Dallas-Fort Worth

Best Foot Forward: Maija Benincasa’s High-Tech Heels Combine Luxury with Comfort

by | Feb 21, 2020
Next on the list for the Dallas-based shoe designer is to bring a "femme-forward" touch to sneakers.
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This Resell Platform Gives Couples a Cost-Effective Wedding Solution
by | Feb 21, 2020
Dallas-based Snag My Wedding—which recently competed on the TV show "Elevator Pitch"—helps brides cut costs for their big day.
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Venture Capitalist Arlan Hamilton founded Backstage Capital and and invests in startup founders who identify as a Woman, Person of Color, and/or LGBTQ. [DI composite: Images courtesy of Backstage Capital]
Arlan Hamilton’s Backstage Capital Tour is Coming to Dallas
by | Feb 19, 2020
On May 12, Arlan Hamilton is coming to town with her multi-city, one-day event series, featuring a pitch competition, book release, and panel on the Dallas ecosystem. The Backstage Tour was created to celebrate underrepresented startup founders, just like Hamilton does with her VC firm.
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Dallas Aerospace Startup FusionFlight Takes Off With Fully Autonomous Drone
by | Feb 18, 2020
FusionFlight, which received a $50,000 seed investment in 2016, has built and tested "the world's smallest and most powerful jet-powered drone with vertical take-off and landing capabilities."
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The DEC Teams Up With Common Desk Through Events and Office Space

by | Feb 10, 2020
Through the partnership, The Dallas Entrepreneur Center will get around $30K in office and coworking space in Common Desk locations across North Texas.
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Ryder Expands Peer-to-Peer Truck Sharing Platform COOP to North Texas
by | Feb 3, 2020
Ryder allows people to safely share and rent trucks through its peer-to-peer truck sharing platform COOP by Ryder.
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Hedera Hashgraph Joins the Fight Against Coronavirus by Powering a Data Visualization Tool
by | Feb 3, 2020
Dallas' Hedera Hashgraph, which has an enterprise-grade distributed public ledger, is teaming up with blockchain-enabled app developer Acoer to provide useful information on the coronavirus outbreak to scientists, researchers, and journalists.
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Meet the Future 50: North Texas Innovators and Disruptors You Need to Know
No matter which of our six buckets you look at—startup, enterprise, invention, education, innovation, or creative—you're sure to find leaders capable of disrupting industries, benefiting society, or changing the world.
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Seven DFW Leaders Selected as Presidential Leadership Scholars

by | Jan 29, 2020
The chosen scholars will travel across the nation to visit presidential centers and learn from former presidents and business and civic leaders.
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The USPTO is Now Accepting National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nominations
by | Jan 27, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office is accepting nominations until April 3.
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Trend Micro Takes on ‘Patent Trolls’ Through LOT Network
by | Jan 24, 2020
Trend Micro is joining Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft in the fight against patent assertion entities, often referred to as "patent trolls," through the LOT Network.
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Date Gone Wrong: Match Group’s New Safety Tech Gives Tinder a Panic Button, and More
by | Jan 23, 2020
Match Group, the parent company of Match, Tinder, OKCupid, Hinge and several other dating apps, is investing and partnering with Noonlight to offer online daters tools to feel and stay safe during dates. 
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‘Pot of Gold’: Dallas Stays Near Top of CompTIA’s Tech Town Index of IT Jobs

by | Dec 5, 2019
The Dallas-Fort Worth metro area ranked seventh among the nation’s Top 20 Best Tech Cities for IT jobs in CompTIA's yearly report.
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We Compute: Dallas-Fort Worth’s Data Center Market Shows No Sign of Slowing Down
by | Nov 19, 2019
The wholesale colocation market in the region is as competitive as its ever been, ranking among the nation’s top three data center markets.
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Ex-Infusionsoft, Scaling Point Exec Manages Extensive DFW Software Company List
by | Nov 1, 2019
From major companies like Sabre to startups such as Kanarys, Greg Head is working to keep track of DFW's ever-expanding list of software companies.
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How Award-Winning Author Elizabeth Dyer Made a Name for Herself—the Digital Way
by | Sep 27, 2019
Dallas' Elizabeth Dyer became a winner of the "highest award of distinction for romance fiction" for a novel she published through Amazon's self-publishing system. Now, she's coming out with a new book.

What made the attorney become an author? It was a 'bucket list' item.
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