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Commit Partnership’s Annual Dallas County Scorecard Shows Gaps in Living Wage Attainment, Equitable Education
by Alex Edwards | Oct 14, 2020
Commit's annual scorecard evaluates the overall health of Dallas' cradle-to-career pipeline in 11 educational indicators. This year, Commit decided to add a 12th around living wage attainment—"we know that the inequity we see in our student data doesn’t disappear when they leave the classroom," the nonprofit's CEO says.
by Alex Edwards |
Oct 14, 2020
As one of the largest employers in the state, JPMorgan Chase wants to prepare Texans for the future of work while breaking down barriers to opportunity for underserved communities. Of its newest philanthropic investment, $7M will locally benefit The Commit Partnership, Dallas ISD, Dallas College, and UNT Dallas.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 14, 2020
UT Dallas' Marjorie Zielke, winner of the 5G award, says her AI/VR platform could "eventually create stand-alone, life-like holograms of virtual teachers." Judge Mark Cuban commented on the tech's potential to provide access to virtual teachers for students attending disadvantaged schools.
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Liquid carrier and dispenser, US Patent 10,787,300; assigned to Smurfit Kappa North America LLC.
Dallas Invents: 107 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 29
by Quincy Preston | Oct 14, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's multi-camera image tracking on a global plane, Apple's licensed assisted access signal detection for reducing power use, AT&T Mobility's cell user occupancy indicator to enhance intelligent traffic steering, BlackBerry's emergency services handling, Smurfit Kappa North America's liquid carrier and dispenser, Toyota's methods for predicting and detecting a cardiac event, and an unassigned autonomous swimming pool skimmer
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Oct 13, 2020
Now in its second year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for North Texas.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 13, 2020
Pablo Salazar, the former chief information officer and chief compliance officer at AT&T Mexico, is bringing his 28 years of experience to Dallas-based LinkAmerica as its new chief technology officer.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 13, 2020
Randy Pflughaupt is retiring from his 38-year career at Toyota. Keith Robertson will take over his role as group vice president of Supply Chain Management operations.
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The Workplace of the Future: How the Pandemic May Impact Ongoing Demand for Office Space
by Christine Perez | Oct 13, 2020
Reports from Gensler and Cushman & Wakefield provide insights on how things may shake out.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
The Frisco EDC prioritizes efforts on four main target sectors: corporate attraction and expansion; gaming and new media; the business of sports; and innovation.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
The President and CEO of the Perryman Group discusses the impact of COVID-19 on corporate relocations and the economy in the region. In a Q&A, Perryman says Dallas-Fort Worth will likely see strong performance as a business center in the years to come.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
While COVID-19 has slowed relocations in the short term, the commercial real estate veteran shares his reasons for optimism.
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Shane Shepard, Economic Development Director, City of Lancaster
‘There Will be New Opportunities,’ Says Lancaster Economic Development Director
by Quincy Preston | Oct 13, 2020
The pandemic is a time to be innovative, says Shane Shepard. Lancaster, with plenty of room for development, is ripe for artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing, cold storage, food processing, motor vehicle parts manufacturing, and data centers, according to the economic development director in a Q&A.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
COVID-19 accelerated many trends in commercial real estate, especially in e-commerce and the industrial sector. Hillwood President Mike Berry talks about the outlook for corporate relocation in Dallas-Fort Worth, as well as long-term shifts involving technology and what sectors are more pandemic proof, in a wide-ranging Q&A.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
The president and CEO of the Irving Economic Development Partnership also sees growth potential in healthcare, technology, cybersecurity, and e-commerce— along with the accompanying warehouse and distribution facilities they require.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 13, 2020
Inquiries by economic development agencies "are up by a significant multiple over this period last year," says commercial real estate veteran Joel Pustmueller in a Q&A.
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