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TrainUp Launches Learning Center for Business Professionals to Stay Connected

by | Jun 9, 2020
TrainUp's new online portal offers free training content to help business professionals continue expanding their learning and communication skills during the pandemic.
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Dallas’ 900lbs Partners With Amazon for a Gamified Tutorial on Remote Working, Teaching, and Engaging
by | Jun 9, 2020
To show how Amazon Web Services' cloud computing offerings can increase productivity, 900lbs collaborated with the company to create a web-based educational application.
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DI People: AECOM, Surgical Notes, Mohr Partners, and More Make Moves
by | Jun 5, 2020
In this weekly roundup of executive moves in North Texas, you'll also find news from TPG, Education Advanced, UTD, Cyber Defense Labs, Apptricity, and more.
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Fort Worth Could Be the Future of Energy 2.0 With a New First-of-its-Kind Partnership

by | Jun 3, 2020
A public/private partnership between Fort Worth and Linear Labs could make the city home to the smart electric motor industry. And, Linear Labs could get around $70M for R&D from the city to do so.
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The Era of Social Distancing: Polte’s New IoT Wearable Keeps Coworkers 6 Feet Apart
by | Jun 2, 2020
Addison-based Polte is an expert at asset tracking. But in the time of COVID-19, the team realized a solution was needed to track a company's most important assets at the moment: people.
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How Cariloop Plans to Ramp Up Hiring After its $6M Series A
by | May 28, 2020
CEO Michael Walsh outlined Cariloop's approach to growth, which includes doubling its internal team and quadrupling the number of caregivers and families with access to its platform.
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Revive Dallas Small Business Relief Fund to Provide $5M for Entrepreneurs
by | May 27, 2020
The fund, which already has more than $1 million committed, was initiated by The DEC Network, the Dallas Citizens Council, and the Dallas Regional Chamber in a collaboration with the Communities Foundation and LiftFund. It's expected to provide loans for more than 250 applicants who may receive up to $25,000 in funds.
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Support the Story: Three Female Founders Curate Luxe Brand Boxes to Help Local Businesses

by | May 19, 2020
HerStory wants to help other women-founded, women-powered small businesses stay afloat with their curated collections of luxury items.
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‘Mompreneurs’ Discuss How They’re Making It Work Amidst a Pandemic
by | May 18, 2020
This year, mothers running their own businesses have been presented with a new element to contend with due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WEDallas Mompreneur Virtual Happy Hour speakers gave tips on how to deal with this and more during the annual event.
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‘This Name Better Represents What We Do’: Healthcare AI Startup Docsynk Rebrands As FelixHealthcare.AI
by | May 18, 2020
Felix—roughly defined as 'happy'—wants to make the healthcare journey happy and successful for all stakeholders. CEO
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Economy in Brief: New Dallas Region Economic Report Shows Initial Impact of COVID-19
by | May 14, 2020
The report, released by the DRC and presented by Bank of America, offers data and analysis to help the business community make better-informed decisions and give the public a better understanding of more-vulnerable workers in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Managing Madness with a Mentor: Meet Motorola Solutions’ Narasimha Raju Nagubhai
by | May 7, 2020
The DEC Network, a nonprofit supporting the entrepreneur ecosystem in North Texas, is helping small business owners get real with actionable advice from business leaders in a new column, 1:1 with Dallas Entrepreneur Center CEO Bill Chinn.
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A Dallas-based CBD Startup Founder Is Working on the Frontlines of the COVID-19 Pandemic
by | May 7, 2020
With her background as a cardiovascular ICU nurse, Katrina Thompkins has temporarily relocated to New York City to help local hospitals with patients diagnosed with COVID-19 after recently launching her startup K'dara CBD.
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Take Command Health Hires Kyle Estep as its Business Development Director
by | May 6, 2020
The Dallas health tech startup says the move comes as health reimbursement arrangements continue to accelerate in popularity.
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