Dallas-Fort Worth

Hey, Entrepreneurs: Come Party on the Plaza With WFAA for Dallas Startup Week

by | Mar 21, 2019
Join Dallas-Forth Worth innovators this Saturday at 7 a.m. for the Party on the Plaza at Victory Park. Attendees will get to try products from entrepreneurs for free, demonstrate their support for Startup Week, and be on live TV.
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Education: Amazon’s Future Engineer Program, AECOM’s UTA Hypermobility Class, SMU’s New Cybersecurity Master’s Degree
From higher education projects (TWU, DCCCD) to K-12 initiatives (Dallas County, Trinity Christian Academy), here's your briefing on what's going on in education in North Texas.
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Photo Recap: Innovate(her) Conference Sparks Innovative Thinking in Middle School Girls
by | Feb 25, 2019
Capital One teamed up with the UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to empower students during National Engineering Week.
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Dallas’ Devilish Whiskey Distillery to Expand Nationwide in 2019
by | Feb 20, 2019
Made with iron-free spring water from the Devils River, the "Sinfully Smooth Whiskey" is currently available in 12 states with plans to be in over 30 by the end of the year.
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Q+A: GoodWork’s Amy King on Bringing Sustainability and Wellness to Coworking

by | Feb 14, 2019
When Amy King first moved to Dallas, she saw a need for a welcoming, diverse space in the startup community. So she decided to create her own.
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Dallas Startup With the ‘World’s First Transparent Marketplace’ Helps Businesses Cut Costs
by | Feb 14, 2019
NickelCommerce hopes to save food and beverage businesses money with low-priced cost-tracking and a simple inventory system. Now, it's ramping up growth and looking for some outside funding.
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Coworking Grows Up: Shared Space Is One of North Texas’ Hottest Placemaking Tools
by | Feb 13, 2019
Coworking has become a mainstay in the Dallas-Fort Worth office market. No longer considered a fad, the region has over 1 million square feet of shared space in play—and it's not stopping there.
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26 North Texas Innovators Who Are The Future Today
Here are the men and women forging the future of tech that has the potential to change the world.
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Bell Helicopter: Giving New Meaning to ‘Get a Lift’

by | Jan 31, 2019
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Bell is engineering its VTOL air taxi, which uses an electric propulsion system to democratize regional air travel—making it affordable for the average Joe.
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Quest for Capital Dallas Texas
Quest for Capital:
The Dallas-Fort Worth Difference
by | Jan 29, 2019
Looking for startup capital? Dallas-Fort Worth has a powerful landscape of early-stage funders, from family offices to angels and VCs to institutional investors. Successfully finding the funds takes knowing where—and how—to look.
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Don Morphy Becomes First Dallas Menswear Label to Win Rising Star Award
by | Jan 29, 2019
Don Morphy founder Daniel Mofor was recognized as this year's Rising Star in menswear at the 22nd Annual Fashion Group International awards. Tommy Hilfiger was among the global fashion icons at the presentation in New York City.
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Feast Your Eyes on This: Dallas’ Unicorn-Themed Dessert Bar
by | Jan 28, 2019
The Magical Dessert Bar, located in Deep Ellum, is being called the first-of-its-kind in the U.S by its entrepreneurial founders. The first month has seen so much success, the shop already has a Houston branch in the works.
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Dallas-based Arfinn Med Launches ‘First-Ever’ Clinician-Based Medical Cannabis Portal

by | Jan 25, 2019
Here's why founder James West is looking to a medical marijuana future in Texas. Arfinn Med officially launched its online cannabis platform in January.
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ICYMI: North Texas Tech at ‘Retail’s Big Show’; iLab Founder leaves Neiman Marcus; DFW Named 2019 Global Airport
by | Jan 19, 2019
From retail innovations at NRF 2019 (Kibo, Logile, Theatro, Oki Data and more) to accolades (Symphony RetailAI, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport) to our weekly top 10 (female‑focused coworking concept), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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DI People: Keurig Dr Pepper, Fujitsu Network Communications Make Exec Moves
by | Jan 15, 2019
You’ll also find promotions and hires at Accenture, ZeOmega, Tailwater Capital, Caregiver, Hyphen Solutions, Equest, and the Communities Foundation of Texas in this roundup of people news from companies in North Texas.
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At CES 2019, Toyota announced it was developing its Guardian autonomous vehicle safety system that could anticipate a pending incident and employ a corrective response in coordination with the driver. [Photo: Toyota Newsroom]
ICYMI: AT&T’s 5G, Toyota’s Autonomous Safety System, and the Bell Nexus Air Taxi Make Waves at CES 2019
by | Jan 12, 2019
Other North Texas standouts at CES include 900lbs, Syndiant, and Voltea. You'll also find AI-enabled decision platforms (Symphony RetailAI), grants for STEAM (Sam's Club gives DISD $252K), and the top 10 (female‑focused coworking concept) in this week's briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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