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Dallas City Hall. [Photo: City of Dallas]
Dallas Guards Against AI Attacks on Infrastructure with New Cybersecurity Platform
by Lance Murray | Feb 29, 2024
In 2023, the city of Dallas was hit by a ransomware attack that ultimately cost it $8.5 million. Now the city is partnering with California-based MixMode and its innovative AI platform for real-time threat monitoring, anomaly detection, and behavioral analysis—empowering the city to respond quickly and efficiently to potential cyber incidents before they escalate into a major security breach.
by Quincy Preston |
Feb 29, 2024
Princeton Mayor Brianna Chacón says new deputy city manager John Land's "leadership and expertise, especially in economic and community development, will be exponentially valuable" to the growing city.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 28, 2024
As part of its Southwest Airlines Renewable Ventures investment portfolio, Southwest announced a $30 million investment in LanzaJet Inc., a SAF technology provider and producer with a patented ethanol-to-SAF technology and the world's first ethanol-to-SAF commercial plant.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 28, 2024
Is the idea of driving an electric vehicle giving you "range anxiety" before you even plug in? Dallas-headquartered Solidion is working to alleviate those concerns. The advanced battery technology solutions provider, which went public on Nasdaq earlier this month, is manufacturing silicon oxide and silicon to help change the game.
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City of Princeton Mayor Brianna Chacón
The Last Word: Princeton Mayor On Building Opportunities in the Fast-Growing Collin County City—and a New Hire
by David Seeley | Feb 28, 2024
Princeton Mayor Brianna Chacón says new deputy city manager John Land's "leadership and expertise, especially in economic and community development, will be exponentially valuable" to the growing city.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 28, 2024
John Land most recently served as the Interim city manager for the City of Farmers Branch, where he played a key role in its balanced scorecard performance measurement system. His development expertise also led to "innovative spaces" such as Mustang Station Restaurant Park and The Grove Outdoor Entertainment Venue," Princeton said.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 28, 2024
Harvest Returns is a crowdfunding marketplace that reached the $30 million mark last April by funding more than 50 farms, ranches, and other agribusinesses. Now it's partnering with Atlanta's Good Agriculture, which helps farms focus on their farming by helping with back-end business management.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 28, 2024
The next time you go to an FC Dallas MLS match, you won't get bottlenecked by a long line of fans waiting to empty their pockets at a metal detector. AI- and sensor fusion-based technology called Evolv Express now lets fans flow into each Toyota Stadium entrance "at pace."
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Michael Browning, CEO of Unleashed Brands [Photo: Unleashed Brands]
Bedford’s Unleashed Brands Acquires Tutoring Platform Sylvan Learning
by Lance Murray | Feb 27, 2024
Maryland-based Sylvan Learning's mission is to build academic confidence, ignite intellectual curiosity, and inspire a love for learning.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 27, 2024
Launched in 2021, ePicker has built a network of material-handling distributors that market its portfolio of electric pallet jacks, stackers, access vehicles, and lithium-ion-powered forklifts to customers across North America. Now it's set for a rebrand to benefit from its parent company's strong global brand reputation.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 27, 2024
Included in the 12 Dallas-area funding awards is a $4 million Rising Star grant to bring Stefan Gloeggler, Ph.D., to UT Southwestern Medical Center from the Max Planck Institute of Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen, Germany.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 27, 2024
Addison Group, a growing provider of professional talent solutions and business consulting services, says the office will help meet Fort Worth’s growing need for a quality workforce—a need "largely driven by migration to the city's thriving business community and diverse economy."
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George Brody
Global Accelerator Group Taps Longtime Dallas Entrepreneur, Investor as Chairman
by Lance Murray | Feb 27, 2024
Longtime Dallas entrepreneur George Brody has joined Turbostart as an investor and chairman of the board of TS Global, the company announced.
Turbostart, a global, sector-agnostic accelerator started by a group of industry professionals, is designed to support startups across various sectors. Located in Bangalore, often dubbed the Silicon Valley of India, the platform is based in an ecosystem known for its startups, tech companies, and research institutions....
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by David Seeley |
Feb 27, 2024
The downtown Dallas Public Library is the only public library in the state of Texas to offer a Patent and Trademark Resource Center from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. PTRCs are part of a national network of public, state, and academic libraries in partnership with the USPTO to offer trademark and patent assistance to the public.
The USPTO aims to empower innovation by expanding access—so it recently put out a call to 600 libraries and historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) around the country, inviting each institution to consider becoming PTRCs to assist their local innovators.
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by Lance Murray |
Feb 26, 2024
Designed by WDG Architecture with a "lifted podium aesthetic," the building's amenities and most apartment homes are elevated above the Trinity River's west levee. Modera Trinity offers panoramic views of the Dallas skyline, two Calatrava bridges, and the Trinity River greenbelt.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 26, 2024
According to a new analysis of Moody’s Analytics research by Money.com, seven North Texas cities are "primed for meteoric job growth" from 2023 to 2028. Oh, and the Top 12 cities on the report's list? They're all in Texas.
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