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Dallas Coworking Space Focuses On Community, Collaboration

by | Jul 9, 2018
CityCentral, which recently opened a location in Dallas, is a coworking space dedicated to creating a fun, engaging environment for all types of business professionals in North Texas.
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An illustration from the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System’s patent No. 10007336 demonstrating a mobile, low-cost three-dimensional gaze estimation. The headset may include an “eye-tracking camera and scene camera to create multi-dimensional pictures in the direction of the user’s view.
Dallas Invents: 96 Patents Granted for Week of June 26
Patents granted include the Board of Regents of the University of Texas System’s low-cost, mobile 3D point of estimation headset; Mary Kay’s method for topical skin care treatment using plant extracts; Roka Sports’ garment for aquatic sports to help improve performance; and Capital One’s system of using a bounding shape to place augmented reality objects.
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Business as Mutual: Leaders Talk Collaborations in Social Innovation, Blockchain & AI
In the final installment of this wide-ranging discussion on how to foster collaboration, leaders look at projects in the social sector, give more tips on connecting, and offer some forward-thinking thoughts on the future.
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United Way of Tarrant County is Accepting Applications for Social Innovation Contest KERNEL
by | Jul 2, 2018
The Fort Worth-area competition will award finalists with seed funding and resources to solve social problems in the community.
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Trey Bowles interviews Glen Collins of Switch for the first edition of CEO Insider, a video podcast.

CEO Insider: Hear From Social Good Mover Glen Collins on Being an Entrepreneur

by | Jul 2, 2018
In this inaugural episode of The Dallas Entrepreneur Center's new series, co-founder Trey Bowles talks with Glen Collins of Switch Creative and Good Work, an interactive design studio and web and mobile development company.
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Innovation Study: DFW Should Embrace its Sprawl & Work Together to Propel its Growth, Identity as ‘Hub for Innovation’
by | Jun 29, 2018
After a monthslong research study, the Dallas Regional Chamber, Southern Methodist University, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and Accenture have released a “guidebook” to help North Texas’ innovation economy thrive into the future.
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Business as Mutual: Leaders Give Insight on How Collaboration + Innovation Happens in DFW
This wide-ranging discussion covered how to foster collaboration, the role of technology, and many examples of DFW coming together to improve business, create social change, and simply make a positive impact on the region.
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Follow the Money: Texas Standard Raises $500K, DCS Global Gets Growth Investment
by | Jun 28, 2018
From Viziv Technologies raising another $576,000 for energy technology and Stryve Foods raising $10 million, here's a look at recent funding and acquisitions involving companies and firms with North Texas ties.
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It’s a Year-Round Produce Harvest at Eden Green Technology in Cleburne

by | Jun 28, 2018
The company showed off its state-of-the-art, 44,000-square-foot facility in Cleburne where there’s row after row of 18-foot stalks, each with 36 plants growing from floor to ceiling.
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An illustration from Nike’s patent No. 9999812 shows a golf club head with body features that are influenced by an impact. [Illustration: USPTO]
Dallas Invents: 63 Patents Granted for Week of June 19
Patents granted include Nike’s golf club head with “impact-influencing” features; Futurewei Technologies’ increased spatial resolution for panoramic video; Harvard’s invention for regulating microRNA biogenesis that relates to helping prevent cancer; and Frito-Lay’s method for producing expanded nut kernels.
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Tech How-to: TWU Launches Free Workshop Series for Women in Business
by | Jun 26, 2018
The goal of the workshops beginning Tuesday is to help women business owners increase their professional productivity.
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Dallas’ Cariloop, Facebook Unite on Caregiving White Paper
by | Jun 26, 2018
Cariloop called the white paper a company's "blueprint for success," in addressing caregiver support.
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EY Names Southwest Regional Entrepreneur of the Year Winners

by | Jun 25, 2018
Among the honorees are Door CEO Alex Doubet, StackPath founder Lance Crosby, and Arcis Golf CEO Blake S. Walker.
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DI People: New Hires in DFW Startup Scene, NTT Data Promotes Pryor to CEO & Texas A&M Names New Law Dean
by | Jun 22, 2018
You'll also find details of Peter Berweger taking the reins as CEO at AgBiTech and the creation of a new CCO position at Urban Air Adventure Park, in our roundup of personnel activity highlights across DFW companies.
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On Tap: Improv to Improve, Reunion Lawn Party & WeDallas: Top Women in Tech
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Follow the Money: CoinFlip Gets Seed Funding, Goff Seeks $350M for Fund; Match Buys 51% of Hinge
by | Jun 21, 2018
From a points and benefits platform, to real estate funds, and rent-to-own company, here's a look at recent funding and acquisitions involving companies and firms with North Texas ties.
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