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DI People: EarthX, Match Group, Bonton Farms, and More Make Leadership Moves
by Lance Murray | Sep 9, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Ribbon Communications, Texas Brand Bank, Evolve Biologics, and COMSoverign Holding Corp., Warrior Connection, T.D. Jakes Foundation, Mindzie, the City of Fort Worth, UT Arlington, Allied Electronics and Automation, KTA Media Group, My Possibilities, and more.
by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 9, 2022
The Dallas Water Commons project, slated to break ground in 2024, will transform an industrial site in Dallas' Cedars neighborhood into something both beautiful and purposeful: a public wetlands park with hike and bike lanes that will cleanse and filter 650 million gallons of run-off stormwater each year. A big bonus: protecting the wetlands habitat and the species that live and breed there.
"This is a game changer for Dallas," says Vickie Meeks, a local artist and member of the project’s advisory board.
"This is a game changer for Dallas," says Vickie Meeks, a local artist and member of the project’s advisory board.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 9, 2022
Madison has been director of community relations for Thomson Reuters since 2015, developing community engagement strategies and overseeing community outreach programs. Now she'll be laser-focused on one mission in particular: Bonton Farms, a nonprofit that's working to cultivate change in South Dallas by operating a farmers market, two fully functioning farms, and a café and coffee house.
"Both [CEO Daron Babcock] and I believe that Bonton Farms can be the change the world needs, and it’s my greatest honor to partner with him to continue bringing that vision to life," Madison said.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Sep 8, 2022
The nonprofit Founders First CDC has announced the Texas-based recipients of its latest round of Job Creators Quest Grants. Nearly half of the 30 businesses are based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Meet the locals here.
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ROSAesROJO produces the podcast "SuperVive" as a social movement to help people live healthier, happier, and more resilient lives. [Photo: ROSAesROJO]
The Dallas Foundation Awards $2.5M+ in Racial Equity Funding to 25 Organizations
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 30, 2022
From a literacy organization to a farm and neighbor space to a nonprofit startup accelerator, the 25 first-ever recipients of The Dallas Foundation's Racial Equity Fund grants are working to make Dallas a more equitable and thriving city. The fund, launched in late 2021, seeks to address the ongoing disparities that directly impact Dallas’ Black and Hispanic residents.
The Dallas Foundation's president and CEO says he's confident the investments "will propel true, tangible change in the community."
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by David Seeley |
Aug 30, 2022
The fourth annual Black Girl Magic Summit—presented by Dallas-based Boss Women Media and Capital One—was released as a video experience on Amazon's Prime Video Saturday. Here's a look at the winners of its pitch competition, from a Creole fusion-inspired founder to moms who actually get real about motherhood to a woman who's juicing her way to success.
The winners had lots of competition. This year's contest had 10,033 entrants nationwide—almost double the number from 2021.
The winners had lots of competition. This year's contest had 10,033 entrants nationwide—almost double the number from 2021.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 29, 2022
UT Southwestern Medical Center at RedBird is a new, 150,000-square-foot hospital that instantly becomes a core feature of the redeveloped Redbird Mall. Located in a former Sears store, the new hospital marks the first time UTSW has transformed a former retail space into a regional medical center.
“In RedBird, we recognized an opportunity to expand our footprint in Dallas and to have a vital presence in a community that has traditionally been underserved by the health care industry," said UTSW's Dr. Marc Nivet.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Aug 25, 2022
Up to 42% of Dallas households lack a fixed connection to the internet. Without the tools and know-how to connect to the digital world, people can be left behind, especially in economically disadvantaged parts of the city. DIA is working to change that with its Digital Ambassador program.
Now, with help from the Dallas Foundation and Santander Consumer USA—and a $1 million grant from AT&T—DIA aims to get people not just connected, but thriving.
Now, with help from the Dallas Foundation and Santander Consumer USA—and a $1 million grant from AT&T—DIA aims to get people not just connected, but thriving.
