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Dallas Invents: 118 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 25

by | Jan 2, 2019
Patents were granted for Conduent’s apparatus for customized handwriting zones; Robin Technologies’ automated secure door for a robotic mower; Futurewei Technologies’ path selection for autonomous vehicles; Lennox Industries’ reflective UV light shield for HVAC units; Toyota’s methods for making an object appear transparent; and Varidesk’s electrically lifted computer and office desk.
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OrderMyGear Names Dutch as New Chief Executive Officer
by | Jan 2, 2019
Dave Dutch takes the reins at e-commerce software provider OrderMyGear after leading PayLease for seven years of steady growth.
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Year In Review: Our Top 10 Most‑Read Stories of 2018
by | Dec 21, 2018
Take a look back on the stories that grabbed our readers' attention this year.
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Follow the Money: PHAZR Exits, Spectral MD Gets $1M, Merck Buys Antelliq
by | Dec 20, 2018
Also, you’ll find projekt202, Crow Holdings, Latticework Capital, Light LLC, Woodside Capital, DataBank, and National Teachers Associates Life Insurance Co. in this roundup of activity by companies and investors with ties to North Texas.
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Hedera Hashgraph Opens its Distributed Ledger Tech for Public Testing

by | Dec 18, 2018
Hedera Hashgraph aims to change the culture of tech giants exchanging people's privacy for “free" access to their sites and services. "We are the product," Hedera CEO Mance Harmon says. Hedera Hashgraph aims to change that.
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Hypergiant Space Age Solutions Acquires Custom Software Studio
by | Dec 18, 2018
Black Pixel, a Seattle-based custom software development studio for flagship brands, will bolster Hypergiant Industries' portfolio of offerings.
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Dallas ‘Brand Stars’ Recognized by Adweek for Driving Business and Innovation
by | Dec 17, 2018
From emerging startups (Deep Ellum Denim, Hey Chica, OpenKey) to major global companies (AT&T, Southwest Airlines, Kimberly-Clark) Adweek rounded up the leaders shaping the future of Dallas.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Year Ahead Summit: Susan Warren, Dallas Bureau Chief of Bloomberg News, moderated a panel of economic and political experts including Ray Perryman, President and CEO of The Perryman Group; Cullum Clark, Director, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative and an Adjunct Professor of Economics at SMU; and Julius W. Hobson Jr., Senior Policy Advisor at Polsinelli [Image: Cookesy PR, Polsinelli]
Year Ahead Summit: ‘If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu’
by | Dec 14, 2018
Polsinelli Senior Policy Advisor Julius Hobson shares topics like finding success, embracing a tech-forward workforce, and rebounding from Amazon's decision to place HQ2 outside of Texas.
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Safety-Minded ‘Once Kids’ Moving Production of Customizable Toys to North Texas

by | Dec 12, 2018
Child safe, environmentally friendly, and largely disruptive, the Dallas-based startup relies on innovative machines to create wooden bricks in six seconds. Next year, the Once Kids production facility—resembling 'Santa's Workshop'—will move to North Texas.
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Dallas Invents: 134 Patents Granted for Week of Dec. 4
by | Dec 12, 2018
Patents were granted for Match Group's method for matching using location information, Omnitracs' tire pressure optimization system, Raytheon's methods for sharpening multi-spectral imagery, and Speedgrocer's method for order fulfillment.
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Atmosphere’s Tech Helps Local Leaders Create and Monitor Air Quality Strategies
by | Dec 11, 2018
Understory's new technology, called Atmosphere, identifies high-pollutant zones and prescribes actionable remediation steps for air quality improvement. It's live now in Dallas.
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Serena Williams Partners With Neighborhood Goods to Unveil Her New Size-Inclusive Line
by | Dec 10, 2018
As an investor in Neighborhood Goods, tennis mogul Serena Williams says she believed in the concept from the beginning. On Saturday, she stopped in Plano with Ashley Graham to celebrate the launch of Serena Great, the newest collection from her independent clothing line.
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Follow the Money: TPG Raises $12B for Flagship Fund; Pizza Hut Acquires Online Ordering Platform

by | Dec 8, 2018
Also, you'll find news about deals involving Cypress Growth Capital, D.R. Horton, Aspira, ECi Sofware Solutions, Ryan, and Accenture in this roundup of activity by companies and investors with ties to North Texas.
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Dallas-based App Lets You ‘Preciate’ Your Peers
by | Dec 7, 2018
The mobile application allows workers to 'build a story' of past achievements to create stronger professional relationships. With users from almost every U.S. state and a new blockchain-based protocol on the way, the startup aims to change the business world.
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Look Inside: Travel Startup The Guild is Creating Hotels of the Future
by | Dec 7, 2018
The Guild will "bring the 200,000-year-old hotel industry into the new age" in Dallas, and will soon lease rooms in Uptown's new The Christopher tower and beyond. With amenities including innovative technology and smartphone application outsourcing, the boutique hotel creates specialized experiences for guests.
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Dallas-based App Spotio Keeps Field Workers Connected to Home Base
by | Dec 6, 2018
Door-to-door sales operations are becoming more efficient than ever with the help of a newly updated mobile and web application.
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