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Testing Ground: Why North Texas is a Growing Hub for Self‑Driving Trucks

by | Aug 28, 2019
Autonomous trucking companies have hit the roads in and around DFW. Players such as Starsky Robotics (whose Dallas operations are now out of stealth), Kodiak (which is making Dallas one of its main bases), and USPS (in a partnership with TuSimple) are making Dallas a place to test the tech.
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‘Aparthotels’: Hotel Amenities Meet the Comfort of Private Residences
by | Aug 28, 2019
Aimed at business and vacation travelers, aparthotels combine the amenities of a boutique hotel and an upscale apartment building. And with a new startup on the scene, you can now rent one in Dallas and Fort Worth.
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Dallas Invents: 153 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 20
by | Aug 28, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Malibu Boats' adjustable surf wake system that lets a rider enhance the wake of a boat, Audi's system to detect and predict movement of a vehicle occupant, AT&T's augmented reality shopping displays, IBM's cognitive analysis for healing an IT system, and Bank of America's system to allow secure access to a virtual credential.
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DI People: Crossmark Holdings, J.C. Penney, Work Shield Make Executive Announcements
by | Aug 27, 2019
You’ll also find news from Comstock Resources, Trinity Hunt Partners, Fiesta Restaurant Group, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Locke Lord, Velvet Taco, and Mary Kay in this roundup of executive and leadership moves in North Texas.
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SML RFID Expands, Extends Plano HQ Lease, Opens New Retail Ideation Space

by | Aug 26, 2019
The ideation space allows retailers and brand owners to experience and test some of SML’s latest technologies and developments. 
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Who Won What at the 2019 Tech Titans Awards
At its annual awards gala, Tech Titans honored 14 North Texas companies, organizations, and individuals for outstanding industry contributions. See who made it out on top.
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Get to Know Me: Data, Personalization, and Privacy
by | Aug 26, 2019
Fight #5 of Digital Fight Club puts Andy Chen, SVP of +1 Labs at Match Group, and Mike Orren, chief product officer at The Dallas Morning News and president at Belo Business Intelligence, against each other.
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Midlothian ISD Invests in Entrepreneurial Students’ Futures
by | Aug 23, 2019
The INCubatoredu program will be available to Midlothian freshmen and sophomores this fall and will open to all high schoolers in August 2020.
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Synthetic Reality: Does Real Even Matter?

by | Aug 22, 2019
For Fight #4 of Digital Fight Club, Farrukh Malik, CEO of Roomored, will go up against Steve Nix, CEO of ForwardXP.
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Find the Best Happy Hour in Dallas With This New App
by | Aug 21, 2019
Instahap is a newly launched platform that allows local businesses to promote their deals, while providing users the hottest spots in town. Founded in DFW, everything is local—there's BuzzBrews, The Henry, Vidorra, and more.
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Dallas Invents: 168 Patents Granted for Week of Aug. 13
by | Aug 21, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's methods for determining user frustration with voice control, AmerisourceBergen's pharmaceutical management and tracking, AT&T's apparatus for enriching metadata via a network, Encryptics' digital rights management of documents, IBM's secure medication delivery, Med Hab's dual case for fall detection device, MWD-IP Holdings' nuclear waste storage and monitoring, ShockWatch's wireless environmental sensor, and Varidesk's leaning chair.
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DI People: Rug Doctor, Critical Start, and Infogroup Make Leadership Announcements
by | Aug 20, 2019
You’ll also find news from Meeting Professionals International, Varsity Brands, Atmos Energy, CSW Industrials, the Texas Women’s Foundation, and the Denton Chamber of Commerce in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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Dallas-Fort Worth No. 1 in Attracting Migrating Millennials, JLL Snapshot Reports

by | Aug 19, 2019
Data shows job opportunities, cost of living, and quality of life are top draws for millennials looking to change locations.
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Coworking Company Spaces to Add 4 New Locations Totaling 173,398 SF
by | Aug 19, 2019
Spaces has made a priority of expanding throughout both urban and suburban markets in North Texas.
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Photo Recap: Health Wildcatters Hosts its Second Hackathon
by | Aug 16, 2019
The Texas Healthcare Challenge gives healthcare consumers the opportunity to find new innovations to systems that might be broken. After the teams went head-to-head with their solutions, a total prize package valued at more than $360K was awarded.
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The Rankings Are In: Rapidly Rising Revenues Put DFW Companies on National Lists
by | Aug 16, 2019
These high-performing North Texas companies are being recognized on the Inc. 5000 and the Fortune 100 lists for business growth.
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