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U.S. Patent No. 11,674,839 (System and method of detecting fluid levels in tanks) was assigned to Plainsight Corp.
Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of June 13
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 21, 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.
by David Seeley |
Jun 21, 2023
Featuring "a diverse group of businesses helping chart an essential path forward," the TIME100 Most Influential Companies list features five companies that are either headquartered in North Texas or have a strong presence here. See who they are—and what they're doing to disrupt the status quo and innovate for the future.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Jun 21, 2023
Money-transfer heavyweight MoneyGram and startup Zirtue are teaming up. Uniting the giant's scale with the startup's relationship-lending tech, they aim to give more people around the world a 'hand up' in securing loans.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 20, 2023
The war in Ukraine is an ongoing struggle that is wreaking havoc on residents' lives and destroying much of that nation's infrastructure. But once conditions allow, Dallas-based infrastructure consulting firm AECOM will work with Ukraine on its recovery. AECOM CEO Troy Rudd calls the reconstruction "one of the world’s greatest humanitarian and infrastructure priorities."
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From Coachella to Toyota: How Fort Worth’s Social Factor Is Rocking ‘Human Connection’
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley | Jun 20, 2023
In the last 18 months, Social Factor has doubled its revenue and grown to 100-plus employees by helping brands turn "digital chaos to human connection."
This year, the team conquered Coachella for a second time, managing live chat for the official YouTube streams of the festival. Here's how it "stands ready to conduct the digital mosh pits" to come.
This year, the team conquered Coachella for a second time, managing live chat for the official YouTube streams of the festival. Here's how it "stands ready to conduct the digital mosh pits" to come.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 20, 2023
Billboard Magazine's Mid-Year Touring Report has placed Fort Worth's Dickies Arena near the very top of the world's top-grossing venues for arenas seating 10,000 to 15,000. The mid-2023 report lists a total gross revenue of $39.9 million for Dickies Arena, placing it No. 2 on the global list after only Glasgow, Scotland's OVO Hydro Arena, which snagged $40.4 million. See the other top U.S. venues that Dickies just dusted.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 17, 2023
Dallas-based SpotSee announced that it acquired unique temperature indicator technologies and intellectual property from Sensor International in May. SpotSee is a global leader in environmental condition monitoring solutions, and the deal represented SpotSee’s second acquisition within two weeks....
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2023
Joe Raines will work to help Varsity realize the benefits of scaling its platform while improving the performance of operations across its three businesses—BSN SPORTS, Varsity Spirit, and Herff Jones.
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Industry veteran Perry Wood says he aims to leverage Stream Realty Partners' entrepreneurial agility and robust resources to keep clients ahed of challenges and in front of opportunites, backed by the firm's "best-in-class locker room."
Stream Realty Partners Adds Industry Vet as Executive Vice President
by Lance Murray | Jun 16, 2023
Industry veteran Perry Wood says he aims to leverage Stream Realty Partners' entrepreneurial agility and robust resources to keep clients ahed of challenges and in front of opportunites, backed by the firm's "best-in-class locker room."
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2023
CEO Mike Hoffman says new board member Lisa Johnston has a "profound understanding of the nuances involved" in SBI's current growth phase, which is crucial to advancing the firm's consulting services and newly updated subscription advisory offering, SBI Pro.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2023
Built in collaboration with Amount, a leading digitally enabled lender and credit solutions provider, the Comerica Small Business Convenient Capital platform was created to serve small business customers nationwide with loan needs up to $100,000.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 16, 2023
RumbleOn, the pioneering tech-powered powersports platform, has appointed Mark Tkach, co-founder of RideNow powersports group, as interim CEO as the company searches for a permanent CEO. The announcement comes in the wake of Marshall Chesrown's resignation.
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Punit Kulkarni, vice president and global private equity leader at Persistent Systems, speaks at the opening of the company's global PE Value Creation Hub in Plano. [Photo: Persistent]
India’s Persistent Systems Opens Global Private Equity Hub in Plano
by David Seeley | Jun 16, 2023
With 22,750 employees in 21 countries and $1 billion in annual revenue, Persistent cited Dallas-Fort Worth's prominence as the third-largest U.S. market for private equity firms after New York and Chicago as it opened its new Plano global PE hub.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 15, 2023
After opening its first Texas store in Irving earlier this year, Green Acres has plans for further growth in the region, with sites already purchased for Southlake and Frisco stores.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 15, 2023
The $110 million, 135,000 square-foot expansion at Pegasus Park—a regional hub for life sciences and biotechnology in North Texas—will offer prebuilt lab suites with the tools and flexible space needed for growth-stage life sciences entrepreneurs and companies. Demolition is underway and construction on Bridge Labs is set to begin soon, developers said.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 15, 2023
The "exceptional green haven" features hike and bike trails amid more than 50,000 trees. Wednesday's vote by the Dallas City Council will preserve the southwestern Dallas property in perpetuity, ensuring that future generations of Dallas residents can enjoy the benefits of nature the city has to offer.
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