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Garland ISD Students Using VR to Aid First Responder Training

by | Apr 2, 2018
Sachse High School is partnering with the fire department to meet real-life training needs for the city.
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On Tap: Dallas Startup Week, Automation Everywhere & Comedy Festival
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Follow the Money: Cuban Backs 3D-Printed Rocket Maker, RevTech Secures $10M
by | Mar 29, 2018
From 3D-printed rockets, to helicopter rides and Hispanic-focused supermarkets, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with DFW ties.
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Innovation Scorecard: Chamber Says DFW in ‘Position of Strength’
by | Mar 29, 2018
The scorecard is a snapshot of a larger study the Dallas Regional Chamber, Accenture, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and Southern Methodist University will release later this year.
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Applications Open for 3rd Annual Health Innovation Competition

by | Mar 28, 2018
Chosen startups will get five minutes to pitch to health care venture capital and private equity investors for a chance at $25,000 cash and in kind prizes. The deadline to apply is April 13.
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Dallas Invents: 92 Patents Granted for Week of March 20
Patents granted include Securus’ automated background check via facial recognition, Turner Broadcasting’s programming optimization, FedEx’s shipping system and method for tracking customer personal information in electronic devices, and more.
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Submit Your Pick for 2018 ‘Startup Evangelist’
by | Mar 27, 2018
As Dallas Startup Week approaches, organizers are looking to honor someone who "protects and preserves the spirit of the community by being the voice of reason with a 'give first' mentality." Nominations are due by midnight Wednesday.
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Honor Courage Commitment, Linux Academy Partner for Veteran IT Training
by | Mar 27, 2018
The Farmers Branch nonprofit recently aligned with Keller-based Linux Academy to give veterans an opportunity to enhance their skills and earn certifications in cloud technology and other IT programs.
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Female-focused The Riveter Plans Coworking Expansion to Dallas

by | Mar 26, 2018
The Riveter is open to everyone, but is set apart by its amenities, programming, and other membership perks that are aimed toward female professionals. 
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Plano Phone Service Provider for Seniors With Cognitive Issues on a Growth Spurt
by | Mar 26, 2018
TeleCalm has averaged more than 20 percent month-over-month subscriber growth since last October.
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Cameron Cushman
Fort Worth’s Cameron Cushman Selected as Mentor for New International Startup Program
by | Mar 23, 2018
The 1 Million Cups co-founder is one of six U.S. startup experts who will travel to Istanbul next month to train organizers of Startup Huddle.
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On Tap: Elevator Pitch, Engineering Entrepreneurship Lecture & Dinner Dialogues
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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It’s Party Time! Social Dining Platform Brings People Together

by | Mar 22, 2018
Founder and CEO Carl LaFlamme sees DinDin Party as a new way for people to connect through food.
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GE
New Orders Stoke the Fortunes at GE Transportation Fort Worth Locomotive Plant
by | Mar 21, 2018
GE said it secured orders for 225 refurbished locomotives from several unidentified railroads, giving a boost to its 3-year-old modernization program.
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SMU
Change of Venue: SMU Guildhall Planning Move Away From Plano
by | Mar 21, 2018
The university’s graduate program for game design will be housed in the forthcoming Gerald J. Ford Research and Innovation Building on the main Dallas campus.
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Adrian Parr
UTA Names Adrian Parr to Lead College of Architecture, Planning & Public Affairs
by | Mar 21, 2018
As a bonus, Parr's husband will join the faculty as well. The couple will help enhance the university's efforts on sustainable urban communities.
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