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College Cash co-founder and CEO Demetrius Curry [Photo: College Cash]
Fort Worth Founder Aims to Help People Tackle Debt Through Content Creation
by Kevin Cummings | Apr 21, 2022
Demetrius Curry founded Fort Worth-based College Cash in 2019, giving users a way to pay off their student loan debt by creating content for brands. With a $50 minimum threshold to join a campaign, he says high school students can start the program and earn up to $25,000 by the time they graduate college.
Along with investments from Overlooked Ventures, Impact Ventures, and Capital Factory, Curry expects College Cash to close a $1 million seed funding round soon—and he's expanding his solution to cover a number of major forms of debt.
by David Seeley |
Apr 20, 2022
Reveles' new DCT management platform broadens access to clinical trials by enabling patients to participate—without leaving their homes.
The technology includes enabling eConsent from existing and potential patients; online video and audio between patients and healthcare providers; direct data collection including real-time data, compliance, and status view featuring eSource, eDiaries, devices, wearables, questionnaires, and surveys; and telemedicine tools.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 18, 2022
Frisco-based InspectIR received the FDA emergency use authorization on Friday for its breathalyzer test, which tests for organic compounds associated with COVID-19 in a person's breath. According to a study, the tests are more effective than the rapid antigen tests available for free from the U.S. government.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Apr 14, 2022
“Entrepreneurs of color are over-mentored and undercapitalized. While others are saying, ‘Here’s a program or mentorship,’ we’ve been one of the first groups to say, ‘Here’s that, plus capital, to get you there,’” says Benjamin Vann, founder and CEO at Impact Ventures.
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How Composting Saves Landfill Space and Reduces Costs at DFW Airport
by Dave Moore | Apr 14, 2022
Last year, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport partnered with Dallas-based Turn Compost to collect and haul food waste from terminal concessions. Since March 2021, 60 tons have been composted.
Community farms and gardens including Bonton Farms, F.A.R.M., Misty Moon Farms, and many others benefit from donated animal feed and compost.
Community farms and gardens including Bonton Farms, F.A.R.M., Misty Moon Farms, and many others benefit from donated animal feed and compost.
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by Dave Moore |
Apr 13, 2022
Most anyone who has been commuting to work over the past two years has likely noticed a decrease in traffic.
Brookings Institution noted that metro traffic congestion was cut in half after COVID-19 hit in 2020, attributing it largely to employees working virtually from home, and more flexible work schedules (though government stay-at-home orders figured prominently as well)....
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by Dave Moore |
Apr 12, 2022
Dallas College, which received a $10 million U.S. Department of Labor grant to train workers in information technology, advanced manufacturing, and transportation-related skills, is on the verge of expanding its job training efforts to the national level.
Closer to home, five Southern Dallas County companies are taking part in the college's Skills Development Fund program.
Closer to home, five Southern Dallas County companies are taking part in the college's Skills Development Fund program.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 8, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Firehouse, Enseo, Cambium Learning, D Magazine, Lear Investment Management, Spacee, Envy Gaming, 5Q, Stream Realty Partners, Nanoscope, Crossplane Capital, Improving, TimelyMD and more.
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UTD Center for BrainHealth Receives Record-Breaking Donation from Sammons Enterprises
by Sandra Engelland | Apr 7, 2022
Center chief Sandra Chapman says the gift will help researchers develop strategies and technologies "to make sure our best brain years are ahead of us."
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by David Seeley |
Apr 7, 2022
Capital Impact Partners' Equitable Development Initiative has already been rolled out in Detroit, metro Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco Bay Area—training more than 200 developers of color since 2018. Now it's landed in Dallas with funding support from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Charles Schwab Bank.
The goal: Help local real estate developers of color break down barriers and advance in a booming market—while helping underserved communities by building more affordable housing.
The goal: Help local real estate developers of color break down barriers and advance in a booming market—while helping underserved communities by building more affordable housing.
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by Dave Moore |
Apr 5, 2022
Dallas is one of just 12 "Certified Welcoming" places in the U.S.—and the only one in Texas.
As news of refugees fleeing the Russian army in Ukraine dominates the headlines, the city launched a website that helps connect people looking to volunteer or donate to recognized organizations providing services to immigrants and refugees in Dallas.
As news of refugees fleeing the Russian army in Ukraine dominates the headlines, the city launched a website that helps connect people looking to volunteer or donate to recognized organizations providing services to immigrants and refugees in Dallas.
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by Harris Eyre, MD, Ph.D.; Sanjiv Das; and Kacie Kelly |
Apr 4, 2022
Brain health is at the forefront of an economy that's increasingly knowledge intensive. With innovation spanning precision diagnostics and treatment matching to economic policies and innovative investment models, there's a "golden opportunity" to lead the brain health revolution.
"Dallas is uniquely positioned to lead the way for the state, the country, and the world," according to these science, policy, and finance experts.
"Dallas is uniquely positioned to lead the way for the state, the country, and the world," according to these science, policy, and finance experts.
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EVERY LAST WORD 2022: The Q1 Archive
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Mar 31, 2022
These quotable North Texans inspire, inform, motivate, or simply make us laugh.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 31, 2022
UT Dallas marketing professor emeritus Brian Ratchford and his team explored the effects of social media on crowdfunding across nearly 440 GoFundMe campaigns. They found that social media is most helpful in the first 10 days of a campaign. “If a campaign doesn't do well at the outset, it is unlikely to succeed,” Ratchford said.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 25, 2022
The STEM-focused nonprofit wants to help girls become the innovators of the future.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Cicis, Complexity Gaming, Digit7, Design Connect Create, Vaxxinity, and more.
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