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Mattye Gouldsby Jones on Opportunities in Affordable Housing in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | Mar 16, 2022
There's interest by developers from across the country to build affordable housing here, says Jones, a director at Coats Rose and public policy chair at The Real Estate Council.

Stakeholders can embrace the opportunity, the attorney says. The investment in affordable housing "will be catalytic and will beget economic vibrancy."
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Dallas Invents: 119 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 15
by | Mar 16, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: ArchAngel Fire Systems' suppression of fire growth, Auris Health's axial motion drive for a robotic medical system, Bank of America's real-time authenticated obfuscation of electronic data, UT Systems' wireless tissue stimulation devices, C-Bond Systems' compositions for strengthening glass, Crown Holdings Management's cowboy hat with interior head protection, Kyndryl's autonomous vehicle detection, Textron Innovations' takeoff power boost, and Toyota's driver swapping.
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Meet the Fastest-Growing Local Companies in the Southwest, According to Inc.
by | Mar 15, 2022
Out of 141 companies in the Southwest who made the list, 39 were from the Dallas-Fort Worth region and 106 were from Texas overall. Two local companies cracked the Southwest Top 10: Fort Worth's TimelyMD (No. 7) and Frisco's Premier Health Solutions (No. 9).
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Fort Worth’s Sundance Square Is Seeking Entrepreneurs with the ‘Next Big Idea’

by | Mar 14, 2022
Sundance Square is looking for entrepreneurs and artisans with a passion for their craft and for the Fort Worth community. Entrepreneurs can apply through April 18 for the chance to win a one-year lease, interior design and marketing help, and potential seed money to help build out their space.
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L.A.’s Two Bit Circus Expands to Dallas with Arcade Games, VR and AR Experiences, Robot Bartenders, and More
by | Mar 14, 2022
With investors including Capital Factory and TopGolf's executive chairman, the venue will feature 35,000 square feet of tech-enhanced entertainment. Attractions will include arcade games; VR, AR, and "extended reality" experiences; "story (escape) rooms"; reimagined carnival games, and more.
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Fort Worth’s Fulcrum Group Joins CompTIA Apprenticeships for Tech Program
by | Mar 14, 2022
The IT managed services provider is the second Dallas-Fort Worth company in the last six month to participate in the program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. Apprentices will receive on-the-job and structured training, paired with mentorship and real work experience. With 18,600 DFW tech job postings last month alone, more talent is definitely needed.
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Bill Cawley, chairman and CEO, Cawley Partners
Cawley Partners’ CEO: ‘Dallas Is Thriving While Other Markets Continue to Lag’
by | Mar 14, 2022
While much of the office market slowed during the pandemic, Cawley Partners kept deals moving forward. CEO and Chairman Bill Cawley shares his thoughts on North Texas commercial real estate.

"If you’re not changing in today’s market, you will soon be out of the game," he says.
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DI People: CFT, SWMF, Spacee, Tech Titans, Transwestern, TRG, The Vistra Group, Stream, and More Make Moves

by | Mar 11, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Sabre, Secmation, Crow Holdings, Westmount Realty Capital, Invitation Homes.

Plus, Communities Foundation of Texas adds two new trustees to its board—and honors outgoing trustee Florence Shapiro for a decade of service.
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Real Estate Expert Joins SMU, Crow Holdings to Provide Industry Research to the Region
by | Mar 11, 2022

Mark Roberts is taking his expertise in the real estate space to two local organizations.

A fellow at the Real Estate Research Institute, Roberts has been jointly hired by Dallas real estate investment and development firm Crow Holdings and the SMU Cox School of Business’ Robert and Margaret Folsom Institute for Real Estate as a director of research....

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Al Gore to Keynote Dallas Unicorn o9 Solutions’ Annual Digital Transformation Event in April

Former Vice President Al Gore will be a keynote speaker at o9 Solutions’ annual digital transformation event, aim10x global 2022. Gore, who is co-founder and chairman of Generation Investment Management, will join 70-plus top presenters, o9 Solutions announced....

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Real Estate Entrepreneur Rogers Healy Launches RHA Land and Lake for ‘All Things’ Rural Texas
by | Mar 10, 2022
The pioneer in real estate social media and branding is launching his fifth company: RHA Land and Lake. Already owning the largest independent real estate firm in North Texas with a long list of celebrity clients, Healy relocates clients worldwide. Now he aims to place more people in down-to-earth rural properties across Texas, and "Texahoma" too—with a projected $50 million under contract by this spring.
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The Shadow CEO:
Stock Classes and Raising Capital

by | Mar 9, 2022
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan shares insights on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance—before making needless mistakes—in The Shadow CEO series. Part 7: Stock classes and raising capital
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Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of Feb. 8
by | Mar 9, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's scalable position tracking system for tracking position in large spaces, Conduent Business Services' video-based automated detection of double-parking violations, Facebook Technologies' modifying a safety boundary for virtual reality systems, Magic Leap's object interactivity in virtual space, TI's protecting memory against unauthorized access, Toyota's sensor cleaning system and sensor cleaning method for vehicle, and Wells Fargo's processing nuances in natural language.
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Follow the Money: Blue Star Invests in Payments Unicorn, Ryan Scoops Up Property Tax Firm in All-Local Deal, and TPG Co-Leads $160M Investment in Video Game Developer
by | Mar 8, 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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Downtown Dallas Inc. Taps City of Dallas Arts and Culture Director as New CEO
Jennifer Scripps will helm the 100-employee nonprofit organization starting in April.
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