Lauren Hawkins joined Dallas Innovates as its Research and Content Strategist in June 2019. Before that, she was an editorial intern for the publication. She graduated from Southern Methodist University with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and English as well as a minor in Latin.
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- Major Merger: Dallas-Headquartered AT&T’s WarnerMedia To Combine with Discovery in $43B DealMay 17
- Women & Wealth: TechFW Teams Up With Cowtown Angels, TWU, and TWF on Inaugural Event to Increase Investment in Female-Led VenturesMay 12
- Coming Soon: An NFT Art Gallery is Popping Up IRL in DallasMay 11
- Going for a Spin: Ford’s E-Scooter Unit Showcases AI-Powered Tech in DallasMay 6
- Virtual Knockout: Digital Fight Club Plans To Redefine Online Events Through Its 2021 Dallas EditionMay 3
- Reflect Systems Launches Innovation Lab and ‘Zero Touch’ Tech for Interactive In-Store ExperiencesApr 29
- Two Years In: Rosy Wellness Evaluates the Gaps in Women’s Sexual Health and the Dallas Startup’s Success in Filling ThemApr 20
- Two Dallas Companies Make Deloitte and Wall Street Journal’s Second Annual U.S. Best Managed Companies ListApr 19
- SMU Researchers Create a Patent-Pending System To Speed Up the Drug Discovery Process By MonthsApr 15
- The Digital Divide is Real. AT&T Commits $2 Billion To Bridge the Broadband Connectivity GapApr 14
- Alexa, Let’s Chat: UT Dallas Is Part of a $500K Global Competition To Teach Amazon’s AI How To Make Small TalkMar 22
- New Dallas-Headquartered Tech Company Aiden Unveils ‘Blockbuster’ Expert-Filled Advisory BoardFeb 17
- D CEO’s Upcoming Event to Feature Female Tech and Innovation LeadersFeb 11
- A UT Southwestern Machine Learning Algorithm Finds COVID-19 Cases Significantly Higher Than ReportedFeb 8
- Hubert Zajicek: The U.S. Is ‘Unique in its Ability to Enable Innovators to Execute on Ideas’Feb 8
- XR Sports Group To Partner with Southwestern Athletic Conference as its Official Esports Tech ProviderFeb 4
- Cyber Group Hires Its First Chief Innovation Officer for New Innovation LabFeb 2
- The Dallas Foundation Grants $150K to Nine Nonprofits Making a Local ImpactJan 28
- RollKall Launches ‘One-Stop Shop’ Feature on Platform Connecting Law Enforcement Officers to Off-Duty JobsJan 26
- A UT Dallas Graduate Student Creates First Rapid-Testing Sepsis SensorJan 25
- UT Dallas Computer Scientists Create Video Game Mechanism To Detect CheatingDec 22
- Hypergiant Industries Adds Former WiPro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala to its Executive Advisory BoardDec 21
- Richardson-Based Mavenir Creates New Business Unit to Accelerate the Remote Radio EcosystemDec 17
- A Dallas Love Field Parking Garage is the Dallas Mavericks’ Newest Fan Thanks to a Local ArtistDec 17
- Capital Factory Announces $100K Investment Challenge for Annual Black in Tech SummitDec 16
- ‘The River Always Wins’: Dallas Conservationist David Marquis’ Essay on Water is a Metaphor for Hope and ProgressDec 15
- Toyota Motor North America Advances Fuel Cell Electric Tech on Heavy-Duty Truck PrototypeDec 14
- Fort Worth-Based Structural & Steel Products Acquired by Houston Private Investment FirmDec 10
- Reliant Donates $50K to Support a Fort Worth-Based Nonprofit’s Leadership Program for At-Risk BoysDec 9
- TechFW’s ThinkLab Startup Accelerator Will Expand to Dallas in Partnership with Pegasus Park Next MonthDec 8
- Match Group To Improve Dating Safety Features Through RAINN PartnershipDec 7
- Two Dallas Startups To Pitch in $2M Competition for Black FoundersDec 1
