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![From left: Ezi Negus, Okigwe Creations; Greer Christian, PureNRG Cycle; Awah Chai, Offworld Coffee; Kimberly Matthews, Holy Rollie Pastry Shop; and moderator Tarsha Hearns, The DEC Network. [Photo: The DEC Network]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Panel-940x436.jpg)
From left: Ezi Negus, Okigwe Creations; Greer Christian, PureNRG Cycle; Awah Chai, Offworld Coffee; Kimberly Matthews, Holy Rollie Pastry Shop; and moderator Tarsha Hearns, The DEC Network. [Photo: The DEC Network]
Meet Four North Texas Entrepreneurs Who Navigated to Success With SBA’s Community Pilot Program
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.
by Lance Murray |
Apr 25, 2023
More tech jobs were added in Texas in 2022 than any other state, and Dallas-Fort Worth continues to be a major driving force in tech, according to a new report released by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce....
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 11, 2023
Roam in Grandscape is the company's eighth location and the first outside the Atlanta metropolitan area, the company said. The Colony location—Roam’s largest workplace—offers 17 luxury meeting spaces and 70 private offices complemented by a member-only shared workspace. Take a look at how Roam is shaking up how work gets done.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 16, 2023
Coworking in Dallas-Fort Worth is alive and well and ranking near the top of the list of markets with the most coworking spaces.
That’s according to a recently released state of the coworking industry report from CoworkingCafe, which leveraged the most recent proprietary data (March) to break down the coworking space availability in the 25 largest markets, as well as their size and distribution....
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Report: Dallas-Fort Worth Has One of the Top 5 Fastest-Growing Economies in the U.S.
by Kevin Cummings | Oct 19, 2022
“More intense innovative activity leads to higher rates of economic progress," researchers for an international conference noted last year. That's certainly true of Dallas-Fort Worth, which had the No. 5 fastest-growing economy of any U.S. metro this year, according to the American Growth Project. DFW and the other top four metros on the list share a key distinction: They're all hubs for tech and innovation.
The report says DFW's attractiveness helps bolster its existing “diversity and strength across industries,” while noting that health care is a “major driver of economic growth” in the region.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Jul 14, 2022
According to Dallas-based CBRE’s most recent annual Scoring Tech Talent report, Dallas-Fort Worth now stands in the No. 9 spot, jumping up four places from last year’s report—one of the biggest gains seen by any metro area. The region also ranks No. 5 for women in the tech workforce.
Over the past five years, DFW’s talent pool has grown by nearly 15%, with close to 188,000 residents employed in the industry.
Over the past five years, DFW’s talent pool has grown by nearly 15%, with close to 188,000 residents employed in the industry.
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by Dave Moore |
Jul 27, 2021
Spot Parking, which creates a digital twin of parking spaces in cities, universities, and more, is looking to set up operations in Dallas-Fort Worth to back its strategy for entering the U.S. market.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 27, 2021
LinkedIn analyzed 10 emerging U.S. cities it deems best at attracting a growing number of job seekers. Topping the local list in order: AT&T, Lockheed Martin, and American Airlines.
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Symposium Highlights North Texas’ Black Tech Talent, Potential
by Dave Moore | May 11, 2021
Nonprofit BUiLT is hosting the event to highlight the success and possibilities of Black tech talent in the region. “There is no talent pipeline problem,” says Peter Beasley, co-founder of the Blacks United in Leading Technology International. “Black tech talent is widely available, especially in North Texas.”
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 19, 2021
Here's a round up of resources that can help in North Texas' unprecedented winter storm.
You'll also find updates on funding, grants, and assistance for navigating the COVID-19 crisis in Dallas-Fort Worth.
You'll also find updates on funding, grants, and assistance for navigating the COVID-19 crisis in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland |
Feb 11, 2021
Here are 32 North Texas startups that successfully pulled in capital to back their ventures.
Fitting the digital demands of a global pandemic, it's a tech-heavy group, with liberal doses of biotech and healthcare-related firms.
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by Deloitte |
Jan 25, 2021
As Deloitte's Kevin Knowles puts it, "Organizations face a choice between returning to a post-COVID world that is simply an enhanced version of yesterday OR building one that is a sustainable version of tomorrow. The risk is more than that of falling behind—it’s the possibility of never catching up at all."
sponsored by Deloitte
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Bell Textron to Open 600-Employee Commercial Business Center at Former American Airlines HQ
by Alex Edwards | Dec 1, 2020
The Fort Worth-based Textron Inc. company is expanding its footprint to accommodate for growing operations throughout Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 12, 2020
The Commit Partnership is a Dallas-based nonprofit that works to ensure all local students have access to an equitable education. Capital One's grant is part of a more than $3 million commitment to address critical community needs.
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![Sunrider International will be the anchor tenant at Midlothian Business Park. The company is moving its manufacturing and R&D operations from Torrance, CA, to the industrial park. [Image: Conlon & Co.]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Conlon-Sunriderfrontnight-970-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Nov 10, 2020
CNBC star Sean Conlon and former Mayor Richard Daley make their second major Dallas-Fort Worth investment in 30 days, leveraging booming IT and logistics sectors in the region.
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by Dave Moore |
Oct 29, 2020
PHOTO GALLERY | The annual celebration of all things Texas doesn't translate to a Zoom call. So rather than scrapping plans entirely, the staff got creative. Here's a look at how it worked out.
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