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Dallas Invents: 145 Patents Granted for Week of April 9

by | Apr 17, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patent activity out of 250 metros. 
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Fort Worth’s ‘First Justice Enterprise’ Empowers Women Through Employment
by | Apr 16, 2019
The Worthy Co. plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store this fall, selling apparel, jewelry, and candles created by the women it employs—female survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. One hundred percent of profits benefit local trafficking survivors. 
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DI People: TCU’s Neeley School of Business, CBRE, AMN Healthcare Make Leadership Moves
by | Apr 16, 2019
You’ll also find news from Alacura Medical Transportation Management, Fort Worth Public Library Foundation, First Financial Bank, Match Group, U.S. Concrete, and Associa in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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Alliance Data to Sell Epsilon Business in $4.4B Cash Deal
by | Apr 15, 2019
Publicis called Epsilon a unique technology and platforms company that has "unparalleled" data assets that the company has built over years.
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The Recipe to Individual Success? Barack Obama says Innovation, Hard Work, and Resilience

by | Apr 12, 2019
Diversity is an integral part of growth, but Obama says it isn't always easy for minority groups. The solution, he said Thursday at the National Diversity Council's 15th Annual Diversity and Leadership Conference in Dallas, is: "I'm gonna prove you wrong. I'm going to outwork, out-hustle, out-imagine, out-innovate to achieve that goal."
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Dallas-based MoneyGram Wants to Give Gig Economy Workers Better Access to Cash Payments
by | Apr 12, 2019
MoneyGram announced a strategic partnership that would allow the platform to streamline and simplify the complexities of managing and paying contract workers.
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Follow the Money: Nimbix Gets $4M, Energy Spectrum Raises $867M; Sentrics Acquires SeniorTV
by | Apr 11, 2019
You’ll also find news about Caregiver Inc., FieldPulse, Labora Group, EMPOWER Series, Anonymous, ActivTrak, Graco, and Mizuni in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving North Texas companies.
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‘Math Will No Longer Protect Your Data’: VaultChain Wants to Make Data Impossible for Hackers to Reassemble
by | Apr 11, 2019
Encryption that would normally take millions of years to crack could be done in seconds with a quantum computer, according to Doug Peckover. His solution is a “quantum-computer safe” technology that secures data.
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Walmart’s Dallas Optical Facility Frames its Success With Glasses by the Tens of Thousands

by | Apr 10, 2019
Walmart's manufacturing plant located in the Stemmons Corridor looks a bit like a 1950s-era school building, but a look inside the facility reveals 320 full-time associates and a variety of robotic machines producing tens of thousands of custom-crafted eyeglasses each week.
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Dallas Invents: 129 Patents Granted for Week of April 2
by | Apr 10, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Velos Media's device for decoding a video bitstream; Apple's cylindrical compact computing system; State Farm's detection of anomalous computer behavior; Texas Instruments' estimation of time to collision in a computer vision system; USAA's monitoring systems and methods for personal safety; Toyota's smart necklace with stereo vision and onboard processing; and Watchguard's system for peer-to-peer operation of multiple recording devices
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DI People: Celanese, Alerian, MTX Group Make Chief Executive Appointments
by | Apr 9, 2019
You’ll also find announcements from Associa, Tuesday Morning Corp., Lear Investment Management, Korn Ferry, and Addus HomeCare in this roundup of leadership and executive moves by companies with ties to North Texas.
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Capital One’s Innovation Summit Unites Corporations and Startups to Spark Real Change
by | Apr 8, 2019
"For innovation, you’re kissing a lot of frogs to get to the good stuff," Scott Emmons said during a panel on scaling without stagnating. Hear from Emmons, Sean Minter, Sterling Ingui, Tarek Hoteit, and Charlie Lass on how corporations can remain on the bleeding edge of recognizing and integrating entrepreneurial talent.
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Trend Micro’s IoT Joint Venture Offers a New Approach to Tackling Weaknesses in Cybersecurity

by | Apr 8, 2019
Trend Micro, an IT security company with U.S. headquarters in Irving, has partnered with Moxa to launch TXOne Networks. The joint venture will focus on security needs present in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) environments, including smart manufacturing, smart cities, smart energy, and more.
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The DEC, North Texas Angel Network Announce Partnership at Dallas Startup Week
by | Apr 5, 2019
The organizations say the partnership is aimed at boosting innovation, deal flow, and company launches in North Texas.
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Find a Face: DHD GIGA Puts You in the Room for Mark Cuban’s Startup Week Talk
by | Apr 4, 2019
The post-event platform offers a 360-degree view and the ability to zoom in and out. Where's Waldo? If he's in the room, you'll find him.
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Follow the Money: Studio Movie Grill Reels in $100M; Rent My Wardrobe Closing on $1M, Authentix Buys UK Firm
by | Apr 4, 2019
You’ll also find news from RevTech, Theatro, Glass-Media, Lavabit, BAG Corp., and FleetPride in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies and investors in North Texas.
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