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Stewart Sweda, CEO of DialCare and its parent company, Careington International Corporation. [Photo: Careington]

Frisco’s DialCare Selected as Student Mental Health Vendor for Texas Stronger Connections Grant

by Lance Murray | Apr 22, 2024

Under the Texas Stronger Connections Grant program, the Texas Education Agency received more than $93 million in federal funding to support the ongoing needs of Texas students, educators, families, and communities.

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Midlothian ISD Education Foundation Receives $141K Grant From Google

by Lance Murray | Jun 5, 2023

In support of student mental health, Google—which operates a data center in Midlothian—awarded $105,000 to the district's Mentor’s Care program and $36,000 to help Midlothian ISD students and families navigate the mental health system via the Care Solace program.

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1 Week and 483K Miles Later, Toyota Study Shows Helping the Environment Is at Your Fingertip

by Lance Murray | May 18, 2023

Plano-based Toyota Connected North America employees and family members drove in Eco or EV mode for a week to see how much earth-saving difference it can make. Turns out, it made a lot—the equivalent of 748 trees sequestering carbon for 10 years, with a savings of 5,091 gallons of gasoline.

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Q+A: DART’s Chief Innovation Officer on Putting the Agency’s Capacity to Work During COVID‑19

by Dave Moore | Jul 20, 2020

CIO Grergory Elsborg, who has been dealing with fallout from the pandemic for about a quarter of his year-long tenure, talks about his role and how it has shifted to help the community. The Dallas Area Rapid Transit system has helped school districts deliver meals to kids, completed grocery deliveries for paratransit riders, and has multiple partnerships in development—all in the midst of a pandemic.

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