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Kathleen Bell, M.D., Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UT Southwestern. [Photo: UTSW]
The Last Word: UT Southwestern’s Kathleen Bell, M.D., on Long-Haul COVID
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 24, 2022
As many North Texans try to move on from the pandemic, Dr. Bell is focused on the "tens of millions of patients" who've developed long-haul COVID—and who are experiencing life-altering symptoms long after their COVID-19 infection cleared.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Aug 24, 2022
The newly created Dallas Economic Development Corporation is a nonprofit aimed at attracting new businesses to the city, while supporting economic and workforce development. Formed with the help of $7 million in federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Dallas EDC now has its first board of directors, after receiving approval from the Dallas City Council.
“The corporation will play an integral part in growing the Dallas business community, and we need passionate and qualified people at the helm,” said Councilmember Tennell Atkins, chairman of the city’s Economic Development Committee.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 24, 2022
Fuel cells for cars? Think bigger—because Toyota sure is. After developing hydrogen fuel cell technology for over 25 years, mostly aimed at carbon-zero vehicles, the company is scaling up the tech for uses far beyond cars. Now it's working with the U.S. government to build a system that can add energy to the grid, power things like data centers, and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 19, 2022
In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from UTD's Center for Brainhealth, DART, Enseo, LiquidAgents/StaffDNA, Alpine Advanced Materials, Runway Growth Capital, Optic Gaming, Dallas Thrives, Downtown Dallas Inc., TechGenies, Kainos Capital, Texas Motor Speedway, and more.
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Dallas Celeb Fashion Awards creator Lisa Stroud. [Courtesy photo]
The Last Word: Lisa Stroud on Saturday’s Dallas Celeb Fashion Awards
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Aug 17, 2022
This Saturday, August 20, the inaugural Dallas Celeb Fashion Awards will be held at The Statler hotel in downtown Dallas. Stroud says she created the star-studded event "to honor Black celebrities with iconic brands, to showcase Black designers, and to pay homage to fashion icons."
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by David Seeley |
Aug 17, 2022
From August 26 through September 24, you can upgrade your home's interior design at a discount while helping out a good cause. The annual Thrift Studio pop-up in the Dallas Design District is a key fundraiser for Dwell with Dignity—a nonprofit that changes lives by bringing good design to families who can afford it the least. Plus, this year's event features a first-ever Social Impact Marketplace.
A ticket to the First Look preview party on August 25 provides early access. For some immediate gratification, here's a look at vignettes created pro bono by nine leading Dallas designers, featuring donated high-end home decor items sold at significant discounts, with 100% of sales benefitting Dwell with Dignity’s mission.
A ticket to the First Look preview party on August 25 provides early access. For some immediate gratification, here's a look at vignettes created pro bono by nine leading Dallas designers, featuring donated high-end home decor items sold at significant discounts, with 100% of sales benefitting Dwell with Dignity’s mission.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 17, 2022
The University of North Texas BioDiscovery Institute's $1.4 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation is seeding research in sustainable medicine—literally.
“What we're thinking long-term is that if plants can store medicines in seeds, you eat the seeds, and the medicine is already contained. You don't have all these factories, you don't need any chemicals—it's just there and available,” said UNT lead researcher Elizabeth Skellam.
“What we're thinking long-term is that if plants can store medicines in seeds, you eat the seeds, and the medicine is already contained. You don't have all these factories, you don't need any chemicals—it's just there and available,” said UNT lead researcher Elizabeth Skellam.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 16, 2022
Colossal is already working to "de-extinct" the woolly mammoth via a mammoth-elephant hybrid project. Now the Tasmanian tiger—which went extinct nearly 100 years ago due to human hunting—is the second species Colossal is seeking to bring back.
"We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Andrew Pask and the University of Melbourne to restore this amazing animal to Earth," said Ben Lamm, Colossal's co-founder and CEO.
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