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Esports Meets Education: UIL Considers Proposal to Sanction Competitive Gaming in Texas High Schools

by | Jul 12, 2019
Everything is bigger in Texas—including esports. We asked DFW esports experts to weigh in on how a possible UIL sanction might change the future of the industry in North Texas and beyond.
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Innovative Spaces: A Walk Through Quest’s Repurposed Corporate Headquarters
by | Jul 8, 2019
Quest connects national clients with zero-waste disposal solutions, and its headquarters in Plano reflect that. It's all about living the brand—from tables made of tires to a grocery crate conference room, the Quest HQ is filled with artfully sustainable features. Take a look inside.
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Staffing Agency Moves Into Dallas to Boost Local Tech Talent
by | Jul 8, 2019
NEXTAFF is opening a location in North Dallas to offer staffing solutions to information technology businesses.
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STEM Meets Sports: Texans Can Academy Hosts Beyond The Ball
by | Jun 28, 2019
Dallas - Oak Cliff's Texans Can Academy hosted the IT Immersion experience last week, giving students the chance to learn about the multitude of careers in the sports world that exist off the field.
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Dallas ISD Recognizes Hyatt Regency Dallas as Outstanding Tech Industry Partner

by | Jun 25, 2019
Hyatt Regency Dallas received an award of excellence from DISD for its performance in the P-Tech program, which helps students from Lincoln High School develop their personal skills and shows them the behind the scenes of the hospitality industry.
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Follow the Money: MoneyGram Gets $50M Investment, LegacyTexas Makes $2.1B Bank Merger
by | Jun 20, 2019
You’ll also find news about Wildcat Capital Management, 4WEB Medical, Invitation Homes, TPG, Archeio Technologies, Higginbotham, and BARBRI Inc. in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies and investors in North Texas.
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Million Dollar Milestones: Dallas-based Qentelli Keeps Growing
by | Jun 19, 2019
The continuous delivery software startup has bagged Southwest Airlines and YPO Dallas as clients, and now aims to move into "digital twin" in the next few months.
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Take a Closer Look at DreamHack Dallas 2019 with DHD Films’ Gigapixel Photos

by | Jun 14, 2019
DHD Films is giving viewers a 360-degree tour of DreamHack Dallas with DHD GIGA, a 4-billion-pixel capture that lets viewers get up close and personal with attendees.
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‘At the Speed of Bright’:
UT Dallas Boasts its Best in Brand Campaign
by | Jun 13, 2019
The campaign aims to highlight "bright students, innovative programs, renowned faculty, committed staff, engaged alumni, and research that matters."
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Texas Artists Win Up to $6K at DMA’s 2019 Awards to Artists
by | Jun 12, 2019
DFW-based artists triumphed at the Dallas Museum of Art's 2019 Awards to Artists. The money artists received from the program goes toward purchasing photography equipment, applying to artist residencies, producing videos, and more.
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Immortals Gaming Club Acquires Frisco’s OpTic Gaming in Multi-Million Dollar Deal
by | Jun 12, 2019
Immortals Gaming Club's recent purchase of OpTic Gaming's parent company, Infinite Esports & Entertainment, is being called the "largest change of control transaction in esports history."
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Kimberly O’Neil Shares Business Expertise Through New Social Innovation Startup Founders Summit

by | Jun 10, 2019
North Texas-based Cause Studio and Giving Blueprint are teaming up to train founders of nonprofit and social enterprise startups on how to grow as organizations and individuals. 
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Sustainable Eatery MIXT Is Cooking Up Expansion Plans Around North Texas
by | Jun 7, 2019
The "environmentally responsible" restaurant partners with local organizations to maintain sustainability standards. Dallas-based recycling company Fusion Waste helps MIXT divert 99 percent of its waste from landfills, and Bonton Farms provides ingredients crafted close to home.
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Photo Recap: Dallas Hosts its First DreamHack Festival
by | Jun 3, 2019
The largest U.S. DreamHack festival ever took place right here in Dallas this weekend. Spotted at DreamHack: A-list esports teams (Dallas Fuel and Mavs Gaming), musicians (Seven Lions, Kuuro, Grant, Trivium, Cane Hill, and Hyro the Hero), and actor Jeff Goldblum.
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DreamHack Hosts Its Largest U.S. Event Yet in Dallas
by | May 31, 2019
DreamHack Dallas is more than just an esports event. The nonstop three-day festival also features a hackathon, film screenings, and concerts from EDM and metal bands.
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