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New North Texas Center for Mobility Technologies Will Fuel Innovation With Industry-University Collaborations

by | Dec 8, 2020
North Texas’ research universities will offer their expertise in artificial intelligence, composite materials, wireless vehicle tech, IOT, big data, and more.

Under the umbrella of the Texas Research Association, the new center aims to solve mobility challenges faced by industry, nonprofits, municipalities, and transportation agencies—here and beyond.
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Q+A: Willis Towers Watson’s Ravin Jesuthasan on Reinventing Jobs for Resiliency
by | Dec 7, 2020
Jesuthasan shared his company's insights on the pandemic's disruption of work, including that more than 50 percent of companies are planning on the deployment of work and talent beyond their legacy jobs.
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Match Group To Improve Dating Safety Features Through RAINN Partnership
by | Dec 7, 2020
Match Group, which owns Dallas-based dating platforms Match and BLK, is teaming up with the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization to continue creating safer online communities.
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‘There’s Hope Ahead’: Dallas-Based ThinkWhy’s LaborIQ Platform Predicts Economic Acceleration Late Next Year
by | Dec 7, 2020
A recently released national jobs report from ThinkWhy shows the biggest storylines to watch next year as the U.S. continues its COVID-19 recovery. Though LaborIQ predicts jobs will not be fully recouped until early 2023, the SaaS company sees reason for optimism. Here's why.
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Telemedicine Could Be the Solution to Overcrowding and Congestion in the ER, a New UTD Study Says

by | Dec 3, 2020
A new study from The University of Texas at Dallas found that telemedicine could improve the delivery of care, shortage of capacity, and patient flow in an emergency room setting. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the researchers see now as the time to take an in-depth look.
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How Verizon Business’ Aimee Novak Is Working To Help Small Businesses Thrive During COVID-19
by | Dec 2, 2020
The vice president of Business Sales in the Southern Region is working to support local businesses through Verizon’s numerous small business initiatives, including its Women in Business and Comeback Coach programs.
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Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in November
by | Dec 2, 2020
Rising to the top of the list is 7-Eleven's fifth Evolution Store in Lake Highlands. The location will serve as an experiential testing ground for patrons to try new shopping technology and products.
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Dallas Invents: 135 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 17
by | Dec 2, 2020

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's prioritized network based on service and user device, Honda's applied artificial intelligence for natural language processing automotive reporting system, IBM's augment politeness in question answer systems, Liberty Peak Ventures' funding a radio frequency device transaction, Mitogrow's vitamin-hormone horticultural product, and Texas Instruments' bluetooth data forwarding.

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Allen-Based PFSweb Opens Dallas Fulfillment Center to Support Kendra Scott’s Growing eCommerce Operations

by | Dec 1, 2020
North Texas' PFSweb, a global commerce services company, now operates two fulfillment operations for the Austin-based jewelry brand. PFSweb will ensure Kendra Scott's eCommerce operations run smoothly—especially during the increased capacity that comes with the holiday season.
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Homes Are Selling Fast in DFW. Opendoor’s Chris Westrom Sees a Strong Market Into 2021
by | Dec 1, 2020
The region's residential market is 'much stronger than we’ve experienced even in recent years," Westrom says. Here's why.

PLUS: The hottest ZIP codes in DFW, per Opendoor.
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This New Addison-Based PPE Supplier Is Manufacturing and Sourcing From the U.S.
by | Nov 30, 2020
United States Mask was recently founded with the mission to produce "in America, for Americans." In an effort to provide front line workers with easy access to PPE, the company uses materials sourced from the U.S. to make N95-certified masks in a Fort Worth warehouse.
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Coworking Adapts to Survive and (Eventually) Thrive
by | Nov 29, 2020
Local coworking firms use different approaches to deal with COVID challenges.
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Bio Boom: Dallas-Fort Worth Is Emerging as a Hub for Biotech and Life Sciences

by | Nov 27, 2020
Biotechnology is alive and growing in DFW. The region recently ranked 6th on a list of top ten emerging life science clusters in the U.S.
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Leadership: Valuing a Variety of Voices and Communities Makes Dallas-Fort Worth Better for All, Says HKS’ Alex John
by | Nov 26, 2020
Equity is an investment in equality of the future. When things have been disproportionately distributed, they need to be actively changed,” the HKS VP says.
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Innovative Spaces: Deep Ellum’s ‘Touchless Tower’ Offers Next-Level Wellness and Safety
The Stack in Deep Ellum will offer a ‘frictionless path from your car to the office,’ developer Hines says.
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Dallas Invents: 138 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 10
by | Nov 25, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon Technologies' tech for job processing using a public service network, AT&T's integrated wireline and wireless access using software defined networking, Capital One's vehicle listing image detection and alert system, Doing Good Better's collaborative giving system and method, FHNC's wastewater separation system, IBM's automated trend detection by self-learning models through image generation and recognition, State Farm's autonomous vehicle accident and emergency response, Textron's integral life raft, survival kit, and step, and Toyota's self-healing metal structures.
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