Plus, meet the UT Arlington professor helping to lead a NASA mission.
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DI People: Jacobs, Southwest Airlines, AT&T, Sunwest Communications, KKR, Comerica, and More Make Moves
by Kevin Cummings | Mar 18, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Ecobat, Wingstop, ActivePure Technologies, Communities Foundation of Texas, Texas Health Resources, and other area organizations.
Plus, meet the UT Arlington professor helping to lead a NASA mission.
Plus, meet the UT Arlington professor helping to lead a NASA mission.
by David Seeley |
Mar 17, 2022
From demolished mall to global destination, a plan 10 years in the making aims to turn the Valley View-Galleria area into an international center for businesses of all sizes. Here's a new look at what it could offer—and how it could spur dynamic growth in Dallas for decades to come.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 16, 2022
There's interest by developers from across the country to build affordable housing here, says Jones, a director at Coats Rose and public policy chair at The Real Estate Council.
Stakeholders can embrace the opportunity, the attorney says. The investment in affordable housing "will be catalytic and will beget economic vibrancy."
Stakeholders can embrace the opportunity, the attorney says. The investment in affordable housing "will be catalytic and will beget economic vibrancy."
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 11, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Sabre, Secmation, Crow Holdings, Westmount Realty Capital, Invitation Homes.
Plus, Communities Foundation of Texas adds two new trustees to its board—and honors outgoing trustee Florence Shapiro for a decade of service.
Plus, Communities Foundation of Texas adds two new trustees to its board—and honors outgoing trustee Florence Shapiro for a decade of service.
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Al Gore to Keynote Dallas Unicorn o9 Solutions’ Annual Digital Transformation Event in April
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Mar 11, 2022
Former Vice President Al Gore will be a keynote speaker at o9 Solutions’ annual digital transformation event, aim10x global 2022. Gore, who is co-founder and chairman of Generation Investment Management, will join 70-plus top presenters, o9 Solutions announced.
The virtual event—o9’s largest to date—features C-suite executives from Google, Walmart, New Balance, Pepsico, Kraft Heinz, Starbucks, Pirelli, Crocs, and many more....
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 4, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from XpressDocs, Alternative Biomedical Solutions, Ventra Health, VAZATA, Medecision, Firehouse, Six Flags, TCU, nDivision, and Gamestop.
Plus, The Real Estate Council unveils its 2022 board and executive committee.
Plus, The Real Estate Council unveils its 2022 board and executive committee.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 3, 2022
The program is based on the success seen at the West Dallas Stem School—supported by around $5 million in donations from Toyota and a collaboration between Dallas ISD and SMU.
Now Toyota is taking the STEM-focused educational model across the country, to help prepare students in pre-K through 12th grade for the workforce, while providing a variety of other community engagement activities.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Mar 2, 2022
The University’s newest school in more than 50 years will be named after Peter O’Donnell Jr., the late local investor and visionary philanthropist. The School of Public Health will be "research-intensive,' says Interim Dean Celette Sugg Skinner.
The school plans to welcome its first class of Master of Public Health students in the fall of 2023, followed by classes for Ph.D. students in the fall of 2024.
The school plans to welcome its first class of Master of Public Health students in the fall of 2023, followed by classes for Ph.D. students in the fall of 2024.
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The Grant Halliburton Foundation was one of the recipients of The Dallas Foundation's 2021 Community Impact Fund grants. [Photo: Grant Halliburton Foundation]
The Dallas Foundation Awards More Than $1.3M to 25 Local Nonprofits
by David Seeley | Feb 28, 2022
The Dallas Foundation—the first community foundation in Texas—says it awarded over $1.3 million in Community Impact Fund Grants in 2021. The grants were given to 25 local organizations and initiatives that are "driving meaningful results for children and families."
"Each of these awards represents an investment in some of Dallas’ most important needs and most impactful organizations," said Matthew Randazzo, the foundation's president and CEO.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Feb 25, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from the Richardson Chamber, PICKUP, BPS Technology, the Frontiers of Flight Museum, UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth, and Giving DNA.
Plus, Governor Abbott appoints three North Texans to the Governor's Commission for Women.
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by Mike Ablon |
Feb 24, 2022
In just 15 years, Dallas will be the third-largest city in the country—"that's our destiny," writes developer Mike Ablon. "The only question is—through aspiration, strategy, and dedication to following through—how great a city we can become for all of us."
"Our to-do lists could be written from many perspectives," he says.
"Our to-do lists could be written from many perspectives," he says.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 22, 2022
The study by a team of SMU civil engineering researchers was supported by a five-year, $584,000 National Science Foundation grant. The team hopes that their study will lead to equitable improvements in the identified neighborhoods—with better groceries, internet access, noise walls, crosswalks, hospital access, bike trails, and more.
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North Texas Giving Day-Southwestern Medical Foundation CPR training [Image:Courtesy Steve Foxall]
Three Simple Ways To Advocate For Improved Public Health
by Southwestern Medical Foundation | Feb 17, 2022
Add public health advocacy to your to-do list. Here are three ways you can be an advocate for yourself and your community this year.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 15, 2022
TMGcore is innovating high-performance computing with its sustainable commercial immersion cooling solutions. "Servers two years from now will only be immersion compatible,” CEO John-David Enright says.
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Dallas’ IF/THEN Initiative Puts National Spotlight on Women in STEM With TODAY Debut of PSA Campaign
by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 11, 2022
On NBC’s TODAY on Friday, the IF/THEN Initiative unveiled a new ad campaign in collaboration with the social impact nonprofit Ad Council that’s set to air on Super Bowl Sunday.
The Dallas-based nonprofit is also taking its 3D-printed statues to the Smithsonian Museum.
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by David Seeley |
Feb 10, 2022
In a recent survey, 73% of multifamily residents said they are interested in—or won’t rent an apartment without—sustainability and green initiatives being implemented at the property. The two companies are joining forces to help "shift the aspirational to become truly day-to-day operational."
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