Month: December 2019

researchers

Discovery: UTD Team Studies How Brains Learn Faces, UTSW Examines Regulations’ Effect on Clinical Trials

by | Dec 13, 2019
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you’ll also find out about how scientists at the University of North Texas Health Science Center are studying the benefits of older women with hypertension taking warm leg baths.
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cities
North Texas Cities Among Nation’s Fastest-Growing
by | Dec 12, 2019
Frisco and McKinney were the highest ranking North Texas cities in the WalletHub report, which based its rankings on job growth, increase of full-time and part-time jobs, and median household income growth, among other factors.
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Dallas’ Panda Biotech to Open Industrial Hemp Facility in West Texas
by | Dec 12, 2019
Panda Biotech's hemp facility is expected to process more than 130,000 tons of Texas-grown industrial hemp annually.
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funding
Follow the Money: Bass Family Office Backs FoodMaven’s $15.3M Series B for DFW Expansion, Theatro Nets $20M in Series C Funds
by | Dec 12, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies and investors in North Texas, you’ll also find news from InspectIR, OneDay, ParkHub, SchoolSpire, MODE Transportation, Texas Capital Bancshares, and Independent Bank Group.
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Theater

Tech Startup Theatro Receives $20M Series C Backing from Sageview Capital

by | Dec 12, 2019
The funding is expected to help Theatro rapidly scale its offerings across retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and other markets with large hourly workforces.
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Telecom Central: As 5G Rolls Out, North Texas Telecom Giants Continue to Expand
by | Dec 12, 2019
DFW long has hosted some of the biggest names in telecom, and that means as investment spending rises, area players increasingly play leading roles in how the future of wireless unfolds.
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AT&T Verizon
How AT&T and Verizon Developments Are Reshaping North Texas
by | Dec 12, 2019
AT&T's Discovery District in downtown Dallas and Verizon's Hidden Ridge development in Irving are adding a tech touch to how we live and work in North Texas.
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Caris Life Sciences
Caris Life Sciences Launches AI-Driven Profiling Tool for Tumors
by | Dec 12, 2019
The Genomic Profiling Similarity Score uses over 6,500 mathematical models in a machine learning algorithm to compare molecular characteristics of a patient's tumor against Caris' extensive database.
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Education Finance Solutions Provider Meritize Appoints New COO

by | Dec 12, 2019
Scott Rhode will focus on expanding the company's finance and credit operations as it scales its model concentrated on skills-based education.
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SMU is Hosting the ‘First Fintech Boot Camp in Dallas’
by | Dec 11, 2019
Dallas' Southern Methodist University is collaborating with Trilogy Education to host a series of 24-week camps that prepare the future fintech workforce.
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DFW Minority Supplier Diversity Council Recognizes $7B in Mega Deals
by | Dec 11, 2019
The E Awards Gala celebrated 13 mega deals by AT&T, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and PepsiCo, along with each company's minority business enterprise partners.
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Booster Fuels Adds Vice President to Lead Its Brand Experience and Design Efforts
by | Dec 11, 2019
Founded in 2014 at AllianceTexas in Fort Worth, the startup has major financial backing from Dallas venture capital firm Perot Jain.
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Music concept

Dallas Invents: 133 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 3

by | Dec 11, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Futurewei's motion-based music recommendation for mobile devices, Golf Tailor's arm positioning aid for golf swing training, Harman Professional's gesture-based control application for data sharing, Textron's blockchain airspace management for air taxi services, Hemply Yours' topical moisturizing composition, and LDR Medical's intervertebral disc prosthesis
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‘One Marvelous Night in Vegas’: Dallas’ JSX Teams Up With Amazon for a Maisel-Style Experience
by | Dec 10, 2019
The Dallas-based jet service's latest collaboration treated some of Mrs. Maisel's biggest fans to "One Marvelous Night in Vegas."
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ParkHub Acquires Connecticut-based Competitor and Plans to Open New Markets
by | Dec 10, 2019
ParkHub also expects to consolidate its parking tech with Wireless Carpark and expand its client set.
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Common Desk Enters its First Market Outside of Texas
by | Dec 10, 2019
This year, Common Desk launched its own app, raised its first round of funding, and expanded outside of Dallas-Fort Worth for the first time. Now, the coworking company is headed to Raleigh, the only out-of-state location.
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