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CheckSammy wants to simplify textile waste recycling by allowing clothing retailers, manufacturers and even multifamily apartment communities to deploy Drop Bags or Bins and schedule one-time or recurring pick-ups. [Courtesy photo]
CheckSammy ‘Drop’ Program Offers Easy Textile Recycling Nationwide
by Lance Murray | Mar 27, 2023
More than 17 million tons of textiles go to landfills every year, but nearly 95% of all textiles are reusable or recyclable. CheckSammy, whose U.S. headquarters is in Dallas, aims to help through its Drop program, which allows clothing retailers, manufacturers, and even multifamily apartment communities to deploy drop bags or bins and schedule one-time or recurring recycling pick-ups.
by Sandra Engelland |
Mar 27, 2023
Once solely focused on medical issues, the Fort Worth-based telemedicine company is evolving to holistically address physical and mental health needs of today's college students, improving outcomes for academics and life.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Mar 27, 2023
From "The Pink House" in Allen to an historic log cabin in Flower Mound to the Pegasus sign atop Dallas' Magnolia Hotel, cultural history gained new life across the region last year. Now Preservation Dallas has named those three and seven other projects as winners of its 2023 Preservation Achievement Awards. See the full list of winners.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 23, 2023
Kanarys and MAC Diversity Recruiters have joined forces to help organizations create more diverse and inclusive workplaces through data-driven diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging solutions and recruitment expertise.
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Tanya Shepherd, Vice President of Delivery for CG Infinity [Courtesy photo]
IT Consulting Firm CG Infinity Hires Vice President of Delivery
by Lance Murray | Mar 22, 2023
Plano-based CG Infinity has hired Tanya Shepherd as vice president of delivery to help accelerate its energy and utilities customers’ digital transformation and business processes initiatives.
The company said Shepherd will join its Dallas-Fort Worth team.
“We are proud to serve over a dozen prominent energy firms in both unregulated and regulated markets....
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 22, 2023
Nanoscope Therapeutics has enlisted the expertise of Vicente Anido Jr., Ph.D. to help the company advance its goal of developing sight-restoring gene therapies for retinal degenerative diseases. Anido's appointment as a strategic adviser is expected to support Nanoscope's clinical and corporate strategies, especially as the company progresses towards the potential commercialization of MCO-010.
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by David Seeley |
Mar 22, 2023
Ben Williams grew up with business in his blood. His grandmother Lucille Bishop Smith was an African-American entrepreneur, chef, educator, inventor who raised her three children in Tarrant County while serving as founder and president of Lucille B. Smith’s Fine Foods. Now Williams is carrying on that entrepreneurial tradition by bringing Texas' first hemp-based vodka home to his North Texas roots.
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Partnerships and Personalization Drove White Rock Cybersecurity to Record 80% Revenue Growth in 2022
by Lance Murray |
Mar 22, 2023
CEO James Range shares insights on the company's journey from one customer to more than 2,500 in tech hubs across the country.
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Frisco-based Freight Think Launches to Help Shippers Cut Costs, Boost Profits, Help Environment
by Lance Murray | Mar 21, 2023
Two North Texas supply chain veterans—Reid Klosowsky and Bill Maroney, in partnership with Frisco-based NT Logistics— have founded and launched Freight Think, a logistics-oriented advisory group. "We strive to improve profit margins for our clients—everyday shippers—who, for lack of time or expertise, cannot manage their transportation costs like the Fortune 100," Klosowsky says.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Mar 21, 2023
Mangoceuticals is aiming its mango-flavored ED drug at a “younger demographic” with colorful packaging and humorous marketing.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 21, 2023
XCharge North America will install its Net Zero Series EV charging station—which includes an energy storage system and a DC Fast Charging (DCFC) port option—at MD7's corporate HQ in Allen. This will mark the first deployment of an open-access DCFC charging station in Allen, the company says. The charger is designed with bi-directional capability that gives power back to the grid in times of need.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 20, 2023
Irving-based MedArrive said the collaboration seeks to improve the health of pregnant women and their newborns, especially those at high risk, by adding a vital service to its growing ecosystem of specialty care providers that managed Medicaid health plans can leverage for members in their homes.
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Kodiak Robotics is partnering with Forward Air on continuous Dallas-Atlanta autonomous trucking runs. [Photo: Kodiak Robotics]
Kodiak Robotics and Forward Air Roll Self-Driving Freight Runs Between Dallas and Atlanta
by David Seeley | Mar 17, 2023
Mountain View, California-based Kodiak Robotics—which announced an earlier partnership last May with U.S. Xpress to launch autonomous freight service between Dallas and Atlanta—today announced it has teamed up with Forward Air Corporation to roll freight between the same two cities.
Through the agreement, Kodiak and Forward say they're "operating autonomous freight service 24 hours per day, six days per week between Dallas and Atlanta, making three round trips weekly."
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 16, 2023
These standouts—startup founders, tech pioneers, educators, creators, social innovators, and business leaders—are transforming entire industries and making waves in their respective fields.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 16, 2023
Meet the startup innovators who are driving change in their industries and beyond. These startups are among the Future 50 in Dallas-Fort Worth, our editors’ picks of forward-thinking innovators who are shaping their industries and communities.
From the healthcare sector to the real estate industry, these trailblazers are disrupting the status quo with their groundbreaking technologies and solutions....
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by David Seeley |
Mar 16, 2023
In our recent 2023 issue of Dallas Innovates magazine, we reported on a panel discussion about family investment offices that was held late last year at the annual Venture Dallas conference. During the panel session, Luttrell spoke about the single-family-office LCM Group, and how it views startups as driving innovation.
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