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Fort Worth Economic Development Director Robert Sturns [Photo: City of Fort Worth]
The Last Word: Fort Worth’s Robert Sturns on How ‘Full‑Contact’ Government Drives Innovation
by Quincy Preston | Dec 16, 2024
Fort Worth's “explosive growth”—nearly 6% population growth since 2020—isn't happening by accident. It takes what Economic Development Director Robert Sturns calls "full-contact local government," a term once coined by the city manager to describe Fort Worth's unique approach to progress.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 13, 2024
Katie Schuck comes to the role at Visit Dallas from Georgia after more than eight years with the Savannah Regional Film Commission, a division of the Savannah Economic Development Authority. Her movie credits include location scouting for Marvel's "Captain America: Brave New World."
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 13, 2024
Divi is an award-winning brand with clean, science-backed products founded by entrepreneur and three-time Forbes Top Creator Dani Austin. With the new funding, Divi aims to scale its brand "to a household name," the startup said.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 12, 2024
Ironhead, which will encompass four "state-of-the-art" industrial buildings at a 57-acre site in Northlake, is being developed by Houston-based Alliance Industrial Co. in partnership with Barings.
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Inside Amazon's new One Medical location in Plano [Photo: One Medical]
Two Years after $3.9B Acquisition, Amazon’s One Medical Expands Its DFW Presence with New Plano Office
by David Seeley | Oct 3, 2024
The new office expands One Medical's partnership with Baylor Scott & White Health to deliver "seamless, coordinated care" throughout the region, following earlier office openings in Addison, Highland Park, University Park, and Fort Worth's West 7th District.
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by Capital One |
Sep 10, 2024
Detroit- and England-based Staxel, one of 10 participants in the mobility-focused Capital One Accelerator, offers logistics robots-as-a-service solutions boosted by AI.
sponsored by Capital One
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by David Seeley |
Apr 10, 2024
Launching today on Amazon, Not Beer puts "premium American sparkling water" in a grab-and-chug, beer-like can. Founder Dillon Dandurand aims to "normalize water in social settings through bold design and cheeky messaging"—in the wake of a $1.4 billion valuation of sparkling water brand Liquid Death.
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 8, 2024
When Ross Perot Jr. and Mike Berry were in their mid-20s, they set out to defy skeptics and fast-track a first-of-its-kind industrial airport in North Fort Worth. Today, AllianceTexas stands as a 27,000-acre global nexus fueled by that same trailblazing spirit—and public-private collaboration on a grand scale.
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The Last Word: Brooke Hart Jones on Getting Her HBCyoU Dolls Into Top Retailer Brands
by David Seeley | Nov 30, 2023
After Brooke Hart Jones graduated from Dallas' Kimball High School, she became the third generation in her family to attend an historically black college or university (HBCU), getting a finance degree from Hampton University in Virginia. Now she's putting that degree to use—and inspiring a new generation of future HBCU hopefuls—with her line of HBCyoU Dolls.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 8, 2023
Whether you're downloading a movie or editing one yourself in your home office, Wi-Fi speed is everything. Frontier—the telecommunications giant that announced its HQ move to Dallas in September—aims to kick that speed up a notch with eero's first mesh Wi-Fi 7 system.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 7, 2023
PlayersTV is the first-ever athlete-owned TV network focused on athletes' lifestyle and culture. The new distribution deal will bring its content—from reality to comedy, documentaries, and both scripted and unscripted programming—to two large new audiences.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Sep 28, 2023
A former Yale track captain and three NFL vets—including two Dallas Cowboys—talk frankly about their entrepreneurial journeys from playing field to founder.
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Unoma Okorafor, a computer engineering Ph.D. and West African native, founded Dallas-based Herbal Goodness in 2013 while on a personal journey to find papaya leaf products to support her pregnancy.
How Selling in Amazon’s Store Fuels Local Businesses and Personal Passions
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Sep 24, 2023
Amazon's "Sellers in Your Community" program lets entrepreneurs and small businesses share their stories with local leaders, creating more awareness and opportunity. Meet two Dallas-area founders who have big visions and philanthropic purpose.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 20, 2023
The DFW hires will be part of the 250,000 employees the company aims to bring on board throughout the U.S. in full-time, seasonal, and part-time roles across its operations network. Amazon has roughly 20 facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and said that more than 28,000 of the new workers will be in Texas.
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Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Partners with DFW School Districts on Classroom Programming
by Lance Murray |
Aug 18, 2023
The "Upstander Partnerships" with Dallas ISD and Coppell ISD allow the districts to integrate the museum's history-informed civics and citizenship education via a "consistent and engaging" cross-curricular learning plan for grades K-12. The goal: teaching students to be upstanders, not bystanders, when bullying or discrimination occurs.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Aug 1, 2023
"Everyone by now has seen the video of Jeff Bezos just repeatedly saying 'customer' and his customer obsession is a well known part of Amazon lore," Evans wrote today in a LinkedIn post. "But what amazes me is how few companies think about customer success as a core function and just something 'we have to do once we get bigger,'" he adds.
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