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Follow the Money: Select Milk Nets $12M, Actuate Therapeutics Raises $4M, Valify Acquires Tech Firm

by | Sep 20, 2018
From Sunfinity to Forte Payment Systems to Mode Transportation, here are some of the deals involving companies and investors with North Texas ties.
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DFW UX Design
Design With a Big ‘D’: The DFW Experience
by | Sep 20, 2018
Four out of 10 Texas user-experience professionals work in Dallas-Fort Worth. Part 1 of our series explores Dallas-Fort Worth as a UX hotspot.
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AT&T Teams With Airstream to Launch ‘Smart’ RV
by | Sep 19, 2018
Connected camping: The iconic Airstream Silver Bullet gets smart, thanks to a new deal with AT&T.
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An illustration from Toyota's patent No. 10,074,281 for a method an apparatus for determining lane identification in a roadway. [Illustration via USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 70 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 11
Patents granted include Toyota's method and apparatus for determining lane identification in a roadway, Baylor Research Institute's fatty acid treatment for cardiac patients, and Apple's computer internal architecture.
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Smart City and IOT Concept

UTD Summit Spotlights Real-World Smart City Projects

by | Sep 18, 2018
Green power grids. Buildings that self-regulate their environments. Working smart cities. New approaches to advanced emergency communications. Examples of these technologies and more will be highlighted at this year's conference on Sept. 19.
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Alequresh
Building Tomorrow Together:
‘Since Our Last Meeting’
by | Sep 17, 2018
New information, fresh data, and deal points keep the focus on our region sharp, writes Economic Development SVP Mike Rosa. He shares some favorite "hot-off-the-press" updates on what Dallas-Fort Worth offers as a corporate location.
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DFW Innovation Economy:
Economic Grounding in 8 Infographics
by | Sep 14, 2018
Part 9 of our series looks at metrics that help to describe the overall economic stability of the region
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masergy
DI People: Masergy Taps Parker as New CEO, Sabre Names New Exec, Tech Wildcatters Adds 2
by | Sep 14, 2018
In this roundup of DFW personnel, activity you'll also find details about personnel moves at JPS Foundation, SmithGroup, Runner Agency, and the Wetrich Group.
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Fluor

Irving’s Fluor Teams with IBM for Watson AI-Powered Megaprojects

by | Sep 13, 2018
Megaprojects are complex and include a huge amount of data, people, and other elements that have to be tracked and analyzed to keep projects on time and budget.
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LinkedIn Names Fintech Firm Solovis as Top 2018 Startup
by | Sep 12, 2018
Irving-based Solovis is shaking up how endowments, foundations, and pension funds are managed.
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Nextlink
Narrowing the Digital Divide: Nextlink’s FCC Auction Share Targets Rural Areas
by | Sep 12, 2018
The Fort Worth-area company plans to invest $100 million in the first four years of a required six-year buildout to expand broadband access in the heartland.
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A drawing from Virtuix Holdings Patent No. 10,065,114 shows an example embodiment of a haptic feedback device. The newly granted patent is for a haptic glove for use in a virtual environment.
Dallas Invents: 76 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 4
Patents granted include Sherwin-Williams' color display system; Virtuix Holdings' haptic glove for use in a virtual environment; Astrapi's method for communicating using polynomial-based signals; and Barefoot Networks' hash table storing reduced search key.
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skyscrapers

Reports: New Skyscrapers Would Add to Dallas’ Tower Trove

by | Sep 11, 2018
Two recent articles piqued our interest on where skyscrapers—an important part of Dallas' history— fit into the city's future.
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DFW Innovation Economy: Labor Pool Talent
by | Sep 11, 2018
Part 8 of our series on the drivers of an innovation economy looks at the single biggest contributor — local talent.  4 charts show how we stack up.
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PepsiCo Searches for North American Startups in Expanded Nutrition Greenhouse Program
by | Sep 10, 2018
The accelerator, which launched in Europe last year, guarantees $20,000 in grant funding and a six-month business optimization program.
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AirGig
Solving the Digital Divide via Power Lines: AT&T Says Project AirGig Could Do It
by | Sep 10, 2018
Technology breakthroughs — born at AT&T Labs two years ago — use the power grid to deliver broadband internet. Now Project AirGig is closer to commercial deployment to bring superfast internet to suburban and rural areas
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