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Dollars for Good: Gov. Grants $18M to Prevent Trafficking, Southwest Airlines Selects Nonprofits for $1M Program

Plus, the Crow Family gives their Asian art collection and $23M to UTD, Jacobs invests in an energy-saving project, and the Harts donate to SMU for a new technology and entrepreneurship institute in this roundup of social efforts boosting nonprofits in North Texas.
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Dallas-based Arfinn Med Launches ‘First-Ever’ Clinician-Based Medical Cannabis Portal
by | Jan 25, 2019
Here's why founder James West is looking to a medical marijuana future in Texas. Arfinn Med officially launched its online cannabis platform in January.
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Follow the Money: YourCause Exits in $157M Deal; Viziv Technologies Raises $1.37M; Floafers Gets $200K
by | Jan 10, 2019
You’ll also find news about Envy Gaming, Pieces Technologies, Baicells, KonaTel, VaaS International Holdings, Munck Wilson Mandala, and more in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity with ties to North Texas.
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Bucket edition

Education: A Dozen Top Stories from 2018

by | Jan 9, 2019
In an annual tradition, we look back on Dallas Innovates’ most-read stories in each of our buckets of innovation: Startup, Invention, Education, Social, Creative, and Enterprise. Here’s a roundup of the “Top 12” in Education for 2018.
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Dallas Market Center Debuts New Logo, Magazine in Rebranding Effort
by | Dec 7, 2018
Spark magazine, the Market Center's new publication, will keep worldwide businesses abreast of North Texas' B2B environment.
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Cultivating the Next Generation:
The Kidpreneur Expo and The DFW Children’s Business Fair
by | Nov 16, 2018
Kids with big ideas share their entrepreneurial spirit at these free events on Nov. 17.
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Inaugural Esports Event OP Live Changes the Game for Dallas

by | Sep 20, 2018
SMU Guildhall and eGency Global have teamed up to present the first-ever Dallas esports event, coming this weekend.
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Good Returns
Social Impact Company Good Returns Group Gets $1M from Inverdale Capital
by | Apr 10, 2018
Good Returns’ Cycle program is a way for companies to provide capital to organizations across a range of social and environmental areas.
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It’s Party Time! Social Dining Platform Brings People Together
by | Mar 22, 2018
Founder and CEO Carl LaFlamme sees DinDin Party as a new way for people to connect through food.
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On Tap: Big Idea Competition, Continuum of Capital & Future You
Browse our curated selection of events to plan your next week — and beyond.
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Festival of Ideas Tackles Equity, Entrepreneurship in Dallas

by | May 1, 2017
The Dallas Festival of Ideas celebrates ideas that are designed to "ignite, unite, and energize the people of Dallas to help build the city of the future."
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KERNEL LIVE! Showcases Tarrant County Talent
by | Nov 8, 2016
Finalists from a field of 27 applicants pitched creative solutions to critical social issues before judges and a live audience in the theater of the Four Day Weekend improv group.
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Trust Issues: UT Dallas Study Examines MMOG Players
by | Aug 24, 2016
Which type of MMOG player is more apt to trust other players with personal information? A new study by UT Dallas professor gives us insight.
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Dallas’ VALT Card Finding its Niche
by | Mar 10, 2016
Clad in jet black and made of stainless steel, it’s called the VALT Card. Think of it as a credit card on steroids.
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