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Dallas Sustainable Homebuilder Teams With Battery Maker to Bring Safer, Affordable Energy Storage to Homes

by | May 4, 2022
Horton World Services is partnering with Canada's Salient Energy to install its zinc-ion batteries for solar energy storage in Horton's modular-panel homes.

Founder Terry Horton is a former president at Arlington-based D.R. Horton, a homebuilding giant founded by his brother, Donald Horton.
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Firm Bringing Major Retail Brands to Dallas Is Acquired by Public Company
by | May 4, 2022
Dallas-based Open Realty—a retail-focused real estate investment firm that's helped companies like Apple, Warby Parker, and Bonobos bring brick-and-mortar stores to North Texas—has been acquired by New York-based Newmark Group. Open Realty will now join Newmark's retail services business, joining the public company's global team of more than 6,300 worldwide.
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Ericsson Launches Global Utilities Innovation Center in Plano
by | May 4, 2022
From cybersecurity to 4G and 5G cellular reliability, there's a need for a more secure and flexible modernized power grid.

Ericsson's new Global Utilities Innovation Center at its North American HQ in Plano will be a secure experience center and testing lab to enable utilities and manufacturers to explore solutions to challenges.
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Dallas Invents: 138 Patents Granted for Week of April 5
by | May 4, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's custom rack for scalable position tracking system, Bank of America's robotics process automation macro bot, CB Geotex's method of maintaining soil strength and stability, Golabs' self-balancing vehicle, K2M's expandable spinal implants, Match Group's matching users based on selections made by third parties, and more.
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Frisco-Based esrp Merges with Cresa, the World’s Largest Occupier-Focused CRE Firm

by | May 3, 2022
esrp—a leading tenant advisory firm headquartered at The Star in Frisco—assists clients in over 40 countries with corporate and occupier advisory services. Founded in 2013 as E Smith Realty Partners, the firm spun out in 2017, parting ways with Cowboys legend Emmitt Smith, one of the firm's founding partners, and rebranding as esrp. Now, with its nearly 50 team members, esrp will lead Cresa's existing Texas teams, fortifying the company's presence in the state and building a stronger presence in Austin.
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Dallas’ Barber Partners and Bain Capital Launch $500M Cold Storage Venture Across the U.S.
by | May 3, 2022
The joint venture will develop around 15 "next generation" cold storage facilities across the country. The launch addresses a cold storage crunch that's been exacerbated by increased demand during the pandemic and the ongoing supply chain crisis. The first project: a $52 million, 302,000-square-foot "state-of-the-art" facility right in Dallas' back yard, in Denton.
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See How Three of the Top Four NFL Draft Picks (and Many More) Trained at Exos Institute in Frisco
by | May 2, 2022
Travon Walker (No. 1, to Jacksonville Jaguars), Derek Stingley Jr. (No. 3, to Houston Texans), and Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (No 4, to New York Jets) were among the 99 NFL draftees in the 2022 class who trained at Exos facilities, including the Exos Athletes' Performance Institute in Frisco.

That's a record both for the company and the industry—and Exos says it's due to its integrated, "athlete-first" performance methodology, combining everything from technology to diet to sports psychology.
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Follow the Money: Trive Capital Raises Nearly $2B, Securonix Adds Investors to its $1B+ Funding Round, Cardinal Midstream Partners Launches with $300M Investment, and More
by | May 2, 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: AT&T, LaunchBio, Texas A&M, Thryv, PeopleFun, Eyelit, LTK and More Announce Leadership Moves

by | Apr 29, 2022
In this week’s roundup of 25 hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Bottle Rocket, Texas Health Aetna, Trinity Metro, Mitel, State Fair of Texas, Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas Afterschool, Mitel, Talus Pay, Globe Life, PHP Agency, and Texas Security Bank.
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Mayor Names HKS Principal as Citywide Representative to Dallas’ Environmental Commission
by | Apr 29, 2022
The city of Dallas has a new leader helping to oversee the implementation of its first Comprehensive Environmental and Climate Action Plan. The overarching goal? To alleviate the impacts of climate change on the region.
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With a New CEO at the Helm, Bottle Rocket Creates Three Leadership Roles
by | Apr 29, 2022
Addison-based Bottle Rocket has promoted three execs into the new roles as it eyes continued growth.

The leadership moves come after the experience consultancy and app maker began the year with a new CEO. Founder and former top executive Calvin Carter is working on a new, stealthy venture called Talon Labs.
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Southwestern Medical Foundation President and CEO Kathleen Gibson has joined the board of nonprofit LaunchBio. [Image: Southwestern Medical Foundation; istockphoto]
Southwestern Medical Foundation President and CEO Joins LaunchBio Board
by | Apr 29, 2022
LaunchBio, a life science and biotech nonprofit that expanded to North Texas in 2021, has announced four new board members, including Dallas-based Kathleen Gibson, along with a new board chair.

LaunchBio is working to accelerate the entrepreneurial support network in the region through collaborations with BioLabs, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, J. Small Investments, BioNTX, DLA Piper, and others.
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‘Thinking Big to Succeed’: EY Names 46 Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalists for 2022

by | Apr 28, 2022
A panel of judges selected the finalists: 46 entrepreneurs and leaders of 41 high-growth companies "who think big to succeed" and have shown that "ambition, courage, ingenuity, and empathy are key to driving change."
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Bitcoin Mining Company Investing $333M for New Facility South of Dallas
by | Apr 28, 2022
Colorado-based Riot Blockchain, one of the world's largest publicly traded bitcoin mining companies, announced plans to develop a 265-acre site in Corsicana—about an hour south of Dallas—adding to its growing presence in the Lone Star State. At full capacity, the development is expected to have one gigawatt of capacity—enough energy to power around 750,000 households.
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‘The Future of Dining’: Chili’s Expands Robot Servers to 61 Total Restaurants
by | Apr 27, 2022
Rita—a robot that seats guests, runs food to tables, and even sings "Happy Birthday"—has been tested in 10 Chili's restaurants in the Dallas area, California, and Florida. After performing correctly 99% of the time, she's now being expanded to 51 additional Chili's locations nationwide. "To know Rita is to love her," says the SVP of Innovation for Chili's parent company, Brinker International. "Team members have realized she really is there to make their jobs easier."
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Dallas Invents: 142 Patents Granted for Week of March 29
by | Apr 27, 2022
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's media content distribution system, Bank of America's AR dynamic authentication for electronic transactions, DJO's personalized image-based guidance for energy-based therapeutic devices, Ed Tucker Distributor's starting device for a motorcycle, Huawei's wireless battery charging with improved efficiency, and PACCAR's methods for providing augmented reality support for vehicle service operations.
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