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Complexity Stars Launches in Frisco with Athletes from NFL, NBA, UFC, and WNBA

by | Nov 30, 2021
A star-studded lineup of pro athletes is just the beginning for Complexity Stars. The new division from Frisco-based Complexity Gaming plans to add music stars and other celebs to its fold. The goal: Amplify the brand power of top athletes and stars by connecting them with the $2.1 billion esports and game streaming universe.
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‘Gaming’s Biggest Night’: Plano‑Based Cinemark Will Screen The Game Awards Live December 9
by | Nov 23, 2021
The 8th annual Game Awards—called "the Oscars for the gaming world" by the New York Times, with over 83 million livestreams in 2020—will be shown live at select Cinemark theaters across the U.S. along with an advance screening of "The King's Man," an origin story for Matthew Vaughn's "Kingsmen" film series.
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Fort Worth Is One of Two U.S. Cities to Host Acclaimed ‘Attack on Titan’ Manga/Anime Exhibit
by | Nov 22, 2021
The gallery pop-up of work from series creator and artist Hajime Isayama represents the evolution of over a decade of storytelling that's obsessed fans worldwide. It can be seen December 3-5 at the Anime Frontier convention at Fort Worth Convention Center.
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I-35 Deck Park by Dallas Zoo Will Have Major Wow Factor—and a Driving Mission
by | Nov 22, 2021
"It's not an idea—it's happening," says April Allen, president of the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation. 

Southern Gateway Park will be an engineering marvel over I-35E, with five acres of wooded slopes, water features, rocky escarpments, a restaurant/retail complex hidden under a hilltop, and one of the most awesome kids' playgrounds in North Texas. But its greatest achievement may be to make Oak Cliff whole again—and to bring all of Dallas together.
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OpTic Gaming Merges With Envy Gaming to Form a Combined North Texas Esports Powerhouse

by | Nov 8, 2021
The deal brings together Hector “HECZ” Rodriguez and Mike “Hastr0” Rufail—the leaders of OpTic and Envy, respectively—who have been longtime friends and esports rivals.
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Pudu offers many commercial service robots. Free 1-week trials of the PuduBot food delivery robot (far right above) are being offered to Dallas restaurants for a limited time. [Image: Pudu Robotics]
Pudu Robotics Offers Free Trials of Its Food Delivery Robot to Dallas Restaurants
by | Nov 3, 2021
The free, one-week trial of the company's PuduBot food delivery robot is open to Dallas restaurants, cafes, hotels, offices, hospitals, and other catering operators for a limited time. The robot navigates around tables with 3D obstacle avoidance technology and SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping). Oh, and it can sing "Happy Birthday," too.
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Two Celebrated Golf Course Architects Are Turning a Frisco Landscape into PGA Masterpieces
by | Oct 27, 2021
Part of PGA Frisco's $500M+ "Silicon Valley of Golf," the championship-level courses will feature an East Course designed by Gil Hanse that's primed for marquee PGA tournaments. The West Course, designed by Beau Welling, is destined for smaller tournaments, PGA of America members, and everyday public duffers.
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Meet the Finalists: The Innovation Awards 2022, Presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEO
Now in its third year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors 78 disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for innovation in North Texas.
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Local Artist Couple Opens Community Art Space in a Century-Old Historic Fort Worth Home

by | Oct 20, 2021
Sedrick and Letitia Huckaby have unveiled Kinfolk House, a collaborative project space that embodies the intersection of artistry and culture in the Polytechnic Neighborhood, a predominantly Black and Latino area in Fort Worth.
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Red Bull Racing Show Run Roars Into Downtown Dallas’ Harwood District
by | Oct 15, 2021
Red Bull Racing is revving things up for the Formula 1 Aramco U.S. Grand Prix in Austin on Oct. 24—by holding a "Show Run" tomorrow in downtown Dallas. The four-hour, multi-format event features four rounds of Red Bull Racing car runs on a 640-meter track, plus an exotic car parade, a UT Arlington SAE self-built car run, Moto stunt riding, and more.
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High-Tech U.K. Bar Concept Electric Shuffle Is About to Slide Into Deep Ellum
by | Oct 8, 2021
Fresh from the London Bridge and Canary Wharf in London, the chain of bar-eateries "reimagines" shuffleboard with "unparalleled vision technology" for an immersive, highly social experience. Get your wrists ready for craft cocktails, pizza, munchables, and—most importantly—shufflin' your puck down the board.
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ICYMI 2021: The Q3 Archive
You’ve found Dallas Innovates’ archive of news briefs from July to September 2021.
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Invited CEO on Dallas as a ‘Golf Mecca,’ the $100M BigShots Golf Expansion, and How Tech Is Changing the Game

by | Sep 27, 2021
Dallas-based Invited is the #1 owner and operator of private golf and country clubs in the U.S. CEO David Pillsbury tells Dallas Innovates the trend toward tech and golf entertainment is attracting millennials, "democratizing" the sport, and growing his business. Now an $80M arrangement with VICI Properties is fueling a "steep" growth curve for Invited's BigShots venues.
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Changemakers Will Explore Transformational Leadership and Innovative Strategies at Virtual Summit
by | Sep 23, 2021
The free, half-day event focuses on the power of positive change and navigating these uncharted times. Capital One's Reimagine Communities Summit features a keynote from Valerie Jarrett, former senior advisor to President Obama, along with insights from a diverse cross-section of innovators, industry disruptors, and content experts.
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DFW Goes LEGO Crazy: From the Perot Museum to a 12-Year-Old Cedar Hill NASA Intern to a STEM-Loving Dallas Tech Star and More
by | Sep 16, 2021
Clack your way down this page to see the Perot Museum's LEGO skyscrapers; Arlington's viral, eye-popping LEGO city budget video; a 12-year-old LEGO-obsessed NASA intern prodigy; a "tech is sexy" Dallas native who starred on FOX TV's "LEGO Masters," and more!
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6 Dallas Innovators You Need to Know Today—and Why
by | Sep 2, 2021
Sally Beauty tapped its first-ever female CEO, NTT DATA gets a digital transformation leader, and more senior leadership moves this week.
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