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Dallas Invents: 121 Patents Granted for Week of April 26

by | May 25, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Capital One's auto-recovery for software system, Caris' next-gen molecular profiling, Nice Ltd.'s automated scheduling assistant for a workforce management system, University of Minnesota and Smithsonian Institution's cryopreservation compositions and methods involving nanowarming, State Farm's dynamic auto insurance policy quote creation based on tracked user data, and more.
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‘The Future of the Office is Flex’: WorkSuites Makes its First Expansion Outside of Texas
by | May 24, 2022
Dallas-based WorkSuites is opening two new coworking facilities in the Atlanta area, added to the 21 locations it now operates in North Texas and metro Houston. Founder and CEO Flip Howard says more locations are coming in the Atlanta region, and WorkSuites is looking for locations in Phoenix, too. “Everybody knows that the future of office is flex,” he told Dallas Innovates. “Every (location) that we've opened has filled up faster than they used to.”
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From right: DRC's Jorge Varela (far right) moderated a panel of industry experts including biotech C-level executive Hua Tu, Health Wildcatters CEO and co-founder Hubert Zajicek, and LH Capital Director Matt Crommett.
‘From a Trickle to a Waterfall’: How Biotech’s Flow is Growing in DFW
by | May 24, 2022
"It takes time" to establish a track record, Jorge Varela says, and the region is starting to see a series of biotech successes and spinoffs that will elevate the region's profile as a biotech hub.

According to a panel of experts at Urban Land Institute's 2022 spring meeting, here are factors drawing biotech to DFW.
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Local Investors Anurag Jain and Ross Perot Jr. Help Bring Major League Cricket to North Texas and Beyond
by | May 23, 2022
The investors joined Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and others committing a total of $120 million to the MLC. Noted sports architect HKS is designing a "world-class" Major League Cricket stadium in Grand Prairie. Upon completion early next year, it's expected to be the leading venue for cricket in the U.S., the MLC says.
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Innovative Spaces: Omni Logistics Opens New Dallas HQ

by | May 23, 2022
Omni Logistics' new 52,000 square foot headquarters in the Cypress Waters development "strikes a balance between collaboration and privacy," the company says. Its 85 Dallas-based employees have a semi-open seating plan, outdoor decks for collaborating and socializing, and "wellness rooms" for nursing babies or chilling out. And oh yes—lots of high-tech business features, too.

Designed by HKS Architects, the new HQ will be 100% renewable energy-powered, the company says.
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Follow the Money: Plano Telehealth Startup Raises $14.1M, Southlake VC Raising Two New Funds, Unleashed Brands Looks for a Buyer, Bishop Cider Buys Two Local Brewers, and More
by | May 23, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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DI People: Brinker International, DART, GameStop, Stream Data Centers, ATTPAC, Dallas Regional Chamber, and More Make Leadership Moves
by | May 20, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from the AT&T Performing Arts Center, DART, Aimbridge Hospitality, Acera, Fidelis Companies, The Rios Group Inc., Tech Titans, NEC Corp. of America, Texas Women’s Foundation, ATTPAC, LEARFIELD, and Hope Cottage.

Plus, Dallas ISD picks a lone finalist for superintendent.
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Indoor Farming Pioneer Gotham Greens Is Expanding to North Texas
Development is currently underway for the startup's new high-tech hydroponic greenhouse in Seagoville
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Capital One Aims to Go ‘Fully Hybrid’ by Opening All U.S. Offices September 6

by | May 19, 2022
Capital One's founder and CEO, Rich Fairbank, says his company has faced difficulties and challenges in the last two-plus years—but also found "new ways to adapt and thrive." Now, nearly a year after saying Capital One would become a "hybrid work company" moving forward, he expects all company buildings and campuses to be open to all associates beginning September 6—with most employees working both in-person and virtually.
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Which tech trends will shape businesses in 2022?
by | May 19, 2022
Engineer your tech-forward future.
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Worldwide Express Is Moving into The Stack in Deep Ellum and ‘Hiring Aggressively’
by | May 18, 2022
Worldwide Express—a global logistics provider with nearly $5 billion in systemwide revenue—is making the HQ move following its June 2021 merger with GlobalTranz. To mark its 30th anniversary this month, Worldwide is debuting as a primary sponsor in the NASCAR Cup Series with a race this week at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Dallas Real Estate Giant Sees Opportunity in Flex Space With New $100M Investment
by | May 18, 2022
Dallas-based CBRE has invested another $100 million in New York-based Industrious, the flexible office and suites company. The funding brings CBRE's total investment in the company to around $330 million.
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A Laser Built in McKinney Can Destroy Drones, Mortar Rounds, and More

by | May 18, 2022
Raytheon's Intelligence & Space campus in McKinney is producing 50kW-class high energy laser systems that can blast enemy drones, mortar rounds, and other dangerous targets right out of the sky, before they can endanger U.S troops.

The directed energy weapon system was recently tested while mounted on a U.S. Army Stryker at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. It successfully acquired, tracked, targeted, and defeated multiple targets.
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C&W Top High Tech Cities Report: DFW Is No. 7 in U.S.
by | May 18, 2022
In Q1 2022, the Dallas-Fort Worth metro employed 272,390 high-tech workers—an 8% year-over-year increase and a 23% increase compared to Q1 2017. That places DFW at No. 7 in the U.S.  The report also lists the top DFW tech companies, current economic impact and future outlook, and top submarkets for DFW tech companies.
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Dallas Invents: 135 Patents Granted for Week of April 19
by | May 18, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amera IoT's apparatus for creating and using quantum resistant keys, AT&T's dynamic edge computations for 6G or other next generation network, BNSF's remote device monitoring, Capital One's automated teller machine to issue a secured bank card, General Electric's efficient hands-free electric vehicle charger for autonomous vehicles in uncontrolled environments, University of Texas System's organ specific delivery of nucleic acids, Water Now's purification system with a centrifugal system and a frictional heater system, and more.
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Deloitte’s New DEI Institute Announced at Westlake’s Deloitte University
by | May 17, 2022
Deloitte University—the financial services and consulting giant's 'cultural home' in the Fort Worth suburb of Westlake—will be a key site for impactful events of Deloitte's new DEI Institute.

Launched with a goal of pursuing "sustained equity and belonging for all," the institute will "convene and collaborate with organizations and thought leaders to share resources and accelerate impact," says Dan Berner, Deloitte's North Texas managing partner.
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