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Urban Land Institute Program Introduces Students to Real Estate Careers

by | May 19, 2016
Program introduces high school students to the various career opportunities available in commercial real estate.
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KONE
KONE Facility in Allen Lifts Elevator Technology
by | May 18, 2016
KONE’s new North American Research and Development center in Allen will take elevator technology to new heights
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Green Source DFW Keeps Environmental News in Focus
by | May 18, 2016
The eco-friendly website is a project of the Memnosyne Institute of Dallas.
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UTD’s Launchpad: Revving Startups Outside the Classroom
by | May 18, 2016
University of Texas at Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosts the 10 week program, LaunchPad, providing students the lean startup environment to get their business concept off the ground.
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Jimmy Wales

Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Tells Young Entrepreneurs ‘Fail Faster’

by | May 12, 2016

FOUNDER SHARES INSIGHTS FOR SUCCESS WITH DALLAS BUSINESS LEADERS

When Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales set out to bring his idea for a free online encyclopedia to life, there wasn’t a collaborative model to follow.

“We were Web 2.0 before anybody coined the term Web 2.0,” Wales said.

Fifteen years later, Wikipedia contains more than 36 million articles in 288 languages created collectively by volunteers around the world....

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Old Parkland
Innovative Use of Dallas’ Limited Space
by | May 12, 2016
Although reuse and redevelopment has been around forever, there are good examples, bad examples – and innovative examples.
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Slimgeneration Dallas
SlimGENEration: Helping Folks Reach Weight Goals is in Their DNA
by | May 11, 2016
Its philosophy is built on the idea that each person's unique genetic map is the key to reducing inflammation, creating balance, and therefore, creating wellness and weight loss naturally.
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UTD Researcher gets $490,000 Grant to Study MS
by | May 10, 2016
The research will focus on how changes in the blood flow to the brain affects cognition in MS patients.
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Tom Landis

3 Things We’re Reading: Disabilities Group Honors Restaurateur Landis

by | May 6, 2016
Each weekday, we search the web for stories of interest to the innovation community.
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Building ‘Ellie’ Gives Teacher’s Students Tech Insight
by | May 6, 2016
Alex Kleinschmidt started with some spare parts, a digital 3D model, and a dream to create his own scratch built computer.
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Oil, Gas Companies Plan Changes in How They Use Water
by | Apr 27, 2016
Many companies are choosing to recycle brackish water for use in fracking wells.
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Smart Grid Solutions: The Future of Energy in our Cities
by | Apr 27, 2016
With corporate headquarters for Energy Future Holdings, Atmos Energy, and Oncor located in and around Dallas, North Texas is a hub for the energy utilities industry.
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Helping Startups Reach the 2-year Mark of Success

by | Apr 25, 2016
Trey Bowles believes most businesses don’t fail because their founders had a bad idea, but rather those founders “don’t know what they don’t know.”
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Dallas Startup Week: Cybersecurity Stands Guard for Startups
by | Apr 15, 2016
Startups need to protect themselves from hackers, experts said at Dallas Startup Week.
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Q&A: TrippAlly founders talk about company’s beginnings
by | Apr 14, 2016
TrippAlly founders Olia Bosovik and Jeanne Whitesides took time recently to talk about what led them to start the company.
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