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Dallas Startup With the ‘World’s First Transparent Marketplace’ Helps Businesses Cut Costs

by | Feb 14, 2019
NickelCommerce hopes to save food and beverage businesses money with low-priced cost-tracking and a simple inventory system. Now, it's ramping up growth and looking for some outside funding.
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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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Tech Tower: Fort Worth’s Elbit Systems is Upgrading Border Control
by | Feb 12, 2019
The high-tech towers can differentiate between people, groups of people, animals, and even vehicles, while also detecting whether the people or vehicles are carrying weapons, drugs, children, or other risky items.
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ICYMI: How Robots and AI Impact Jobs, DFW Ranks for Economic Freedom, Finnish MaaS Pioneer Shortlists Dallas
by | Feb 2, 2019
From tech bytes (OnRobot, NoiseAware, AT&T) to accolades (Raytheon, Craig Hall, Aprima Medical, and more) to our weekly top 10 (Anurag Jain), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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Don Morphy Becomes First Dallas Menswear Label to Win Rising Star Award

by | Jan 29, 2019
Don Morphy founder Daniel Mofor was recognized as this year's Rising Star in menswear at the 22nd Annual Fashion Group International awards. Tommy Hilfiger was among the global fashion icons at the presentation in New York City.
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Feast Your Eyes on This: Dallas’ Unicorn-Themed Dessert Bar
by | Jan 28, 2019
The Magical Dessert Bar, located in Deep Ellum, is being called the first-of-its-kind in the U.S by its entrepreneurial founders. The first month has seen so much success, the shop already has a Houston branch in the works.
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ICYMI: North Texas Breaks Out, Female Entrepreneurs Make Waves, TCU Teen Becomes Youngest MythBuster
by | Jan 26, 2019
From companies making Dallas-Fort Worth an emerging tech hub (Infosys, UTSW, AT&T) to accolades (Southwest Airlines, ExxonMobil, Jacobs, and more) to our weekly top 10 (NaturalShrimp), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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ICYMI: North Texas Tech at ‘Retail’s Big Show’; iLab Founder leaves Neiman Marcus; DFW Named 2019 Global Airport
by | Jan 19, 2019
From retail innovations at NRF 2019 (Kibo, Logile, Theatro, Oki Data and more) to accolades (Symphony RetailAI, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport) to our weekly top 10 (female‑focused coworking concept), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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The goal of C21, a pop up dining experience which is staffed entirely by self-advocates with Down syndrome and other disabilities, is to demonstrate to the world that these individuals are ready, willing and able to work.(Photo: Sarah Pebworth)

Restaurant with a Purpose Pops Up in Dallas

by | Dec 20, 2018
Maggiano's Little Italy transformed into C21 in December for a one-night only restaurant experience entirely staffed by those with Down Syndrome and other disabilities.
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ICYMI: Dallas is 5G Hotspot, DFW has Jobs for Hackers, Texas as a Major Biotech Hub, and Voltea’s Water Tech Goes Smart for CES
by | Dec 8, 2018
From tech bytes (Azpen Innovation, FindMe, Project Verte, Freebird Rides) to launches and expansions (Marley Spoon, Service Fusion, Deliveright) to this week's top 10 (‘Citi’ of Irving), here's your briefing on ideas and innovation in North Texas.
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Look Inside: Travel Startup The Guild is Creating Hotels of the Future
by | Dec 7, 2018
The Guild will "bring the 200,000-year-old hotel industry into the new age" in Dallas, and will soon lease rooms in Uptown's new The Christopher tower and beyond. With amenities including innovative technology and smartphone application outsourcing, the boutique hotel creates specialized experiences for guests.
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29 Acres to Fill a ‘Need in North Texas’ with Innovative Autism Community
by | Dec 4, 2018
The nonprofit aspires to create a community where adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related disabilities can live independently.
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‘Moms in Law’ Unites Female Lawyers in North Texas for Support, Networking

by | Nov 29, 2018
The support and networking group, founded by a Dallas attorney and mother, aims to encourage female lawyers to have both a family and a successful legal career.
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Kubos Major Tom, Mission Control
Denton-Based Kubos Corp. Launches Software into Space for the First Time
by | Nov 20, 2018
The takeoff of Kubos' mission control software—dubbed "Major Tom"—will mark its first journey to outer space. Major Tom was scheduled to be on the postponed SpaceX launch, originally slated for Nov. 19. Rescheduled for Nov. 28 but also delayed, the next available launch window is Dec. 1, according to the company.
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Golden Seeds: Dallas Branch of Angel Group Bolsters Women Entrepreneurs
by | Nov 20, 2018
The 20-member chapter of Golden Seeds Dallas helps fund startups with at least one woman in an operating role at the C-suite level.
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