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Bank of America Global Banking SVP Manu Kurian [Photo: Bank of America]
Bank of America Set a Company Record for Patents Granted In the First Half of 2021. One Big Reason? Addison’s Manu Kurian.
by David Seeley | Sep 1, 2021
Bank of America had a company-record 227 patents granted during the first half of 2021. One of its biggest inventors? Addison-based Global Banking SVP Manu Kurian, who ranks in the top 300 patent holders on earth. He's filed more than 360 patents since 2014, with more than 240 of those having been granted.
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 31, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Textron Innovations' autonomous package delivery aircraft, Siemens Industry Software's chain testing and diagnosis using two-dimensional scan architecture, Bank of America's IoT versatile nodes, Wilson Electronics' multiple antenna repeater architecture, IBM's prioritizing workload, Speedgrocers' method for order fulfillment. Bell Textron's VTOL aircraft with tilting rotors and tilting ducted fans, and Capital One's vehicle purchasing tools.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 31, 2021
CarMax is tapping into the talent in the Dallas region to support its company-wide growth, digital innovation, and enhanced customer experience.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 31, 2021
New York-based MetroSpaces will be co-locating in Deep Ellum with Dallas-based Shokworks, a tech firm that helps companies go digital-first. The partners recently unveiled major initiatives including a blockchain-powered co-living platform and first-class co-living destination in the Dominican Republic for high-end nomad capitalists.
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How AllianceTexas’ Mobility Innovation Zone is Defining the Future of Logistics
by AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone | Aug 31, 2021
Grounded in the legacy of Hillwood, the MIZ is a nexus of innovation in surface and air mobility.
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sponsored by AllianceTexas Mobility Innovation Zone
by David Seeley |
Aug 30, 2021
Apple selected Argent Associates to be one of the 15 Black- and Brown-owned businesses on its first-ever Impact Accelerator class. The goal: combating systemic barriers to opportunity, while advancing innovative solutions for communities most impacted by climate change. Founder and CEO Beatriz "Betty" Manetta reveals the secret to her company's success.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 30, 2021
Zebra plans to expand its growing retail and CPG portfolio with the addition of Antuit.ai, a Goldman Sachs company that uses AI and machine learning software to assist retail and CPG businesses in digitally transforming their businesses and achieving outsized results in supply chain, pricing, and marketing.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 27, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Hilltop Securities, RealFoundations, Mohr Capital, Aimbridge Hospitality, HOYA Vision Care, GlobalStep, Instant Power, and eIVF.
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DFW Orgs Team Up to Offer Certification Classes in Logistics to Unemployed Texans
by Alex Edwards | Aug 25, 2021
Just in time for Women's Equality Day on Aug. 26, READYTOWORK and Aspire are putting out a call-to-action to encourage women to participate in their upcoming program.
Women have made up more than 40 percent of training participants to date.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 25, 2021
Dak is teaming up with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and Fox Sports NFL sideline reporter Erin Andrews to lead the Superfan Influencer Team. 7-Eleven's goal: draft and train NFL fans across the country to hone their social media influencer skills—with $11,000 "signing bonuses" and a 2-day "training camp."
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 25, 2021
There, Signature Biologics will manufacture perinatal-derived products that improve the body's natural healing processes in wound, musculoskeletal, and pain management applications.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 25, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Avodah Inc.'s automated gesture identification using neural networks UT's System and Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University's yarn energy harvesters containing conducing nanomaterials, Building Materials Investment Corp.'s hail resistant roofing system, Carefusion 303's variable dose dispensing system, IBM's Corp.'s secure medication delivery, Lintec of America's artificial muscle actuators, London Johnson's white noise sound machine, and Nxgen Partners' miniaturized device to sterilize from Covid-19 and other viruses.
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Rod Millar, CEO of Likewize [Photo: Likewize]
Tech Protection Company Likewize Invests $100M in DFW, Creating 500 Local Jobs
by Alex Edwards | Aug 23, 2021
Following the news last week that Brightstar was rebranding to Likewize, the company is now investing in a 275,000-square-foot automated facility in Flower Mound to serve as a global supply chain center of excellence that enhances the customer experience.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 23, 2021
Irving-based Nexstar Media has acquired The Hill, one of America's leading political digital media platforms, for $130 million. The Hill attracted 48 million average monthly users and 2.2 billion total pageviews in 2020, according to Comscore. It also had 914 million video views on Twitter.
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by Dave Moore |
Aug 21, 2021
Siemens Digital Industries Software headquarters is hiring like gangbusters. Siemens CFO Timo Nentwich, who moved to Dallas from Berlin last October, says the company has moved far beyond enabling the designs of airplanes and cars, into analyzing entire manufacturing processes.
“Few people know that we’re running a large operation like this out of the Plano office,” the CFO said.
“Few people know that we’re running a large operation like this out of the Plano office,” the CFO said.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 20, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from RumbleOn, Valify, Kibo, Duane Morris, Credera, Safe Conversations, Employer Direct Healthcare, Elevate Credit, Unitek, Ryan, and ReCode Therapeutics.
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