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Compudopt Dallas Site Director Jamaal Sanders speaks at the Santander Foundation-sponsored event. [Photo: Compudopt]
Compudopt and Santander Consumer Foundation Provide Free Internet Connectivity to 5,000 Dallas Residents
by David Seeley | Aug 16, 2023
The milestone is part of a $7 million investment targeting student households below 200% of the federal poverty level in Dallas' southern sector. The achievement was celebrated at a local community event where 66 free computers were distributed, equipped with educational programming and digital training resources.
by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2023
The travel technology company says its new EasyCard aims "to redefine the landscape of corporate payment management." One way it will do that? By "virtually eliminating the need for post-travel expense reports."
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by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2023
Fasten your seat belts. The city of Garland and Garland Cultural Arts are gearing up for a pre-Halloween weekend of "campy, quirky, at times cringe-worthy fun" at the inaugural It Came From Texas Film Festival. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"? Check. But you'll also see jaw-dropping not-quite-classics like "Zontar: Thing from Venus" and 1967's "Attack of the Eye Creatures." See what else is on the list.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 15, 2023
Dallas-based Turvo and Dallas- and India-based Optym say their collaboration will help supply chain companies efficiently match available freight with their asset-based fleet's capacity. "Our goal is to unify and automate the global supply chain," says Turvo CEO Billy Sarracino.
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A guest strikes a pose in the Barbie box at The Whippersnapper's BAR-bie popup. [Photo: David Seeley]
BAR-bie Themed Popup Opens at Dallas’ Whippersnapper Bar
by David Seeley | Aug 11, 2023
Last week we told you The Whippersnapper bar off Dallas' Henderson Avenue was being transformed into a BAR-bie themed popup. The transformation is in honor of Warner Bros.' "Barbie" blockbuster, which has scored more than $1 billion in worldwide box office—and it'll be officially unveiled tonight. Here's an early look inside and out.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 11, 2023
"We developed the Diamond Edition Cobra by starting with the question, 'What car would Carroll [Shelby] build with today's technology?'" said CEO Jeff Stone of Flower Mound's Classic Recreations. Eight race cars out of the limited edition of 10 are on sale for $1.2 million each, described as "a piece of motorsports history and high-performance art wrapped in carbon fiber."
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by David Seeley |
Aug 11, 2023
Innovators across North Texas have come up with great ideas for panels at the 2024 SXSW Conference and SXSW Edu Conference. But with thousands of ideas being submitted, only the best will go live in Austin next March. Luckily, your "Panel Picker" vote could be just the thing to help a local panel snag a spot.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 10, 2023
Slated to open in spring 2025 next to the PGA of America HQ in Frisco, The Bays Golf Experience and Suites will feature private hitting bays inside individual suites, four stories of "top-tier" golf entertainment, the "largest television in North Texas," the most advanced TaylorMade golf technology, custom club fittings, and more. (Did we mention the waterfalls?)
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Dallas’ GOTRAX Launches E-Scooters that Can Hit 36 MPH
by David Seeley | Aug 10, 2023
GOTRAX announced today that it's launched its latest scooters, the GX1 and GX2. The first can reach speeds up to 32 MPH, while the GX2 tops out at a wind-whipping 36 MPH. But if you want one, better get zippy—the scooters are "almost sold out already" due to pre-orders, GOTRAX said.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 9, 2023
With the addition of multiple generative AI platforms to its solution, Allen-based Inbenta said it intends to cut a company's content development timeline by more than half, "supercharging" their ability to quickly develop customer service responses, chatbot scripts, helpful content pieces, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 9, 2023
Grow North Texas has become the Dallas-area affiliate for The Giving Grove, a nationwide initiative promoting community orchards to help neighborhoods facing high rates of food insecurity. After winning a $100K Kubota Hometown Proud grant, it could get $100K more in a public vote through August 14—and you might win a Kubota mower or tractor if you vote.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Aug 8, 2023
The 450-acre North Dallas district is home to a newly launched workforce center, aiming to provide both jobs and better futures for residents. Nicholas Lalpuis from the Department of Labor hails it as a significant 'innovation in the American job center arena.'
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The Free Fritos Flow Fridays promotion is offering free mullet haircuts on Fridays in August at Floyd's Barbershop locations. [Photo: Frito-Lay]
Fritos and Floyd’s Offering 1,000 Free Mullet Haircuts in August
by David Seeley | Aug 4, 2023
As the official snacks sponsor of the 2023 USA Mullet Championships, Plano-based Fritos is offering 1,000 free mullet haircuts on Fridays in August at Floyd's Barbershops across the U.S. See what brought the epic look and iconic snack together—and how you can book your mullet.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 4, 2023
ATM machines changed banking by putting access to money in places where banks weren't. Phoenix-based MedAvail aims to do the same for prescription drugs with its robotic pharmacy dispensing kiosks—and Dallas' Oak Lawn Pharmacy has signed on to deploy 10 of the kiosks across Texas. Here's how the kiosk works.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 3, 2023
The luxury residential tower in the Dallas Arts District of downtown Dallas—designed to be the healthiest high-rise in the state—sets a high bar. It was the first to register for the multifamily certification in Texas five years ago.
In October, the building also received LEED Gold Certification, issued by the U.S. Green Building Council.
In October, the building also received LEED Gold Certification, issued by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 3, 2023
The HSC said the 20-hour, self-paced course, students learn about the core concepts of lifestyle medicine: a whole-food, plant-based diet; regular physical activity; restorative sleep; stress management; avoidance of risky substances; and positive social connection to achieve optimal health and prevent chronic disease.
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