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Delta Electronics Ships First EV Fast Chargers from Its Plano Plant to EVgo

by | Sep 14, 2023
Delta and EVgo collaborated closely to accelerate the manufacturing timeline for the domestically produced 350kW fast charger, resulting in the first delivery months ahead of the originally scheduled date. Delta's Plano plant opened last year.
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On a Mission to ‘Revolutionize and Disrupt the Candy Industry,’ Sow Good Taps Private Capital for Expansion
With Target and Cracker Barrel joining current retailers Hy-Vee, FYE, Big Lots, and Five Below, Irving-based Sow Good's freeze-dried candy sales continue to find sweet success. Next up: A new freeze-dried ice cream line is slated to launch in Q4 2023.
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The Last Word: John Quinn of EXOS Aerospace on Competing with SpaceX and Blue Origin
by | Sep 14, 2023
Quinn's Greenville-based company, EXOS Aerospace, is one of three that are currently licensed by the FAA to fly resusable rockets, the CEO told KXAS. The other two? They're just a little bigger: Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. 
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Dallas City Council Awards $71M to Inspire Dallas Team for Convention Center Project Management
by | Sep 14, 2023
The award signifies "the start of the start of the construction" on a major new city attraction, says Council Member Jesse Moreno. The $1.2 billion Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Master Plan includes a massive, architecturally striking expanded center and a deck park over I-30. The city believes it could spur exciting new development all around the site as well.
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Dallas Teletherapy Startup Mazzy Health Picked for J.P. Morgan and StartOut Growth Lab

Mazzy Health, a mental health platform, aims to increase access to therapy and resources for adolescents, teens, and young adults. The startup launched its teletherapy services in Texas during Mental Health Awareness Month in May.
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Lightbeam Health Solutions Completes Its HQ Move to Cypress Waters
by | Sep 13, 2023
Lightbeam said its new HQ in Cypress Waters increases its Dallas footprint by 50% and adds a wide range of new features and amenities—including open collaboration areas, standing desks for every teammate, on-site self-care stations, a "Lightbeam Lounge," and more.
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Frontier Communications Relocates Its HQ to Dallas, Bringing 3,000 Jobs and $3.8B Economic Impact Over 10 Years
by | Sep 13, 2023
The fiber broadband giant's move from Connecticut establishes it as one of the largest publicly traded companies to be based in the Dallas market, Frontier said. The company is investing in a new 95,000-square-foot office space—which it calls "the GigaHub"—in Uptown Dallas.
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See Inside: American Airlines’ New $100M High-Tech Catering Facility at DFW Airport
by | Sep 13, 2023
More than three times the size of a football field, the facility is the largest airline catering kitchen in the U.S., the Fort Worth-based airline says. Its innovative design "allows American to cater flights more efficiently," while more than 100 new catering trucks rush meals and drinks to catch flights on time.
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Plano-Based Cinemark Will Rent Out Whole Auditoriums for $800 Taylor Swift Concert Film ‘Swiftie Parties’

by | Sep 13, 2023
For $800 plus taxes and fees, "Swifties" can book their own private screening in a Cinemark auditorium with seating for up to 40 fans. If the film's box office is anything like Taylor Swift's earthquake-causing concert tour, could "Barbenheimer" weekend be left in the dust?
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Patented: Omnitrac’s Blockchain‑Based Hours‐of‐Service System and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas Invents: 152 Patents Granted for Week of August 29. Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 152 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Apple's control channel for UE power saving, Avrio Genetics's chemosensory disorder trigger and management system, Brain Games' conducting a game including a computer-controlled player, Cisco's automating and extending path tracing through wireless links, Citibank's microservices anomaly detection, LightSpeed Technologies' light-based heat in an object, Meta's modifying a safety boundary for virtual reality systems, Nike's footwear heel structure, Omnitracs' blockchain-based hours-of-service system, Pratt Corrugated's tamper-evident box, Raytheon's object recognition and detection using reinforcement learning, Texas Institute of Science's hearing aid and method for use of same, and YUM Connect's automated beverage production system.
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The Last Word: AT&T’s David Williams on the Rapid Rise of AI
by | Sep 12, 2023
Williams was just one of the experts on hand at the Dallas Regional Chamber's late August Q3 Executive Circle event. Presented by McKesson at AT&T’s Dallas headquarters, the panel focused on the impact of AI on how companies do business and shared practical insights into how companies can navigate and utilize AI.
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Plano-Based Orano Med to Collaborate with U.K. Company on Novel Cancer Therapies
by | Sep 12, 2023
“Since the inception of Orano Med, we've recognized the value of collaboration,” Orano Med CEO Julien Dodet said. “In our strategy to develop and deliver 212Pb Targeted Alpha Therapy for cancer patients, we’re delighted to work with Orbit Discovery and leverage its technology and expertise in peptide ligand discovery to build our pipeline of radiotherapies.”
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Winning Work: The 2023 AIA Dallas Built/Unbuilt Design Awards

by | Sep 12, 2023
Thursday night at AD EX—the Architecture and Design Exchange in downtown Dallas—the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects announced the 14 winners of its 2023 Built, Unbuilt, and Student Design Awards. See all the amazing work.
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D CEO and Dallas Innovates Innovation Awards 2024
Innovators, the Clock is Ticking! Submit Your Nominations for The Innovation Awards 2024
We're searching for the entrepreneurs, executives, and trailblazers driving meaningful change in North Texas. Submit your nominations for D CEO and Dallas Innovates The Innovation Awards 2024 by Thursday, September 14. Celebrate the companies and individuals leading innovation across sectors like AI, cybersecurity, healthcare, consumer goods, real estate, and more.
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TI Is Celebrating ‘Jack Kilby Day’ Tuesday to Honor Invention of Integrated Circuit
by | Sep 11, 2023
Jack Kilby's groundbreaking invention laid the foundation for modern electronics, and its impact affects nearly every aspect of our lives. His innovation can be found in nearly every piece of electronics we use today—from smartphones to computers, televisions, and even our cars and home appliances.
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Chinese Solar Panel Firm to Build $200M Manufacturing Plant in Southern Dallas County
by | Sep 11, 2023
Trina Solar announced it will build a more than 1-million-square-foot solar photovoltaic manufacturing facility in Wilmer, just south of Dallas. When completed, the facility will provide 1,500 jobs, produce 5 GW of modules, and source polysilicon from the U.S. and Europe.
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