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City of Dallas Seeks Applications for Environmental Youth Advisory Council

by | Feb 5, 2024

The city of Dallas announced a new Dallas Environmental Youth Advisory Council, an initiative seeking to empower and mobilize youth to take proactive steps towards environmental sustainability within the governmental sector.

The new council offers teens in the city an “opportunity to demonstrate their thought leadership and contribute to building healthier and more sustainable communities,” said Carlos Evans, director of the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability, in a statement....

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PMY Group Acquires True North to ‘Transform’ K-12 Public Education Consulting
by | Aug 24, 2023
North Texas-based PMY Group—a global tech solutions company “well recognized in the sports and venues industry"—said it's diversifying its business into other infrastructure classes. In July, PMY announced its first institutional capital raise since the company’s 2009 founding in Melbourne by Paul Yeomans.
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Critical Start Announces 3 New Executives, 2 Promotions Among Leadership
by | Sep 13, 2022

Critical Start CEO and Founder Rob Davis says the cyber threat landscape continues to expand— and the need for breach prevention solutions has never been greater....

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The Last Word: Strategic Partnerships’ Mary Scott Nabers on Modernizing Our Infrastructure
by | 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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In the SMU study on Dallas' infrastructure deserts, neighborhoods seen in dark red are "highly deficient." Circles denote predominant race-ethnicity (blue for white, green for black, reddish for Hispanic, purple for no predominance). [Image: SMU]

SMU Study Uses Drones and Machine Learning to Find ‘Infrastructure Desert’ Neighborhoods in Dallas

by | Feb 22, 2022
The study by a team of SMU civil engineering researchers was supported by a five-year, $584,000 National Science Foundation grant. The team hopes that their study will lead to equitable improvements in the identified neighborhoods—with better groceries, internet access, noise walls, crosswalks, hospital access, bike trails, and more.
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Texas Will Get Billions for Environmental Projects from $1.2T Infrastructure Bill, from Clean Water to EV Charging to Public Transit
by | Nov 16, 2021
$550 billion in new infrastructure spending is coming to projects nationwide—and a big slice is bound for Texas. From new electric buses to rail projects to improved power infrastructure to lead water service line removal and more, Texas' environment may be one of the biggest beneficiaries of all.

AECOM CEO Troy Rudd says the bill will help support critically needed innovation and sustainable solutions projects.
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Rising Above the Obstacles
by | Nov 10, 2021
Despite challenges, Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) are propelling a new era of aviation.
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Jacobs to acquire software enabled cloud and edge analytics provider BlackLynx.
Dallas-Based Jacobs Acquires BlackLynx to Strengthen Its Cyber and Intelligence Offering
by | Nov 1, 2021
Acquiring BlackLynx expands Jacob's position to 14 of 18 U.S. Intelligence Community agencies. BlackLynx's embedded analytics platform provides real-time AI and ML image and data classification in the cloud and at the edge—deepening Jacobs' capabilities to deliver actionable, real-time insights to meet national security priorities.
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Nexus PMG Launches $20M Investment Vehicle to Back Projects That Reduce Infrastructure’s Carbon Intensity

by | Feb 9, 2021
Addison-based Nexus PMG, which provides advisory and project development services to low-carbon infrastructure projects, has launched Nexus Dev as a source of capital, services, and expertise for renewable and circular economy assets.
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Qorvo Wins $75M Navy Contract for Next-Gen RF Semiconductor Facility in Richardson
by | Nov 4, 2020
Qorvo's Infrastructure and Defense Products, led by James Klein, will develop advanced microelectronics products and technologies in a next-level RF facility.

The DoD project, known as SHIP, is aimed at national security and U.S. technology leadership.
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Frisco Fintech Payrix Extends Its Series A Financing, Surpasses $50M in Investments
by | Oct 1, 2020
Payrix, a one-stop-shop for accepting and sending payments, is backed by Jerry Jones-founded Blue Star Innovation Partners and Boston-based Providence Strategic Growth.
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Arcosa CEO Antonio Carrillo Shares Best Practices of Managing Essential Business Regulations, Safety During Pandemic

by | Jun 30, 2020
During the pandemic, Carrillo and his team have had to make changes to the way Dallas-headquartered Arcosa functions to manage its manufacturing operations in multiple countries. Here, he details some of the company's best practices.
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‘Best Minds’: North Texas Smart City Consortium Launches with 21 Founding Members
by | May 26, 2020
The nonprofit North Texas Innovation Alliance—the largest of its kind in the U.S.—brings together cities, counties, municipalities, and agencies to tackle pressing challenges with innovative solutions. First up, the group will look at the effects of COVID-19. With the launch, NTXIA joins Mastercard's City Possible network that advances inclusive and sustainable development
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Texas Central high-speed rail
Texas Central High-Speed Rail Named One of World’s Top Infrastructure Projects
by | Mar 11, 2019
The Dallas-based private effort to build a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston was recognized in a report from CG/LA Infrastructure.
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