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Photos courtesy of the organizations: AT&T Performing Arts Center, Friends of the Rowlett Animal Shelter, Humane Society of Dallas County, Salood, Shared Housing Center, Wipe Out Kids Cancer
The Dallas Foundation Awards Over $700,000 in Spring Grants to Local Nonprofits, Opens Summer Cycle
by Quincy Preston | Jul 23, 2024
Twenty-six Dallas County organizations secured support for causes spanning animal welfare to breast cancer assistance. Now, the foundation is gearing up for its Summer Grant Cycle, targeting nonprofits focused on early childhood development, family homelessness, workforce readiness, and more.
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 19, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros for the week of June 4, 2024. 153 patents granted include: 7-Eleven's feedback and training for a machine learning algorithm configured to determine customer purchases during a shopping session at a physical store, Apple's enhanced RACH (random access channel) design for 5G CIoT (cellular internet of things), ATT Intellectual Property I's facilitation of voice over new radio for 5G or other next generation network, Avohdah's automated gesture identification using neural networks, Bank of America's dynamic unauthorized activity detection, and more.
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![EY 2024 Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Award winners, from left: Top row, Jodi Parker, All American Tire Recyclers; Tom Parker, All American Tire Recyclers; Sam Scoten, CheckSammy; John Zutter, Employer Direct Healthcare; and Cole Gahagan, Learfield. Second row, Robin Alex, HighLevel; Shaun Clark, HighLevel; Varun Vairavan, HighLevel; and Dave Marcinkowski, Madera Residential. Third row, Brandon Schwertner, Priority Power Management LLC; Kenneth Baik, Miss A. Stores, Inc.; Jean Baik, Miss A. Stores, Inc.; Mike Beckham, Simple Modern; and Jeff Jones, VIRA Insight, LLC. Fourth row, Jaryd Stein, Stride Healthcare Management LLC; Ben Weinstein, Stride Healthcare Management LLC; John Steinmetz, Vista Bank; Ashli Blumenfeld, Standard Meat Company; and Ben Rosenthal, Standard Meat Company. [Photo and image source: EY]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EOY-2024-winners-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Jun 18, 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth trailblazers lead the pack with 17 of the 19 winners in the prestigious EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Southwest Awards, representing diverse industries including recycling, healthcare, sports marketing, and cosmetics retailing.
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by Quincy Preston |
Mar 22, 2024
North Texas-based Lennox International Inc. appointed Sivasankaran "Soma" Somasundaram, a veteran leader in the oil and gas industry, to its board of directors.
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From left: Hunt Consolidated Inc. Executive Chairman Ray L. Hunt, Hunt Realty Investments CEO Chris Kleinert, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, Goldman Sachs President and COO John Waldron, Hillwood Chairman Ross Perot, Jr. [Photo: Goldman Sachs]
Goldman Sachs Kicks Off Construction on Sustainable, All‑Electric Dallas Campus
by Quincy Preston | Oct 10, 2023
Leaders gathered today to break ground on the massive two-wing campus designed for over 5,000 Goldman employees. The financial giant's striking new hub in downtown Dallas' NorthEnd aims for LEED-certification and state-of-the-art amenities.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Sep 14, 2023
As urban areas grow fast, modernizing dated school facilities is an increasing challenge for districts. Jacobs says its Austin contract includes renovations, technology upgrades, and new facilities aimed at bolstering student mental health, nutrition, and athletic programs.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 25, 2023
Awarded to 101 community-based organizations across the state—including many in North Texas—the Blue Impact grants focus on health care access and target impacts of socio-economic and social determinants of health.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 20, 2023
The grants were awarded from the organization's Field of Interest Funds, endowed funds which are customized to align with a donor’s interest in a specific cause, the foundation said. Historically, each year the funds cover a range of issues, including the arts, critical needs, children & families, and animal welfare.
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The Kanarys team [Photo: Kanarys]
DEIB Tech Company Kanarys Lands $5M Series A, Announces Six Senior Hires
by David Seeley | Feb 15, 2023
The Dallas-based diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging tech startup raised the $5 million in a round led by Seyen Capital, adding to $5.5 million previously raised by the startup. A new EVP and five VPs have been added to Kanarys' senior leadership team, which plans to use the funding to further expand Kanarys' tech platform.
"This funding, along with the hiring of leading industry experts, will catapult us towards fulfilling our mission," says co-founder and CEO Mandy Price—one of fewer than 20 Black female founders who've raised more than $10 million.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Oct 11, 2022
Two months after investing at least $5 million in ZeroAvia, a hydrogen-electric engine developer, Fort Worth-based American Airlines has made a strategic investment in L.A.-based Universal Hydrogen Co., a hydrogen fuel distribution and logistics startup.
"This technology has the potential to be a game-changer on the industry’s path to zero-emission flight,” said Derek Kerr, American’s CFO.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 29, 2022
Nabers spoke yesterday at the second North Texas Infrastructure Summit in Hurst, presented by the North Texas Commission. The summit focused on challenges and possible solutions for infrastructure in the region—exploring everything from the water supply to the electric grid to the need for more EV charging stations as electrification grows.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 10, 2022
Inc. Magazine has unveiled its annual list of America's Best Workplaces, and nine companies from the Dallas-Fort Worth area are on the list—ranging from early-stage companies to those with workforces in the hundreds.
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7 DFW-Based Companies Land on the 2020 Texan by Nature List for Conservation and Sustainability Efforts
by Lauren Hawkins | Oct 20, 2020
The Texas-led conservation nonprofit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush honored 21 companies with Texas operations that are committed to conservation. Here are this year's North Texas honorees.
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by Alex Edwards |
Aug 12, 2020
Of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America, the Dallas metro had more than any other in Texas. See the companies that made the list.
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by David Kirkpatrick |
Dec 12, 2019
Inc.'s Surge Cities rankings determine its top 50 U.S. cities for launching a business in 2020. This year, Dallas placed 29th overall and 12th for population growth.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Aug 16, 2019
These high-performing North Texas companies are being recognized on the Inc. 5000 and the Fortune 100 lists for business growth.
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