Month: March 2021

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7-Eleven Opens Its First Corporate-Owned Drive-Thru With a Laredo Taco Company at an Evolution Store in Dallas

by | Mar 23, 2021
Coming to 7-Eleven's Evolution Store on Park Lane and Abrams Road is the first-ever Laredo Taco Company drive-thru restaurant. It marks the latest innovation at one of the Irving-based retailer's 'lab stores,' an experiential testing ground for patrons to try new concepts.
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Fasten Your Seatbelts: Arlington Launches First On-Demand Public Self-Driving Shuttle Service
by | Mar 23, 2021
The City of Arlington has partnered with Via, May Mobility, and UT Arlington to launch the RAPID pilot program, the first autonomous driving shuttle initiative to integrate with an existing public transportation service.
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Irving-Based Mobile Banking App Porte Donates To Charity on Behalf of Customers through New #DoortoChange Program
by | Mar 23, 2021
This mobile banking app was created by Populus Group Financial with a younger age group in mind. Porte works to combine convenience and the desire to help others.
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‘The Gin’: One of Dallas’ Oldest Buildings Enters a New Chapter With a Next-Gen Angle in Deep Ellum
by | Mar 23, 2021
Built in 1888, The Continental Gin Building in Deep Ellum was the largest cotton processing equipment manufacturing operation in the U.S. and has served as space for artists. Now "The Gin" has been reimagined as a hospitality-focused, mixed-use destination that can—once again—serve as a hub of innovation.
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Alexa, Let’s Chat: UT Dallas Is Part of a $500K Global Competition To Teach Amazon’s AI How To Make Small Talk

by | Mar 22, 2021
By creating conversational AI, Alexa could potentially help people who are suffering from anxiety and depression due to loneliness and provide greater accessibility for those who use assistive tech and language translation. Anyone can try out one of the nine teams' socialbots now by telling Amazon's AI, “Alexa, let’s chat.”
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Brand Builders: Leading CX Design Company Expands to Dallas
by | Mar 22, 2021
Arizona-based Tallwave provides customer experience (CX) solutions to strengthen ties with customers. It's a movement the design company sees accelerating post-pandemic.

CX, a relatively new term, is a broader form of UX that extends beyond the product. DFW was named top spot for UX professionals in a recent 2021 Jobs on the Rise report.
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DI People: Topgolf, ActivePure Technologies, and North Dallas Bank & Trust Co. Make Moves
by | Mar 19, 2021
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Skanska USA, Velocity Commerce Group, Munck Wilson Mandala, and UNT.
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TPG Launches New Initiative to Seed Diverse Investors and Entrepreneurs
by | Mar 18, 2021
TPG NEXT, launched with several new investments and partnerships, will provide flexible growth capital and operational resources to support women, people of color, and LGBTQ+.
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Landing Talent Amid COVID-19 and Beyond: HR Tech Startup in ‘Great Position’ to Make Hiring Easier on Everyone

by | Mar 18, 2021
From improving software tools and opening global data centers to acquiring three companies, OutMatch had a busy 2020 and is poised for more growth in 2021.
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Texas Blockchain Council and Chamber of Digital Commerce Develop Guide for State’s Adoption of the Technology
by | Mar 18, 2021
The nonprofit trade associations have released the Legislator's Toolkit for Blockchain Technology – Texas Edition to boost the adoption of blockchain across the state. It's the first step toward widespread adoption, and a way for legislators to see what resources are available to address the issues blockchain innovators are currently facing.
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Dallas’ Work Shield Upgrades its Technology to Continue Keeping Workplaces Safe
by | Mar 17, 2021
Portal 2.0 will offer several new features to upgrade incident reporting and culture data management.
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UWorld expands with the aim of making leaning easier
High-Stakes Exam Prep Company Expands With the Goal of ‘Making Really Hard Stuff Easy to Understand’
by | Mar 17, 2021
UWorld set “the gold standard” in the healthcare education industry. The company has grown its empire beyond healthcare to accounting, law, finance, pharmacy, and college prep.

Now Dr. Chandra Pemmasani and his team are applying their knack for teaching tough subjects to distance learning in public schools.
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Verizon Announces Women’s CoLab as Continued Commitment to Supporting Women Through Current ‘She-Cession’

by | Mar 17, 2021
A recent survey revealed that almost 30 percent of women in the Dallas area are concerned that the pandemic will impact their longterm career goals. In response to this and other findings, Verizon is launching a series of initiatives including Verizon Women’s CoLab, which is set to provide women with a digital space for professional development resources and networks.
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Dallas Invents: 129 Patents Granted for Week of March 2
by | Mar 16, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Accenture's development project blueprint and package generation, Amazon's automated gates to secure mobile carrier unit payloads, Capital One's machine-learning AI system for identifying vehicles, Corrino Holding's collaborative storytelling in a virtual space, Elbo's system for remote game access, Fevertags' livestock health monitoring system, Ford Global's delivery locker and assemblies, Hari Mari's footwear with enhanced toe post, National Presort's high-speed print-and-apply label applicator, and TI's authentication of networked devices with low computational capacity.
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Polte Partners with Deloitte To Develop a 5G-Enabled Smart Warehouse Prototype for the DoD
by | Mar 16, 2021
Addison-based Polte has teamed up with Deloitte to enhance the U.S. Department of Defense's logistic operations with secure and accurate visibility of its critical assets and inventory.

The project provides the groundwork for other expansions, all of which support the DoD's mission to maintain peace and strengthen national security.
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7T: Here’s Why Big-Name Companies Use This Dallas Firm to Lead Their Digital Transformation
by | Mar 16, 2021
7T, recently rebranded from SevenTablets, is a local software development firm that improves advanced technology for Fortune 500 companies and startups. But the team operates on a "business first, technology follows" mindset—because its employees, like President and COO Shane Long, have a passion for helping entrepreneurs grow and succeed. "It's not just let's pretty up the website," Long says. "Let's change your company."
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