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The Last Word: On the World’s First ‘Biolumenescent’ Flower, Going on Sale Friday at Calloway’s

by | Mar 11, 2025
They’re one of the first signs of summer: fireflies blinking out lime-green signals to their friends, potential mates, and spellbound humans. But you don’t have to go outside to watch a nightly light show. Now you can bring that biolumenescent magic inside your own home—in flower form—with Light Bio's Firefly Petunia, The glow-in-the-dark flower goes on sale Friday at Calloway's Nursery locations across North Texas, along with a special after-hours event.
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The Last Word: On Sam’s Club Donating $1.5M to Dallas’ Big Thought to Advance Youth Career Opportunities
by | Mar 6, 2025
Dallas-based Big Thought is one of two nonprofits who have each received a $1.5 million grant from Sam’s Club, part of a $3 million investment to help youth, aged 16-24, who are out of school and unemployed by providing them with meaningful career pathways.
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The Last Word: On the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day
This coming Monday, Jan. 27, marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp, also recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In the run-up to this global event, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is opening up its doors for free to students this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 25 and 26.
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The Last Word: On Dallas Spending Up to $15M to Snag World Cup Int’l Broadcast Center
by | Dec 12, 2024
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is already expected to have $400 million in economic impact on Dallas-Fort Worth, with nine matches scheduled for AT&T Stadium—more than any of the other 15 host venues in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. But Dallas is aiming for even more. The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to spend up to $15 million in improvements on the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center to help the city's bid to host the World Cup's International Broadcast Center. 
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Driving Change:
How Apexloads Is Revolutionizing African Logistics
by | Sep 10, 2024
Oklahoma-based Apexload, one of five finalists in the 2024 Capital One Accelerator Program's Pitch Competition, aims to streamline Africa’s freight industry using North American technology.
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Blimp’s Camilo Melnyk Aims to Make Drone Imagery Accessible and Affordable Through Automation
by | Sep 10, 2024
Maryland-based Blimp, one of five finalists in the 2024 Capital One Accelerator Program's Pitch Competition, plans to offer "a full stack solution of modular drones, automated hubs, and network management software" to support farmers and first responders.
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Solving the Problem of ‘Life on Mute’: Glydsphere Provides Sounds To Sync With the Silent Engines of EVs
by | Sep 10, 2024
Houston-based Glydsphere, winner of the Most Engaged Founder Award in the Capital One Accelerator and one of 10 startups in the 2024 program, brings an engine roar of excitement to the slumping EV market.
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