UPTOWN’S CRESCENT TURNS 30; JASON WITTEN ADDS TECH TO FOOTBALL CAMP; NEW PATENT OFFICE COULD JUMPSTART INNOVATION
Every day, Dallas Innovates staffers scan websites looking for the most interesting, important, and unusual stories about innovation and creativity. Here are three we thought you’d like:
The Crescent helped transform Uptown into into the real estate powerhouse it is today. However, when it opened 30 years ago the landscape looked much different. Take a look back at how the development impacted the bits of land north of downtown Dallas from the Dallas Morning News.
Looking for ways to keep your kids busy this weekend? How about football and app building? The Star-Telegram reports that Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is pairing a little technology with his football camp held Sunday at Liberty Christian School in Argyle. After the camp, which is for kids in grades 1-8, some participants will stay for an app building competition that is part of the Tata Consultancy Services’ goIT student technology awareness program.
Could a new regional office make it easer to secure patents? Time will tell. In 2011, President Obama signed a law which focused on speeding up the patent application process by opening up four new regional offices across the country. In November, the final regional office opened in downtown Dallas. Learn more about how it aims to be a catalyst to innovation from D Magazine.
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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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The report puts Dallas-Fort Worth at No. 8 for job growth in high-tech software and services, with an increase rate of 12.7 percent for the past two years.
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Florida-based American Landmark, which owns and manages around 16 high-quality apartment communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, is partnering with Urban Teachers to provide affordable apartments for up to 128 of the nonprofit’s Dallas educators in the nonprofit’s residency program.
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Founded in 2016, Momentum—whose CEO is on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list—is a lithium-ion battery recycling company. It's developed a patented battery recycling technology in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Lab and Halliburton Labs. The investment will help Momentum build its first two battery recycling plants.
