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BRINC Drones makes first-responder drones for public safety and law enforcement. It was one of 10 companies to showcase their products at the Dallas County Drone & Robotics Demo Day. [Photo: BRINC]
‘Smart County’: North Texas Innovation Alliance, Dallas County Kick Off Official UAS and Robotics Tech Program Program
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Jun 28, 2023
The kickoff Drone & Robotics Demo Day featured 10 companies that are pioneering everything from first-responder drones to delivery robots to drone detection systems. Meet the companies and see solutions that could help turn Dallas County into a Smart County—one innovation at a time.
by David Seeley |
Jun 28, 2023
Chase Home Lending announced today that it's expanding its $5,000 Homebuyer Grant Program to include additional Hispanic and Black communities in Fort Worth and 15 other markets. The grant is aimed at two of "the biggest barriers to homeownership"—and with the expansion, it's now available in more than 14,000 communities nationwide.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Jun 28, 2023
Organic chemist Lynne Faust is a master at helping companies accelerate drug development at STA Pharmaceuticals, a top-tier contract research and development manufacturer. A move to Weatherford, 25 miles west of Fort Worth, didn't just catalyze her career—it also spurred on her long-time passion for competitive horseback riding, making her life a unique mix of test tubes and trotting.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 28, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's text conversion to a numerical vector by mapping to a hypercube, Axon Healthcare systems management system for medical benefit prescriptions, Hedera Hashgraph's methods and apparatus for a distributed database including anonymous entries, IA Smart Start's method for self-assessment of drinking behavior, IBM's personalization of advertisement selection using data generated by IoT devices, Plainsight Corp.'s detection of fluid levels in tanks, Schumacher Electric's multifunctional battery booster, JPMorgan Chase's universal data ingestion, Stynger's cigar clamp holder, USAA's environmental conditions monitoring system, and Verizon's command center for drone management.
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TAITRA kicked off the opening ceremony of its 5th U.S. office in Dallas with a "touchdown" as five members of Congress joined in the celebration. (From left to right: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, Former Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, TAITRA Chairman James Huang, Congressman Pete Sessions, Congressman Keith Self, and TAITRA President & CEO Simon Wang). [Photo: Business Wire]
Taiwan Trade Council Opens Trade Center in Dallas, Its 5th in U.S.
by Lance Murray | Jun 27, 2023
TAITRA, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, Taiwan’s foremost trade promotion organization, has opened an office in Dallas, its fifth U.S. office.
The move comes on the heels of a surge in bilateral trade between Taiwan and the United States in 2022. The other offices are New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Los Angeles....
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 27, 2023
One of the preeminent competitive business awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies, this year's EY Entrepreneur of the Year Southwest Award has 14 winners. Twelve of them are from Dallas-Fort Worth, including a logistics leader, a datacenter innovator, a top restaurateur, and more. Meet all 12.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 27, 2023
The Crescent Hotel in the Fort Worth Cultural District embraces the concept of being the "living room" for Fort Worth, providing a social center where residents, visitors, and locals can come together. Guests will encounter curated artworks from local and international artists throughout the hotel.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 27, 2023
Dallas-based Ultravision LED Solutions—which recently installed what it called Texas' "largest LED display golf simulator" at pro golfer Bryson DeChambeau's Dallas home—has launched an LED video wall service in DFW and five other metros. A nationwide launch is planned by end of 2023. Backed by over 70 patents awarded to founder and CEO William Hall, the video walls are said to deliver "immersive and captivating visual experiences." Cowboy game, anyone?
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“The opportunity to acquire a significant scale of historic, creative properties spread across enough land to establish a new urban district is really compelling," said developer Evan August in the DMN.
‘Historic, Creative Properties’: Developer Snaps Up 17 Buildings Near Dallas’ Fair Park
by Lance Murray | Jun 26, 2023
“The opportunity to acquire a significant scale of historic, creative properties spread across enough land to establish a new urban district is really compelling," said developer Evan August in the DMN.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 26, 2023
Dallas-based Ashford Securities LLC announced that it has reach the $500 million milestone in capital raised in less than two years of serving investors via the independent broker-dealer and RIA distribution channels, including $42.1 million from institutions.
“Our goal is to provide highly differentiated investment products to financial intermediaries. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our distribution partners for our tremendous success....
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by David Seeley |
Jun 26, 2023
Wilson Creek Trail joins a network of more than 1,300 existing national recreation trails in all 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico—and it's the only trail in Texas to earn the designation this year.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 26, 2023
Six years after going big with the 10,000-square-foot "Taj Mahal of Tupelo" at The Star in Frisco, Tupelo Honey has opened its second Texas location in Las Colinas. The Irving spot's smaller, cozier setting could be a blueprint for the chain's further U.S. expansion. But diners are buzzing about the new culinary and cocktail creations from its R&D kitchen, like the Roast Beef Debris, Panko-Crusted Fried Green Tomatoes, and Peach-Don't-Kill-My-Vibe Sangria.
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Niagara Conservation's state-of-the-art global headquarters on Old Gerault Road spans more than 117,000 square feet. [Photo: Niagara Conservation]
Growth Has ‘Stealth Tech’ Toilet Manufacturer Moving to Bigger HQ in Flower Mound
by Glenn Hunter | Jun 26, 2023
The new global headquarters for Niagara Conservation—the world’s fifth-largest toilet manufacturer—includes a huge distribution center, a full product showroom, and a high-tech testing facility for its pioneering bathroom fixtures.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 26, 2023
The communications firm accepted the Telly Awards for work on behalf of its clients, two of them in North Texas. The award showcases the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. Here are links to all the winners.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 23, 2023
Clint Modesitt has joined on as director of forensic investigations and Jared Weaver has come aboard as a forensic consultant at Veracity Forensics, a Flower Mound-based digital forensics and discovery services company.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 23, 2023
Ventra Health, the Dallas-based business solutions provider for hospital-based clinicians, has named Erica Franko chief transformation officer.
An experienced financial and operations improvement executive, Franko brings to the job more than a decade of experience with industry-leading consulting and healthcare companies.
“I am thrilled to welcome Erica to our team. She has proven experience centered at the intersection of technology and process, which will help us to better focus on driving sustainable improvements that will allow us to optimize how we serve our clinician partners,” CEO Steven Huddleston said in a statement....
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