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Dallas Innovates’ 10 Most Popular Stories in July
by Quincy Preston | Aug 4, 2020
Rising to the top of the list: How 54-year-old Dallas County Community College District became a single accredited institution called Dallas College. The move united DCCCD's seven independent colleges, essentially turning each into a conveniently located campus. That could make it the largest community college in the state. Here's our roundup of the Top 10.
by Chantal Canales |
Jul 29, 2020
Purpose Tea Founder Chi Nguyen is one of 15 female founders taking part in the 2020 Stacy’s Rise Project, an initiative by Plano-headquartered Frito-Lay to support women and their food and beverage businesses.
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by Sophia Gonzalez |
Jul 28, 2020
The Dallas-based startup has worked with companies like Peapod, Anthem, Cardinal Health, and YPO Dallas to make sure their operations are optimized.
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by Riley Farrell |
Jul 28, 2020
Inspired by his personal story, Chris Montoya has dedicated his professional life to assisting veterans in finding meaningful work after transitioning back to civilian life. The founder kicked off the 501c3 status of his "labor of love" by partnering with Spectrum/Charter on a four-part military hiring event.
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Scout & Cellar Founder Sarah Shadonix [Photo: Courtesy Scout & Cellar]
DFW’s ‘Clean-Crafted’ Wine Pioneer Launches New MIXABLE Brand
by Sandra Engelland | Jul 23, 2020
Founder Sarah Shadonix—recently named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist—says 2020 is a "roller-coaster year" loaded with opportunities for e-commerce. The company's latest offering is a light, lower-alcohol option for mixed drinks.
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by Bill Chinn, CEO, The DEC |
Jul 23, 2020
"Mentoring is not just scheduling a monthly meeting with a checkpoint. Mentoring to me is fully engaging in the brand—to be a champion to the CEO," says Potthoff.
The ongoing pandemic has helped Potthoff support the acceleration of entrepreneurs, she says.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 20, 2020
The finalists chosen for the prestigious business award program were named in a special at-home virtual announcement. EY Partner Morgan Watson and Program Manager Candice Moody will take the EOY reigns from longtime leader Debra von Storch, who had a cameo appearance on the video.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Jul 1, 2020
From Toyota making executive changes to AT&T offering a new enterprise-level internet solution, here are our 10 most-read stories in June.
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[Image: Courtesy Wipeys]
Dallas Native’s Sanitizing Wipe Startup Experiences Exponential Growth Amidst Pandemic
by Kathryn Chavez | Jun 22, 2020
Since launching as the pandemic began to spread across the U.S., Wipeys has sold out of its initial inventory and plans to ramp up its operations.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jun 1, 2020
From Amazon hiring in Oak Cliff to great places to work in DFW and Texas, here are our 10 most-read stories in May.
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by Kathryn Chavez |
May 7, 2020
With her background as a cardiovascular ICU nurse, Katrina Thompkins has temporarily relocated to New York City to help local hospitals with patients diagnosed with COVID-19 after recently launching her startup K'dara CBD.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Feb 19, 2020
On May 12, Arlan Hamilton is coming to town with her multi-city, one-day event series, featuring a pitch competition, book release, and panel on the Dallas ecosystem. The Backstage Tour was created to celebrate underrepresented startup founders, just like Hamilton does with her VC firm.
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George Baker, CEO of ParkHub. [Photo: Rebeca Posadas-Nava]
ParkHub’s George Baker on Founding, Funding, and Finding His Spot in Business
by Lance Murray | Mar 14, 2019
With a $13 million Series B funding round recently completed, the ParkHub founder and CEO talks about how his company came to be and his plans for growth.
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by Lance Crosby |
Feb 1, 2019
Lance Crosby launched a startup in Dallas that sold for $2.1 billion. And then he launched another. In Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 2, 2019
Dave Dutch takes the reins at e-commerce software provider OrderMyGear after leading PayLease for seven years of steady growth.
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