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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.
Chloe Mervine, co-founder of Big Ass Luxury, with $1M sales balloons and cake [Photo: LinkedIn]
The Last Word: BAL’s Chloe Mervine on Staying Focused on Her Startup’s Growth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jan 18, 2023
Mervine capped off 2022 by celebrating a milestone for her Dallas-based startup Big Ass Luxuries, which she and her husband Trent co-founded in 2021. BAL makes and sells Big Ass Candles—long-lasting and aromatic candles made from natural eco-friendly scents and coconut soy wax. BAL surpassed $1.3M in 2022 sales, 10 times what it made in 2021.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 17, 2023
Crow Holdings plans to break ground February 1 on a $41 million logistics hub at 4661 Lawnview Avenue in Southeast Dallas, with two new buildings totaling 511,000 square feet, Bisnow DFW reports.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 17, 2023
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 13, 2023
Trinity Metro's TEXRail commuter rail line between the Fort Worth T&P Station and DFW Airport Terminal B Station is celebrating its fourth anniversary with free rides through Monday, January 16—as well as free passage on ZIPZONE rides that connect to a TEXRail station.
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Brent Bushnell, Co-Founder and Chairman of Two Bit Circus. [Photo: Dallas Innovates]
The Last Word: Co-Founder Brent Bushnell on Engineering Entertainment and Social Fun at Dallas’ New Two Bit Circus
by Quincy Preston | Jan 11, 2023
After a soft open two months ago, Two Bit Circus officially launched yesterday at Dallas' Shops of Park Lane, featuring 35,000 square feet of tech-enhanced entertainment. Attractions include arcade games; VR, AR, and "extended reality" experiences; "story rooms"; reimagined carnival games; and more.
We talked to the co-founders about how playing in groups is a big part of the fun, why their VR games prove "humans are hackable," and more.
Here's a look inside the Texas-sized micro-amusement park.
Here's a look inside the Texas-sized micro-amusement park.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 9, 2023
Millions are mystified by how the unranked TCU Horned Frogs have made it all the way to tonight's College Football Playoff National Football Championship game against the No. 1-ranked Georgia Bulldogs. But ask many TCU fans and they'll say the answer is obvious: Hypnotoad.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 22, 2022
As New Year's Eve approaches, thoughts are turning to holidays, fireworks, and—yes—business plans for a whole new year. That may be why December is National Business Plan Month, and TWU's Tracy Irby has the perfect way to celebrate it—by avoiding 5 key business plan mistakes.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 21, 2022
If you walk into Mosaic Makers Collective—a 2000-square-foot store at 8th Street and Bishop in Oak Cliff's Bishop Arts District—you can find everything from watercolor paintings to kitchen magnets shaped like sushi to casual fashions, wall hangings, jewelry, and more. And a sign on the wall—FEMALE DESIGNED LOCAL GOODS—tells it all.
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Lauren Seaver, president of Opportunity Housing Group. [Photo: OHG]
The Last Word: OHG’s Lauren Seaver on City of Dallas Acquiring Briscoe Apartments for $82M for Mixed-Income Housing
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 19, 2022
The city of Dallas announced last week that it has spent $82 million through the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to acquire The Briscoe, a 322-unit class-A multifamily property at 12639 Coit Road in North Dallas. The Briscoe was previously charging tenants full market-rate rents. Now it will reserve 161 units for residents earning at or below 80% of the area median income.
Current residents who qualify will see their rents reduced at their next lease renewal, saving an average of $222 a month, or $2,659 a year.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 16, 2022
Gorji is a small, five-table restaurant near Belt Line and Montfort in Addison. Featuring new Mediterranean cuisine with "championship steak" and "sustainable seafood," it's the opposite of fast food. So opposite, that when you take your table, you'll be the only party sitting there all night.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 15, 2022
Researchers at UT Austin published a study in July called "I share, therefore I know? Sharing online content—even without reading it—inflates subjective knowledge." The study, published by the Society for Consumer Psychology, explored how sharing online content affects what people think they know.
Turns out, they think they know a lot—which isn't necessarily the case at all.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 14, 2022
When you're president and CEO of Dallas' Cooper Aerobics, people expect you to be fit. But Dr. Cooper has gone above and beyond. Especially above.
In a D Magazine profile by Will Maddox, Cooper talks about his successful climbing of all 74 peaks in the contiguous U.S. that are 14,000 feet tall or higher.
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Michael Kelly, co-founder of Resolute Future [Photo: LinkedIn]
The Last Word: Resolute Future’s Michael Kelly on When To Ignore Great Advice
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 12, 2022
Entrepreneurs need to filter things out—which is why Kelly believes founders can ignore great advice at times.
"I hear a lot of founders get paralyzed because they don't know how to apply advice/feedback," Kelly wrote recently on LinkedIn. "If that's you, keep this in mind. There's a lot of great feedback that is irrelevant to you. It is up to you to understand what feedback is for you right now, what feedback should be set aside for later, and what feedback is meant for a different audience."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 9, 2022
Dr. Amy Pinkham of UTD’s School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences received an award for outstanding research on social cognition. The award puts her group at the forefront of research in the field, the professor said.
The work could be applicable for many disorders, including autism and mood and anxiety disorders.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 8, 2022
Addressing an audience of around 800 at the American Airlines Center, Solomon talked about the $500 million-plus, 900,000-square-foot employment center his firm is building north of downtown Dallas—part of a planned 11-acre project from Dallas' Hunt Realty. And more importantly, he spoke about the North Texans he hopes to attract to it.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Dec 7, 2022
Jessica Miller Essl and her sister Susan Gruppi achieved 501(c)(3) status for the M2G Mental Health Initiative to change how the world treats mental illness. Now, she says, they've raised 70% of a $1M goal.
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