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Steve Dennis, co-host of the "Remarkable Retail" podcast. [Courtesy image]
The Last Word: Steve Dennis on his ‘Remarkable Retail’ Podcast and Why You Should Buckle Up for What’s Coming
by David Seeley | Jul 7, 2022
In the preview for Season 5 of Dennis' podcast "Remarkable Retail: How to Win and Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption," he tells us to buckle up—and buckle up good.
"Things are only going to get tougher as retailers face escalating competition and increasing macroeconomic headwinds," Dennis predicts.
by David Seeley |
Jul 7, 2022
For 50 years, Dallas-based engineering giant Jacobs has partnered with NASA on its exploration of space. Now—as NASA's largest services contractor—it's been awarded nearly $4 billion to provide engineering, scientific products, and technical services at NASA's Johnson Space Center for another decade to come.
"Jacobs remains well positioned to support the future of human space exploration," says its chair and CEO, Steve Demetriou.
"Jacobs remains well positioned to support the future of human space exploration," says its chair and CEO, Steve Demetriou.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 7, 2022
Through a new collaboration that combines training with hand-on experience, Dallas-based AT&T aims to create a pipeline for SMU students to become its next employees through the new Data Science Scholars Program. One of its goals is creating more opportunities for women and underrepresented students.
“Data science is a team sport,” said Mark Austin, AT&T’s VP for data science. who will help give the students challenges that are "bread-and-butter" to AT&T's own data science group.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 7, 2022
JukeStrat, a Fort Worth-based venture studio and consulting firm, has launched The Fossicker Group—a research firm focused on building business leaders into thought leaders in their fields. The goal: Help leaders build stories around insights that will help “move the needle” on a company’s business objectives and shape the direction of an industry.
“There are lots of people who are good at analyzing data, but when it comes to taking that data, extracting insights from it, and building a story around it, that's what we do best,” Co-Founder Christie Zwahlen told Dallas Innovates.
“There are lots of people who are good at analyzing data, but when it comes to taking that data, extracting insights from it, and building a story around it, that's what we do best,” Co-Founder Christie Zwahlen told Dallas Innovates.
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A morning view of downtown Dallas through the Pacific Plaza Pavilion. The elliptical pavilion anchors the park that debuted in 2019. Designed by HKS, the canopy pays homage to the trains that ran through the city with the names of every stop along the Texas & Pacific Railway spelled out in American Morse Code. [Photo: Kit Leong/Shutterstock]
U.K. Report: Dallas Is One of the World’s 10 Most Resilient Cities
by Kevin Cummings | Jul 6, 2022
The 2022 London-based Savills Resilient Cities Index ranks 500 global cities. The Dallas region jumped up 11 spots on the list since 2016, thanks to its many assets and its recovery from the worst of the pandemic.
Dallas' highest ranking on the list is in real estate investment, where it placed No. 3, behind only Los Angeles and New York City.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 6, 2022
The Taiwan-based global electronics maker is expanding its existing Plano presence with the purchase of a 30-acre plot of land. The acreage is set to become a 400,000-square-foot hub for Delta's research, development, and manufacturing efforts, with the potential for "hundreds" of new jobs.
“The Plano complex exemplifies Delta's deeper commitment to the development of a resilient supply chain while also expanding our footprint in the U.S.,” said Kelvin Huang, president of Delta Electronics Americas.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 6, 2022
Zreet is a man who wears two hats. One, as seen above, is for his Funky Picnic Brewery & Café. The other is for his day job as a commercial programs R&M engineer and data manager for Bell Helicopter.
But all that engineering makes a man thirsty. So let's get back to beer. Zreet says out of nearly 100 breweries in North Texas, almost 20 are now operating in Fort Worth, including his. From brewing and canning operations to breweries with taprooms to full-blown brewpubs, a whole culture of craft beer is on tap in the Panther City.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 6, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include Amazon's authorization orchestration for distributed systems, Bank of America's system for real-time mining of data in test and development environments, Capital One's visual inspection support using extended reality, Toyota's smart realtor signs synchronized with vehicle, and more.
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Barb Jacobsmeyer, president and CEO of Enhabit Home Health and Hospice. [Photo: Encompass Health]
Dallas-Based Enhabit Spins Out of Encompass Health, Begins Trading on NYSE
by Kevin Cummings | Jul 5, 2022
Enhabit Home Health and Hospice has spun out of its Alabama-based parent, Encompass Health Corp., and is now trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker EHAB.
With more than 10,000 employees in 350 locations across 34 states, Enhabit had over $1 billion in net revenue last year. Now it's eyeing further growth, saying its use of "advanced technology" gives it more efficiency and profitability than competitors in the space.
With more than 10,000 employees in 350 locations across 34 states, Enhabit had over $1 billion in net revenue last year. Now it's eyeing further growth, saying its use of "advanced technology" gives it more efficiency and profitability than competitors in the space.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 30, 2022
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by David Seeley |
Jun 30, 2022
Online dating is a $12 billion industry, with hundreds of platforms helping people find romance. But as Dr. Rios says, many still have trouble finding Mr. or Ms. Right.
In a study published April 7 in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Rios and his co-authors propose a new algorithm that could make true love bloom after all.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 30, 2022
At the 2022 BIO International Conference in San Diego, representatives from North Texas met "the greatest minds in biotechnology"—and discovered some of them are interested in relocating their companies to DFW.
"We connected with them to explore opportunities and increase investments in the Dallas region,” said a VP with the Dallas Regional Chamber.
"We connected with them to explore opportunities and increase investments in the Dallas region,” said a VP with the Dallas Regional Chamber.
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Left to right: Dr. Shehnaaz Suliman, CEO and board member of ReCode; and David Lockhart, president and chief science officer. [Photos: Jennifer Leahy]
Dallas-Founded Biopharma Firm Raises $120M to Expand its Pipeline
by Kevin Cummings | Jun 29, 2022
ReCode Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical startup using a non-viral lipid nanoparticle delivery platform for gene therapies, has closed a $120 million extension to a funding round it raised last year to help bring its lead programs to human trials and “follow the science” to target new diseases.
With a research team working out of BioLabs' life sciences facility at Pegasus Park, ReCode aims to grow its global team from about 70 to 100 over the next year.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 29, 2022
“It was a dog fight.”
Kent Sharp
President
Sherman Economic Development Corporation
.…on battling with rivals in South Korea and Ohio to bring GlobiTech’s $5 billion new silicon wafer plant to Sherman, via the Dallas Business Journal....
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by EisnerAmper |
Jun 29, 2022
Danielle Barrs, Director of ESG and Sustainability Solutions at EisnerAmper, shares insights into the process of applying ESG frameworks and creating a company aligned with ESG ratings.
sponsored by EisnerAmper
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 29, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon's automated sweepers for item sortation systems, Apple's presence discovery techniques, AT&T's consolidating content streams to conserve bandwidth, Cisco's dynamic policy-based on-boarding of devices in enterprise environments, and more.
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