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Five Local Latino Leaders Recognized With the 2021 Maestro Award
by Alex Edwards | Nov 18, 2021
The Maestros, the highest distinction from Dallas-based Latino Leaders Magazine, recognizes Latino trailblazers from across the country who have made—and continue to make—history in the community.
by Alex Edwards |
Nov 17, 2021
After its May acquisition of Amsterdam-based Harver—whose volume hiring software digitally transforms the recruitment process at scale— Outmatch has a new brand that better reflects the combined company's capabilities.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 17, 2021
At full build-out, the 4.7 million-square-foot semiconductor fabrication plant will be the largest electronics production facility in Texas and among the largest manufacturing plants of any kind in the U.S.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 17, 2021
In all, 26 Texas companies made the list. Austin's Shipwell was near the top of the list at No. 4 with 32,670% revenue growth.
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Social Ventures Partners Dallas presented a check to Miles of Freedom. After his exoneration and subsequent release from prison, Founder Richard Miles (left) started his own nonprofit organization to help people returning home from prison and provide support and assistance for families and communities. From left, Miles with United Way's Susan Hoff, and SVP Dallas' Tony Fleo. [Photo: SVP Dallas]
bigBANG! ’21 on ‘The New Economy’: Healing Our Divides
by Maddie Preston | Nov 17, 2021
Across five days in late October, Social Venture Partners Dallas held its annual bigBANG! conference focused on driving solutions and equitable outcomes in Dallas and across Texas. Here's a deep look at the people, ideas, and outcomes that drove Dallas' longest-running event for social innovation. Plus, meet the winner of the bigBANG! pitch competition.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 16, 2021
Getaroom, a B2B distributor of hotel rooms founded by the entrepreneurial duo behind Hotels.com, will roll into Booking Holdings' Priceline brand with the deal.
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Mayor Cites New Report at the Fort Worth State of Entrepreneurship: Startups Created Nearly 30K Jobs
by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Nov 16, 2021
Mayor Mattie Parker, whose catchphrase is "Go Time," says she coined the term for a reason. Fort Worth is at a pinnacle of possibility, and entrepreneurship is at the center of that. The data speaks for itself, Parker said: A new jobs report from Sparkyard shows startups play a significant role in job creation in Fort Worth and Tarrant County—with average salaries more than twice the minimum wage.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 16, 2021
LifeScience Logistics founder Richard Beeny calls the demand for FDA-compliant healthcare supply chain solutions “unrelenting.” The third-party healthcare logistics provider, which has more than 4-million-square feet of space in locations across nine states, has seen exponential growth since launch in 2006. LSL is in the sweet spot of Blackstone's "highest-conviction, firmwide investment themes": life sciences innovation and next-gen logistics.
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Rosy Founder and CEO Dr. Lyndsey Harper [Photo: Rosy]
Women’s Sexual Health Startup Rosy Closes $2M Seed Round to Boost Its Evidence-Based Platform
by Alex Edwards | Nov 15, 2021
Rosy plans to further develop its flagship platform, which gives women trusted access to sexual health resources from professionals in the industry.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 15, 2021
The $120 million Texas Instruments Biomedical Engineering and Sciences Building, supported by a gift from Dallas-based Texas Instruments, will focus on advancing transformational bioengineering research that can find solutions to unmet medical needs. It's set to open in 2023.
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by David Seeley |
Nov 15, 2021
With over 50 data centers in North America, South America, and Europe, CyrusOne supports IT infrastructure for around 1,000 firms, including approximately 200 Fortune 1000 companies. The huge acquisition is the latest in a string of private equity buyout deals as firms "look to spend a mountain of cash from their investors," according to the Wall Street Journal.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 13, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Allied Bioscience’s infection control, Allstate Insurance’s accident re-creation using augmented reality, Avegant Corp.’s steerable high-resolution display, Brink’s self-service modular drop safes CommScope Technologies’ wrap around antenna, Corvus Robotics’ warehouse inventory management using drones, IBM’s identifying objects of interest in augmented reality, Linear Labs’ magnetic motor and method of use, Lintec of America’s applying micron diameter yarns, and Reliant Immune Diagnostics’ initiating telemedicine conference using self-diagnostic test.
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Anurag Jain and Ross Perot Jr. at UTD's Big Idea Competition. [Photo: UTD]
UTD Big Idea Competition Awards $415K to Innovative North Texas Startups
by Maddie Preston | Nov 11, 2021
UTD students, faculty, and alumni pitched their big ideas for a chance to win cash to push their ventures forward. New this year: Capital Factory presented the first-ever biotech+ challenge award.
The event featured a closing conversation on the entrepreneurial ecosystem with long-time business partners Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain.
The event featured a closing conversation on the entrepreneurial ecosystem with long-time business partners Ross Perot Jr. and Anurag Jain.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 11, 2021
New research shows 77 percent of organizations surveyed are not prepared for continued challenges from health crises and natural disasters. And many companies aren't looking to their employees for the answers.
Still, a small group of leaders with a focus on innovation—about 6 percent—are performing “above average” in nearly all areas, including financial performance, productivity, and employee satisfaction.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 10, 2021
Ellie Diagnostics, named for its founder's furry friend, wants to put wellness at the forefront of animal health. The startup offers diagnostic solutions to veterinarians that it says are more accessible to pet owners.
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by AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone |
Nov 10, 2021
Despite challenges, Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) are propelling a new era of aviation.
sponsored by AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone
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