innovation

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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McKinney Innovation Fund Draws Hundreds of New Jobs, 11 Tech HQs in Eight Months
“We’re building an ecosystem and creating a space for startups to access funding, and helping them scale at the timeliest need for their company during the startup lifecycle,” Senior Vice President at McKinney EDC Danny Chavez said.
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TWU Ranks Top in Texas and Fifth Nationally for Ethnic Diversity, According to U.S. News

by | Sep 15, 2020
TWU's chancellor says diversity and lived experience are drivers for innovation.
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Voices: Reinventing the K-12 Classroom in 2020
by | Sep 10, 2020
Voices writer Chirag Gupta explores innovation in Texas K-12 public school classrooms amidst the pandemic.
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Blockchain—From Promise to Reality
A Local Perspective on Blockchain Potential
by | Sep 10, 2020
A Q&A with Deloitte’s Dan Berner and Matt Soderberg.
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Capital One’s Corporate Innovation Summit Fosters Collaboration Between Entrepreneurs and Corporate Allies
by | Sep 3, 2020
Hear from Hesam Hosseini, CEO of Match; Stephen Bohanon, founder of Alkami; Jim Adler, managing director of Toyota AI Ventures; Rex Kurzius, founder of Asset Panda; and more at Dallas Startup Week's Corporate Innovation Summit.
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Dallas Startup Week Panelists: How Dallas Is Becoming A Hub for Autonomous Transportation

by | Sep 1, 2020
The virtual panel of leaders from Ericsson and Kodiak discussed Dallas' growth and how startups can seek funding and partnerships from large corporations.
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Swiss American CDMO Nearly Doubles Manufacturing and Distribution with New Carrollton Facility
by | Sep 1, 2020
The news comes after the company was named one of Inc. 5000’s 2020 fastest-growing private companies this month. Swiss-American manufactures products critical to the healthcare supply chain.
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NTT Data Pushes Dallas-Fort Worth Startups to Enter Open Innovation Contest
by | Sep 1, 2020
CTO Kris Fitzgerald thinks of Dallas as having "pragmatic innovation." NTT DATA wants to tap into that.
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Growth Mode: Transplace Boosts Supply Chain Solutions With Third Acquisition This Year
by | Sep 1, 2020
CEO Frank McGuigan wants to advance the Transplace platform, which has more than $11B in freight under management in North America, through innovation and acquisition. The Frisco-based logistics technology and service has acquired supply chain firm LeanCor.
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Here’s What You Can’t Miss During Next Week’s Dallas Startup Week

by | Aug 27, 2020
DSW20 begins this Sunday. Get ready now with our roundup of ten can't-miss events.
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In a Time When Restaurants Have Taken a Hit, Here’s Why Revolving Kitchen’s Commercial Kitchen Rentals Thrive
by | Aug 26, 2020
Revolving Kitchen's ghost kitchens are equipped with the infrastructure necessary to develop a new concept or scale while driving costs down. Popular chains like Wingstop have taken notice—in a COVID-19 world, all you need is a kitchen.
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Southlake BioTech Startup Gets $10M Grant from CPRIT for Technology That ‘Lights Up’ Cancer
by | Aug 20, 2020
OncoNano Medicine, a spinout of University of Texas Southwestern, uses pH as a biomarker to detect metastatic cancer. Its technology, which visualizes a tumor, could be a gamechanger.
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Curtis Hite Improving
Plano Tech Consulting Firm Advances Strategic Growth With Acquisition of Midwest Software Company
by | Aug 13, 2020
It's the 10th overall acquisition—and the second this year—for Plano-based Improving. The company's fast-track growth has been steady: It just landed on the Inc. 5000 list for the 11th time since its launch in 2007.
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