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On Tap: Per Scholas Grand Opening, African Film Festival & a Branding Workshop

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It’s a Year-Round Produce Harvest at Eden Green Technology in Cleburne
by | Jun 28, 2018
The company showed off its state-of-the-art, 44,000-square-foot facility in Cleburne where there’s row after row of 18-foot stalks, each with 36 plants growing from floor to ceiling.
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Sundance Square
Sundance Square: A Study in Urban Revitalization
by | Jun 27, 2018
The inspiration for Sundance came from the work of urbanists William H. “Holly” Whyte and Jane Jacobs, who pushed for public spaces in urban environments where people could gather. 
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The Rise of Dickies Arena: Fort Worth Lassos $540M Facility Via Public-Private Partnership
by | Jun 27, 2018
The 14,000-seat venue is coming to life thanks to a unique blend of public and private money and the leadership from a member of one of the most prominent families in North Texas.
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Dallas’ Cariloop, Facebook Unite on Caregiving White Paper

by | Jun 26, 2018
Cariloop called the white paper a company's "blueprint for success," in addressing caregiver support.
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Urban Land Institute Looking to Honor Local Real Estate Projects Via its Annual ‘Impact Awards’
by | Jun 26, 2018
Applications for the awards are due June 29, and winners will be announced at the gala in October.
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Tilr
Hire-On-Demand App Tilr Expands into Dallas Market
by | Jun 26, 2018
In addition to customer service, warehouse, and logistics, the startup also will initially focus on the hospitality and retail industries with its hiring app in Dallas.
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Entrepreneur of the Year
EY Names Southwest Regional Entrepreneur of the Year Winners
by | Jun 25, 2018
Among the honorees are Door CEO Alex Doubet, StackPath founder Lance Crosby, and Arcis Golf CEO Blake S. Walker.
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DI People: New Hires in DFW Startup Scene, NTT Data Promotes Pryor to CEO & Texas A&M Names New Law Dean

by | Jun 22, 2018
You'll also find details of Peter Berweger taking the reins as CEO at AgBiTech and the creation of a new CCO position at Urban Air Adventure Park, in our roundup of personnel activity highlights across DFW companies.
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STEM
4 Ways Community Leaders Say We Can Better Prepare the STEM Workforce of Tomorrow
by | Jun 21, 2018
Employers across a variety of fields from advanced manufacturing to health care need talent that has a strong foundation in math and science to stay competitive.
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On Tap: Improv to Improve, Reunion Lawn Party & WeDallas: Top Women in Tech
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Follow the Money: CoinFlip Gets Seed Funding, Goff Seeks $350M for Fund; Match Buys 51% of Hinge
by | Jun 21, 2018
From a points and benefits platform, to real estate funds, and rent-to-own company, here's a look at recent funding and acquisitions involving companies and firms with North Texas ties.
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Bell to Collaborate with French Company Safran on Air Taxi

by | Jun 20, 2018
The companies will work on developing hybrid electric propulsion solutions for the vertical take-off and landing concept aircraft.
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UPS Will Add 2 CNG Stations, Test Electric Vehicles in DFW
by | Jun 20, 2018
The package delivery company wants to have a quarter of its fleet running on alternative energy sources by 2020.
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An illustration from Toyota’s patent No. 9994154 depicts a cloaking device with cloaking region boundary planes. Each boundary plane includes “an outward facing mirror surface and an inward facing opaque surface.” [Illustration via USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 85 Patents Granted for Week of June 12
Patents granted include Toyota’s cloaking device to make an object seem transparent; Med Hab’s shoe sensor system to measure a runner’s gait; Google’s system for presenting multi-frame ads for mobile devices; and Kairos Social Solutions’s location-based social networking system that helps users select their favorite drink.   
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VIVO Realty Brings Coworking Model to Real Estate Agents
by | Jun 19, 2018
The program's goal is to provide a business structure that better fits the changing ways in which real estate agents are doing business.
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