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PPP Program: Texas Governor Abbott Announces $50M in Small Business Loans With Goldman Sachs, LiftFund

by | Apr 13, 2020
"We all agree that we want Texans on payroll, not laid off," Gov. Abbott said.
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Fidelity's 337-acre campus in Westlake, TX. [Courtesy: Fidelity Investments]
Fidelity Investments Hiring Hundreds of Employees in Dallas‑Fort Worth
by | Apr 13, 2020
The DFW positions are part of Fidelity's plans to hire 2,000 nationwide.
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Housing for Healthcare: Dallas’ RVs 4 MDs Connects First Responders with Temporary ‘Wheel Estate’
by | Apr 9, 2020
This grassroots volunteer group started by two Dallas-area moms is teaming up with peer-to-peer rental platform RVshare. Together they are helping meet the demand for temporary housing for self-isolating healthcare workers.
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‘An Avenue Back to Normalcy’: Neighborhood Goods Plans Free Store Space for Businesses Affected by COVID-19
by | Apr 9, 2020
The Commons by Neighborhood Goods plans to provide a free platform for local and national brands, restaurants, musicians, and artists who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.
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Rising to the Occasion: OutMatch’s New Free Assessment Can Help Execs Better Lead During Crisis

by | Apr 9, 2020
Dallas-based OutMatch's C.R.I.S.I.S. Development tool shows a leader what skills are most effective during a crisis—like COVID-19—and gives a real-time action plan for execution.
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CarOffer’s New Traffic-Generating Tool Will Help Auto Dealers Drive Sales During COVID-19
by | Apr 9, 2020
Amidst the global pandemic, CarOffer brought its Consumer Buying feature to market ahead of schedule—and is making it free for the time being.
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Match is Giving the Dinner Bell Foundation $30,000 to Feed COVID-19 First Responders
by | Apr 8, 2020
Founded by the owners of Deep Ellum barbecue joint Pecan Lodge, the foundation will use Match' donation to give 5,000 meals to those on the front lines in Dallas.
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Dallas’ BBG Sees a Data Center Boom for Years to Come
by | Apr 8, 2020
The rise of cloud technology led to data center facilities setting a new record last year. And in the past few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused data usage to spike.
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Giving Back: Salesforce Just Announced $5M in Grants to Help Small Businesses Weather the COVID-19 Crisis

by | Apr 8, 2020
The Salesforce Care Small Business Grants were announced during a virtual event featuring Mark Cuban earlier today.
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Xenex and AT&T iot connectivity hospital tech robotics
AT&T IoT Technology Powers Germ-Zapping Robots
by | Apr 7, 2020
The robots use UV light to help destroy viruses and other deadly pathogens to help hospitals stop the spread of disease.
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Report: Dallas-Fort Worth Housing Market Ranks Among Least Vulnerable to Economic Impact From COVID-19
by | Apr 7, 2020
New Jersey and Florida account for nearly half of the 50 most-vulnerable counties in the country.
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DI People: Learfield IMG College, ThinkWhy, and TeamSupport Make Leadership Moves
by | Apr 7, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Symphony RetailAI and C-Hear.
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AT&T and Brain Corp Enable Robots to Help Retailers Clean, Deliver Inventory, and More

by | Apr 7, 2020
The autonomous mobile robots will help free up time for workers during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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a virtual wine down Wednesday at Common Desk
Alone Together: Dallas-based Common Desk’s Donation-Based ‘Work From Home’ Coworking Membership Opens Virtual Doors
by | Apr 6, 2020
Founder Nick Clark believes digital offerings will be a pivot we'll see continue to see from the entire coworking sector.
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Trial by Fire for Telehealth Tech: The Moment Arrives for Virtual Healthcare During COVID-19
by | Apr 6, 2020
In March, Baylor Scott & White screened more than 100,000 cases via its app. That's up from an average of 3,000 -5,000 patients per month prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Jacobs Signs a $29M Cybersecurity Support Contract With the USPTO
by | Apr 6, 2020
Dallas-based Jacobs will support all systems in the enterprise IT environment for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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