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The X Factor: Four Ingredients are Turning North Texas into a Rising Tech Power

by | Jan 24, 2019
North Texas' "innovation engine" is creating a new energy that's fueling ideas and investment.
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Follow the Money: Satori Invests in Grapevine Company, Dynata Makes Acquisition
by | Jan 24, 2019
You’ll also find news about Bios Partners, Essentium, Discovery Midstream Partners, Cypress Growth Capital, FoodMaven, Tenet Healthcare, Integrity Marketing, and Salesforce in this roundup of investment, merger, and acquisition activity involving businesses with North Texas ties.
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Look Inside: Historic Purse Building Reopens In West End
by | Jan 23, 2019
As Wildcat Management—a woman-owned real estate investment company—embarks on the final phase of restoration for the Purse Building, the last pieces of West End's innovative redevelopment are falling into place.
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Dallas Invents: 68 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 15
by | Jan 23, 2019
Patents were granted for Vital Art and Science's vision measurement and training system; Frito-Lay's micropellets of fine particle nutrients in snack food; Fit Toned's integrated exercise device; and Addepar's methods for depicting psychological analysis.
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DI People: DRC, Transplace, SpotSee Make Leadership Announcements

by | Jan 22, 2019
You’ll also find leadership announcements from EarthX, Celanese, MedSys, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, HNTB, Dean Foods, and Colonial Savings Bank in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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Thought Leaders:
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by | Jan 20, 2019
Q+A | Thoughts on innovation and leadership from the region's top disruptive companies and organizations.
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ICYMI: North Texas Tech at ‘Retail’s Big Show’; iLab Founder leaves Neiman Marcus; DFW Named 2019 Global Airport
by | Jan 19, 2019
From retail innovations at NRF 2019 (Kibo, Logile, Theatro, Oki Data and more) to accolades (Symphony RetailAI, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport) to our weekly top 10 (female‑focused coworking concept), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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NaturalShrimp Says New Patented Tech Enables Indoor Propogation of All Fish
by | Jan 18, 2019
The company said that the Vibrio Suppression Technology system eliminates water-borne bacteria and other harmful organization, permitting aquatic species to grow indoors.
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Follow the Money: Fossil Sells Smartwatch Tech to Google, Lantern Pharma Raises $535K, Alto Gets $14.5M

You’ll also find news about Frisco Music City, Quest Events, Keurig Dr Pepper, TXV Partners, GreyCampus, VSE Aviation, and more in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity with ties to North Texas.
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Theatro Partners With Honeywell to Create SaaS Solutions For Retail Associates
by | Jan 16, 2019
The new partnership will allow in-store workers using Honeywell mobile devices to leverage Theatro's services to easily communicate, collaborate, and access enterprise information systems, all via voice command.
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Industry-Leading Trendspotters to Highlight Innovative Products at Dallas Market Center
Training the Workforce: Accessible Education Keeps Dallas on the Cutting Edge of Innovation
by | Jan 15, 2019
To overcome tech's employment gap, a number of organizations in Dallas are providing free or affordable career training to children, women, and minorities.
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AT&T Pledges $1M to Closing Skills Gap, Supporting Tech Startups
by | Jan 15, 2019
The tech giant will reward participating Ed-Tech startups with $125,000. Applications are accepted until Feb. 1.
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Dallas Invents: 131 Patents Granted for Week of Jan. 8

by | Jan 14, 2019
Patents were granted for ROKA Sports’ new design for sport eyeglasses; Capital One’s methods for tracking objects; Drexel University’s method of predicting seizures; Sierra Smart Systems’s electric vehicle fleet charging system; Securus’ detection for a call anomaly using biometric identification; SMU’s method of treating a subject that is resistant to one or more drugs; and Uber’s design for a firearm grip.
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Dallas Housing Authority Taps Private Developers In Affordable Housing Effort
by | Jan 14, 2019
A public-private partnership aims to redevelop 650 housing units in an effort to increase affordable housing availability, starting in Oak Cliff.
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Enterprise: A Dozen Top Stories from 2018
by | Jan 12, 2019
In an annual tradition, we look back on Dallas Innovates’ most-read stories in each of our buckets of innovation: Startup, Invention, Education, Social, Creative, and Enterprise. Here’s a roundup of the “Top 12” in Enterprise for 2018.
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At CES 2019, Toyota announced it was developing its Guardian autonomous vehicle safety system that could anticipate a pending incident and employ a corrective response in coordination with the driver. [Photo: Toyota Newsroom]
ICYMI: AT&T’s 5G, Toyota’s Autonomous Safety System, and the Bell Nexus Air Taxi Make Waves at CES 2019
by | Jan 12, 2019
Other North Texas standouts at CES include 900lbs, Syndiant, and Voltea. You'll also find AI-enabled decision platforms (Symphony RetailAI), grants for STEAM (Sam's Club gives DISD $252K), and the top 10 (female‑focused coworking concept) in this week's briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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