, sustainability discussion, panel with founder Farmer Lee Jones, and a farm-to-table dinner.
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Learner Mobile is Now Bringing Employee Training to Smartphones
by | Mar 20, 2019
Dallas-based Learner Mobile has launched a platform designed to replace high-cost learning management systems that will allow employers to easily create training content accessible at any time via a mobile device.
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Dallas Invents: 97 Patents Granted for Week of March 12
by | Mar 20, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: • Futurewei Technologies' foldable mobile device • IBM's cognitive geofencing • Lockheed Martin's aircraft laser detector • Uniloc's pedestrian traffic monitoring and analysis
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Five New High-Tech Healthcare Impacts Made in North Texas
by | Mar 19, 2019
See how the region is leading the evolution of medical practices with these groundbreaking technologies.
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