- Berkshire Biomedical Wants To Transform Virtual Patient Care through Novel Medication-Administering DeviceNov 24
- Dallas’ Signify Health Acquires Tech Company PatientBlox To Accelerate Value-Based Care TransitionNov 23
- 2020 Big Idea Competition Winners Announced, X-Nerve Takes Home the $100K PrizeNov 19
- Irving-Based RollKall Acquires Fellow Off-Duty Security Provider Cover Your AssetsNov 17
- Capital Factory Bids Farewell to its Dallas Office. But the Texas Startup Manifesto Goes Beyond Space, says VP Bryan ChambersNov 16
- Who Pushes Our Buttons Better Than Our Family? A Dallas Organization Wants To Keep Harmony in the Holiday Nov 16
- Amazon Launches In-Garage Grocery Delivery, Expands Package Delivery in Dallas-Fort WorthNov 12
- SKU DFW To Feature Inaugural Consumer Packaged Goods Startup Cohort at Virtual ShowcaseNov 11
- Nonprofit Expands Loans and Financial Coaching to Texan Families Through JPMorgan Chase’s $700K CommitmentNov 10
- Plano-Based Founder of Purpose Tea Part of ‘Female Founder Finder’ Packaging Initiative by Frito-Lay BrandOct 28
- Health Wildcatters Co-Founder and CEO Hubert Zajicek To Receive 2020 Dennis K. Stone AwardOct 27
- My Possibilities MPact Company Soap Hope Moves to Plano with New CenterOct 21
- Innovative Spaces: My PossibilitiesOct 21
- 7 DFW-Based Companies Land on the 2020 Texan by Nature List for Conservation and Sustainability EffortsOct 20
- Healthcare Company MediBookr Closes Bridge Round, Raises Total Funding to $3.3MOct 20
- INTRUSION Seeks Executive Hires to Support Cybersecurity Firm’s GrowthOct 19
- Tech-Centric Timmy Awards Announces Winners of First Annual Dallas EventOct 15
- Meet the Finalists: The Innovation Awards 2021, Presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEOOct 13
- The Coupon Industry is Big. And The Coupon Bureau is Changing the Game Using Dallas-based Hedera’s TechSep 24
- Hypergiant Industries Brings on Former IBM General Manager Mohammed Farooq as Global CTOSep 22
- Southwest Transplant Alliance’s Recovery Center Gets $1.3M in its First ‘Backyard Support’Sep 21
- #HackTheCulture: Impact Ventures Debuts Hackathon Series Focused on Social JusticeSep 17
- Global Tech Company Shokworks Inc to Move HQ from Miami to DallasSep 3
- Swiss American CDMO Nearly Doubles Manufacturing and Distribution with New Carrollton FacilitySep 1
- Kendra Scott Partners with Dallas’ Balfour in its First-Ever Brand CollaborationAug 27
- Allen Tech Hub Among City’s 2 Million Square Feet of New Commercial Development Aug 26
- Nominate an Entrepreneur for Dallas Startup Week’s State of Entrepreneurship Awards by FridayAug 25
- Mark Cuban Foundation Offers Free AI Bootcamps Through Partnerships with Walmart, Elevate, and HeadstormAug 24
- Women Who STEAM Awards Luncheon to Honor Eight Diverse Local Female STEAM LeadersAug 19
- Toyota Motor North America Makes Four Executive Moves on its Automotive Operations TeamAug 18
- DDI Foundation Donates $300K for West End Park Water Feature That Changes With the WeatherAug 18
- Robinhood Closes $200M Series G to Improve Core Product and Customer ExperienceAug 17
- North Texas Teens Match ‘Bigs’ With ‘Minis’ to Fight Social IsolationAug 13
- Education On Trend: Oak Cliff’s Momentous School Launches Bitmoji Classrooms for Virtual LearningAug 12
- Fast-Growing Trading App Robinhood Invests in Southlake Expansion, Plans HiresAug 11
- McKinney Startup Expands Crowdsourced Delivery for Healthcare Supplies Through Innovation GrantAug 10
- AT&T Commits $10M in Support of Black and Underserved CommunitiesJul 30
