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Sean Burgess, chief claims officer, SVP at USAA
USAA’s SafePilot App ‘Learns’ to Record Crash Data
by Dave Moore | Nov 12, 2020
USAA is making cell phones into accident detectives through SafePilot’s telematics-enabled auto claims. Integral in developing the claims is USAA's design and information technology team in Plano.
by Lauren Hawkins |
Nov 12, 2020
Amazon's new contactless grocery delivery service is initially launching in only five cities, including Dallas. The service can be used in Richardson, Denton, Irving, and Grapevine, among other North Texas locations.
Prime members who are eligible can get a myQ smart garage door opener and also combine that with a Ring smart camera for peace of mind, Amazon says.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Nov 11, 2020
On Nov. 17, six CPG startups will give a virtual taste of their brands through pitches to a national audience of investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 11, 2020
Six weeks into Nancy Flores' new role at Irving-based McKesson, the pandemic hit. Overnight, she reprioritized—scaling systems, pivoting tech teams, and working in hyperdrive. Now, she's laser focused on the mass effort and investment that goes into vaccine distribution for an entire country.
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ShearShare's co-founding couple Courtney and Dr. Tye Caldwell. [Image: Courtesy ShearShare]
McKinney-Based Beauty Tech Startup ShearShare Closes $2.3 Million Seed Round
by Riley Farrell | Nov 9, 2020
The announcement comes during a time of rapid financial growth for the company, as ShearShare reaches $3.4 million in overall funding.
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by Riley Farrell |
Nov 9, 2020
After being acquired by Catalyst Acoustics Group earlier this year, Fräsch has released new sustainable acoustics solutions through the CUBISM Series. The company's modern designs that absorb noise pollution add funky flare to commercial spaces at the intersection of design, value, and wellness.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
While some commercial real estate sectors slowed to a crawl in 2020, one is positively booming: Industrial. That’s led to big trends—and a jump in the push toward autonomous movement in trucking and the supply chain, Hillwood EVP Bill Burton says.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
Journey Capital has partnered with SilverPoint Living to build new senior communities. Their biggest goal isn’t winning over lenders or gaining local city support: It’s creating communities that truly feel like home, say Co-Founders Anand Patel and Narayan Patel.
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Derrick Evers, Managing Partner and CEO, Kaizen Development Partners [Photo: Team Howard Photography]
Kaizen’s Derrick Evers: In Uncertain Times, Winners Are ‘Those That Can Adapt the Quickest’
by Quincy Preston | Nov 9, 2020
The commercial real estate developer says tenants are looking for unique outdoor spaces, safety for the workforce, and a tech infrastructure in both urban and suburban developments. A common thread is a flight to quality.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
As businesses look for alternative forms of financing, many with owned real estate are exploring sale-leasebacks, synthetic leases, vacant building sales, and selling excess land. Cushman & Wakefield's Maureen Kelly Cooper says.
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by Quincy Preston and Sandra Engelland |
Nov 9, 2020
Top real estate minds tell us what's in store for CRE in 2021—and why Dallas-Fort Worth is a place for the future.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
Changes from the pandemic may be here to stay. So brokerage firms like ESRP are trying to pivot, evolve, and find new opportunities, says Susan Arledge.
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Darren James, President, KAI Enterprises
KAI’s Darren James On Transforming Communities for the Better
by Quincy Preston | Nov 9, 2020
Amid the storm of COVID and social inequities, the design-build industry can succeed by listening, adapting, and enhancing what matters most.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
Rethinking how we socialize helps architects and developers re-imagine mixed-use for a post-pandemic world, according to The Beck Group CEO Fred Perpall.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
Pharma relocations, venture capital, and $6 billion in the State of Texas CPRIT Fund are priming North Texas to be a life sciences mecca, says Transwestern's John Huff.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 9, 2020
The prescription: Federal assistance and rent relief. The cure: Healthcare is one of the industries showing the quickest, strongest recovery.
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