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Ericsson’s Energy-Smart 5G Site in Plano Sets New Standard for Sustainable Network Solutions

by | Jul 13, 2023
Ericsson said this 5G site has the potential to be fully operated by solar energy, complemented by integrated Lithium-ion batteries, for up to a 24-hour period.
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Dallas-Based Susan G. Komen Launches National Breast Cancer Research Registry
by | Jul 13, 2023
Dallas-based Susan G. Komen—one of the world's leading nonprofits raising money for breast cancer research, awareness and community programs—has launched a cloud-based research platform specifically for breast cancer patients and survivors to share their personal health data with the organization. The data will be used to accelerate breast cancer research and help discover cures for breast cancer.
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Richardson Immigration Firm BAL Makes Fast Company’s Top 20 ‘Best Workplaces for Innovators’ List
by | Jul 13, 2023
Fast Company is out with its fifth annual list of the world's "100 Best Workplaces for Innovators." Richardson-based corporate immigration firm BAL cracked the Top 20 by helping corporations manage immigration mobility issues for their employees in innovative ways. See more about BAL—and the two other companies with a North Texas presence that made the list.
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Over $6.5M in Texas Workforce Grants Announced, Including Several for North Texas
by | Jul 12, 2023
Four organizations working to help build a skilled, diverse, and growing workforce in North Texas are recipients of the new Texas Talent Connection Grants. See who they are—and how they're making a difference.
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North Texas Schools Awarded $3.5M In Career Training Grants by Texas Workforce Commission

by | Jul 11, 2023
The Jobs and Education for Texas grants will help six North Texas colleges and school districts buy and install equipment to initially train 1,164 students for high-demand occupations, the State of Texas announced.
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As MLC Debut Looms, Sixes Social Cricket Is Swinging at Grandscape in The Colony
by | Jul 11, 2023
With the first-ever Major League Cricket match looming Thursday in Grand Prairie, the sport of cricket is catching on in DFW. Sixes Social Cricket, a London-based immersive entertainment concept, opened at Grandscape on June 17 to help North Texans get in the swing of things.
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New $253M Advanced-Manufacturing Box Plant Brings 375 ‘Green-Collar’ Jobs to Cedar Hill
by | Jul 11, 2023
Pratt Industries' new Cedar Hill Corrugating and Innovation Center will use the company’s signature 100% recycled containerboard to produce retail specialty products as well as corrugated boxes and in-store displays for some of America’s leading companies. Average employee wage: "Almost $100K."
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Raytheon, Now Rebranded as RTX, Inks $117.5M U.S. Army Contract for Advanced Targeting Sensor Systems
by | Jul 10, 2023
The advanced infrared targeting sensor systems "enhance lethality, survivability, and situational awareness in austere environments, providing combat overmatch for the Army's ground combat platforms," RTX said in a statement, adding that the Dallas suburb of McKinney will be the primary work location for the project.
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JW Marriott Dallas Arts District To Launch Soon with Three Food & Beverage Attractions

by | Jul 10, 2023
Built with architectural inventiveness atop a parking garage, the luxury JW Marriott Dallas Arts District is slated to open as soon as later this month. Here's what you'll find on tap at its food & beverage attractions Margaret's, Vincent's, and 800 North.
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RobotLAB Expands Lineup for ‘AI, Robotics & the Future of Work’ Summit at Its New Southlake HQ
by | Jul 10, 2023
RobotLAB CEO and Founder Elad Inbar says the summit will shed light on the advantages that robotics and AI bring to various industries. And lunch will be served on robots.
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Application Deadline Is Today for Texas Pavilion at Oil & Gas Trade Show in Asia
by | Jun 30, 2023

The deadline is Friday for Texas companies to apply to join the Texas Pavilion Sept. 13-15 at the 19th edition of the Asian Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Engineering Exhibition, Southeast Asia’s largest trade show for the oil, gas, and petrochemical engineering industry in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Since 1987, OGA has created a platform for industry professionals to meet, source for latest solutions and tap business opportunities in all segments of oil and gas....

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Fort Worth’s Digital Seat Media Launches Platform for Student Mental Health Support
by | Jun 28, 2023
Digital Seat said the platform aims to provide much-needed support and resources to students grappling with mental health challenges, while also offering a central hub for school administrators to directly communicate with their student body. The platform can be easily accessed with a scan of a student's ID, lanyard, or wristband.
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Jerry Jones’ Blue Star Land Plans Silo-Sited Mixed-Use Project in Prosper

by | Jun 28, 2023
Around 25 miles north of Dallas, the town of Prosper cares about its history. A key feature of Prosper's historic Old Town district is the sight of several tall, wide-bellied grain storage silos from an earlier era. Those idle silos are now slated to play a role in the era to come— thanks to a certain sports team owner in the city to the south.
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Dallas-Based Primoris Services Awarded $770M in Solar Projects
The awards are for "the engineering, procurement, and construction of three utility-scale solar facilities with a combined generation capacity of over 1.4 GW located in the Southwest," the company announced. See why the projects were awarded, according to Tom McCormick, the company's president and CEO—and catch up on two big leadership moves Primoris made earlier this year.
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Chase Expands Homebuyer Grant Program in Fort Worth, 15 Other Markets
by | Jun 28, 2023
Chase Home Lending announced today that it's expanding its $5,000 Homebuyer Grant Program to include additional Hispanic and Black communities in Fort Worth and 15 other markets. The grant is aimed at two of "the biggest barriers to homeownership"—and with the expansion, it's now available in more than 14,000 communities nationwide.
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Taiwan Trade Council Opens Trade Center in Dallas, Its 5th in U.S.
by | Jun 27, 2023

TAITRA, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council, Taiwan’s foremost trade promotion organization, has opened an office in Dallas, its fifth U.S. office.

The move comes on the heels of a surge in bilateral trade between Taiwan and the United States in 2022....

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