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The Dallas Regional Chamber’s 2025 annual meeting featured a “Playmaker’s Panel” of top local pro-sports executives, as well as reports from the DRC leadership. From left: Rick Welts, Dallas Mavericks; Charlotte Jones, Dallas Cowboys; Cynt Marshall and Dale Petroskey, DRC; Greg Bibb, Dallas Wings. [Photos: Joseph Haubert/DRC]
From Playmakers to Policymakers: DRC Champions the Dallas Region’s Winning Ways
by Glenn Hunter | Jan 23, 2025
At its annual meeting at Arlington's Globe Life Field, the Dallas Regional Chamber took a victory lap with Dallas-Fort Worth's multiple No. 1 economic rankings, outlined DRC priorities for the new legislative session, and heard from five leading pro sports executives why North Texas is such a sports business powerhouse.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Awards Nearly $3M in Community Grants to 101 Texas Organizations
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 25, 2024
BCBSTX said $2.9 million in Blue Impact grants have been awarded to 101 community-based organizations across the Lone Star State, including many in North Texas. President Jim Springfield said the organizations will "leverage their knowledge, experience, and talents on the local level to help create healthier communities."
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 23, 2024
Collective Health is an employee health benefits platform with more than 500,000 members. The company's corporate clients include H-E-B, Daikin, and Academy Sports + Outdoors.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 25, 2023
Awarded to 101 community-based organizations across the state—including many in North Texas—the Blue Impact grants focus on health care access and target impacts of socio-economic and social determinants of health.
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Noni Ángel, an Alveole beekeeper caring for the beehives at BCBSTX Richardson headquarters. [Photo: BCBSTX]
The Last Word: Noni Ángel on the ‘Sustainable’ Bees at BCBSTX Headquarters
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Dec 6, 2022
Something's buzzing atop the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas headquarters in Richardson—and it's offering a sustainable touch to the surrounding community. Earlier in the fall, BCBSTX installed two bee hives on the north side of its HQ building as part of the company's sustainability efforts. The hives are home to nearly 100,000 Italian honeybees.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 6, 2022
Earlier this week, the Austin-based accelerator and investor announced its plans to launch a Center for Health Innovation at Pegasus Park in Dallas.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 5, 2022
The Austin-based accelerator and investor plans to launch its Center for Health Innovation at Pegasus Park in Dallas by end of 2023. Its goal: connecting startups locally and across the state with each other, as well as other corporate and research players in the space.
“We're in the business of erasing boundaries in Texas—full stop,” President and Co-Founder Bryan Chambers told Dallas Innovates.
“We're in the business of erasing boundaries in Texas—full stop,” President and Co-Founder Bryan Chambers told Dallas Innovates.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 25, 2022
The Healthy Kids, Healthy Families grant was awarded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. Plano-based My Possibilities will use the funding to support its Healthy Lifestyles curriculum, integrating health and fitness activities into daily practice for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Building a Better Tomorrow: United Way Dallas, Social Impact Firm Name 11 Nonprofits to Collaborative Cohort
by Bella Pinera | Feb 23, 2021
The group will develop innovative solutions to remove barriers to obtaining living-wage jobs for Black and Latinx adults.
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by Michael Wood |
Dec 11, 2020
During Eric Johnson’s term as Mayor of Dallas, he's had to respond to two major crises so far: the ongoing pandemic and an increase in violent crime. Mayor Johnson addressed these issues in The Year-End Conversation and also touched on initiatives to develop Dallas’ workforce and transform the city into a destination for startup companies.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 17, 2019
Jennifer Abernathy is the director of Innovation Research and Design at Health Care Services Corp. She brings experience in product development, design thinking, brand strategy, and user and trend research to her new role.
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by Maddie Preston |
Sep 9, 2019
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas recently granted $150,000 to United Way to connect North Texans to healthcare resources and support Dallas nonprofits.
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[Photo: Courtesy Tess Hoskins]
Tessa Hoskin: Mentor, Author, and Alpha Female Gives a Real-World Perspective
by David Kirkpatrick | Oct 15, 2018
A mentor in a wide variety of industries and disciplines, Tessa Hoskin uses her educational and business experiences to help startup founders. She's even found time to be a published author.
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by Taylor Lowder |
May 22, 2018
North Texas nonprofits and educational institutions receive financial backing from foundations and businesses to further their work in STEM, conservation, workforce development, and more.
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