- The Show Must Go On: Dallas Startup Week 2020 Is Going VirtualJul 23
- Toyota Motor North America Makes Five Executive Changes to Social Innovation, Toyota de Mexico OperationsJul 22
- Nanoscope Therapeutics Closes Series A, Names Alvaro Guillem as ChairmanJul 21
- Five Impact Organizations Move to the Water Cooler at Dallas’ Future-Focused Pegasus ParkJul 16
- Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in JuneJul 1
- Dallas’ Carpenter Plaza Expansion Will Make It the Largest Park in the Downtown CoreJun 24
- SMU Partners with 2U and Over 30 Universities to Launch $3M Scholarship FundJun 17
- AECOM, AT&T, Toyota, and More Partner on Dallas’ First Climate Action PlanJun 10
- Feed the Front Line and Soulgood Partner with DISD to Feed Southern Dallas FamiliesJun 4
- Capital Factory Launches $100K Human Performance Challenge for Tech StartupsJun 2
- You’re Working From Home. AT&T Wants to Help Your Internet Handle It With a New Enterprise-Level SolutionJun 1
- Uber Receives Three-Year Contract to Supplement DART Microtransit ServiceMay 28
- Revive Dallas Small Business Relief Fund to Provide $5M for EntrepreneursMay 27
- Inc. Names 14 North Texas Companies to the Best Workplaces 2020 ListMay 21
- ‘Mompreneurs’ Discuss How They’re Making It Work Amidst a PandemicMay 18
- Dallas’ Paul Quinn, JPMorgan Chase Join More Than 20 Black Leaders in a Virtual Celebration for GradsMay 13
- Catapult Health Creates Return-To-Work Programs To Ease Employees’ COVID-19 ConcernsMay 12
- Virtual Education: Dallas-based National Math and Science Initiative Launches Free STEM Video LessonsMay 11
- To the Moon: NASA Johnson Space Center Awards Jacobs a $478M Contract ExtensionMay 6
- Take Command Health Hires Kyle Estep as its Business Development DirectorMay 6
- Study Says: Dallas Biotech’s Antimicrobial Coating Linked with Health Care-Associated Infection ReductionMay 4
- 7-Eleven Partners With Postmates, DoorDash, and Google for Delivery ExpansionApr 29
- Study: Bottle Rocket Finds Quick Service Restaurants Remain In DemandApr 27
- ‘Work Spacing’ the Workspace: Vari Renovates HQ, Develops New Products in Response to COVID-19Apr 23
- Trinity Park Conservancy Program Places Among Texan by Nature’s 2020 Conservation WranglersApr 20
- Kimberly-Clark Foundation and the Falk Family Donate $1M to United Way Covid-19 FundApr 16
- Social MPact: Dallas eRetailer Soap Hope Merges With Plano Nonprofit My PossibilitiesApr 15
- ‘An Avenue Back to Normalcy’: Neighborhood Goods Plans Free Store Space for Businesses Affected by COVID-19Apr 9
- EarthX’s First Virtual E-Capital Summit Goes Public and It’s Free (But Don’t Miss the Deadline)Apr 9
- Grant Halliburton Foundation and Dallas County Medical Society Provide Mental Health Resources for Healthcare WorkersApr 8
- DI People: Learfield IMG College, ThinkWhy, and TeamSupport Make Leadership MovesApr 7
- ‘3 Parts Hope, 2 Parts Capital Preservation’: How Dallas-based LinedanceAI is Building the Next Data Frontier from Human Movement NowApr 3
- Phishing Spike: As the COVID-19 Crisis Continues, Cyberattacks Are on the RiseApr 2
- #SaaSTalentNow: Gregslist Launches List to Highlight Local Tech Talent Seeking JobsMar 27
- BuzzBallz Joins the Fight Against COVID-19 Through Hand Sanitizer ProductionMar 25
- Dallas Native’s Everlywell Releases First At-Home COVID-19 Test RolloutMar 24
- Dallas Native’s Everlywell Releases First At-Home COVID-19 Test RolloutMar 20
- Look at Some Major Local Winners From AAF Dallas’ 2020 American Advertising AwardsMar 18
