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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.
One Rangers Way [Rendering: The Cordish Companies]
The Last Word: The Cordish Cos.’ Marnie Sauls on the Lure of One Rangers Way
by David Seeley | Aug 9, 2023
One Rangers Way—an architecturally striking luxury residential project being built in the Arlington Entertainment District—isn't slated for completion until December 2024. But pre-leasing has been underway for three weeks now, triggering "incredible interest and momentum," according to The Cordish Companies, the building's developer.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 7, 2023
The Loop Dallas—a 50-mile, $120 million urban bike trail with a goal of uniting neighborhoods around much of the city’s core—is turning what Ellerman calls "a spaghetti map of trails" into one big soaring loop he says will one day be known by all.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 4, 2023
"No matter where you are in your startup journey, the City of Fort Worth's "Guide to Starting a Small Business" webpage directs small business owners to local resources—all in an easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide," the post reads.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 3, 2023
The Madrid-based competition winners describe their winning proposal to reimagine the Dallas Museum of Art "as a reflection of the original building, transforming the relationship between art, landscape, and community into a balance of memory and innovation."
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The Last Word: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson On Joining the ‘Smart Surfaces’ Coalition to Cool Cities
by David Seeley | Jul 31, 2023
Johnson and four other U.S. mayors recently joined with the coalition to announce a project to cool cities and metropolitan areas with "Smart Surfaces"—an integrated solution that aims to reduce heat and fight climate change through the use of reflective "cool" roofs and pavements, green roofs, solar energy, porous pavements, rain gardens, and trees.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 28, 2023
In a Q&A with the DBJ's David Moreno, Sarracino said he aims to "plant a flag [in Dallas] permanently" and to build Turvo into "a billion-dollar company through M&As and innovation" in the next four or five years.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 27, 2023
During a keynote discussion at MassChallenge's recent MC | Innovate 2023, event at Pegasus Park, Khawaja stressed the importance of trust and community-building in the innovation process.
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The Last Word: DeSoto Mayor Rachel Proctor on Asking Residents To Take Part in City’s Video Campaign
by Lance Murray |
Jul 26, 2023
“By taking the time to look at our residents up close, and showing who they are and how they make a difference in the fabric of our city, everyone will be able to see the DeSoto that I see," Mayor Proctor said in a statement. "And they’ll know exactly why there's so much to love about DeSoto.”
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HiFAB Founder and CEO Brent Jackson [Photo: HiFAB]
The Last Word: HiFAB’s Brent Jackson on How Prefab Homes Are Built in His Grand Prairie Factory
by David Seeley | Jul 24, 2023
Now, instead of building its prefab houses on home sites, HiFAB is putting them together at the plant in three or four Lake|Flato-designed "modules." Later, they'll be put together like Lego blocks once they arrive at their permanent addresses.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 21, 2023
"What we've built is a family of brands that try to make it feel like you’re at home anywhere you go," Merris says on the podcast. "Our focus is really around good moments and lasting memories, helping people put smiles on their faces with friends and family and people they love."
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by David Seeley |
Jul 20, 2023
"This is the equivalent of having a wearable health sensor on your body that tells you in real-time what’s happening," Prasad said. "Think of it as a wearable for the soil."
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by David Seeley |
Jul 19, 2023
Since co-founding it in 2002, Mirza has led Akorbi, a provider of translation, interpretation, staffing, call centers, learning services, and localization. Writing in LinkedIn, she discusses a different kind of translation: asking generative AI tool Bing to create an image of a woman fighting robots. Bing refused, saying it couldn't display violence.
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Alef Model A flying car's Oct. 19 2022 unveiling.[Photo: All rights Alef Aeronautics Inc.]
The Last Word: Dallas AI’s Aamer Charania on the Promise—and Perils—of Artificial Intelligence
by David Seeley | Jul 17, 2023
Sunday was national AI Appreciation Day, so to mark it, the Dallas Regional Chamber did a Q&A with Charania and Babar Bhatti, co-founder and EVP of DallasAI, a nonprofit forum to accelerate learning and adoption of artificial intelligence.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 14, 2023
A holder of 34 patents, Sherry was a pioneer in designing molecular materials for use in medical imaging. His work on chemicals called macrocyclic ligands led to their use in carrying "a payload of metallic radiotherapeutic compounds that can kill cancer cells on contact, while the outside molecular structure can be designed to bind to a specific protein that ensures precise delivery to only diseased tissue," Amanda Siegfried writes in UT Dallas Magazine.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 13, 2023
$2.3 billion in real estate projects are in the pipeline or currently under construction in Fort Worth, said Todd Burnette, Managing Director at JLL, drawing parallels to Austin in the Wall Street Journal.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 11, 2023
Through a long-term agreement with General Motors, MP Materials is bringing its MP Magnets division to AllianceTexas in Fort Worth. The company is building a new, 200,000-square-foot rare earth magnetics and materials manufacturing facility which will "re-shore" critical components for America's EV batteries, robots, drones, defense systems, and other tech.
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