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TREC Chairman Jim Knight at last week's ribbon-cutting. [Photo: Courtesy TREC]
TREC Foundation Funds Renovations for the We-Cycle Resource Center to Promote Safe and Quality Transportation
by Natalie Le | Jun 19, 2019
Last week, TREC's Associate Leadership Council Class of 2019, Bike Friendly South Dallas, and Cornerstone Baptist Church opened the We-Cycle Resource Center in the Forest District. It's the latest milestone in TREC’s efforts to spur community-driven development.
by Quincy Preston |
Jun 19, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: IBM's management of cookie data, AMI Investments' remote monitoring of water distribution systems, Bank of America's data security and risk ranking tool, Daltile's glazed porcelain roof tile, Ilumi's LED lighting device, The Nielsen Company's apparatus to monitor mobile internet activity, and Toyota's personalized active safety systems.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 18, 2019
You’ll also find news from EF Johnson Technologies, iStation, The NRP Group, Varsity Brands, Lone Star Analysis, and the Women’s Foodservice Forum in this roundup of leadership and executive moves as well as honors in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 18, 2019
Ripple will make up to a $50 million investment in MoneyGram as the industry moves toward what might be the future of international money transfers.
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Google's new data center under construction in Midlothian [Photo: Quincy Preston]
Google Boosts its Texas Investments With a New $600M Midlothian Data Center
by Alex Edwards | Jun 14, 2019
In coordination with the announcement, Google also said it is giving the Midlothian Independent School District a $100,000 grant for the development of STEM programs in schools. And, it's leasing additional office space in Austin.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 14, 2019
The fourth film in the Men in Black franchise introduces the world to the Lexus QZ 618 Galactic Enforcer jet, which takes high-tech to another universe. Lexus' U.S. headquarters is in Plano.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 13, 2019
Since 2018, Dallas-based MODE Transportation was acquired, rebranded, and exceeded $1B in sales. Now, MODE is moving operations to Signature Exchange to accommodate its rapid growth and array of technology solutions.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 13, 2019
The new investment comes on the heels of a period of rapid growth and new partnerships with such big names as Microsoft, Chronicle Backstory, and Palo Alto Networks Cortex.
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Match Group Announces Plans to Launch New ‘Tinder Lite’ App
by India Edwards | Jun 13, 2019
Dallas-headquartered Match Group released plans to launch a new Lite version of the popular dating app Tinder. The app will be better suited for smaller areas with limited access to data and internet.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 12, 2019
Dallas is one of three cities that will be test markets for the air taxi program planned by Uber Elevate to begin in 2023.
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by Payton Potter |
Jun 12, 2019
An upcoming block party will showcase the district's potential with food trucks, activities, games, and examples of activated spaces.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 12, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Knightscope's autonomous parking monitor, Service King's auto repair systems including 3D printed parts, Siemens intelligent 3D printer, Johnson & Johnson's pupil-only photochromic contact lenses, Bank of America's authorization of a user in a virtual reality environment, ATT's distributed forwarding service, Freeflight Acquisition's quick-mount detachable antenna, and Imagine Communications' distributed ledger platform.
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DI People: Pearson Partners, January Digital, Solera Holdings, DoctorLogic Make Exec Moves
by Lance Murray | Jun 11, 2019
You'll also find news about OneSource Virtual, Tarrant County College District, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Mutual of Omaha Bank, Catholic Charities Fort Worth, Cantey Hanger, Mass Luminosity, and Tucker Powersports in this roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 11, 2019
The newly announced collaboration intends to boost Uber’s plans to get a commercial rideshare service in the sky by 2023.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 10, 2019
CBRE has released the first installment in its multipart "Food In Demand" series, which shows millennials are the main ingredient for the future of food and beverage entrepreneurs and retail property owners. Check the map to see food spending in Dallas-Fort Worth and its suburbs.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 10, 2019
The fast-growing Plano-based company, which last year raised $70 million in a Series D round, has used its funding to invest in innovation, people, and services.
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