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WeWork Honoring Entrepreneurs, Artists in ‘Creator Awards’

by | Mar 10, 2017
The coworking company plans to award more than $20 million to entrepreneurs, small businesses, growing companies, nonprofits, and artists.
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Pieces Tech
Pieces Tech Raises Community Awareness at SXSW
by | Mar 10, 2017
Pieces Tech and local nonprofits will showcase community resources at South by Southwest.
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Fort Worth Distillery Crafting
‘One-of-a-Kind’ Vodka
by | Mar 9, 2017
BlackEyed Distilling Co. is serving up the first vodka made from black-eyed peas.
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Bell FCX-001 Concept Takes a Whirl at the Future
by | Mar 9, 2017
The Bell FCX-001 — with virtual reality controls for the pilot — is a futuristic look at what helicopter aircraft could look like.
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Alt Philanthropy Gives Bands Free Pub, Helps Causes

by | Mar 7, 2017
Two DFW-area high school students created a website that sells signed material from bands to aid charity groups such as Hungry for Music and Save the Children.
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Dallas Finds Spot On Gallup ‘Good Jobs’ Ranking
by | Mar 7, 2017
Many of the metropolitan areas in the ranking are capitals with strong technology sectors.
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ModoPayments Grows Its Digital Payment Business
by | Mar 7, 2017
ModoPayments did $10 million worth of transactions in January, but could be handling up to $85 million by the end of the year.
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UTD Students’ Safety App Wins Smart Cities Hackathon
by | Mar 6, 2017
The pair had 30 hours to decide on the project, assess the skills of the team members, and then build it at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Year Up Program Guides Young Adults Toward Careers

by | Mar 6, 2017
A celebration 5 p.m. Monday featuring, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Year Up leaders, will officially celebrate the DFW launch of the national nonprofit.
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Hot Ticket: Public Works Project Expands to Dallas This Weekend
by | Mar 3, 2017

What began in New York, the Public Works Project is now in Dallas, making it the first city outside the Big Apple to participate. Public Works is an initiative that gives nonactors the opportunity to perform in Shakespearean plays. ...

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DFW Airport to Become 1st U.S. Airport with ER
by | Mar 3, 2017

Travelers and airport employees now will have access to an emergency room facility at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, making it the first U.S. airport to have one....

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Plano Music Marketing Startup
MAX Raises $6M in Funding
by | Mar 3, 2017
The goal of the Music Audience Exchange is to pair musicians with big brands for advertising campaigns.
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Andrew Patin, Kyle Godfrey, Letia Blanco, Christopher Bryan Alberts, and Christopher Grace.

UTA Student Team Earns
Patent for Smart Bandage

by | Mar 2, 2017
The patent came roughly five years after the students' device won a prestigious engineering award.
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Dallas Startup Aggregates Electronic Reviews in One Place
by | Feb 28, 2017
Iuzeit collects product reviews from customers, experts, and friends.
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coworking
WeWork Bringing its Coworking Concept to Plano
by | Feb 28, 2017
The New York-based coworking company will open its third DFW space this summer.
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Cedar Hill
Cedar Hill Students Invent
‘Robot Seeing-Eye Dog’ Cane
by | Feb 28, 2017
Panopticane has a motor and sensor that can sense objects from a distance of 50 inches. It is constructed from a Lego robotics kit.
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