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Left to right: Jim Adler, founding managing director of Toyota Ventures; Mandy Price, CEO of Kanarys; and Steven Levy, editor at large at Wired.

See What’s in Store at Dallas Startup Week’s Corporate Startup Innovation Summit

by | Jul 27, 2022
The DEC Network’s flagship event—Dallas Startup Week—will be held August 7 through August 11 both virtually and in person at SMU's Cox School of Business.

Bringing together the local ecosystem’s “breadth and diversity” of corporations and startups, the Corporate Startup Innovation summit will feature Jim Adler, founding managing director of Toyota Ventures, and Steven Levy, editor at large at Wired—plus a deep dive in the funding landscape, an accelerator pitch competition, and more.
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Follow the Money: BILT Gets $1.7M Air Force Grant for 3D Instructions App, PGA of America Invests in Golf Innovation, and More
by | Jul 25, 2022
Plus, Fort Worth's Harvest Returns raises new fund; new Ryan acquisition makes 2022 its most active M&A year; OpTic Gaming acquires Dallas chatbot startup; Dallas legal education firm boosts digital content library; and Fort Worth's Novaria Group acquires firm with giant aerospace clients.
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DI People: Jacobs, Southwest Airlines, AT&T, Sunwest Communications, KKR, Comerica, and More Make Moves
by | Mar 18, 2022
In this week's roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you'll also find news from Ecobat, Wingstop, ActivePure Technologies, Communities Foundation of Texas, Texas Health Resources, and other area organizations.

Plus, meet the UT Arlington professor helping to lead a NASA mission.
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Aiming to Make Fort Worth a Hub of ‘Energy 2.0,’ Electric Motor Maker Launches Production with $17M Funding
by | Mar 2, 2022
With 95 patents issued or pending on its tech, Fort Worth's Linear Labs wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., seeing the electrification supply chain as a "national security strategic imperative."

Brad Hunstable launched Linear Labs in 2014 after incubating in the TechFW program. This year his company aims to produce 20,000 electric motors and intelligent drive systems—with twice the torque and half the size and weight of competitors.
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Discusses Parallel Crises Facing City, Looks to the Future

by | Dec 11, 2020
During Eric Johnson’s term as Mayor of Dallas, he's had to respond to two major crises so far: the ongoing pandemic and an increase in violent crime. Mayor Johnson addressed these issues in The Year-End Conversation and also touched on initiatives to develop Dallas’ workforce and transform the city into a destination for startup companies.
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Dallas Rises to the No. 2 City for Tech Professionals, a New CompTIA Report Shows
by | Nov 10, 2020
Dallas made the biggest jump on the Computing Technology Industry Association's Tech Town Index this year, moving from No. 7 to No. 2. A big factor is the number of IT jobs available here. But this year is a Texas Two-Step: Austin ranked No. 1.
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DI People: Luminosity, Caruth Institute, RKD Group Make Leadership Moves
by | Mar 17, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive and leadership moves by North Texas companies and organizations, you'll also find news from Keurig Dr Pepper, JLL, Work Shield, Balekian Hayes, and more.
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Fossil Findings: Lockheed Martin Technology Tackles a 2M-Year-Old Challenge
by | Nov 13, 2019
The aerospace and defense company is getting "outside of its comfort zone" at its Grand Prairie facility by using a CT scanner to see what's inside a two-million-year-old fossil.
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[Photo: Courtesy Lockheed Martin]

Innovation Labs Help Profits Soar Like a Missile at Lockheed Grand Prairie Unit

by | Apr 29, 2019
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control’s Grand Prairie headquarters accounts for only 16 percent of Lockheed's business, but has recently won major defense contracts worth a combined $5B. In Q1, operating profit took off like one of its rockets: up 60 percent.
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Elbit Systems’ Military Gear May Seem Like Science Fiction, But It’s Real-World Tech
by | Nov 2, 2018
Elbit Systems' tech — such as its IronVision head-mounted display technology — allows military forces to be operational anywhere in the world, under any type of conditions.
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Meet Sally: A New Salad-Making Robot Has Landed in Dallas
by | Oct 31, 2018
Sally, the world's first fresh-food making robot, can create customized salads in under two minutes. She's now available in Dallas at cafeterias in Lockheed Martin and Alcon Labs.
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Infinity Festival Explores Advancements in Virtual Reality and Immersive Tech
by | Jul 24, 2018
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History's first Infinity Festival demonstrated innovative technology and highlighted the possibilities of its applications throughout the museum.
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The Bell V-280 Valor is part of the Joint-Multi Role demonstration being conducted ahead of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program, which is one of six priorities of the Army Futures Command, Army Times reported. [Photo Courtesy Bell]

On Our Radar: U.S. Army Seeks Home for Military Innovation Office

by | Mar 13, 2018
The new command will be tasked with bringing new technologies online, and would be set in a more corporate environment.
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Aces of Space
by | Jan 12, 2018
Corporate giants and aerospace startups are flying high in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Lockheed Martin Forecasts Tech Trends for Defense in 2018
by | Nov 28, 2017
Lockheed Martin is a major player in the defense industry and one of DFW's largest employers.
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Lockheed Martin Sees Bright Future in Tidal Energy
by | Aug 15, 2017
Other companies are developing similar tidal energy turbines, but Lockheed Martin Energy's Tony Pellegrino said Lockheed's version is more compact and can be lowered into place in less than an hour.
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