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TourConnect Launches Tech to Help the Tourism Industry Bounce Back From COVID-19

by Alex Edwards | Jun 9, 2020

The Frisco-based company's new back-office tool is designed to help tourism organizations increase efficiency while cutting costs. "Tourism isn't going away," the founder says, but the industry must evolve.

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DI People: Comerica, Bank of Texas, Kimberly-Clark, and More Make Executive Moves

by Alex Edwards | May 29, 2020

In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from Wingstop, the City of Dallas, Caddis, Access Physicians, Fort Worth Now, and others.

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‘Best Minds’: North Texas Smart City Consortium Launches with 21 Founding Members

by Quincy Preston and Alex Edwards | 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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DI People: Hillwood, Front Burner Restaurants, Veritex Bank Make Executive Moves

by Alex Edwards | May 21, 2020

In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from SMU, Renovo Financial, Flagship Facility Services, Zalat Pizza, and more.

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Attention, Jobseekers and Small Business Owners: Google is Now Offering Digital Skills Training for Free Online

by Alex Edwards | May 20, 2020

Grow with Google has trained more than 4 million, but its OnAir programming is available online for the first time. Dallas area partners include Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth, Dallas Metropolitan Small Business Development Centers, and The League of United Latin American Citizens in Dallas.

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Study Says: Dallas Biotech’s Antimicrobial Coating Linked with Health Care-Associated Infection Reduction

by Lauren Hawkins | May 4, 2020

Last month, Allied BioScience received capital from Lydia Partners to scale its operations and meet a surging demand.

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The ‘Airbnb of Storage’ Neighbor.com Launches in North Texas

by David Kirkpatrick | Mar 5, 2020

Neighbor.com asks, 'Would you clean out your garage for $2,016?' The startup is jumping into the $5 billion Texas storage market through its peer-to-peer shared storage marketplace expansion.

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Venture Capitalist Arlan Hamilton founded Backstage Capital and and invests in startup founders who identify as a Woman, Person of Color, and/or LGBTQ. [DI composite: Images courtesy of Backstage Capital]

Arlan Hamilton’s Backstage Capital Tour is Coming to Dallas

by David Kirkpatrick | Feb 19, 2020

On May 12, Arlan Hamilton is coming to town with her multi-city, one-day event series, featuring a pitch competition, book release, and panel on the Dallas ecosystem. The Backstage Tour was created to celebrate underrepresented startup founders, just like Hamilton does with her VC firm.

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7-Eleven Pilots Cashierless Concept Store at its Irving Headquarters

by David Kirkpatrick | Feb 7, 2020

The test store uses a mix of algorithms and predictive technology to separate individual customers and their purchases from others.

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How Award-Winning Author Elizabeth Dyer Made a Name for Herself—the Digital Way

by Lauren Hawkins | Sep 27, 2019

Dallas' Elizabeth Dyer became a winner of the "highest award of distinction for romance fiction" for a novel she published through Amazon's self-publishing system. Now, she's coming out with a new book.

What made the attorney become an author? It was a 'bucket list' item.

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