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Joby Aviation's electric air taxi. Joby is one of four industry partners aiming to support regional eVTOL air taxi networks connecting Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and eventually Houston. [Photo: Joby]
Toyota to Invest $500M More in Joby Air Taxis as the Companies Work ‘Side by Side’ in California
by David Seeley | Oct 4, 2024
Toyota, whose North American HQ is in Plano, took its eyes off the road long enough to scan the skies and invest $500 million more in California-based Joby, for a total of $894 million it's invested to date. The investment is aimed at "realizing the two companies’ shared vision of air mobility," Toyota said.
by Lance Murray |
Oct 3, 2024
The development will feature Marriott brands AC Hotel and Moxy Hotel, bringing 264 upscale rooms, modern amenities, and unique lifestyle offerings to Uptown Dallas' McKinney Avenue corridor, said Atlanta-based PE firm Peachtree. The project is expected to open in summer 2026.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 3, 2024
"Trimble's Connect & Scale strategy has created an ecosystem that empowers customers across both the physical and digital worlds," Trimble CEO Rob Painter said about his company's joint venture with Irving-based Caterpillar.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 3, 2024
With Cruise robotaxis already being tested in Dallas, more autonomous innovation is on the way to the city in 2024 and 2025 via a partnership between Uber and Austin-based Avride. Uber and Uber Eats customers may have the option to select a robotaxi for their next ride across town or a sidewalk robot to roll their favorite restaurant order home.
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Inside Amazon's new One Medical location in Plano [Photo: One Medical]
Two Years after $3.9B Acquisition, Amazon’s One Medical Expands Its DFW Presence with New Plano Office
by David Seeley | Oct 3, 2024
The new office expands One Medical's partnership with Baylor Scott & White Health to deliver "seamless, coordinated care" throughout the region, following earlier office openings in Addison, Highland Park, University Park, and Fort Worth's West 7th District.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 3, 2024
Andrew Yaffe—former EVP and head of social, digital, and original content at the NBA—takes the helm at Dude Perfect six months after the trick-shot video team scored a $100M-plus investment from New York's Highmount Capital.
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![Rockwall-based Patriot Paws, which helps veterans regain independence and find new purpose through life-changing partnerships with service dogs, received a $50,000 grant from the Texas Veteran's Commission on the TVC's Texas Tour on Wednesday. [Image: Screenshot April 2024 Patriot Paws video]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Patriot-Paws-VideoScreenshot-2024-09-27-at-10.14.27 AM-360x203.png)
by Quincy Preston |
Oct 2, 2024
36 grants awarded to 32 organizations across North Texas will fuel services for veterans, including mental health counseling, home repairs, employment support, and more through organizations like Patriot PAWS, Meals on Wheels, Equest, Baylor Research Institute, and local governments.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 2, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Sept. 24, with a total of 108 patents granted.
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Rendering of Children’s Health and UT Southwestern's planned new $5 billion pediatric health campus [Image: Children’s Health]
Children’s Health, UTSW Break Ground on $5B Dallas Pediatric Campus, Announce $100M Donation from Rees‑Jones Foundation
by Lance Murray | Oct 2, 2024
Children's Health and UT Soutwestern announced that a $100 million gift from The Rees-Jones Foundation will support the construction of the new pediatric campus, just months after the Jean and Mack Pogue family gave its own $100 million gift. This marks the first time in Texas that a not-for-profit construction project has received two individual leadership gifts of $100 million.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 2, 2024
North Texas grabbed the world's financial attention again this week with updates from the Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange, which introduced its expansive leadership team and board members and said it had raised over $135 million to date. But as Austin-based Paul O'Brien noted in his LinkedIn Startup Studio post last month, the TXSE is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to North Texas' sprawling fintech and financial universe.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 1, 2024
In June, TXSE Group announced plans to launch the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), focused on enabling U.S. and global companies to access U.S. equity capital markets via a “fully electronic, national securities exchange." In the months since, that's led to endless discussion of the impact of North Texas' "Y'All Street." It was capped by yesterday's announcement that the TXSE had raised over $135 million to date as it named members of TXSE's board—including former Texas Governor and former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry; former SEC Commissioner Rick Roberts; and Alex Bussandri, the global head of strategy at Citadel Securities.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 1, 2024
The North Texas-based foundation aims to fight the "extinction crisis" with initiatives including Colossal Biovault—"the world's largest distributed biobanking initiative"—and an array of new efforts to both preserve and "de-extinct" wildlife.
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Raytheon's NGJ-MB system operates at advanced ranges and can jam targets simultaneously. [Photo: RTX/Raytheon]
Raytheon Awarded $192M for U.S. Navy’s Next‑Gen Electronic Jamming System, with Part of Project in Dallas
by David Seeley | Oct 1, 2024
Raytheon's Next Generation Jammer-MBX is an airborne electronic attack system carried by the Boeing EA-18G Growler, a carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft. Work on the upgraded system will take place in Dallas and three other U.S. cities "through 2027," Raytheon said.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 1, 2024
Fast food keeps getting faster. Thanks to a new partnership between California's Serve Robotics and Wing, robots will soon be rolling down Dallas-area sidewalks, taking restaurant orders to be plucked skyward by a hovering Wing drone for deliveries "as much as 6 miles away."
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 30, 2024
According to an economic impact report by The Perryman Group, the 26-acre Pegasus Park campus, once fully built out under its master plan, is projected to generate $1.9 billion in annual gross product and create over 15,000 jobs.
Bridge Labs, the latest addition to the Pegasus Park campus, is designed to provide high-quality, flexible lab and office space for growth-stage biotech companies. "It's one-of-a-kind in the region," said Nicole Small, CEO of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
Bridge Labs, the latest addition to the Pegasus Park campus, is designed to provide high-quality, flexible lab and office space for growth-stage biotech companies. "It's one-of-a-kind in the region," said Nicole Small, CEO of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 30, 2024
Doma's underwriting division, Doma Title Insurance Inc., is now a wholly owned subsidiary of TRG. Doma's technology division, renamed Doma Technology LLC, will operate on a separately capitalized basis, the company said. TRG and Doma TechCo will operate as sister companies.
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