In this Q&A, Doug Villone, Managing Director and Head of U.S Operations for Marcus by Goldman Sachs, describes the firm’s transition of one of its primary call centers in Richardson to remote work, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. …
In this Q&A, Doug Villone, Managing Director and Head of U.S Operations for Marcus by Goldman Sachs, describes the firm’s transition of one of its primary call centers in Richardson to remote work, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. …
For those who are looking to move during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to take numerous health and safety precautions. Even during the season of quarantine, stay-at-home orders, and social distancing, life goes on. For those who already had …
In an effort to spread joy during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Dallas-based Equest wants to help people videobomb their next meeting with some unlikely special guests—their horses.
Equest has made its 30 therapy horses available to make cameos on video …
For nearly two decades, High-Tech High Heels (HTHH) has been dedicated to increasing the number of young girls in STEM. Now, the Dallas-based nonprofit is ramping up efforts with the hiring of seven new directors to its Texas Chapter’s Board …
Dallas-based RefineRE, a proptech company made up of longtime industry leaders, has announced an acquisition that will add to its corporate real estate industry-leading benchmarking data and services.
In acquiring BenchCore LLC, RefineRE said its robust platform for corporate real
Dallas-based biotech Taysha Gene Therapies has emerged out of stealth with a $30 million Series A and a new strategic partnership with UT Southwestern. The company aims to end severe and life-threatening diseases of the central nervous system caused by …
7-Eleven is looking to serve the needs of its customers better while many Americans are under stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, so it’s expanding its delivery footprint through Postmates, DoorDash, and Google.
“How convenience is defined is completely different today than …
The City of Dallas’ Office of Innovation—with feedback and support from Dallas County, academic institutions, and the DFW Hospital Foundation—has launched a myriad of data-driven initiatives that it says will aid in responding to the global pandemic.
The goal is …
Richardson-headquartered Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP (BAL), one of the top global corporate immigration law firms, has launched a new tool intended to demystify misconceptions around immigration.
“Ellie”—named for the historic Ellis Island—is a first for the industry. The chatbot …
Atos, a European information technology services and consulting giant, has been awarded a multi-year contract with its home state in the U.S.
Atos North America, headquartered in Irving, has signed a contract with the State of Texas’ Department of Information …
Linear Labs, the Fort Worth-based smart electric motor maker, is making its technology available to anyone—regardless of order size—for the first time.
The HET MM17555 motor, which Linear Labs refers to as The Honey Badger, will provide a competitive advantage …
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) has released a new report showing that information technology employment in the U.S. has reached around 12.1 million workers. That means the decade ended with an expansion of 2.3 million jobs. And, the …
An airborne bug like the new coronavirus could quickly spell the end of large group activities like marathons and triathlons, and the companies that plan them.
So, when COVID-19 hit and bans on activities occurred in March, Dallas-based ACTIVE Network…
The ongoing pandemic has affected every industry in some way and the restaurant industry is no different. Bottle Rocket got a closer look at the state of the latter by surveying more than 500 people nationwide on topics such as …
Two Dallas-based leaders in education—Big Thought and Dallas City of Learning—have launched an online learning hub with hundreds of free programs from major local companies and organizations.
Boeing, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, the Dallas Holocaust and Human …
While medical professionals everywhere have been hard at work for months searching for a cure to the COVID-19 virus, an unlikely industry has emerged to join the fight: the video game community.
A new effort from BALANCED Media|Technology (BALANCED) and …
People don’t usually think of health care as a creative field. In some ways it’s not—diagnosing disease and crafting care plans rely on following well-established best practices.
“Providers lean on best practices, guidelines, protocols and algorithms to identify treatment plans …
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 the people moves …
Despite the COVID-19 crisis resulting in around 95 percent of Vari’s employees to work from home, CEO and Co-founder Jason McCann and his team have been anything but stagnant. Vari, which may be best known for its disruptive standing desks, …