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DI People: Match Group, Brinker International, Capital Alliance Corp, and More Make Moves

by | Jul 31, 2020
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from Zimperium, Cytracom, RumbleOn, Fluor, Collaborative Imaging, and more.
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Kandi Brings the ‘Most Affordable’ Electric Cars in the U.S. to Dallas-Fort Worth
by | Jul 30, 2020
A virtual event will kick off the launch of two models—the K23 and K27. The price tag for its new compact EV starts at about $13,000 after incentives, Garland-based Kandi America says.
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Q+A: RSM’s Ty Beasley on How Company Culture May Look Post-Pandemic
by | Jul 30, 2020
Beasley thinks the future of work includes making the office an optional workplace, along with working from home or anywhere else.
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Office Equipment Company Shifts Sales Strategy, Adds Incentives to Maintain Business During Pandemic
When companies began to have employees work from home due to the pandemic, Southwest Office Systems faced dramatic revenue declines. But, the office equipment company has kept its sales team employed by changing its entire B2B sales approach.
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Plano-Based Purpose Tea Among Stacy’s Rise Project $10,000 Grant Winners

by | Jul 29, 2020
Purpose Tea Founder Chi Nguyen is one of 15 female founders taking part in the 2020 Stacy’s Rise Project, an initiative by Plano-headquartered Frito-Lay to support women and their food and beverage businesses.
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Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of July 14
by | Jul 29, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's detection of sentiment shift, Verizon's hyper-accuracy location platform, The Parking Genius' parking sensors to determine direction and speed with magnetic signature recognition, E3 Water's mobile sewage treatment and water reclamation system, Authentix's product authentication using barcode characteristics, and TRAXXAS' self-righting vehicle.
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This Dallas-Based Digital Real Estate Startup Charges ‘Nada’ to Sell Your Home Online
by | Jul 28, 2020
Nada was created to eliminate commissions. By integrating all services into a single digital solution, Nada is able to deliver a full-service listing to homeowners for as low as $0 to sell their home when they also buy their next one with Nada.
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Plug-and-Play Power: Fort Worth Tech Manufacturer Expands Production of Smart Electric Motors for e-Mobility
by | Jul 28, 2020
The technological advancement of these motors has "as big of an impact on minimizing global energy consumption as any major battery breakthrough could have," says Linear Labs' VP of Technology.

Four M200 motors in a four-wheeled vehicle "can provide more peak torque than a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S engine."
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North Texas De Novo TYME Bank Withdraws Application With the FDIC

by | Jul 28, 2020
One of just two de novo applications in Texas last year, the withdrawal is a casualty of “the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.” But founders of the proposed locally owned community bank are looking at options to refile in the near future.
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Look Inside: A Reimagined Crockett Hall in Fort Worth Goes Beyond the ‘Food Court Model’
by | Jul 27, 2020
Revamped by B. Russo Designs, the West Seventh space features 15 bars and eateries under one roof with 16,000-square-feet for socially distanced dining and relaxing.
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EnginSoft Expands its U.S. Headquarters in McKinney With a Grant From MEDC’s Innovation Fund
by | Jul 27, 2020
Engineering company EnginSoft is expanding its headquarters at Adriatica, a 45-acre mixed-use development inspired by a Croatian village. Driving EnginSoft's growth is the work it does for companies such as NASA, Xerox, Toyota, and more.
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Extreme Sandbox in Sachse Lets You ‘Play with a 26-Ton Excavator for Fun’
by | Jul 27, 2020
The heavy-equipment entertainment company featured on Shark Tank is moving its only Texas site to The Station in Sachse in September. Here's a look at what you can expect.
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Five North Texans Make the List of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies

by | Jul 23, 2020
The 13th annual ranking from the Women Presidents' Organization and American Express features the North Texas-based female entrepreneurs behind The Life Coach School, Buzzballz, Akorbi, Enseo, and Save Water Co.
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The Show Must Go On: Dallas Startup Week 2020 Is Going Virtual
by | Jul 23, 2020
Registration for Dallas Startup Week is now open, which will take place on Aug. 30 through Sept. 3. The sixth annual event looks bigger than ever with three summits, 16 tracks, more than 100 sessions, a new Slack channel, and undoubtedly, some surprises.
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Q+A: RealCom Solutions Founder and CEO on Putting Clients’ Needs First and the Future of Work
by | Jul 23, 2020
While business has slowed down for many during the pandemic, RealCom Solutions has seen a broad increase in demand for all of its services, especially remote communication tools, says Charlie Bogart.
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Fort Worth MillerCoors Brewery Invests Millions to Expand Production of Hard Seltzers
by | Jul 23, 2020
Bullish on the fizzy drinks, the brewery is moving fast to increase production by more than 400%. “As we see our innovations take off, we want to be able to react quickly,” Molson Coors Chief Supply Officer Brian Erhardt says.
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