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Amazon Hiring 13,000 New Workers in DFW for Coming Holiday Crush
by Lance Murray | Sep 20, 2023
The DFW hires will be part of the 250,000 employees the company aims to bring on board throughout the U.S. in full-time, seasonal, and part-time roles across its operations network. Amazon has roughly 20 facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and said that more than 28,000 of the new workers will be in Texas.
by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2023
Basatne is partnering with Baltimore-based Apkudo to transform electronic device returns and recycling with innovative tech solutions, including robotics. The companies say they're committed to the "circular economy" and eliminating electronic waste through device repair, refurbishment, and recycling.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2023
An individual healthcare benefits platform for small and mid-market employers, Take Command snagged the equity investment from New Jersey-based Edison Partners. Founded in 2014, Take Command aims to "disrupt group health insurance" with "individual market plans that can be personalized to each employee."
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2023
The Chicago-based global alternative asset management solutions provider has committed to invest up to $100 million in Vesper Energy over the next 12 months. Vesper has a growing portfolio of utility-scale solar, solar and energy storage, and standalone energy storage projects across the U.S.
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U.S. Patent No. 11,746,760 (Artificial muscle tentacles) was assigned to Lintec of America, Inc.
Patented: Lintec of America’s Artificial Muscle Tentacles and More North Texas Inventive Activity
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 20, 2023
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. 144 patents granted include: Amazon's configuring virtual computer systems with a web service interface to perform operations in cryptographic devices, Bank of America's tamper-evident devices equipped with secure re-image file(s), Cancer Diagnostics Research Innovations' methods for diagnosing and treating gastric cancer using miRNA expression, Knightscope's autonomous data machines and systems, Lennox's occupancy tracking using sound recognition, Lintec of America's artificial muscle tentacles, Probe Technology Services' ccement bond evaluation, Solo Brands' cooking utensil, USAA's community-based digital transaction authentication, VenaResources' adaptive RFID inventory system, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 20, 2023
Harwood Park is the fourth "urban neighborhood park" to open since 2019 in downtown Dallas, thanks to a $90 million public-private partnership between the Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy and the Dallas Park and Recreation Department. This weekend, its "Ghost Mammoth" slides will take center stage in a fun-filled, two-day grand opening event.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 19, 2023
Based in Dallas, Kabani "will procure debt and equity for commercial real estate middle market assets, including single-tenant and multi-tenant commercial properties," CBRE said, adding that over his 17-year career, he has structured thousands of transactions and secured over $6 billion of capital for his clients.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 19, 2023
A year after announcing its HQ move from Phoenix to Dallas, EoS Fitness aims to open 50 locations in Dallas-Fort Worth and Greater Houston alone, part of a planned 250-gym-plus growth plan by 2030. EoS' “high-value, low-price" offering comes with features like cinema fitness experiences, "gamified" workouts, and high-tech recovery spaces. Compression boots, anyone?
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The Last Word: Toyota Research Institute’s Gill Pratt on Using Generative AI to Teach Robots ‘New, Dexterous Skills’
by David Seeley | Sep 19, 2023
The advancement, leveraging what the institute calls "Diffusion Policy," is said to improve robot utility and be a step toward building "Large Behavior Models" for robots, similar to Large Language Models like ChatGPT which have revolutionized conversational AI.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 19, 2023
On Sunday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino watched the Dallas Cowboys crush the New York Jets 30-10 from inside the owners suite at AT&T Stadium. During the game, he got an earful from Jerry Jones and Governor Greg Abbott on why he should come back there in 2026 to watch the World Cup Final.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2023
With only two known living female northern white rhinos left, Colossal Biosciences and BioRescue have joined forces to fend off a looming extinction of the species. At the cutting edge of science, they're harnessing genetic technologies to rewrite the rhino's fate.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 18, 2023
The deal with Fresenius Kabi aims to bring innovative cell and gene treatments closer to patients by advancing Lupagen’s proprietary cell and gene therapy delivery system, the companies said. Their "to the bedside" approach could help open cutting-edge treatments to local hospitals and patients worldwide.
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J.B. Hunt To Acquire North Texas-Based BNSF Logistics’ Brokerage Ops
by Quincy Preston | Sep 18, 2023
Fort Worth-based BNSF has fostered a partnership with J.B. Hunt over the past three decades. The industry giants announced a deal that consolidates their market-leading positions in the logistics landscape.
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Plano Collegiate Sports Marketer LEARFIELD Closes $600M Recapitalization and $150M Equity Investment
by Lance Murray |
Sep 18, 2023
LEARFIELD has ties to over 1,200 collegiate institutions and over 15,000 local and national brand partners, the company said. Its partnerships include North Texas universities SMU, TCU, and UNT as well as the University of Texas, Texas A&M, and other Texas schools.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 18, 2023
New stop-motion animation aims to stop you in your tracks—and get you excited about experiencing The Midway starting September 29.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 18, 2023
Five organizations were also named in the Achievement in Innovation category.
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