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Empowering the Masses was the big $60K Social Innovator of the Year winner at "The Pitch" in 2023. [Photo: United Way of Metropolitan Dallas]
United Way’s ‘The Pitch’ Crowns the Social Innovator Of The Year, Awards $275K In Investments
by Lance Murray | Apr 21, 2023
The United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' nearly yearlong social innovation accelerator program came to a close this week at "The Pitch" with the awarding of more than $275,000 in prize money and the award of Social Innovator of the Year. The competition's five finalists are social entrepreneurs with innovative ideas for improving access to education, income, and health. See who won what—and how they're working to improve lives in North Texas.
by Lance Murray |
Apr 20, 2023
The Dallas-based provider of digital care management solutions and services has released Aerial Social Care Coordinator—a cutting-edge solution designed to provide health plans and healthcare providers with immediate insight into individuals' social determinants of health barriers.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 20, 2023
The initial investment will support the commercialization of life science research, including identifying researchers with entrepreneurial mindsets, safeguarding intellectual property, and recruiting key executives.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 19, 2023
The announcement means Special Olympics athletes will be able to compete in Topgolf as an individual or with a team through Special Olympics Unified Sports, which brings together people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team for training and competition.
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Photo illustration sources: ClaudioVentrella/iStock, Michael Samples
CBRE Report: DFW Among Leading U.S. Markets for Life Sciences Jobs and Labor Pool Growth
by David Seeley | Apr 19, 2023
The report names Dallas-Fort Worth as "a top emerging life sciences market in terms of size, institutions, talent, and rapid growth, alongside Nashville and Atlanta." According to Chelsea Story, VP with CBRE’s Life Sciences practice in Dallas, "DFW has all of the pieces assembled to become a dominant force in the life sciences sector."
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 18, 2023
Tentacle aims to help businesses say goodbye to the days of sifting through endless spreadsheets and documentation. Its new AI-fueled Control Mapping tool could streamline processes—and reduce headaches in cybersecurity management.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 18, 2023
Cherish Serenity's patented radar technology allows it to monitor people for signs of falls or unsafe rising across multiple rooms in a home without additional equipment. The collaboration with AT&T will make the solution available to enterprise customers including senior living facilities, nursing homes, and healthcare providers and will feature instant-on connectivity when it ships to consumers this year.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 18, 2023
Freshly renovated and restored by current owner Tanya Ragan of Wildcat Management, the six-story 1905 Chicago Italianate-style building isn't just historic. It's a witness to history, located right across the street from Dealey Plaza and the former Texas School Book Depository, home of the Sixth Floor Museum.
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Purdue researcher Luna Lu developed the technology, which is now being tested on I-35 in Hillsboro. [Purdue University photo: Rebecca McElhoe]
Concrete That ‘Talks’: AI Sensor Tech Being Tested on I-35 in Hillsboro
by David Seeley | Apr 17, 2023
Sensor tech that allows concrete to “talk” is now being tested on a stretch of I-35 in Hillsboro—and if the test is successful, it could change testing methods the construction industry has used for over 100 years. A team led by Purdue researcher Luna Lu has developed the tech since 2017. When it's embedded into a concrete pour, the sensor can send data about the concrete’s strength and potential repair needs more accurately than methods that are now being used, "accelerating the construction schedule to about 30 to 35%," Lu says.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 17, 2023
Colorado-based Movement Climbing, Yoga and Fitness—a national leader in indoor climbing gyms—just got a bigger toehold in North Texas with the acquisition of four Summit Climbing, Yoga and Fitness Gyms' locations in Grapevine, Plano, Denton, and Fort Worth. Movement already operated climbing, yoga, and fitness gyms in the Dallas Design District and Dallas' The Hill Shopping Center.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 14, 2023
Dallas-based Aventiv was the presenting sponsor for the event held in Washington D.C. yesterday and today. It was focused on bringing together a range of stakeholders—public, private, and nonprofit—to innovate re-entry employment solutions for the one-in-two working-aged adults who will have an arrest or conviction record by 2030, according to Aventiv.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 14, 2023
Known as the “birthplace of the blues in Texas,” the district just east of downtown Dallas regularly buzzes with live music, street art, galleries, restaurants, clubs, and culturally creative retail. But all this year, Deep Ellum is kicking it up a notch. Here's what's in store over the next several weeks.
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Rendering of McAdams Engineering's new offices at The Realm at Castle Hills [Image: Gensler]
McAdams Engineering To Relocate Lewisville Office to The Realm at Castle Hills
by Lance Murray | Apr 14, 2023
The North Carolina-based multidisciplinary design and engineering firm has a 30-year tradition in Lewisville, with numerous nearby projects. Specializing in site/civil design, planning and design, transportation, water resources, and geomatics, it says Bright Realty's mixed-used development better reflects its transformative growth as a leading regional brand.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 13, 2023
Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott and Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki are each lending a hand to a Dallas-based nonprofit—literally. The newly launched My Hand My Cause has a mission of capturing fine art photos of "the most famous hands in sport, music, movies, art, medicine, science, and more" and selling them to help fund charities and foundations worldwide.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 13, 2023
The holding company serves as the corporate umbrella overseeing American Leather, BenchMade Modern, Brookline Furniture, and LEE Industries—a portfolio of furniture manufacturers that spans the residential, commercial, hospitality, rental, and vacation markets.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 13, 2023
The cross-industry partnership sets the stage for expanding low- or zero-emissions vehicle use in third-party transportation, revolutionizing the logistics industry.
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