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A rendering of the Hyperloop One station shown in a slide presentation by Steven Duong earlier this month.

Transit in a Tube: Feds Back Hyperloop One at SXSW

by | Mar 21, 2019
A federal council from the U.S. Department of Transportation aims to eliminate roadblocks to innovative transit like the Virgin Hyperloop One, self-driving vehicles, and high-speed railways.
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Follow the Money: AmplifAI Gets $3.9M, Offerpad Closes Series C Funding Round, JLL Buys HFF
by | Mar 21, 2019
You’ll also find news about Mark Cuban, Fastsigns International, Blucora, 1st Global Inc., Alcon, and Signify Health in this roundup of funding and acquisition activity involving investors and companies with ties to North Texas.
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World-Famous Culinary Conference is Coming to the Dallas Arboretum This Saturday
by | Mar 20, 2019
The Chef's Garden's Roots on the Road conference, premiering for the first time outside of Ohio, is the last day of this year's Dallas Arboretum Food & Wine Festival. The all-day event will feature a farmer's market, sustainability discussion, panel with founder Farmer Lee Jones, and a farm-to-table dinner.
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Learner Mobile is Now Bringing Employee Training to Smartphones
by | Mar 20, 2019
Dallas-based Learner Mobile has launched a platform designed to replace high-cost learning management systems that will allow employers to easily create training content accessible at any time via a mobile device.
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Dallas-Founded Dating App, Vouch, Brings on a New Female CEO

by | Mar 18, 2019
Last year, Bachelor alum Sean Lowe announced he was launching a dating app where your friends could swipe for you. Now, Lowe and his team have revamped the technology and brought on a strong, local female voice to grow the platform: Christiana Yebra.
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Innovative Spaces: Southwest Transplant Alliance is Building a Destination for Organ Donation
by | Mar 14, 2019
Southwest Transplant Alliance recently broke ground on what will be a home for education, innovation, and advancement in the organ donation and transplantation community. Get a first look at the first-of-its kind facility, set to open in 2020.
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Follow the Money: Pieces Technologies Gets $5M, CallBox Seeks $15M, TPG Makes Acquisition
by | Mar 14, 2019
You’ll also find news about Hedera Hashgraph, Rimrock Energy Partners, TPG Capital, Copart, Anchor Partners, ThermiGen, Van Alstyne Financial, and Motion Envelope in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity affecting companies and organizations in North Texas.
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SMU Seeking Applicants for New Online Master’s in Cybersecurity
by | Mar 13, 2019
The program, which launches in 2020, will offer 10 courses for 30 credit hours, and can be completed in less than two years.
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Dallas-based Hedera Hashgraph rasies $100 million to further develop public distributed dedger Network and Dapp Ecosystem.

Hedera Hashgraph Grants Nearly $700M in ‘hbars’ to Employees, Founders, Others

by | Mar 12, 2019
The grants total $696,150,671 in the cryptocurrency and provide for the recipient to receive coins in the future, typically over a period of four years.
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‘Esports and the New Gaming Economy’: UTD to Present Emerging Technologies Summit at Dallas Startup Week
by | Mar 12, 2019
As part of Dallas Startup Week's Gaming and Esports track, the UT Dallas Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is hosting EmTech 2019, a special event intended to elevate the next generation of the gaming economy.
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Texas Central High-Speed Rail Named One of World’s Top Infrastructure Projects
by | Mar 11, 2019
The Dallas-based private effort to build a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston was recognized in a report from CG/LA Infrastructure.
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Chicks on Vic: Female Business Owners Team Up on Victory Avenue
by | Mar 8, 2019
The "Chicks on Vic"—a group of women who own businesses on Victory Avenue in Dallas—have teamed up to support one another in their businesses.
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Southern Dallas Pitch Competition Strives to ‘Even the Playing Field’ for Entrepreneurs

by | Mar 6, 2019
Hosted by the DEC@Redbird and Comerica Bank, "The Nest" aims to give Southern Dallas entrepreneurs the exposure, support and funding they deserve. The competition will be on March 23 from 6-8 p.m.
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PayNearMe: Mobile-First Payment Platform Has Dallas Roots
by | Mar 6, 2019
The PayNearMe platform facilitates cash, debit, credit, and ACH payments for thousands of businesses and government agencies nationwide. As the company grows, it remains tied to Dallas, with company execs, partners, and customers all headquartered here.
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Seven Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Selected as Texas Rising Stars
by | Mar 6, 2019
The attorneys were selected in the categories of intellectual property, IP litigation, business litigation, employment litigation and business/corporate law.
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Zabo Co-Founders Plan Banking Launch, Present This Week at Major Bitcoin Summit
by | Mar 5, 2019
The digital bank's co-founders will be presenting to potential investors and other startups at Venture Summit West 2019, a major Bitcoin event.
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