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Net-Zero Goal: DFW International Airport to Get Battery-Electric Buses in 2023

by | Jan 20, 2023

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport will receive new battery-electric buses this year that the airport believes will help it meet its net-zero goal in 2030.

The manufacturer said the sale will be the leading edge for more sales to local and state governments wanting low- and no-emission vehicles.

The buses are being delivered by ElDorado National Inc.,...

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JLL’s DFW Life Science Snapshot: What’s Driving the North Texas Biotech Boom
by | Oct 4, 2022
The North Texas biotech boom just keeps booming—and a new "DFW Life Science Snapshot" from JLL shows why. From the Biotech+ Hub at Pegasus Park to a string of accelerators to local universities, DFW Airport, and more, here's a deep dive into what's behind the boom. "We are showing up in the rankings and in the data," says Mike Rosa of the Dallas Regional Chamber. "It results in more opportunities and more looks for us."
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The Last Word: Paul Puopolo on DFW Airport’s First Innovation Week
by | Aug 22, 2022
Beginning today, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is hosting its first-ever Innovation Week—a four day-event promoting "a culture of innovation, discovery, and engagement." The week will include speaker panels, education sessions, workshops, and tech demos to celebrate what Puopolo calls the "the everyday innovator."
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At BIO International Convention, Companies Eye Relocation to DFW
by | Jun 30, 2022
At the 2022 BIO International Conference in San Diego, representatives from North Texas met "the greatest minds in biotechnology"—and discovered some of them are interested in relocating their companies to DFW.

"We connected with them to explore opportunities and increase investments in the Dallas region,” said a VP with the Dallas Regional Chamber.
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DFW Airport CIO: Most Important Innovation Is Employee Mindset

by | May 26, 2022
Engaging in passionate debates “sounds pretty typical if you’re a tech company,” said DFW Airport Executive Vice President of Innovation Paul Puopolo. “But if you’re a large, regulated organization—healthy debate, that’s different." Having people around the table is one thing, he says. Getting them to challenge each other and not be offended, well, that’s another thing. "To do innovation effectively, you’ve got to have healthy conflict," Puopolo said.
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Follow the Money: D.R. Horton Acquires Public Water Resources Firm, Critical Start Raises $215M, Fort Worth Biotech VC Raises New Funds, and More
by | Apr 15, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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A Finnish Business Delegation is Touring Texas to Launch Direct DFW-Helsinki Flights—and Deepen Business Ties
by | Mar 30, 2022
Finnish Ambassador to the U.S. Mikko Hautala and a delegation of business leaders is touring the Texas Triangle to talk economic cooperation and new technologies.

“For us, the key message to Finnish companies and travelers is that there's also the U.S. South, and Texas is the center of that. You have a bigger GDP than Brazil," Hautala told Dallas Innovates.
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Texan by Nature CEO Says ‘The Future Is Innovation.’ Here’s Why Today Is Our Slowest Day
by | Dec 16, 2021
The nonprofit is uniting industry and conservation as we move faster and faster towards progress.

How do we radically shape the future? In November, the Laura Bush-founded Texan by Nature hosted a conservation summit to tackle the topic. CEO Joni Carswell urged an audience of innovators, collaborators, and changemakers to “Ask yourself ‘what if?’ Do something different and new and more.”

Here are takeaways.
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7 DFW-Based Companies Land on the 2020 Texan by Nature List for Conservation and Sustainability Efforts

by | Oct 20, 2020
The Texas-led conservation nonprofit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush honored 21 companies with Texas operations that are committed to conservation. Here are this year's North Texas honorees.
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DFW Leaders Discuss How COVID-19 Has Fueled Innovation in Health Care, Philanthropy, and More
by | Oct 12, 2020
"The downside of a pandemic is that it's frightening. The good thing is, sometimes it speeds up things that probably needed to happen. Like telemedicine," Nicole Small, CEO of LH Capital/Lyda Hill Philanthropies, said during the event.
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Children’s Health Innovators Program Lifts Veil on Health Care Research and Breakthroughs
by | Oct 6, 2020
Health Wildcatters CEO Hubert Zajicek, Perot Jain Principal Cindy Revol, Lyda Hill Philanthropies CEO Nicole Small, and others will be on a panel about how the health care and tech industries have been innovative during COVID-19 as part of the new Children’s Health program launch on Oct. 8.
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PSA Management Founder Patrick Aliu on the Firm’s Projects with DFW International Airport, DART, and Others
by | Aug 3, 2020
Since expanding to the Dallas market in 2000, PSA Management has gone on to manage projects across the country and launch a scholarship foundation with Dallas College.
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Follow the Money: Gameway Raises $530K, Integrity Marketing Makes Acquisition

by | Mar 26, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you'll also find news from Capital Southwest Corp. and Roof Angels.
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DFW Airport’s Mitzi Chollampel: “It’s Relationships That Really Move the Needle.”
by | Mar 13, 2020
Chollampel and her staff strive to improve the day-to-day experience of 73 million annual passengers at the world's fourth-busiest airport.
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Milken Dallas Best-Performing
Dallas Ranks Ninth Among Milken Institute’s Top 25 Best-Performing Cities
by | Feb 27, 2020
The concentration of headquarters, top universities, healthcare systems, and tech companies are key components to Dallas’ stature among the nation’s metro areas.
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Waterlogic USA Selects Grapevine for North American Headquarters
by | Dec 9, 2019
The U.K.-based global manufacturer of drinking water dispensers and filters plans to consolidate its operations and establish new U.S. headquarters in Grapevine.
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