Last year, minority guests made up 61 percent of Dallas Startup Week’s nearly 10,000 attendees.
In an effort to continue fostering connections between these minority business owners and entrepreneurs that tune in to DSW20, The DEC Network this year kicked off its event with Disrupt Dallas, a summit that serves as a celebration of those in the entrepreneurial ecosystem who are disrupting the diversity pipeline.
The pandemic put the work-from-anywhere trend into hyperdrive, although many businesses and schools were unprepared for the change.
But a few organizations had already made the leap into the online space with Walkabout Workplace, which places everyone in an organization—whether in an office or a school—into an elaborate virtual world, which has been called “coworking meets Ready Player One.”…
Heather Hildebrand, managing director for Accenture Interactive, and David Matthews, managing director of RevTech Ventures, imparted their perspectives on the ways in which a pandemic-induced recession will change the landscape for retail on the second day of Dallas Startup Week 2020.…
Anyone who has been in a car crash understands the resulting chaos. Few involved immediately dial 9-1-1 following the rush of adrenaline. Those lost seconds cost lives, according to at least one analysis.
More than 140 million Waze App users, meanwhile, constantly pump driving traffic and highway condition information into Waze, alerting peers in nearly real-time.…
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 tied to innovation and technology in the region.…
Dallas-headquartered Balfour and Kendra Scott hope to reinvent tradition by bringing together Balfour’s over 100 years of jewelry expertise with Kendra Scott’s fashion-forward designs as a 19-year-old accessories brand.
It’s a first of its kind collaboration for Austin-based Kendra Scott as its first design partnership.…
Earlier this year, global construction consultancy firm Linesight opened a new Dallas office. Now, the Dublin-headquartered company is further progressing its presence in the Central U.S. with 1.3 million square feet of new projects that value more than $600 million.
According to Linesight, Dallas-Fort Worth is the second-busiest construction market and second highest data center leasing market in the country.…
Following a series of exciting announcements—like partnering with Global Entrepreneurship Week and opening nominations for the State of Entrepreneurship awards—the DEC Network’s annual anchor event is finally here. Dallas Startup Week kicks off this Sunday, Aug. 30, with its first-ever virtual debut. …
Thomas Holland has a rule of thumb: “If it costs more to disinfect your facility than to clean your carpets, you’re likely getting ripped off,” the APEX Property Services CEO and founder says.
“$25,000 to disinfect an office building? Toxic chemicals sprayed in a daycare?…
A deadline is approaching rapidly for women and minorities—who are underrepresented in the Venture Capital industry—to apply for scholarships that will allow them to attend this fall’s VC University LIVE. The program, which is a crash course on how venture capital works, will be offered in a virtual format in conjunction with Southern Methodist University.…
Formally the location of the “Leaning Tower of Dallas,” The Central is now host to The Rooftop Cinema Club, a drive-in movie theater complete with a 52-foot screen with skyline views, safety measures, and contactless food and drinks. The drive-in movie series started on Aug.…
Allen ranks 28 percent higher in tech job concentration than the national average and Dallas-Fort Worth has the seventh-largest concentration of high-tech jobs in the U.S., according to the Allen Economic Development Corporation. With that being said, it should come as no surprise that a technology-focused hub is coming to Allen.…
Tyler Shin was born to a mother who ran restaurants in Seoul, Korea.
Growing up, he saw glimpses of the business. His mom came home overworked, and the day-to-day was often cumbersome and austere. It was an industry Shin swore he’d never get into.…
Building high performing teams through collaboration, with others being top of mind, takes a unique approach to bringing on the best and brightest talent. Axxess, the leading technology company for healthcare at home, has been using this focus on engaging with others to create a culture that is viewed nationally as a “Best Place to Work.”…
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 future economic growth, as well as the development of emerging markets and talent attraction. …
Although Dallas Startup Week 2020 will look different this year after its initial postponement in March and decision to go completely virtual in July, the sixth annual event looks to be bigger than ever. The DEC Network will still host its annual State of Entrepreneurship gathering, complete with an awards ceremony.…
Holly Reed has moved on from her role as managing director of External Affairs at Dallas-based Texas Central. She has been hired by global tax services and software provider Ryan as a principal and new practice leader of the firm’s U.S.
Texas Women’s Foundation is blazing a trail for its “legacy of inclusion” with its 47-member board that makes up one of the most diverse and powerful in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Dallas-based Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) today announced eight new board members set to serve three-year terms from 2020-2023.…
Dallas-Fort Worth closed out 2019 with robust economic growth and held its rankings as the top metro area in the U.S. for job growth and destination for corporate moves and expansions.
In 2019, McKesson and Core-Mark moved their Fortune 500 HQs to the Dallas region.…
Dallas-based biotech CerSci Therapeutics has been acquired in a $52.5 million deal that could net nearly $900 million more for its shareholders with milestones and royalties.
The clinical-stage biotechnology startup was acquired by ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, along with the worldwide rights to its portfolio of novel compounds for neurological conditions, which includes the startup’s non-opioid therapies for acute and chronic pain, the California-based public company announced today.…
