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The Greater Dallas Planning Council Announces Urban Design Award Winners

by | Nov 27, 2018
The Urban Design Awards recipients will be honored Dec. 4 at Fair Park’s Briscoe Carpenter Center.
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Introducing Crypto Fitness Gamification: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Tony G. from Lympo celebrate the U.S launch of Lympo, the nation's first blockchain fitness app, in partnership with the Dallas Mavericks, at the Dallas Mavericks' Lympo Practice Facility in Dallas, Texas on Friday, Nov. 16. [Photo: Peter Larsen]
ICYMI: Mavs x Lympo Blockchain Fitness App; Nokia, AT&T, Jaunt Augment Reality; Roger Wilco Announces ICO
by | Nov 17, 2018
From retail disruptors (Neighborhood Goods, Sam's Club, The Container Store) to kudos (UTD, The Trade Group, Deloitte's Technology Fast 500) to the weekly Top 10 (Mary Kay's 'R3'), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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Photo Tour: Grand Prairie ‘Reimagines Recreation’ With the Grand Opening of The Epic
by | Nov 16, 2018
The newest addition to the 172-acre EpicCentral is a 120,000-square-foot fitness, arts, and entertainment facility dubbed The Epic. Before the grand opening this weekend, check out a sneak peek of noteworthy feature—from the culinary kitchen to the digital media studios to the artists' residences.
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Cultivating the Next Generation:
The Kidpreneur Expo and The DFW Children’s Business Fair
by | Nov 16, 2018
Kids with big ideas share their entrepreneurial spirit at these free events on Nov. 17.
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ICYMI: Microsoft & Walmart Team on Dallas Cloud Factory, Health Wildcatters Pitch Day, StackPath Signs Cybersecurity Tech Accord

by | Nov 10, 2018
From business bytes (Mary Kay, Nexeon MedSystems, Children's Health) to impact (Paige Chenault is named Women of the World 'Mother of Invention') to the weekly Top 10 (JPMorgan Chase’s ‘Super Day’), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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furniture
Egg Pods & Noise-Fighting Felt: Fräsch is ‘Not Your Typical Furniture Company’
by | Nov 9, 2018
Fräsch's modern office furniture designs may look like they're straight out of Europe, but the company — and its noise-absorbing products — is from Grand Prairie.
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inner city
Inner City 100: How 8 North Texas Businesses Benefit Low‑Income Areas
by | Nov 7, 2018
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City rewards fast-growing businesses that create employment in urban areas with high poverty rates. Eight North Texas companies made this year's list.
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Scenes from Aurora Dallas 2018
by | Nov 5, 2018
Light it up: Aurora illuminated downtown Dallas this weekend with its public exhibitions of light, video, and sound. People were able to view and interact with 17 installations, all exploring what the future of the world might look like.
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Future Worlds: Aurora Dallas 2018 to Converge Art and Innovation With Its New Forward-Looking Theme

by | Nov 2, 2018
Aurora Dallas will take over downtown this weekend, with featured exhibits all centered around engaging the public and creating a dialogue of where the future is headed. One site-specific exhibit intends to do this by combining humans and robotics.
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Meet Sally: A New Salad-Making Robot Has Landed in Dallas
by | Oct 31, 2018
Sally, the world's first fresh-food making robot, can create customized salads in under two minutes. She's now available in Dallas at cafeterias in Lockheed Martin and Alcon Labs.
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HKS and the LINE team designed the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis to reflect the culture, climate and context of its city — drawing inspiration from ice formations on nearby St. Anthony’s Falls and Scandinavian design such as Viking longboats. [Image: HKS]
Building With Data: How HKS’ LINE Innovation Team Drives Change Using Algorithms, Creativity, Nature
by | Oct 30, 2018
Dallas-based HKS' LINE — short for "Laboratory for INtense Exploration" — is a collection of researchers, designers, and architects who solve design puzzles and test theories that lead to real world solutions.
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Food+Drink:
Dallas To Host National Restaurant Innovation Summit
by | Oct 29, 2018
Robots. Gamification. UX. CX. Blockchain in the kitchen. Tech trends of all kinds are on the radar for the National Restaurant Association's first summit in Dallas.
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Take a (Photo) Tour of The World’s Largest Digital Festival Coming to Dallas, DreamHack

by | Oct 26, 2018
From Sweden to France to Atlanta, DreamHack has held events across the world. Travel around the globe with DreamHack to get a look at what to expect for Dallas in 2019.
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ICYMI: Dallas VC Funding Report, Delivery Bots Are Coming, Infrastructure Week & What We’re Reading
by | Oct 20, 2018
From mobility mavens (YourDrive, Alto, Lyft) to our weekly Top 10 (data center markets), here's your briefing on the innovation, ideas, and impact driving business and culture in North Texas.
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SALON
Fort Worth’s First Zero-Waste Salon Will be Featured in ArtsGoggle
by | Oct 19, 2018
Seven models will strut an eco-inspired catwalk, each representing different types of waste being tossed in salons each day. Models will be decorated from head to toe in full recyclables, from paper to plastic.
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Tessa Hoskin: Mentor, Author, and Alpha Female Gives a Real-World Perspective
by | Oct 15, 2018
A mentor in a wide variety of industries and disciplines, Tessa Hoskin uses her educational and business experiences to help startup founders. She's even found time to be a published author.
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