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Dallas International Film Festival’s Screenwriting Competition Is Named Among the Best
by David Seeley | May 3, 2023
Of the thousands of film festivals competing for titles and audiences, hundreds hold screenplay competitions, looking for scripts that could be the next "Good Will Hunting," "Moonlight," or—hey, why not—"Star Wars." This year, for the first time, the Dallas International Film Festival was named among the best. MovieMaker Magazine just named "15 Submission-Worthy Screenwriting Competitions" and DIFF made the cut.
by Lance Murray |
May 2, 2023
Former Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce executive Jarred Howard worked behind the scenes for over seven years to spark the vision of building a National Juneteenth Museum to support economic revitalization in the surrounding Southside community. As CEO, he'll be responsible for operations, construction, and accelerating fundraising to achieve the museum’s $70 million campaign goal.
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by Lance Murray |
May 1, 2023
Distilled and bottled in Jalisco, Mexico, La Pulga Tequila is an artisanal, additive-free 100% agave tequila that takes its name from the La Pulga outdoor market on the Northside of Fort Worth. "Mexico and Texas share a rich cultural heritage and connection, and our goal is to preserve and celebrate those strong community ties through the lens of traditional spirits," says co-founder Sarah Castillo.
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by David Seeley |
May 1, 2023
If you haven't seen Martin Scorcese's 1976 film "Taxi Driver," better catch it soon. A robotaxi service in San Francisco may one day make real-live taxi drivers obsolete—and the next showing of this phenomenon just might happen in Dallas. Cruise, a self-driving car startup that launched in 2013 and was acquired by General Motors in 2016, says it began offering "fully driverless service" in its robotaxis to public riders in San Francisco last January. According to IoT News, Cruise may have its eyes on Dallas for its next robotaxi service location.
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A rendering of the new Comerica BusinessHQ collaborative space on R.L. Thornton in Dallas. Comerica has announced a new $3M CoWorkSpaces Program to be located at nine other bank locations. [Image: Comerica Bank]
Comerica Bank Announces New $3M CoWorkSpaces Program for Its Small Business Customers
by David Seeley | Apr 28, 2023
In the coming weeks, Comerica Bank will open its new $5 million BusinessHQ small business collaborative space (above) at its bank location on East R.L. Thornton Freeway in Dallas. But wait—there's more. Today Comerica announced that it is repurposing idle real estate at other banking centers throughout North Texas to create Comerica CoWorkSpaces, a new concept backed by a $3 million investment. The new concept will offer complimentary office space exclusively to the bank's small business customers.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Apr 28, 2023
The inaugeral Inclusive Capital Summit will kick off with a VIP event on May 3rd, followed by two days of inspiring keynotes from national leaders, solution-based conversations, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Check out the lineup.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 28, 2023
Florencia Velasco Fortner was honored with the George W. Bush Institute Trailblazer Citation at the Bush Center's Sixth Annual Forum on Leadership.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 28, 2023
In 2004, then-Dallas Mayor Laura Miller called 211 North Ervay an "eyesore," and a city plan called for it to be demolished to make way for a park. But others prized the colorfully quirky 1958 tower for its historic and architectural value. Well, the prizers and preservationists won because it's still standing there. And now—after being acquired by Plano-based Wolfe Investments—it's slated to get a whole new life as a multifamily residential building.
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Manna drone delivery [Image courtesy of Hillwood]
Coca-Cola-Backed Irish Drone Delivery Startup Partners with Hillwood to Test ‘Lightning-Fast’ Deliveries in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Apr 27, 2023
Dublin, Ireland-based Manna, the world’s first aviation-grade B2B "drone delivery as-a-service" startup, has begun a trial in partnership with Dallas-based real estate development company Hillwood at its AllianceTexas development in Fort Worth. The trial will initially offer drone delivery to a select number of Hillwood’s residential developments.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 27, 2023
More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, and they create roughly two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year. National Small Business Week 2023 is April 30 to May 6.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 26, 2023
Crossing the street shouldn't be a life-or-death activity, but it often is. Nearly 7,500 pedestrians were killed in 2021, the most in four decades. To test a way to save lives, UTA's research team has deployed the Helius Smart Lidar System at two North Texas intersections, using real-time 3D object detection and tracking to analyze pedestrian behavior. They've also deployed a dynamic flashing yellow arrow system that can change the way traffic lights work when pedestrians are detected.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 26, 2023
Dallas-based Hillwood Urban has been tapped as the developer of the $500 million Goldman Sachs campus to be built north of downtown Dallas, according to the Dallas Business Journal. Part of a planned 11-acre project from Dallas’ Hunt Realty, the nearly 900,000-SF Goldman Sachs campus will be the company's second-largest in the U.S. and home to some 5,000 employees.
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Weapons like the M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer from BAE Systems are powerless without artillery rounds. Now General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems aims to increase the U.S. Defense Department's supply with a new artillery casings plant in Mesquite. [Photo: BAE Systems]
Report: General Dynamics Selects Mesquite Industrial Park for New Artillery Casings Plant
by David Seeley | Apr 25, 2023
Ukraine is firing up to 7,000 rounds of artillery daily in its war with Russia. The U.S. and Ukraine's other allies are at pains to keep up with the demand, as they see their own stockpiles dwindling. Weapons like BAE System's M777 Ultra Lightweight Howitzer (above) are powerless without artillery rounds. Now General Dynamics aims to help shore up the U.S. Defense Department's supply—by opening a new artillery casings plant in a Mesquite industrial park, according to the Dallas Morning News.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 25, 2023
Fusion—the nuclear reaction that powers the sun and stars—may one offer a solution to sustainable, carbon-free energy for everyone on earth. To drive that goal, 35 countries have supported the ITER nuclear fusion research center in Provence, France. The world's largest and most powerful fusion device is currently being built there—and Dallas-based engineering giant Jacobs has signed on to help advance it.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 24, 2023
Robots, start your engines! Beginning Tuesday through May 4, more than 30,000 students from all 50 states and more than 50 countries are bringing their custom-built robots to the REC Foundation's 16th annual VEX Robotics World Championship at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 24, 2023
The sugar-free, naturally flavored drink for kids was developed by a Nashville dentist. A 6-ounce serving of Hapi Water—which is now sold in 1,500 stores across the U.S.—has zero sugar and is fortified with 90% of the recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C.
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