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Jacobs Releases Plan to be Net Zero Carbon in 2020 and Carbon Negative by 2030

by | Apr 22, 2020
Jacobs' newly released Climate Action Plan shows that the Dallas-based firm hopes to achieve 100 percent renewable energy and net zero carbon for its operations and business travel this year.
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Hotels in COVID-19: OYO Sees Rise in Long-Term Stays, Offers Rooms to Healthcare Workers
by | Apr 22, 2020
OYO, which has its U.S. headquarters in Uptown, has seen a 21 percent increase in long-term stays during the pandemic. Here's how it plans to keep those guests safe (while social distancing).
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Dallas Invents: 171 Patents Granted for Week of April 7
by | Apr 21, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's sensor mapping to a global coordinate system using a marker grid, Bank of America's information security in data transfers by using decoy data, Overhead Door's remote transmission of barrier status, Purewine's treatment of beverages to reduce the effects of noxious constituents, Siemens Healthcare's liver disease assessment in medical imaging, SoftLayer's method for customer discount management, and TMGCore's robot for a liquid immersion cooling system.
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‘Their Future Is Our Future’: How a Dallas Native is Helping Vulnerable Island Nations Transition to Renewable Energy
by | Apr 21, 2020
Matt Tranchin—along with EarthX founder Trammell S. Crow and smart tech platform GridMarket—is helping island communities navigate climate change with options for local, affordable energy.
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Tyler Technologies in COVID-19: Goes Live With Tech, Offers Virtual Internships, and Continues to Serve Texas

by | Apr 20, 2020
Though not entirely free of the economic effects caused by the pandemic, Plano-based Tyler Technologies has continued to serve government entities. In fact, it's forging ahead. Tyler now serves Texas' 20 largest counties and is moving forward with a four-stage plan to roll out one of its solutions across the U.S.
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Kimberly-Clark Foundation and the Falk Family Donate $1M to United Way Covid-19 Fund
by | Apr 16, 2020
The Coronavirus Response and Recovery Fund—which in March came together in under a week—aims to tackle both urgent and long-term needs in North Texas, including those affecting education, income, and health.
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North Texas Companies Make Masks Their Mission to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic
by | Apr 16, 2020
This Saturday, anyone in Dallas County is required to wear a mask to essential businesses. The work these local companies are doing is more important now than ever.
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TPG Capital-Backed Digital.ai Acquires Arxan Technologies
by | Apr 16, 2020
California-based Arxan joins Digital.ai, a newly formed company based in Plano that enables enterprises to deliver digital experiences customers can trust.
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Digital Matrix Systems expects to occupy its new headquarters in Preston Park Towers later this year. [Photo: Preston Park Financial]

International Risk Management Solutions Firm to Relocate HQ to Plano, Plans to Hire Tech Talent

by | Apr 16, 2020
Flexibility for future growth—and a location that will help recruit tech talent—was key to Digital Matrix System's decision-making. Hiring could center on business development, software engineering, and decision science.
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Dallas Invents: 146 Patents Granted for Week of March 31
by | Apr 15, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's training for a machine learning algorithm to determine customer purchases, Apple's control channel for UE power saving, Bank of America's multi-biometric-factor IoT secured network, Blacktop Plus' therapeutic elastic sports tape, Capital One's visual inspection support using extended reality, National Presort's high-speed print-and-apply label applicator, and Siemens Healthcare's atlas-based contouring of organs at risk for radiation therapy.
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Vibe Check: Match’s New Video Feature Helps Users Date While Distancing
by | Apr 15, 2020
In the wake of the COVID-19 quarantine, Match has launched an in-app video tool, virtual events, and dating hotline.
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COVID-19 ‘Game Changer’: Christus Health’s New Antibodies Test Can Detect Who’s Been Infected
by | Apr 15, 2020
The Irving-based not-for-profit health system said it's the first in the communities it serves to offer the new screening tool.
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Naya Ventures Portfolio Company Motivity Labs Exits to JNIT

by | Apr 14, 2020
Motivity Labs, which has U.S. headquarters in Irving, is merging with JNIT to bring the power of innovation labs to Fortune 500 organizations.
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Peak Nanosystems’ $25M Series C Funds an Acquisition and Product Expansion
by | Apr 14, 2020
Coppell-based Peak Nanosystems, known for taking nanotechnology out of the lab and into the real world, is expanding its optical product development.
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National Database: Dallas’ Catapult Health Partners With Evive to Help People Find COVID-19 Testing Sites
by | Apr 14, 2020
Catapult, which specializes in preventive health checkups through remote clinics and telehealth options, wants to help connect people to nearby coronavirus testing sites.
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Great Places to Work: Fortune Names the 80 ‘Best Workplaces in Texas’ for 2020
by | Apr 14, 2020
More than half of the companies have significant operations in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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