innovation

Innovative Spaces:
Space, Place, and Culture in Business

Manufacturing facilities to data centers. Startup hubs to coworking centers. Food incubators to boutique hotels. Here are spaces and workplaces that inspire in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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DFW Airport CIO: Most Important Innovation Is Employee Mindset
by | May 26, 2022
Engaging in passionate debates “sounds pretty typical if you’re a tech company,” said DFW Airport Executive Vice President of Innovation Paul Puopolo. “But if you’re a large, regulated organization—healthy debate, that’s different." Having people around the table is one thing, he says. Getting them to challenge each other and not be offended, well, that’s another thing. "To do innovation effectively, you’ve got to have healthy conflict," Puopolo said.
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A Supply Chain Revolution Is Driving Mobility Innovation
New technologies and fervent consumer demand are creating a burst of growth opportunities; they call for collaboration, investments, and resources for startups.
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The Water Cooler at Pegasus Park Gathers 15 New Tenants for Its Social Impact Hub in Dallas
by | Oct 14, 2021
The Water Cooler at Pegasus Park—the largest shared nonprofit space in Texas — is a place designed to accelerate impact, together.

From Big Thought to SVP Dallas to The Trust for Public Land, the 15 ‘exceptional nonprofits' were picked after an application process last summer. They’ll join Water Cooler's five founding tenants.
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How North Texas Can Become a Top‑Ranked National Technology Innovation Hub

by | Jun 22, 2021
The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, which passed in May, has the power to develop 20 tech hubs throughout the United States. According to Tech Titans' CEO Bill Sproull, Dallas-Fort Worth could be a strong contender for one of those spots.
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Capital Factory’s Texas Startup Manifesto 2.0 Highlights How Texas Competes with Silicon Valley
by | Mar 9, 2021
Founder and CEO of Capital Factory Joshua Baer declared that “Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States." Here’s why.
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Meet the Future 50: Dallas-Fort Worth Innovators and Disruptors You Need to Know in 2021
These standouts—entrepreneurs, leaders, inventors, creatives, and educators—are disrupting industries, solving challenges, and making Dallas-Fort Worth (and beyond) a better place in a year like no other.
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Taysha and UTSW Launch Innovation Fund to Advance the Development of New Gene Therapies
by | Jan 13, 2021
The expanded alliance between Taysha and UTSW, which dates back to when Taysha emerged from stealth in April 2020, will support the discovery of novel gene therapy candidates and technologies in new disease areas.
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Meet the Finalists: The Innovation Awards 2021, Presented by Dallas Innovates and D CEO

by | Oct 13, 2020
Now in its second year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for North Texas.
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UNT to Advance 3D Printing for Automobiles Through a $1.5M Department of Energy Grant
by | Oct 6, 2020
University of North Texas researchers received more than $400,000 of the $1.5 million grant to develop a 3D printed material equipped with embedded sensors for use in car structures.
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Is Your Community Ready To Be Connected?
A connected community of care uses technology to connect government, medical and community based organizations to help direct resources to help support those who need the most help. Marshalling the right resources at the right time is especially important today, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dallas-Based River Logic Has Created a ‘Digital Twin’ of Philip Morris International’s Global Manufacturing Network

by | Sep 22, 2020
For the tobacco giant's around 40 manufacturing centers across the globe, River Logic has deployed technology that can address supply chain optimization needs.
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Winfield Place in Downtown Fort Worth Is for Sale—and Its Innovation Lies in the Elevator
by | Sep 22, 2020
A 1919 freight elevator turned moving glass conference room brings the 101-year-old building into the future.
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New Fort Worth Chamber CEO Aims for Growth, Innovation, and Development
by | Sep 22, 2020
CEO Brandom Gengelbach says he’s doing business differently in the fast-growing city “where the West begins.”
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Mike McKinley Is Named 101st President of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas
by | Sep 17, 2020
The incoming president is ready to take on the future of the century-old organization.
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