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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Nov 15, 2024
North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."
by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Nov 4, 2024
Grant Thornton weighs in on perception versus reality of dealmaking in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Aug 14, 2024
Carter Inc. aims to be the first call for both corporate and high-stakes biotech relocations, working to keep transitions smooth and operations on track.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
May 6, 2024
Based in Dallas, Cacti leverages technology from fellow DFW company Blackbox Bio to pioneer psychedelic-derived medicines without traditional side effects. This innovative effort, led by the husband-wife team of Kaitlin and David Roberson, includes AI-powered algorithms capable of automatically detecting psychedelic hallucinations in mice.
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The city of Fort Worth and Tarrant County are collaborating with the Texas A&M System on the building of two other buildings for the urban research campus, to be located on four downtown Fort Worth blocks owned by the A&M System.
Texas A&M System Approves New Tarleton State Biotech Institute in Downtown Fort Worth
by Quincy Preston | Sep 1, 2023
Tarleton State University received the go-ahead for a new biotechnology institute as part of Texas A&M-Fort Worth’s burgeoning downtown research campus.
Approved in mid-August by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, the biotech institute is situated in one of the nation’s fastest-growing life sciences hubs.
“More than 5,000 biotechnology manufacturing and research and development firms — think Novartis, Alcon, AstraZeneca — call Texas home,” according to the university....
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Feb 22, 2023
The campaign builds on the region's thriving tech sector as the foundation of Dallas-Fort Worth's growing biotech and life science ecosystem. “What we’re seeing now is the cumulative effect of convergence across industries—and that gives DFW an edge," says Mike Rosa, the DRC's economic development chief.
The DRC's new VP of Economic Development, Kelly Cloud, is spearheading efforts to attract startups and established life science companies to Dallas-Fort Worth.
The DRC's new VP of Economic Development, Kelly Cloud, is spearheading efforts to attract startups and established life science companies to Dallas-Fort Worth.
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by Capital One |
Oct 25, 2022
Plano ISD partners with Capital One for the Savings Success program to take some of the myths out of money and turn them into financial facts.
sponsored by Capital One
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by Kevin Cummings |
Oct 19, 2022
“More intense innovative activity leads to higher rates of economic progress," researchers for an international conference noted last year. That's certainly true of Dallas-Fort Worth, which had the No. 5 fastest-growing economy of any U.S. metro this year, according to the American Growth Project. DFW and the other top four metros on the list share a key distinction: They're all hubs for tech and innovation.
The report says DFW's attractiveness helps bolster its existing “diversity and strength across industries,” while noting that health care is a “major driver of economic growth” in the region.
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Arlington’s First Rate Launches $25M VC Fund to Boost Seed-Stage Fintech Startups
by Alex Edwards | Dec 8, 2021
First Rate Ventures says it's the first fintech-focused venture capital firm in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that will focus on investments in early-stage startups in wealth, investment, regulatory, and mortgage technologies.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 5, 2021
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from BBG, Imaginuity, Eyemart Express, JAMCO Interests, The Nonprofit Alliance, RGT Wealth Advisors, Mohr Partners, and Complexity Gaming.
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by Dave Moore |
May 11, 2021
Nonprofit BUiLT is hosting the event to highlight the success and possibilities of Black tech talent in the region. “There is no talent pipeline problem,” says Peter Beasley, co-founder of the Blacks United in Leading Technology International. “Black tech talent is widely available, especially in North Texas.”
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by Deloitte |
Jan 25, 2021
As Deloitte's Kevin Knowles puts it, "Organizations face a choice between returning to a post-COVID world that is simply an enhanced version of yesterday OR building one that is a sustainable version of tomorrow. The risk is more than that of falling behind—it’s the possibility of never catching up at all."
sponsored by Deloitte
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Southern Dallas County’s IPTMA Appoints an Executive Director
by Alex Edwards | Jan 19, 2021
Laura Freeland will lead the membership organization that works to address transportation issues affecting employers and employees in the Southern Dallas County Inland Port.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jan 19, 2021
The co-founders behind Dallas-based Allie + Bess have announced their first collaboration with a fellow Texas-based female entrepreneur, despite operating mainly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jan 14, 2021
These standouts—entrepreneurs, leaders, inventors, creatives, and educators—are disrupting industries, solving challenges, and making Dallas-Fort Worth (and beyond) a better place in a year like no other.
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by Dave Moore |
Jan 12, 2021
Dallas' S.M. Wright Highway is being rebuilt into a pedestrian-friendly boulevard, complete with advanced smart-traffic capabilities. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant was key in getting the tech added to the highway.
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