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Dallas Invents: 93 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 28

by | Oct 13, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's detection of shelf interactions using a sensor array, American Airlines' graph network model to determine a gate pushback time, Atense's virus immune computer system and method, AT&T Intellectual Property, Cricket Wireless LLC's method for detecting and acting upon a violation of terms of service, Texas Instruments' financial transaction system with sensors and tamper detection, and TMGCore's autonomous vehicle that can map a facility and navigate its way to a particular liquid cooling system.
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Plano’s Tyler Technologies Appoints New CIO
by | Oct 12, 2021

Plano’s Tyler Technologies, the leading public sector provider of integrated software and technology, has added IT leader Kevin Iwersen to its team as chief information officer....

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MD7 Names a New CTO
by | Oct 12, 2021
MD7 is gearing up for "double-digit growth" as 5G rolls out. The mobile infrastructure consultancy recently announced its corporate relocation from San Diego to Allen.
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Signature Biologics President and COO Chloe Bailey
Irving-Based Biotech Joins Rare Disease Company Coalition to Support Innovation in Life Science
by | Oct 12, 2021
Rare is not that rare, says the RDCC. One in ten people lives with a rare disease, and the new coalition will unify life science companies dedicated to developing treatments. The goal? To inform policymakers of the unique challenges in the space.

Signature Biologics joins Dallas-based Taysha as a member of the RDCC.
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A New 24-Story, Class AA Office Tower Is Coming to Plano’s Legacy West

by | Oct 11, 2021
One major tenant will be global tax services and software provider Ryan LLC, which will be moving its HQ from the Galleria in Dallas.

Designed by Gensler, the tower is expected to break ground early next year.
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Former RedBird Capital Partner Launches Braemont Capital, a New ‘Relationship-Driven’ Equity Firm
by | Oct 8, 2021
Robert Covington, a former partner at RedBird Capital Partners, announced the launch of Braemont Capital, a new relationship-based investment firm with offices in Dallas and New York City.

The new firm will focus on defensive growth niches in both enterprise and consumer end markets, typically investing between $25 and $200 million of equity capital.
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Plano-Based Frito-Lay Invests in Its Manufacturing Sites, Hiring Nearly 15,000 Frontline Workers in 2021
by | Oct 7, 2021
The snack company says the hirings are enabling it to meet strong consumer demand—and are filling increased job openings due to Frito-Lay expansions, new go-to-market strategies, and backfilling vacant postings. The average pay for its supply chain employees is $22.48 an hour, with an opportunity in some roles to earn up to $43.32 an hour.
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HackDFW Drew More Than 600 Hackers—and Big Name Employers Hunting Hires
by | Oct 7, 2021
Students and experienced engineers alike hacked solutions to real-world challenges with algorithms, coding scripts, and data in three days of problem-solving. Some of the world’s biggest names in business—Amazon, McKesson, and USAA (to name a few)—were taking note.

Hackathons have became the new career fair for tech talent.
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The Gild: Dallas’ Iconic Gold Office Towers to Get a New Name and a Multimillion-Dollar Redo

by | Oct 7, 2021
Campbell Centre in Dallas will be transformed—and have a new identity as The Gild. New owner Fenway Capital Advisors today unveiled plans for the redevelopment and rebrand of the two 20-story towers.
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4 Dallas Innovators You Need to Know Today—and Why
Here's people from UT Dallas, NuVinAir, Caris Life Sciences, and Bottle Rocket who are making moves.
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Dallas’ LOOK Cinemas Plans to Redefine the Moviegoing Experience Post-COVID
by | Oct 6, 2021
Here's how LOOK Dine-In Cinemas CEO Brian Schultz—best known for founding Studio Movie Grill—plans to totally transform the dine-in cinema experience with a tech-first concept that's rapidly expanding across the country.
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Richardson-based BUiLT Turns One and Pushes Forward in Its Diversity-in-Tech Mission
by | Oct 6, 2021
Last week, BUiLT International celebrated its one-year anniversary as a non-profit organization working to advance the representation and participation of Black people in tech. Peter Beasley, the founder of the organization, was voted back as Chairman of the Board for another year. 
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The Shadow CEO:
Early-Stage Insights for Entrepreneurs

by | Oct 6, 2021
Entrepreneur, investor, and corporate governance authority Dennis Cagan kicks off a new series on seldom-taught things an entrepreneur needs to know about equity and governance, before making needless mistakes.

Part I: Getting the right advice
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Dallas Invents: 127 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 21
by | Oct 5, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AbTech Industries' evaporation apparatus for treating waste water, Assa Abloy's remote loading dock authorization systems and methods, IBM's drone station marketplace, Safepass' digital badge, and Toyota's subscription-based smart refueling.
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North Texas Innovation Alliance Teams Up to Supersize New Smart City Partnership
by | Oct 5, 2021
The NTXIA is a founding member of the new National Smart Coalitions Partnership, now one of the largest smart cities networks in the country. The organization unites more than 100 governments across seven regional smart cities consortiums. The goal? To accelerate sustainability and resilience in communities.
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Follow the Money: Dairy.com Acquires Mr.Milkman; Takkion Acquires Airway Services; Events Planning Startup Fêtefully Receives $1.3M Seed Round
by | Oct 5, 2021

⟫ GOT LOTS OF MILK? Frisco-based Dairy.com, the leading provider of tech, services, and intelligence platforms to the dairy industry, has acquired New Delhi, India-based Mr.Milkman...

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