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Won’t You Be My Neighbor: VOMO’s Volunteer Management Platform is Now Free Due to COVID‑19
by Lance Murray | Mar 20, 2020
Last year, McKinney-based VOMO and Sony Pictures launched the "Be a Neighbor" campaign to encourage Americans to live out Mister Rogers' legacy through volunteerism. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, VOMO has redirected—Be a Neighbor is now a free volunteer management platform for any organization around the world to help out.
by Alex Edwards |
Mar 20, 2020
During a time of COVID-19 social distancing, these local startups wanted a way for the North Texas community to grow together—literally.
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by Alex Edwards |
Mar 19, 2020
EarthX2020, hosted in partnership with the National Geographic Society, marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This year's event will be an all-new virtual experience from April 23-25.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 19, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition acitivity involving companies in North Texas, you'll also find news from StackPath, MedProperties, Naya Ventures, and Charter Health Care Group.
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Linear Labs’ invention is an improved method for generating electrical power using linear power generators, according to its recent patent. An illustration shows “a schematic section view of a magnetic cylinder that could be used in an electrical power system.” [Image source: USPTO/Patent No. 10587178]
Dallas Invents: 104 Patents Granted for Week of March 10
by Quincy Preston | Mar 18, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include Linear Labs's method and apparatus for power generation, ATT Mobility's adaptive rate of congestion indicator to enhance intelligent traffic steering, Bank of America's augmented reality dynamic authentication, D4D Technologies'dental CAD/CAM application with real-time detail highlighting on 3D models, Geodynamics' preventing downhole airlock device and method, Good Sportsman Marketing's reconfigurable hunting blind, Rain Bird's volumetric budget-based irrigation control, Siemens Healthcare's deep learning-based bone removal in computed tomography angiography, and Swipejobs' job matching application, method, and system.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 18, 2020
The Irving-based AI healthcare provider has signed a flagship customer and announced a new member of its leadership team.
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by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards |
Mar 18, 2020
Coronavirus is changing the way people do business. But for companies like Dallas-based StackPath, they can make a difference for those that are struggling to start working remotely.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 17, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive and leadership moves by North Texas companies and organizations, you'll also find news from Keurig Dr Pepper, JLL, Work Shield, Balekian Hayes, and more.
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Dallas Startup Week 2020 Postponed to August Over Coronavirus Concerns
by Lance Murray | Mar 16, 2020
Organizers say that the safety of the entrepreneurial community was their biggest concern.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 16, 2020
The Plano-based remote patient monitoring startup is now offering providers a no-cost solution for low-risk patients or those with mild symptoms simply by answering a series of questions.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Mar 13, 2020
Exact Diagnostics, which develops and manufactures products to ensure test result validity, will now help more laboratories keep pace with the increasing demand for COVID-19 testing.
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by Erika Fanuzzi |
Mar 12, 2020
To all the super curly, coily, and kinky-textured girls, rejoice: The first luxury blow-out bar for women of color is now open. Check out our photo gallery for a glimpse at the launch party and a look inside the salon.
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AI-Powered Energy Broker EnergyBot Raises Series B
by David Kirkpatrick | Mar 11, 2020
The "fiercely digital" online energy marketplace wants to help businesses make smarter energy decisions.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 10, 2020
Take a look inside a few local companies giving us office envy. They're more than just a pretty space—these unique spaces work hard to reflect their company's culture, one of the most important tools for attracting top talent.
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by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 10, 2020
Launching with its first major client, the public benefit corporation—which was founded by the CEO of Dallas' C-Hear—will develop applications that assist people with visual, hearing, or physical impairments.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Mar 10, 2020
Solovis, founded to help asset allocators make better investment decisions, will be available through Nasdaq’s eVestment group, broadening eVestment’s capabilities. Solovis, which grew by 300 percent in 2018, will continue to operate out of its offices in Irving.
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