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Survey Seeks to Gauge DFW’s Interest in the Life Sciences Sector

by | Dec 19, 2019
Anyone interested in the life sciences sector in Dallas-Fort Worth still has time to take BioLabs' survey to evaluate what might come next for local science startups.
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Toyota Unveils Intellectual Property Licensing Program
by | Dec 19, 2019
Toyota described the program as a way businesses can gain the benefits from a world-renowned R&D company that invests over $1 million per hour, "without actually having to spend $1 million per hour.”
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Dallas Innovation Alliance Co-founders Launch InnoCity Partners
by | Dec 19, 2019
Trey Bowles and Jennifer Sanders have announced InnoCity Partners, a new boutique consulting firm providing counsel to public and private organizations to design, build, and execute smart city programs.
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Follow the Money: Crescent Raises $24.6M for Fund; Geoforce Sells Majority Stake; NTT Data Services Makes Acquisition
by | Dec 19, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you'll also find news about Mark Cuban, Crestline Investors, Maverick Fitness Holdings, Texas Ventures, MoneyGram, Caregiver Inc., Vertical Communications, and Strait Lane Capital.
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NTT Data to Acquire IT Services Company in Federal Healthcare Sector

by | Dec 18, 2019
The acquisition of NETE follows NTT Data’s deal earlier this month to acquire Austin-based cloud services provider Flux7.
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AT&T and Deloitte are Partnering on 5G to Transform the Future of Digital Corporate Learning
by | Dec 18, 2019
By next summer, AT&T plans to bring 5G network connectivity, edge computing, and immersive mixed reality to Deloitte University in Westlake.
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DI People: Lantern Pharma, The Richards Group, and RKD Announce Leadership Moves
by | Dec 17, 2019
In this weekly roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations in North Texas, you'll also find news from Colonial Savings, Crawford & Co., Kubota, North Dallas Bank & Trust Co., Amy Stewart Law, and Communities Foundation of Texas.
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Raise Your Glass: BuzzBallz Hits Milestone With 1M Cases Sold This Year
by | Dec 16, 2019
The ready-to-drink cocktail company—led by Merrilee Kick, the only female owner of a combined distillery and winery in the U.S.—expects to sell the most cases in BuzzBallz history.
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NTECC and AT&T Bring Latest Emergency Communications Tech to North Texas 911

by | Dec 13, 2019
The North Texas Emergency Communications Center is the first in Texas to go live on the 911 tech. The all-digital NextGen911 system will service around 250,000 people in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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‘Work of Art’: Virgin Hotel Dallas Opens Sunday in the Design District
by | Dec 13, 2019
Virgin Hotel Dallas' 16-story, V-shaped building is a reimagining of a boutique hotel.
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The Richards Group Founder Stan Richards Names Glenn Dady His Successor
by | Dec 13, 2019
Dady will take over the day-to-day duties of managing the Dallas-based marketing agency, but Richards, who's the founder and creative director, says he's "not going anywhere."
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North Texas Cities Among Nation’s Fastest-Growing
by | Dec 12, 2019
Frisco and McKinney were the highest ranking North Texas cities in the WalletHub report, which based its rankings on job growth, increase of full-time and part-time jobs, and median household income growth, among other factors.
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Follow the Money: Bass Family Office Backs FoodMaven’s $15.3M Series B for DFW Expansion, Theatro Nets $20M in Series C Funds

by | Dec 12, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies and investors in North Texas, you’ll also find news from InspectIR, OneDay, ParkHub, SchoolSpire, MODE Transportation, Texas Capital Bancshares, and Independent Bank Group.
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Dallas Makes Inc.’s Surging Cities List for Second Year in a Row
by | Dec 12, 2019
Inc.'s Surge Cities rankings determine its top 50 U.S. cities for launching a business in 2020. This year, Dallas placed 29th overall and 12th for population growth.
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Tech Startup Theatro Receives $20M Series C Backing from Sageview Capital
by | Dec 12, 2019
The funding is expected to help Theatro rapidly scale its offerings across retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and other markets with large hourly workforces.
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Telecom Central: As 5G Rolls Out, North Texas Telecom Giants Continue to Expand
by | Dec 12, 2019
DFW long has hosted some of the biggest names in telecom, and that means as investment spending rises, area players increasingly play leading roles in how the future of wireless unfolds.
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