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MrBeast Bets on Fortune Outside the Algorithm—and Dallas Is in the Mix
by Quincy Preston | Jan 21, 2026
A campaign for "Beast Games" Season 2 is putting the Prime Video series inside fortune cookies across the U.S. and Europe. A limited number carry messages written by MrBeast himself, the No. 1 creator on YouTube for six years running.
by Quincy Preston |
Jan 20, 2026
“So what’s incentivizing us if we are going to make considerably less than our male counterparts the more educated we get?”
Karen Hughes White
President and CEO
Texas Women’s Foundation
… on newly released Census data showing D-FW has the widest gender pay gap among U.S....
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by Maddie Preston |
Oct 10, 2025
The funding comes as DFW’s tech workforce nears 379,000, making it the nation’s second-largest. With a $28.8 billion annual economic impact in Texas and Carnegie R1 status, UTA is focused on fostering innovation and developing talent to meet statewide workforce needs.
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by Maddie Preston |
Sep 29, 2025
UTA is part of a DOE-backed "moonshot" to cool the world’s AI infrastructure more sustainably—aiming to cut data center cooling energy from 40% to under 5% and slash the massive water use demanded by AI systems. The project includes partnering with next-gen liquid cooling tech startup, Austin-based Accelsius.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Offering Human Help to Talk to Machines
by Dallas Regional Chamber | Sep 15, 2025
AI seem overwhelming? Just go to office hours.
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sponsored by The Organization
by Maddie Preston |
Aug 27, 2025
Four North Texas community colleges and the DFW Hospital Council will use a federal grant to expand training, boost equity, and meet the region’s growing demand for health care workers.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Aug 21, 2025
Data scientist Anmolika Singh put Dallas on the global AI Tinkerers map. At the first meetup, more than 30 pros—founders to Fortune 500 technologists—showed up to trade ideas, projects, and solutions.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Aug 14, 2025
The “Academy Award of Architecture”—the AIA Firm Award—recently went to Dallas-based LPA Design Studios. Ellen Mitchell, who directs the firm’s sustainability and applied research, sees the win as a shift toward broadening what award-winning design really means. Here’s how the firm is building modern, greener commercial spaces by starting with better questions.
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Dallas Energy Startup’s 3D Solar Towers Win Global Airport Innovation Prize
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist | Jun 26, 2025
Founder Mohammed Nije grew up without electricity. Now his Dallas startup, Janta Power, is piloting his power-dense solar technology at DFW and airports worldwide—earning global recognition for a design he says uses less land, generates more power, and can lower energy costs.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
May 6, 2025
With more than 2,000 sunflower lanyards—worn by travelers who may need extra time, space, or support—already issued,
and sensory rooms in development, DFW Airport is creating a travel experience that recognizes different needs and reduces stress for all kinds of travelers.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Mar 4, 2025
Four years and about 600,000 laundry loads later, founder Laurel Hess has scaled to 33 major metros across 19 states.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Feb 26, 2025
The southern half of Dallas County is home to just over 1.05 million residents. That’s about 40% of the total number of people who call Dallas County home—and roughly 200,000 more than the entire population of San Francisco....
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Texas Launches Small Business Credit Initiative to Expand Access to Funding
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Oct 7, 2023
A web portal for the Texas Small Business Credit Initiative goes live on Oct. 9. Small business owners, it's time to engage with your lenders to explore this new avenue for financial support.
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by Glenn Hunter |
Sep 21, 2023
During Dallas Startup Week, the entrepreneur and executive—a Highland Park resident who Yahoo employee No. 84 before founding multiple tech companies—said "successes will spawn more successes" in the North Texas startup ecosystem.
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by Inclusion Cloud |
Sep 12, 2023
Amid a booming tech surge, U.S. companies grapple with a pressing issue: a tight pool of tech talents. Even an innovation powerhouse like Dallas-Fort Worth can't escape the crunch. Here's how companies can navigate to ensure continued growth.
sponsored by The Organization
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 9, 2023
At the recent Entrepreneur Showcase in Dallas, four emerging startups were spotlighted alongside Biden Cabinet Member Isabella Casillas Guzman, who leads the Small Business Administration, and Mark Madrid, the driving force behind SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development. “I feel like I’ve just been to a TED talk with these entrepreneurs' words of wisdom,” Madrid said at the event powered by Dallas College and The DEC Network.
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