Dallas Regional Chamber

Chart Shows Rapid In-Office Spread of COVID: Health, Business Leaders Discuss Safest Return-to-Work Strategies

by | Jun 4, 2020
“This is a marathon, not a sprint,” UTSW's Dr. James Cutrell said. “Six months from now, no one is going to say, ‘I really missed that 50-person (in-person) meeting.’”
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Plans for Dallas’ Newest Entertainment District Pushed to 2023
Dallas entertainment developer Ray Washburne shares his plans to turn the former Dallas Morning News building and Texas Cable News broadcasting studios into a vibrant entertainment corridor.
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The Reopening: Texas Emergency Management Division Offers Tips on Easing Employees Back to the Workplace
Nim Kidd, Chief of TDEM, led a discussion on the best practices and procedures for safely returning to the workplace. Here are four key takeaways.
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‘Best Minds’: North Texas Smart City Consortium Launches with 21 Founding Members
The nonprofit North Texas Innovation Alliance—the largest of its kind in the U.S.—brings together cities, counties, municipalities, and agencies to tackle pressing challenges with innovative solutions. First up, the group will look at the effects of COVID-19. With the launch, NTXIA joins Mastercard's City Possible network that advances inclusive and sustainable development
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Economy in Brief: New Dallas Region Economic Report Shows Initial Impact of COVID-19

by | May 14, 2020
The report, released by the DRC and presented by Bank of America, offers data and analysis to help the business community make better-informed decisions and give the public a better understanding of more-vulnerable workers in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Emmitt Smith to Lead Dallas Regional Chamber in Connecting Workers Impacted by COVID-19 to Jobs
by | Apr 20, 2020
Dallas entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist, and former professional football star Emmitt Smith will serve as the DRC's ambassador for its “Connecting Displaced Workers to Jobs” platform.
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Dallas Regional Chamber Deploys Bot to Connect Displaced Workers With Jobs
by | Mar 31, 2020
Job listings are updated every five to 10 seconds, helping workers displaced by COVID-19 to quickly find work.
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Startup Funding: Who Got the Money in 2019
by | Jan 15, 2020
Regardless of what type of funding it is—seed, venture capital, angel, or corporate—here are 31 North Texas companies that successfully pulled in capital last year to back their ventures.
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Uber Taps Dallas for Major Hub at The Epic in Deep Ellum, Bringing 3,000 Jobs

by | Aug 20, 2019
Dallas was the first city in Texas where the Uber app was available in 2012. Now, the city will host the second largest Uber hub outside of its headquarters in San Francisco.
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How North Texas Meets the Needs of Advanced Manufacturing Companies
by | Jun 6, 2019
From high-tech fighter jets and the most-advanced helicopters in the world, to long-lasting lipsticks and packaged pasta, Dallas-Fort Worth is home to a hotbed of advanced manufacturing facilities.
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Esports North Texas Emerging Technologies Summit Dallas Startup Week
‘Dallas Has Been Made for Esports’: How Startups Can Grab a Spot in the Gaming Industry
by | Apr 15, 2019
North Texas startups have the opportunity to take place in an emerging industry, experts say. Here’s what founders need to know about finding funding and the future of esports.
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Startup Funding: Who Got the Money in 2018

by | Feb 15, 2019
Regardless of what type of funding it is—seed, venture capital, angel, or corporate—here are 17 North Texas companies that successfully pulled in capital to back their ventures.
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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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DI People: DRC, Transplace, SpotSee Make Leadership Announcements
by | Jan 22, 2019
You’ll also find leadership announcements from EarthX, Celanese, MedSys, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, HNTB, Dean Foods, and Colonial Savings Bank in this roundup of people news in North Texas.
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Smart City Map
Interactive Map Highlights Dallas Region’s Smart City Advances
by | Jan 10, 2019
Smart city technologies and strategies that are taking hold across Dallas-Fort Worth. Now you can check out a new map by the Dallas Regional Chamber that spotlights some prime examples.
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