Month: May 2020

Dallas Invents: 148 Patents Granted for Week of May 5

by | May 20, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Bank of America's security keys for data security based on quantum particle states, Bell's ID tags for tracking manufacturing of aircraft parts, The University of Texas System's nanowire-based magnets, Boot Royalty's comfort system for cowboy and work boots, Shavelogic's magnetic attachment for shaving cartridge, Texas Instrument's failure detection in a radar system, Textron Innovations' modular refueling systems for aircraft, and Verizon's device for managing unmanned aerial vehicle flight data.
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Pandemic Spurs Workspace Architecture, Design Innovation
HKS President and CEO Dan Noble envisions the future of offices, sports, and more.
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A New Dallas-based Startup Aims to be the ‘Online Dating’ of Residential Real Estate
by | May 19, 2020
HomematchX, founded in January, recently launched its new platform to virtually streamline the real estate experience. And because the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the market, the team expects to thrive.
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‘Mompreneurs’ Discuss How They’re Making It Work Amidst a Pandemic

by | May 18, 2020
This year, mothers running their own businesses have been presented with a new element to contend with due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WEDallas Mompreneur Virtual Happy Hour speakers gave tips on how to deal with this and more during the annual event.
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AT&T Leads Initiative to Train Veterans to Fight Cybercrime, Protect U.S. Data Infrastructure
by | May 18, 2020
AT&T has teamed up with NPower to augment its curriculum to help train military veterans and their families for careers in the fast-growing cybersecurity field.
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‘This Name Better Represents What We Do’: Healthcare AI Startup Docsynk Rebrands As FelixHealthcare.AI
by | May 18, 2020
Felix—roughly defined as 'happy'—wants to make the healthcare journey happy and successful for all stakeholders. CEO
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DI People: Jacobs, Stream Data Centers, ECI Software Solutions, Make Moves
by | May 15, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Envision Dallas, AspireHR, Alpine Advanced Materials, PrimeMyBody, and more.
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Optym's Ravi Ahuja and Vic Keller

‘There’s More Opportunity in an Emerging Market’: Florida Tech Firm Optym is Relocating to North Texas

by | May 14, 2020
Optym, which uses optimization software solutions to make the transportation industry more efficient, plans to hire around 70 at its new HQ at Cypress Waters. Also located there will be the company's newly founded VC firm.
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Infogroup is Giving Government Agencies Data That Could Help COVID-19 Response
by | May 14, 2020
Through a partnership with Esri, Dallas-based Infogroup is providing business data that could help communities recover from the economic impacts of COVID-19.
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Economy in Brief: New Dallas Region Economic Report Shows Initial Impact of COVID-19
by | May 14, 2020
The report, released by the DRC and presented by Bank of America, offers data and analysis to help the business community make better-informed decisions and give the public a better understanding of more-vulnerable workers in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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CEC Entertainment's Chris Boult
Managing Madness with a Mentor: Meet CEC Entertainment’s Chris Boult
by | May 14, 2020
In this week's edition of 1:1 with The DEC, the CIO of CEC Entertainment, "pays it forward" with advice on how to perfect a pitch, develop ideas that resonate, and focus on the fundamentals of your business.
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Amazon’s Hiring 1,500 at a New Site in Oak Cliff, the First to Open in Texas During the Pandemic

by | May 13, 2020
The hiring process for the new fulfillment center will take place over the next eight weeks, starting at the NYLO Hotel in Las Colinas.
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A Newly Formed DFW Company is Making Equipment to Decontaminate N95 Masks With UV Light
by | May 13, 2020
Meet the group of North Texas innovators behind Hepius Equipment—and see why their onsite N95 mask decontaminator could be a gamechanger in battling coronavirus.
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Space Innovation: Hypergiant’s New AI-Driven Remote Satellite Operations (aka H.I.V.E.) Keeps Eyes on the Sky
by | May 12, 2020
CEO Ben Lamm says the mission control software can operate entire satellite constellations from mobile phones in the field. That remote capability is particularly important for critical operations at government and commercial flight operation centers in a pandemic.
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Catapult Health Creates Return-To-Work Programs To Ease Employees’ COVID-19 Concerns
by | May 12, 2020
The Dallas-based healthcare provider hopes to help mitigate risks while easing employee uncertainty as people begin to return to work amid health and safety concerns.
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