Month: January 2020

Meet the Future 50: North Texas Innovators and Disruptors You Need to Know

No matter which of our six buckets you look at—startup, enterprise, invention, education, innovation, or creative—you're sure to find leaders capable of disrupting industries, benefiting society, or changing the world.
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DFW Universities Rank Among Nation’s Top Online Educational Programs
by | Jan 31, 2020
North Texas universities ranked in the U.S. News & World Report's top 100 online educational programs in multiple categories.
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Discovery: UTSW Scientists Use AI to Improve Radiation Therapy, UTD Prof Gets $2.7M in Grants for Protein Research
by | Jan 31, 2020
In this weekly roundup of research and development activity in North Texas, you'll also find out about DART receiving a federal grant to help in the fight against human trafficking.
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Atmos Energy Commits to Methane Emission Reduction by Joining ONE Future
by | Jan 31, 2020
Dallas-based Atmos has become part of a voluntary alliance of natural gas supply chain companies called Our Nation’s Energy Future Coalition.
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Engines, FinTech, Video Games: Dallas-Fort Worth Has Plenty of Growth Markets

by | Jan 30, 2020
Well-known or under the radar, these are technologies and companies that could become household names in our region.
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funding
Follow the Money: Mercado Labs Gets $3.2M, PLH Group Raises $25.7M, Three Agencies Merge to Form $500M Firm
by | Jan 30, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving businesses and organizations in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Hilltop Opportunity Partners, On the Road Lending, Mindstream Media, Southwest Media Group, Digital Addix, TPG Growth, Novaria Group, and Trilogy Circuits.
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Q+A: Rent My Wardrobe’s Rachel Sipperley Talks Company Culture and Female Empowerment
Sipperley's designer clothing rental app had a star-studded launch last year with the Real Housewives of Dallas in attendance (and with one as an investor). Since, she’s created a podcast called “The Female Founder” that encourages other women to take the entrepreneurial plunge.
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Matthews
International Developers: Meet Jack Matthews From London (Ontario), Canada
by | Jan 30, 2020
The developer behind South Side on Lamar and the Omni Dallas Hotel is continuing to plan new projects in Dallas.
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Karahan Legacy

International Developers: Meet Fehmi Karahan From Istanbul, Turkey

by | Jan 30, 2020
Karahan built one of North Texas' most-successful developments at Plano's Legacy West. Now he's working with Hunt Realty on the massive Fields development in Frisco.
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Moayedi
International Developers: Meet Mehrdad Moayedi From Tehran, Iran
by | Jan 30, 2020
After his successful redo of The Statler Hotel in downtown Dallas, Moayedi is now redeveloping Collin Creek Mall into a mixed-used development in Plano.
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Harwood Barbier-Mueller
International Developers: Meet Gabriel Barbier-Mueller From Geneva, Switzerland
by | Jan 30, 2020
Barbier-Mueller’s Harwood International currently has roughly 2 million square feet of space, and is known for building with unique, innovative, award-winning designs.
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International Influence: How 5 Local Developers Are Making a Mark on North Texas’ Skylines
by | Jan 30, 2020
Meet the visionary developers from around the world who are behind some of the region's most visible real estate projects. Their developments manifest the denser, mixed-use approach, which is simply a fact of life in their home countries.
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Seven DFW Leaders Selected as Presidential Leadership Scholars

by | Jan 29, 2020
The chosen scholars will travel across the nation to visit presidential centers and learn from former presidents and business and civic leaders.
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McKinney EDC Launches Innovation Fund for Tech Startups
by | Jan 29, 2020
Startups in a variety of sectors, from cybersecurity and fintech to SaaS and life sciences, are invited to apply online for the McKinney Economic Development Corporation's new Innovation Fund.
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Dallas Innovates 2020 Thought Leaders: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, C1 Innovation Lab
by | Jan 29, 2020
Q+A | Musings on innovation from the region's paradigm-shifting companies and organizations.
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Dallas Innovates 2020 Thought Leaders: Bank of Texas
by | Jan 29, 2020
Q+A | Musings on innovation from the region's paradigm-shifting companies and organizations.
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