- Best Foot Forward: Maija Benincasa’s High-Tech Heels Combine Luxury with ComfortFeb 21
- Q+A: ThinkWhy’s Co-Founder, President, and COO on Labor Market Economics and Talent StrategyFeb 6
- Connect and Unite at DSW20: Registration for Dallas Startup Week 2020 is Now OpenFeb 5
- A Baker’s Dozen: Dallas Innovates’ Most Popular Stories of 2019Dec 20
- Dallas Startup Week is Moving to the CedarsDec 4
- Cirque du Soleil Co-founder to Showcase Pyramid-Shaped Entertainment Venue in DFWNov 26
- SoGal Foundation’s Global Pitch Competition Announces Dallas Regional FinalistsNov 21
- Complexity Gaming Partners with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’ Extra Life ProgramNov 6
- Ex-Infusionsoft, Scaling Point Exec Manages Extensive DFW Software Company ListNov 1
- Eight North Texas Leaders Make the 2020 HITEC 100 ListOct 22
- AIA Dallas Honors Eight Projects with 2019 Design AwardsOct 14
- Entrepreneur Vic Keller Talks STATinMED Research’s Role in HealthcareOct 10
- The Future of Uber’s Self-Driving Vehicles in DallasOct 9
- Inspire Frisco is Bringing Together 12 Texas Universities Through Tech EventOct 8
- Tech to Table: OneDine’s App-Based Restaurant SolutionOct 7
- Codeup Set to Open Dallas CampusOct 1
- How Award-Winning Author Elizabeth Dyer Made a Name for Herself—the Digital WaySep 27
- Fort Worth-Based PMG Expands its Uptown Office, Tripling the Dallas TeamSep 25
- Systum Places First in Distribution Software Platform RankingSep 24
- Meet Hasith Vattikuti: One of Two DFW-Based Breakthrough Junior Challenge SemifinalistsSep 10
- Meet Shruti Siva: One of Two DFW-Based Breakthrough Junior Challenge SemifinalistsSep 10
- Two North Texas Students Reach Semifinal Round of Breakthrough Junior ChallengeSep 5
- ‘Our Best Product Yet’: Hypergiant Has Futuristic Helmet in the WorksAug 30
- Education: TI Grants $7M for STEM, AT&T Foundation Donates to UTD, TSU Opens $40M Building in Fort WorthAug 26
- Midlothian ISD Invests in Entrepreneurial Students’ FuturesAug 23
- Dallas to Bring Leaders Together from Major DFW Corporations at the Hispanic Leadership SummitAug 22
- How FC Dallas Players Are Changing the Game With TechnologyAug 19
- The Rankings Are In: Rapidly Rising Revenues Put DFW Companies on National ListsAug 16
- Coming Soon: Dallas’ First-Ever Walk Against HateAug 15
- It’s Alive: ‘Dallas’ First Living Mural’ Gets Installed in UptownAug 14
- Get the Scoop on DizziBrands’ First Store Location Featuring Boozy BitesAug 9
- Toyota Forms Two Partnerships to Further Robot InitiativeAug 8
- 6DOS Exits Stealth With a ‘One-of-a-Kind B2B Tool’Aug 7
- K2View Expands Data Management Company’s International FootprintAug 2
- Dallas-Based Video Game Startup Develops Super Mario Maker-esque GameJul 15
- Esports Meets Education: UIL Considers Proposal to Sanction Competitive Gaming in Texas High SchoolsJul 12
- Dallas-Based Streaming Channel Gives Viewers a Taste of TexasJun 21
- Take a Closer Look at DreamHack Dallas 2019 with DHD Films’ Gigapixel PhotosJun 14
- Immortals Gaming Club Acquires Frisco’s OpTic Gaming in Multi-Million Dollar DealJun 12
- Kimberly O’Neil Shares Business Expertise Through New Social Innovation Startup Founders SummitJun 10
- Photo Recap: Dallas Hosts its First DreamHack FestivalJun 3
- DreamHack Hosts Its Largest U.S. Event Yet in DallasMay 31
- By Veterans, For Veterans: DFW Social Startup Builds Eco‑Friendly Container HomesMay 29
- DISCOTECH: Meet Sweet Tooth Hotel’s Newest Art InstallationMay 23
- Meet the ‘Mompreneurs’ Making Frisco a Business IncubatorMay 10
- How One Dallas Company is Changing the VR Game with Foot-Operated Controller PatentMay 10
