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Managing Madness with a Mentor: Meet Shontaye Hawkins, CEO of Profit is the New Black

by | May 21, 2020
In this week's 1:1 column, The DEC's Bill Chinn talks with the CEO of Profit Is The New Black about how to navigate highs and lows in business—and when to use your passion to create impact.
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Inc. Names 14 North Texas Companies to the Best Workplaces 2020 List
by | May 21, 2020
Dialexa, Munck Wilson Mandala, and OutMatch are among the DFW businesses that made this year's list.
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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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Catapult Health Creates Return-To-Work Programs To Ease Employees’ COVID-19 Concerns
by | May 12, 2020
The Dallas-based healthcare provider hopes to help mitigate risks while easing employee uncertainty as people begin to return to work amid health and safety concerns.
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Virtual Education: Dallas-based National Math and Science Initiative Launches Free STEM Video Lessons

by | May 11, 2020
The math, science, and English lessons come from teachers nationwide who all have a successful record of preparing students for college. That includes John Urschel, a former lineman for the Baltimore Ravens who is currently a doctoral candidate at the Massachusetts Institute for Technology.
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To the Moon: NASA Johnson Space Center Awards Jacobs a $478M Contract Extension
by | May 6, 2020
As NASA's largest services provider, the contract—valued at more than $1.9 billion total—continues Jacobs' almost 20-year relationship with the NASA space center.
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Take Command Health Hires Kyle Estep as its Business Development Director
by | May 6, 2020
The Dallas health tech startup says the move comes as health reimbursement arrangements continue to accelerate in popularity.
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Study: Bottle Rocket Finds Quick Service Restaurants Remain In Demand

by | Apr 27, 2020
Among other findings researched following the COVID-19 outbreak, the Addison-headquartered company found that more than a third of customers will rely heavily on quick service restaurants in the coming weeks.
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‘Work Spacing’ the Workspace: Vari Renovates HQ, Develops New Products in Response to COVID-19
by | Apr 23, 2020
We spoke with Vari CEO Jason McCann about the Coppell-based workspace innovation company's renovations, its new products, and how businesses can get ready for the new normal.
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‘An Avenue Back to Normalcy’: Neighborhood Goods Plans Free Store Space for Businesses Affected by COVID-19
by | Apr 9, 2020
The Commons by Neighborhood Goods plans to provide a free platform for local and national brands, restaurants, musicians, and artists who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.
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DI People: Learfield IMG College, ThinkWhy, and TeamSupport Make Leadership Moves

by | Apr 7, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Symphony RetailAI and C-Hear.
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BuzzBallz Joins the Fight Against COVID-19 Through Hand Sanitizer Production
by | Mar 25, 2020
The Carrollton-based company plans to donate 10,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to Texas healthcare facilities, municipalities, and retail personnel in the next week.
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Industry 4.0: CellAntenna Wireless Opens Regional Operations Center in Plano
by | Mar 12, 2020
CellAntenna already has a history with one of its new Plano neighbors: It recently became a member of the Ericsson Industry Connect Program to deliver support services for the Ericsson private cellular network.
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