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Rendering of Birdie's Eastside. [Image: Imperial Fizz Hospitality
Birdie’s Eastside, a New Marfa-Like Gathering Place from Jon Alexis, Is Coming to East Dallas
by Lance Murray | Aug 2, 2023
At the site of a former Luby's cafeteria, the "concept lab" at Alexis' Imperial Fizz Hospitality has cooked up a bar & grill tailored to the neighborhood's needs. With a patio bigger than an NBA basketball court and a Marfa-esque vibe, Birdie's Eastside will be "just like East Dallas," Alexis says: "casually Texan, a little boho, super comfy, and easygoing."
by David Seeley |
Aug 1, 2023
The watering hole off Henderson Avenue in Dallas is turning into a "Barbie" DreamHouse pop-up starting August 10. The Whippersnapper has made pop-culture splashes before with odes to "Austin Powers," "Game of Thrones," "Breaking Bad," and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 31, 2023
Researchers at CoworkingCafe leveraged the most recent proprietary data from June in order to break down the coworking space stock availability in the 25 largest markets, as well as their size and distribution. See how DFW ranked in square footage, median price increases, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 31, 2023
OK, your house is a showplace. Your pool? Priceless. That $100K kitchen you never cook in? "Top Chef" ready. You've got a man cave to die for, and your she-shed cred's incredible. But you're missing one big thing—a swanky crib that your car can call home. Trailblazers is coming to change that—starting at $501K per unit.
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La La Land Kind Cafe opened its first drive-through in Richardson in 2022. [Photo: La La Land Kind Cafe]
Millennial Entrepreneur Raises $20M to Expand the ‘Business of Kindness’ at La La Land Kind Cafe
by Lance Murray | Jul 30, 2023
Dallas-based La La Land Kind Cafe has secured a significant investment of $20 million. This funding has been provided by John Phelan, the co-founder and chairman emeritus of MSD Capital LP and founder of Rugger Management LLC, and private investor Andy Teller. The company announced the boost earlier in July.
La La Land Kind Cafe is a chain of coffee shops with the purpose of normalizing kindness while hiring and mentoring foster youth....
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 28, 2023
The $3 million gift from Satish and Yasmin Gupta will support student scholarships and create a new career center at UNT at Frisco. UNT President Neal Smatresk said the transformative gift "will serve as a catalyst in our ongoing mission to extend UNT at Frisco’s reach and impact."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 28, 2023
“Delivering these projects will help to increase the speed-to-market and meet the overwhelming demand for new medicines," said Richard Meserole, president of Fluor’s advanced technologies and life sciences business.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 28, 2023
Dallas-based JetWind Power Corp.—whose founder and CEO is Dr. Tarek O. Souryal, a former Dallas Mavericks team physician—is testing its revolutionary Energy Capturing Pod system near the control tower at Dallas Love Field. Could aircraft carriers be next?
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Hyosung's Cajera Pivot Recycling ATM series [Photo: Hyosung]
Irving-Based ATM Giant Launches Line that Handles Bill Paying, Crypto Purchases, Cash Recycling, and More
by David Seeley | Jul 27, 2023
Six months after an innovation-focused rebrand, Hyosung Innovue has rolled out a new line of innovative ATMs. If all you're looking for is a $20 bill, the machines will be so disappointed.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 27, 2023
The forum aims to ensure safe and responsible development of frontier AI models that could "exceed the capabilities currently present in the most advanced existing models." A core objective: Collaborating with policymakers, academics, civil society, and companies to share knowledge about trust and safety risks. "We're all going to need to work together to make sure AI benefits everyone," said Google and Alphabet's president of global affairs.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 26, 2023
A leader in the multi-billion-dollar North American market, Southwire has delivered power to customers worldwide for more than 70 years. See when its huge new Fort Worth customer service center will be completed—and how many will work there.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 26, 2023
The local BeyHive's buzzing about the September 21 Beyoncé concert at AT&T Stadium. Lexus has signed on as a U.S. tour sponsoring partner—and is providing $20,000 in each tour city to help small, minority-owned businesses through the BeyGOOD Foundation.
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UWorld founder and CEO Dr. Chandra S. Pemmasani
UWorld Launches Digital SAT Prep Course to Address Test’s New Format
by Lance Murray | Jul 25, 2023
Coppell-based UWorld's new Digital SAT preparation course will prepare students for the new digital format of the SAT exam—which is being offered this year for international students and starting in 2024 for U.S. students. See what's different about the new SAT test—and how UWorld aims to prepare students for it.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 25, 2023
Designed for female-led, Texas-based startups, this year's competition will be held in Fort Worth on November 14 during Global Entrepreneurship Week. Three finalists will pitch live for a chance to win a total of $25,000.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 25, 2023
Awarded to 101 community-based organizations across the state—including many in North Texas—the Blue Impact grants focus on health care access and target impacts of socio-economic and social determinants of health.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 24, 2023
The new program extends the companies' 2023 charitable initiative underway in Europe, where 65,000 trees are already slated to be planted in Germany, England, and Ireland.
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