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Every Last Word
Dallas Innovates’ signature series capturing what leaders across North Texas are saying — in their own words — about innovation, impact, and what’s next.
RIP-IT Sports' FUTURE volleyball shoe. [Video still: RIP-IT]
The Last Word: RIP-IT Sports CEO on Designing ‘Female-Exclusive’ Athletic Gear
by David Seeley | Jul 29, 2024
For Dallas-based RIP-IT Sports, designing sports gear for women isn't an afterthought after all the men's gear has been wrapped. Instead, the company says it is "100% dedicated to women athletes, offering innovative softball, volleyball, soccer, and athletic gear tailored specifically for female athletes."
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 26, 2024
UniverSoul Circus has returned to Dallas, bringing its international, multicultural "hip hop under the big top" to The Shops at RedBird at 3662 Camp Wisdom Road for performances through August 11. But before the fire breathers blew their first flames and the acrobats took their first leaps, the circus offered a preview at Dallas City Hall Wednesday, where Atkins other city officials, and the public got a taste of this year's "Family Reunion Tour."
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The Last Word: Paul Quinn College President on a $20M Gift, the Largest in School’s 152‑Year History
by Lance Murray |
Jul 25, 2024
Dallas' Paul Quinn College has received a $20 million gift from an anonymous donor, the largest in the institution's 152-year history. The gift will help fuel investments in a variety of programs for the college, which is credited as the creator of the Urban Work College model and is the only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in America.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 24, 2024
Most Instagram influencers dazzle their followers with glammed-up, too-perfect-to-be-true lifestyle posts. But not Connor Hubbard, who meticulously captures his "normal" 9-to-5 lifestyle with scenes from his suburban Dallas home and job.
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Isaac Cervantes' Grand Prize-winning duct tape tux [Photo via Shurtape Technologies]
The Last Word: Style Advice from the North Texas Winner of the ‘Stuck at Prom’ Duct Tape Contest
by David Seeley | Jul 22, 2024
He designed a prom tuxedo that isn’t just totally awesome—it’s waterproof, too. And now Isaac Cervantes has won two international awards and $16,000 in scholarships in the 2024 “Stuck at Prom” Scholarship Contest presented by Ohio-based Duck Tape.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 19, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth has become "the trading card capital of the world," with two big industry players, Leaf and Panini America, headquartered in the region, and top local auction houses routinely hammering sales of rare, headline-grabbing cards.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 18, 2024
Dallas-based coffee shop chain La La Land Kind Cafe—known for "normalizing kindness" and hiring and mentoring foster kids—is expanding its brand in Texas and California with the launch of four new locations this summer, including new cafes in Fort Worth and Plano.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 17, 2024
In the heart of Fort Worth's eclectic Magnolia Village neighborhood, PS1200 is an eye-catching sight. The "public space with private moments" at 1200 6th Avenue comprises a public space, a park, eight row-house apartments overlooking the park, six offices within the park, and a restaurant and two retail spaces. The key attraction, though, is those eight apartments with their swooping Quonset hut-like arches:
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Cheri Garcia, founder and CEO of Cornbread Hustle, pitching her company at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' The Pitch in 2021. [File photo]
The Last Word: Cornbread Hustle CEO on Giving ‘Second Chances’ via Jobs to People in Transition
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jul 15, 2024
Garcia's Cornbread Hustle is a staffing agency that helps people with criminal records and those in recovery find meaningful employment, by working with "forward-thinking companies" that value second-chance hiring.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 12, 2024
Rachel Larlee operates an e-commerce site called Rachel Larlee Studio and teaches classes out of a physical studio at The Village apartments in Dallas. But no matter where she is or what she's doing, one of her goals is practicing the art of gratitude—and often, expressing it through art and creativity.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 10, 2024
A new Texas Monthly story says the startup's latest G8RSkin product reduces the chance of concussion by as much as 79%, according to a rating by the Southern Impact Research Center, which found the device provides the most effective protection on impacts to the top of the helmet.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 9, 2024
The Dallas Stars announced Monday that they've inked a seven-year agreement with A Parent Media Co. (APMC) to stream all regional Dallas Stars NHL games "free of charge." Beginning with the 2024-25 season, games will be broadcast on the newly formed VICTORY+—a free, ad-supported, direct-to-consumer streaming service created by APMC with the Stars.
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Toyota Connected North America joined forces with the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas to sponsor the organization's “E for Engineering” patch. [Photo: TCNA]
The Last Word: Jennifer Bartkowski on Partnering with Toyota Connected on the GSNET ‘E for Engineering’ Patch
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 27, 2024
Today, TCNA welcomed Girl Scouts from the organization into its Plano HQ for career mentoring and to fulfill the requirements for the “E for Engineering” patch. The Scouts participated in a half day of activities including "how technology is implemented to make vehicles safer, how to use the scientific method in problem-solving, and mentorship from women in technology-related fields," TCNA said.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 26, 2024
"We want to know how the seeds of future failures are sown," Roemerman, CEO of the Dallas-based analytics firm, said in an announcement. "This kind of digital twin predicts what will fail, why it will fail, and when it will fail. In some cases, these predictions can see months into the future."
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by David Seeley |
Jun 25, 2024
The Water Environment Federation's second annual Circular Water Economy Summit (CWES) will be held in downtown Dallas July 15-17. The event gathers industrial and municipal water experts dedicated to sustainable solutions for water challenges, attracting a wide range of city and state officials, representatives from the Department of Energy, experts from Princeton and other universities, and corporations from Walmart to Meta to GM to ExxonMobil.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 24, 2024
With a valuation of. around $400 million, Santiago, Chile-based SONDA is an IT firm focused on digital transformation services—with a special focus on helping to create "smart cities." Its regional presence stretches from the southern tip of South America all the way up to Mexico, and now it's Dallas-bound after choosing the city for its North America HQ.
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