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dallas innovates magazine 2021
14 Emerging Tech Trends for 2021—and Dallas-Area Companies That Are Innovating for the Future
by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland | Feb 23, 2021
From ABIA to Zyvex, Dallas-Fort Worth companies are at the forefront of innovations in AI, 5G, quantum computing, genomics, and more.
by Alex Edwards |
Feb 17, 2021
Thursday's historic landing of NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars will be one of the most difficult technological feats in human history. If successful, the astrobiology mission will collect samples to study for potential signs of life. What most people don't know is that a Dallas company played a big role in the feat. NASA used tech from Continental Electronics Corp. to communicate with spacecraft and distant satellites. Leading up to the landing, CEC has provided radio transmitters that sent final course corrections and landing instructions.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Feb 8, 2021
Zajicek, the CEO and Co-Founder of Health Wildcatters, is a champion of startups. Recently honored as the Innovation Advocate of the Year in North Texas, he's also credited for raising life science research awareness.
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by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland |
Feb 1, 2021
Jared Pope's HR tech startup offering technology to streamline workplace harassment and discrimination claims increased its client base by 250 percent. But it's more than a "check-the-box" compliance company.
Next up, the startup plans to move its headquarters to a new Dallas location, double its staffing, and raise a Series B funding round.
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Industrial Impact: Digital Logistics and Supply Chain Hubs Are Growing in Dallas
by Dave Moore | Jan 27, 2021
Digital logistics and supply chain hubs are big business in Dallas.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jan 20, 2021
"Most people have no idea the risk business builders take," says Texas Security Bank CEO and Co-Founder Craig Scheef, who is inspired by working with entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses.
His team reengineered the bank's processes to help customers with "lifeline loans" in 2020. Now they're starting to process the next round of PPP applications.
His team reengineered the bank's processes to help customers with "lifeline loans" in 2020. Now they're starting to process the next round of PPP applications.
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by Jasmin Brand |
Jan 12, 2021
A constellation of North Texas female funders has emerged. They're bringing new perspectives and new deals to the table.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jan 12, 2021
"It turns out that there’s a business case for being considerate of other people."
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From left: Stephanie Valadez, Managing Director of Per Scholas; Heather Bryant, Director of Innovation and Impact with Momentus Institute; Jay Veal, Founder and CEO of INC Education; and Ossa Fisher, President and COO of Istation
Dallas-Fort Worth Learning Leaders Find Ways to Enhance Education for the Long Haul
by Sandra Engelland | Jan 20, 2020
These innovators are bridging the instructional divide heightened by COVID-19. Refined by the crisis, the lessons they're designing aim to improve education for years to come.
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