- Public Art Initiative Fills Dallas District with Murals to ‘Enhance the Uptown Experience’May 3
- Innovative Texas Airport Apprenticeship Announced at Dallas Fort Worth InternationalApr 30
- Photo Gallery: North Texas Hosts the First Home Games in Esports History During a Sold-Out WeekendApr 29
- How These North Texas Leaders are Spearheading a Sustainable Future With a New Regional CoalitionApr 22
- Project Pachinko: Van’s Kitchen Invests Millions in Tech to Perfect Egg RollsApr 17
- Fort Worth’s ‘First Justice Enterprise’ Empowers Women Through EmploymentApr 16
- Dwell with Dignity Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Home Decor Pop-Up ShopApr 4
- Industry Professionals Tackle the Lack of Available Cybersecurity TalentApr 2
- HGTV Builds Innovative Smart Home in Roanoke Ahead of GiveawayApr 2
- Winter is Coming to Dallas With the Game Of Thrones Augmented Reality ExperienceMar 29
- Michaels Launches ‘First-of-its-Kind’ In-Store Makerspaces NationwideMar 26
- Dallas VideoFest’s AltFiction Winners and Next Season’s $10K GrantMar 21
- Photo Recap: Innovate(her) Conference Sparks Innovative Thinking in Middle School GirlsFeb 25
- Dallas’ Devilish Whiskey Distillery to Expand Nationwide in 2019Feb 20
- Dallas Startup With the ‘World’s First Transparent Marketplace’ Helps Businesses Cut CostsFeb 14
- Don Morphy Becomes First Dallas Menswear Label to Win Rising Star AwardJan 29
- Feast Your Eyes on This: Dallas’ Unicorn-Themed Dessert BarJan 28
- Dallas-based Arfinn Med Launches ‘First-Ever’ Clinician-Based Medical Cannabis PortalJan 25
- Restaurant with a Purpose Pops Up in DallasDec 20
- Look Inside: Travel Startup The Guild is Creating Hotels of the FutureDec 7
- 29 Acres to Fill a ‘Need in North Texas’ with Innovative Autism CommunityDec 4
- ‘Moms in Law’ Unites Female Lawyers in North Texas for Support, NetworkingNov 29
- ‘Ladies First’ Dating Application Is Making Romance PoliticalNov 27
- Denton-Based Kubos Corp. Launches Software into Space for the First TimeNov 20
- Cultivating the Next Generation:
The Kidpreneur Expo and The DFW Children’s Business FairNov 16 - Dallas Nonprofits To Compete for Funding at Fast Pitch 2018Nov 15
- Educator to EdTech CEO: Edmentum’s Jamie Candee Talks Converging Career PathsNov 12
- Egg Pods & Noise-Fighting Felt: Fräsch is ‘Not Your Typical Furniture Company’Nov 9
- Impact House’s New #HackTheCulture Networking Series To Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the WorkplaceNov 6
- Socially Conscious Food Distributor FoodMaven is Expanding to DallasOct 18
- Pei Wei Pokes at Panda, Hopes to Be “The Wei Forward” With Clean-Label InitiativeOct 15
- TXMPA Impact Awards To Honor Dallas Film, TV ProductionsOct 9
- Fighting Addiction with Exercise: The Phoenix Gym Comes to DallasOct 5
- If You Can’t Take the Heat, Plant More Trees: The Cool and Connected Oak Cliff ProjectOct 5
- Role Models “Find Their Inner Rebel” at RebelCon 2018Oct 2
- Workforce of the Future: How Companies Should Handle ‘Onboarding’ in the Gig EconomySep 27
- B Lab Names Social Impact Architects a “Best for the World” CompanySep 25
- Inaugural Esports Event OP Live Changes the Game for DallasSep 20
- Hip Hop Architecture Camp Will Help Kids Find Their Rhythm in DallasSep 14
- Bringing Education Outdoors: Dallas Arboretum Receives $50,000 for STEM Education ProgramSep 13
- SMU to Host First Ever Historians of Eighteenth-Century Art and Architecture ConferenceSep 12
- A Celebration of Literature: International Festival Comes to DallasSep 6
