A new partnership is bringing good spirits to Plano, UT Dallas is empowering young women to pursue math and science, and TickerTags tech company is checking Twitter to predict future trends.
Plano residents can say “Cheers!” to the launch of an on-demand alcohol delivery service in the area. The app Klink Delivery has partnered with Total Wine & More to bring a selection of drinks to Plano doorsteps within an hour. Customers can choose from more than 13,000 products, with a $5 delivery fee regardless of size. CultureMap Dallas has more on the service.
A robotic arm invention is sending a team of Richardson High School students to college. The team won first place at The Young Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Investigators Program, a year-long program aimed to inspire young women in the Dallas area to pursue careers in math and science fields. Their research culminated in a recent competition held at the University of Texas at Dallas, where the top three teams were awarded scholarships to the university. Their invention of a robotic arm using magnetic sensors could improve assembly line production and search-and-recovery operations.
Dallas-based tech company TickerTags is harnessing the power of social media to predict market trends. From summer blockbuster movies to the Brexit decision, TickerTags monitors key phrases used on the internet and on social platforms like Twitter. These “tags” are connected to investable companies, and this approach allows them to compile data more quickly than conventional research. Read more here about how this approach is expected to benefit investors.
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The office will focus on redevelopment efforts in priority areas throughout the city—including the West Spring Valley Corridor, the Richardson CORE District (downtown, Richardson Heights and Lockwood), and the recently created Richardson Innovation Quarter, also known as The Richardson IQ.
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With five new UT Dallas research centers, an extension of the university's Venture Development Center, and new attractions like TheLab makerspace, The IQ may just realize Richardson's vision to be "the premier tech hub in Texas."
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The Irving-based convenience store chain is partnering with robotics company Nuro to deliver goods to customers' doors in Mountain View, via autonomous Priuses. Nuro was the first autonomous vehicle company to receive a deployment permit from the California DMV in December 2020.
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The North Texas nonprofit will receive a half-million dollars from the Toyota USA Foundation to help increase the number of girls entering into a college-level STEM degree program.
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This Fort Worth Logistics and Moving Startup Delivered Free Firewood in DFW During the Winter StormsNow, Gozova has teamed with two other local businesses to help those close to home. On Saturday, Feb. 20, the trio will supply firewood at Tulips Fort Worth from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
