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‘Not Making a Decision Is Making a Decision,’ and More Business Lessons From Startup Mentors in Dallas-Fort Worth

by | Oct 7, 2020
Here are 10 lessons from TechFW mentors.
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Meet the Finalists for Tech Titans’ 20th Annual Awards Gala
The Roaring Twenties-themed virtual event will be a live, cinematic experience complete with a "Speakeasy Party To Go" feature for at-home watch parties. See who could take home an award.
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Common Desk Chosen as Operating Partner to Reimagine the Continental Gin Building in Deep Ellum
by | Oct 6, 2020
August Real Estate Co. selected Common Desk to reposition the historic Continental Gin Building for the future of office. Common Desk's team will touch all aspects of the building, from design to property management—Founder Nick Clark says it's going to be a "holistic offering the market has yet to see."
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Children’s Health Innovators Program Lifts Veil on Health Care Research and Breakthroughs
by | Oct 6, 2020
Health Wildcatters CEO Hubert Zajicek, Perot Jain Principal Cindy Revol, Lyda Hill Philanthropies CEO Nicole Small, and others will be on a panel about how the health care and tech industries have been innovative during COVID-19 as part of the new Children’s Health program launch on Oct. 8.
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Site Selection Group Partner Sums Up the DFW Commercial Real Estate Market in 8 Words

by | Oct 6, 2020
Here's what Lee Wagner had to say about Dallas-Fort Worth's CRE market. The partner of corporate relocation services talks trends, opportunities, and pandemic-proof sectors.
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How Lessons From COVID-19 Can Create Healthcare Solutions for the Future
Dallas-based Jim Henry leads CallisonRTKL's global team focused on healthcare design solutions.
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DI People: Match Group, DRC, Poo~Pourri, Interlock Partners, Exxon Mobil Make Moves
by | Oct 2, 2020
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Pizza Hut, Revint, HealthMine, Suffolk, OneDay, and more.
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Is Your Community Ready To Be Connected?
A connected community of care uses technology to connect government, medical and community based organizations to help direct resources to help support those who need the most help. Marshalling the right resources at the right time is especially important today, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Match Group Names Former Uber Exec to Its New Role: Head of Safety And Social Advocacy

by | Oct 1, 2020
Tracey Breeden joins Match Group after serving as the head of women's safety and gender-based violence operations at Uber. She brings a breadth of knowledge to the new role—Breeden has worked with more than 200 women's safety groups and advocacy organizations.
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Frisco Fintech Payrix Extends Its Series A Financing, Surpasses $50M in Investments
by | Oct 1, 2020
Payrix, a one-stop-shop for accepting and sending payments, is backed by Jerry Jones-founded Blue Star Innovation Partners and Boston-based Providence Strategic Growth.
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A Cut Above, 11 Years in the Making: Dallas-Based Shavelogic Launches S5 Razor
by | Oct 1, 2020
After a decade-plus of R&D, more than 100 patents, and legal battles with Gillette, Shavelogic aims to be the new face of an $11B global shaving and razor market.
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Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in September
by | Oct 1, 2020
Rising to the top of the list: How the private charitable foundation of Dallas Mavericks Owner and “Shark” Mark Cuban partnered up with tech companies to bring an "AI Bootcamp" to underserved DFW students. Here's our roundup of the Top 10.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Appoints Its First-Ever Senior Vice President for Community Engagement

by | Sep 30, 2020
In her new role, Latosha Herron-Bruff will build on the chamber's years-long efforts to grow and promote underserved areas as attractive places to live, work, and do business.
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Dallas-Based Sentrics Uses Tech to Revolutionize Senior Living—And Has Made Five Acquisitions to Do So
by | Sep 30, 2020
The fast-growing company, founded in 2016, has acquired and integrated five companies into a single entity to deliver data-driven solutions for senior living. Most recently that was Luna Lights, which makes trip-tracking tech for seniors.
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Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 15
by | Sep 30, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: BlackBerry's method for managing local emergency numbers, Dell's information handling system for eye-tracking data, Doskocil's pet carrier car seat, Enseo's method for making reservations, Facebook's location-based content aggregation and distribution, Frito-Lay's apparatus for production of snack food pellets, Mazor Robotics' global spinal alignment method, and Novartis' cancer biomarkers predictive of therapeutic responsiveness.
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State of Public Education: ‘We Really Need Our Business Partners to Know How Important This Is,’ says RISD Leader
by | Sep 29, 2020
State and regional education leaders discussed sustained investment in public education, COVID-19 response, and next steps in the virtual 2020 State of Public Education event.
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