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DI People: Wingstop, Ansira Partners, and Varsity Brands Make Leadership Announcements

by | Jan 14, 2020
In this weekly roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies and organizations in North Texas, you'll also find news from Invitation Homes, Builders FirstSource, Hilltop Securities, Goosehead Insurance, and European Wax Center.
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A Front Row Seat: Debra von Storch Looks Back on Four Decades in the DFW Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
by | Jan 14, 2020
The EY Partner and Americas Entrepreneur Of The Year Leader has witnessed 38 years of entrances and exits, and has played many parts in the Dallas-Fort Worth entrepreneur ecosystem. Now, she is orchestrating her own exit from the EY stage—and preparing for her next act.
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F&B/CPG: How a New Initiative Plans to Catalyze a Growing Industry in Dallas-Fort Worth
by | Jan 13, 2020
Polsinelli's Rick Jordan and food veteran Richard Riccardi have co-founded the Greater Dallas Food & Beverage/Consumer Packaged Goods Community group to fulfill a lack of connection. In this Q+A, they share how the new organization is poised to develop the industry into an even larger part of a vibrant local economy.
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CES 2020 Recap: Dallas-Fort Worth Shows Up and Shows Off
From Toyota's city of the future to Ericsson's connected cars, AT&T's 5G phone lineup to Polte's tracking devices, the region was well-represented at this year's annual Consumer Electronics Show.
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The Winners of Dallas Innovates’ and D CEO’s Inaugural 2020 Innovation Awards

Here are the companies and leaders driving innovation in North Texas.
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IT People: Meet Toyota’s Sailendu Mohapatra
by | Jan 9, 2020
The mechanical engineer helps perfect the software used by Toyota dealerships when they arrange financing for buyers.
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Meaning, Mission, Immersion: How the Dallas Region Draws Top IT Talent
by | Jan 9, 2020
Some of the biggest names in tech have major operations in North Texas, whether it be through regional corporate offices, headquarters, or relocations. In fact, the region is ranked fourth as a top destination for IT professionals. But what are companies doing to keep them here?
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Construction Kicks Off on High-Tech West End Square in Downtown Dallas
by | Jan 9, 2020
The new park is designed to incorporate evolving technologies in the West End, and is the second of four new parks planned for the city's urban center.
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Dallas Invents: 130 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 31

by | Jan 8, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Animal Experts' training tool, Amazon's audio signal processing for motion detection, Avodah Labs' real-time gesture recognition method and apparatus, Baylor Research Institute's methods for diagnosing or detecting colorectal cancer metastasis, Frito Lay's fried food product with reduced oil content, Solera Holdings' vehicle smart mirror system with heads-up display, and USAA's blockchain-based transaction management.
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AIA Dallas and the Architecture and Design Foundation Name Executive Director
by | Jan 8, 2020
AIA Fellow Zaida Basora was chosen to lead the Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Architecture and Design Foundation after a nationwide 8-month long search.
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Pieces Technologies Closes $25.7M Series B Funding Round
by | Jan 7, 2020
The funding will accelerate the national distribution of Pieces’ clinical analytics engine and social determinants of health platform.
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Toyota is Building a City of the Future Prototype
by | Jan 7, 2020
Toyota plans to offer an open invitation to commercial and academic partners, interested scientists, and researchers to collaborate and work in Woven City, which is expected to be a real-world incubator for leading edge tech in action.
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DataBank Receives $185M Investment from Colony Capital

by | Jan 6, 2020
Colony Capital is supporting the data center provider through additional capital to potentially fund add-on acquisitions and greenfield edge data center developments.
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Dallas Innovates 2020: Let’s Raise Our Flag
by | Jan 6, 2020
A new generation of innovators is taking its place in Dallas-Fort Worth lore, creating the next wave of great companies, services, and ideas.

We begin the decade with a toast to our newest magazine, Dallas Innovates 2020. This year, the cover of our third annual print publication declares “The Future is Here.”
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‘Beyond the Aircraft’: Bell Unveils its Plans for the Future of the Smart Cities
by | Jan 6, 2020
At CES 2020, Fort Worth-based Bell Textron Inc. revealed its plans—which included a new evolution of its Bell Nexus air taxi design—to make on-demand air mobility available to everyone.
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Culture Cues: Salesforce Connects Its Employees, Partners, and Customers With ‘Ohana’
by | Jan 2, 2020
Salesforce, which moved into its offices at The Union in Uptown Dallas in December, borrows the Hawaiian concept as one of its organizing principals.
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