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Month: September 2020
Poo-Pourri and Alive OS founder Suzy Batiz [Photo: SuzyBatiz.com]
Jeff Berry Becomes New CEO of Poo~Pourri as Founder Suzy Batiz Steps Down
by Alex Edwards | Sep 30, 2020
The brains behind Poo~Pourri, Suzy Batiz, will move into the role of chairwoman and chief visionary officer. She remains the 'creative force' behind the business.
by Alex Edwards |
Sep 30, 2020
In her new role, Latosha Herron-Bruff will build on the chamber's years-long efforts to grow and promote underserved areas as attractive places to live, work, and do business.
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by Riley Farrell |
Sep 30, 2020
The fast-growing company, founded in 2016, has acquired and integrated five companies into a single entity to deliver data-driven solutions for senior living. Most recently that was Luna Lights, which makes trip-tracking tech for seniors.
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by Chantal Canales |
Sep 30, 2020
What Crow calls a "game-changer" is new streaming service EarthxTV, which features original programming from environmental leaders for free.
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Pet carrier car seat, US Patent 10,772,288; assigned to Doskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 15
by Quincy Preston | Sep 30, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: BlackBerry's method for managing local emergency numbers, Dell's information handling system for eye-tracking data, Doskocil's pet carrier car seat, Enseo's method for making reservations, Facebook's location-based content aggregation and distribution, Frito-Lay's apparatus for production of snack food pellets, Mazor Robotics' global spinal alignment method, and Novartis' cancer biomarkers predictive of therapeutic responsiveness.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 29, 2020
The Founder Institute, which bills itself as the largest pre-seed startup accelerator in the world, is adding Dallas to its list of chapters in more than 225 cities. Applications for technology companies are now open, and a few notable local founders and CEOs have already signed on as mentors.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 29, 2020
The raise puts Alkami's total funding at more than $400 million. It comes at a time when the cloud-based digital banking solutions provider is nearing 10 million digital users.
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by Michael Wood |
Sep 29, 2020
State and regional education leaders discussed sustained investment in public education, COVID-19 response, and next steps in the virtual 2020 State of Public Education event.
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Cohort Kickoff: Meet the 6 Inaugural Startups in Denton’s AccelerateHER Incubator
by Chantal Canales | Sep 28, 2020
The collaboration between Texas Woman’s University Center for Women Entrepreneurs and Stoke will help six startups in their early-stage development. The program officially kicks off on Oct. 1.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 28, 2020
The wristwatch-like device demonstrated by UT Dallas bioengineers monitors sweat for biomarkers that could signal flare-ups of inflammatory bowel disease.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 28, 2020
The funding from the philanthropic arm of Toyota USA will provide virtual learning resources for more than 350,000 students at schools in 13 states. In North Texas, that includes the Dallas Independent School District, Plano Independent School District, and Dallas-based Uplift Education.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 28, 2020
The Dallas-based beauty company, founded by original glass ceiling-breaker Mary Kay Ash more than 56 years ago, sponsored 25 girls from underserved areas around Dallas to participate in the Boss Club Foundation's 2020 Summer Entrepreneurship Program.
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Danielle V., a solutions specialist at Verizon, felt ready to begin her new job after just a few days of retraining. [Image: Courtesy Verizon via YouTube]
How Verizon Retrained Nearly 20,000 Workers to Avoid Layoffs
by Michael Wood | Sep 28, 2020
Through a robust retraining program, Verizon aimed to meet customer needs and ensure employee well-being during the global pandemic.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 25, 2020
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from the Center For BrainHealth, Mitel, PestRoutes, Animal Supply Company, and more.
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by Dave Moore |
Sep 25, 2020
The Sept. 30 deadline looms for the Microsoft community skills grant that's open to Black-led nonprofits. Up to 50 organizations will receive up to $100,000 over three years for training purposes.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 24, 2020
After acquiring E Source in 2019, the private equity firm has closed on the fifth add-on to the utility market intelligence platform.
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