The Allen Economic Development Corporation is charged with facilitating company relocations and assisting the expansion of existing businesses, which creates jobs and generates additional tax revenue for the community.
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In Dallas Innovates: The [Tech] Talent Issue, we heard from some of North Texas’ paradigm-shifting companies and organizations. These six local leaders discuss how to recruit and retain talent, predict future work trends, and more in our special advertising section. …
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 …
Dallas-based leaders T.D. Jakes and Hattie Hill announced the launch of the T.D. Jakes Foundation. Hill is being named as its CEO and president, while Jakes will serve as Chairman of the Board. The foundation’s goal is to build bridges …
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 …
Sharmista Dubey has been named CEO of Dallas-headquartered Match Group following the Jan. 28 announcement that Mandy Ginsberg will be leaving the company after 14 years. Dubey, who was Ginsberg’s longtime deputy, assumes her new role on March 1.
Ginsberg …
Last October, we told you OneDine was in the process of launching its Series A funding round. Now, the Plano-based restaurant tech startup has closed the round with $5 million in funding, which will allow it to extend the reach …
Yesterday, we published a story on seven societal trends ripe with opportunity, according to Anurag Jain of Dallas’ Perot Jain. When game-changing companies are in their earliest stages, he makes investments that could help them grow fast—backing dozens of …
Texas Woman’s University will host the Spring 2020 Symposium for the Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER) Center for Innovation Southwest (SCI-SW). This year’s theme will be Civic Science: The Impact on our Communities by Plastics in …
An incredibly fitting celebration last week anchored a day commemorating the grand opening of The Sinclair, a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel, in Fort Worth.
Widely known as a historic landmark near Sundance Square, The Sinclair was constructed in 1929 and …
Before Texas Instruments and Electronic Data Systems were multibillion-dollar giants, each started as somebody’s idea for a new business.
When game-changing companies are in their earliest stages of life, Anurag Jain makes investments in them that help them grow fast. …
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is seeking nominations for the 2020 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI). Awarded by the president of the United States, the NMTI is the nation’s highest honor for technological achievement.
First awarded …
Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas (WFSDallas) is one of the largest non-profit organizations in Dallas, braiding public and private resources in talent development for over 35 years! WFSDallas manages an extensive and inclusive workforce development system, complementing the robust economic development
Linux Academy is the premier hands-on online training platform for all skill levels to learn the latest cloud technologies. Since 2012 we’ve provided self-paced courses, access to expert training architects, a massive library of courses, and real scenario-based environments for
We provide immersive experiences that change lives. We’re a 13-week in-person coding bootcamp with a dedicated career support team. Our students are expected to learn the skills needed to apply for entry-level, full-stack development positions. Students are taught Git, JavaScript,
One of the main ways that we retain talent is by our very robust benefit plans that includes Healthcare, PTO, Holiday Pay and Matching 401k. We also offer a competitive Referral Bonus Program which
The top-ranked University of North Texas College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism (CMHT) is beginning renovations on a new multi-use event space located at the Denton town square.
The CoLaboratory at UNT on the Square hopes to be a community …
Fidelity Investments, the multinational financial services corporation, employs around 40,000 people. But by leveraging technology, Fidelity helps its people feel more at home.
“Organizations often start with the tech—in other words, “We need to get our employees onto XYZ tool,'” …
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 …
