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Trace Busey appears in iStation's new educational video series. [Image courtesy of iStation]
Dallas-based Istation Partners With Tackle Tomorrow To Address Students’ Learning Regression Due to ‘COVID-19 Slide’
by Chantal Canales | Jun 30, 2020
The ongoing pandemic is expected to widen the ‘summer slide’ of children’s learning loss over summer break, but Istation hopes to decrease COVID-19’s impact on students' education through a new online reading series.
by Alex Edwards |
Jun 29, 2020
Dallas County Community College District is now allowed to unify as a single institution named Dallas College. Pending a site visit in the fall, Dallas College will be the largest community college in the state by students served and number of employees.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 29, 2020
The new funding, led by Hoak & Co, will help Work Shield grow its sales team and boost its infrastructure to gain new clients.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 29, 2020
As North Texas works to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Chow plans to focus on improving community health in her role as United Way Dallas’ 96th annual campaign chair.
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Report: New JLL Snapshot Study Examines How South Dallas Evolved Into a Food Desert
by Alex Edwards | Jun 25, 2020
A public-private partnership could help seed the area for future social change by providing more healthy food options, JLL says. By reducing costs to the community, that could stretch residents' dollars, too.
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Workforce Wellness: Dallas’ Catapult Health Launches a New Program That Brings Virtual Checkups Home
by Sophia Gonzalez |
Jun 25, 2020
The clinically based Virtual Checkup program gives employers with remote workforces and satellite locations a new option of preventive care for employees.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 25, 2020
The newly launched streaming platform is the first to showcase original TV shows and movies that are African, African American, Black European, Caribbean, and Afro-Latino on a global scale.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Jun 24, 2020
At 5.6 acres, the redesigned Carpenter Park will top nearby Klyde Warren Park in size by about a half acre when complete. Here’s an early look at the green space, which will connect Downtown with Deep Ellum and East Dallas for the first time in decades.
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Here’s a Roundup of COVID-19 Funding Options for DFW Small Biz. But Key Deadlines Are Approaching
by Dave Moore | Jun 23, 2020
More than two dozen funding options are available for small businesses in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 23, 2020
According to Mayor Eric Johnson, restoring Dallas' small and medium-sized business ecosystem is the key to our economic recovery from COVID-19. The new online portal hosts resources on supplies, funds, reopening and more, including what was donated by some of Dallas' leading companies.
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by Kathryn Chavez |
Jun 22, 2020
Since launching as the pandemic began to spread across the U.S., Wipeys has sold out of its initial inventory and plans to ramp up its operations.
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by Riley Farrell |
Jun 18, 2020
The Dallas-based education tech company went from having eight customers to 500 using one of its education monitoring products in the span of a few months.
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John Weber, CEO of Long Range Systems [Background Image: Courtesy LRS]
Around For The Long-Haul: Long Range Solutions Responds to COVID-19 With New Cloud-Based Software
by Riley Farrell | Jun 17, 2020
Richardson-based LRS is known for creating restaurant pagers. But when the hospitality industry took a hit, the team knew a pivot was necessary.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jun 17, 2020
Last week, Bill Zielinski, a longtime employee in the federal IT space, officially replaced Hugh Miller as Dallas' chief information officer.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Jun 17, 2020
The fund was created to expand access for people from historically underrepresented communities to attend tech training boot camps.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 17, 2020
Fort Worth's Neuro Rehab VR, pitched by Veena Somareddy, won in a startup competition that rounded out the day.
The event, originally intended as a hosted event in Dallas, was 5+ hours of inspiration and information. It's available to watch on YouTube.
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