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Dallas Regional Chamber Launches Investment Recruitment Tool for Southern Dallas County
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 28, 2022
The website is a "growth tool" that highlights the communities, real estate, employers, and talent pool in Southern Dallas County with the aim of spurring investment and economic development in the region.
by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 28, 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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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 25, 2022
Entrepreneur Jasmin Brand will take on the newly created role. The goal? To make Frisco a “major national hub” for venture capital and innovation.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Cicis, Complexity Gaming, Digit7, Design Connect Create, Vaxxinity, and more.
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Jason McCann, Vari CEO and co-founder
Vari CEO Jason McCann: ‘Workspaces Should Ebb and Flow—Just Like the Needs of Businesses’
by Sandra Engelland | Mar 24, 2022
"It's clear that the office of the future will change more than any other time in recent memory," McCann says.
The workspace innovator sees a niche for a new product—fully furnished, move-in-ready space.
The workspace innovator sees a niche for a new product—fully furnished, move-in-ready space.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 23, 2022
InfoVision, a Richardson-based digital transformation and consulting firm, is spinning out its Digit7 business—which focuses on developing customizable and scalable digital solutions through “next-gen” tech—as an independent entity.
Last year, Digit7 set up a 15,000 square-foot “innovation lab” in Richardson. The company also has offices in India.
Last year, Digit7 set up a 15,000 square-foot “innovation lab” in Richardson. The company also has offices in India.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 23, 2022
Aurora capped off a six-month pilot test of its autonomous Toyota S-AM minivans in Dallas-Fort Worth by giving Toyota North America CEO Ted Ogawa and other execs a ride toward DFW Airport yesterday.
Aurora will continue to test and develop its ride-hailing and autonomous trucking tech from Dallas, including a new trucking route from Dallas to El Paso. It expects to launch its ride-hailing product, Aurora Connect, in late 2024.
Aurora will continue to test and develop its ride-hailing and autonomous trucking tech from Dallas, including a new trucking route from Dallas to El Paso. It expects to launch its ride-hailing product, Aurora Connect, in late 2024.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 23, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon's item identification based on receipt image, Apple's cylindrical desktop electronic device, Lennox Industries' carbon dioxide cooling system with subcooling, Linear Labs' multi-tunnel electric motor/generator, Match Group's method for matching using location information, and more.
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Jaimee Eddington, Regional Leader, Heidrick & Struggles
Dallas Talent Expert: How ‘Over‑Communicating’ Can Be a Good Thing, and Why Top Talent Is Flocking to North Texas
by Sandra Engelland | Mar 22, 2022
Jaimee Eddington, a partner in the Dallas office of Heidrick & Struggles' Americas region, reveals what future-focused firms should be thinking about in terms of leadership hires, and shares insights on why more and more top talent is attracted to Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 21, 2022
The site selection exec puts it bluntly, "It’s almost corporate malfeasance for a C-level executive at a Fortune 500 publicly traded company in San Francisco or New York not to be considering or studying a potential move." Arledge ticks off the reasons why in a Q&A.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 21, 2022
Today Darling announced a partnership with Chick-fil-A to convert used cooking oil from all its U.S. and Canadian restaurants into cleaner-burning renewable fuel.
It's just one way that Darling—which calls itself "the greenest company on the planet"—delivers sustainable solutions worldwide. From its $1.1 billion acquisition of Valley Proteins in January to its big expansion of the Diamond Green Diesel facility in Louisana in November, Darling is continuing to grow—and get greener.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 21, 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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Suzanne Smith, Founder, Social Impact Architects
Suzanne Smith: Making a (Business) Case for the Dallas International District
by David Seeley | Mar 17, 2022
Smith's public benefit corporation, Social Impact Architects, worked with early stakeholders on strategic plans for the Dallas International District.
"Our slogan right now is 'Connecting the World to Dallas. Sharing Dallas with the World,' she says.
"Our slogan right now is 'Connecting the World to Dallas. Sharing Dallas with the World,' she says.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 17, 2022
From demolished mall to global destination, a plan 10 years in the making aims to turn the Valley View-Galleria area into an international center for businesses of all sizes. Here's a new look at what it could offer—and how it could spur dynamic growth in Dallas for decades to come.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 17, 2022
Dallas Fort Worth International is one of just two airports in North America to have a CEIV Pharma certified community. The designation puts DFW and its supply chain stakeholders in a top tier for the safe handling of pharmaceuticals and other highly sensitive materials.
DFW's Milton De la Paz is leading efforts to capitalize on the region's status as a cargo gateway in the life science sector.
DFW's Milton De la Paz is leading efforts to capitalize on the region's status as a cargo gateway in the life science sector.
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by Kathleen Otto and George Goodno |
Mar 17, 2022
"When it comes to the biotech industry, our region is leading the U.S. in key metrics of job growth and investment," write Kathleen Otto and George Goodno. One proof point? VC funding is flowing into DFW at a faster rate than any other area in the nation.
These North Texas life science leaders say the region's success is no coincidence. Here's how the shared ambition of key players and strategic collaboration has impact.
These North Texas life science leaders say the region's success is no coincidence. Here's how the shared ambition of key players and strategic collaboration has impact.
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