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The BNSF intermodal at AllianceTexas in 2023. [Photo: Debra Hale/Hillwood]
$80M Federal Grant Fuels Launch of Hillwood’s AllianceTexas Smart Port, a ‘Once-in-a-Generation’ Project
by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray | Oct 25, 2024
The $262M public-private initiative—a partnership of Hillwood, TxDOT, NCTCOG, the City of Fort Worth, and the City of Haslet—aims to transform logistics with real-time tracking.
by Lance Murray |
Mar 5, 2024
The A&M system said the donation builds on the support of a growing list of public and private partners—and places Texas A&M-Fort Worth in position to be a major hub for education, research, and innovation for years to come.
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by Nicole Ward, DRC Data Journalist |
Dec 13, 2023
The audience was spirited, cheering from their seats and giving each entrepreneur a standing ovation as they approached the stage. This was no “TED talk” … it was the Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth pitch and demo night—a showcase of innovation and demonstration of lessons learned in the accelerator. ...
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 27, 2023
The Homeless Coalition said it plans to use the grant to enhance services available to families experiencing homelessness with increased efforts to end homelessness quickly through diversion, housing location, and additional supports to help families return to self-sufficiency.
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Brian McGrath, who leads Tyler Technologies' electronic filing business as the president of the Courts & Justice Division, was instrumental in driving its cloud transformation. [Photo: Tyler Technologies]
Tyler Technologies Acquires Computing System Innovations, Bolstering its AI-Powered Portfolio for the Public Sector
by Quincy Preston | Aug 8, 2023
CSI, known for its groundbreaking Intellidact platform, delivers data automation, redaction, and indexing for courts and legal professionals.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jun 21, 2023
Dignitaries dug in today at the groundbreaking for Texas A&M Fort Worth. Construction will begin with the $150 million Law & Education Building, part of a three-building urban research campus. Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp says the campus will be "a magnet for economic growth for the North Texas region.”
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Jun 14, 2023
A new report from StorageCafe dissects a noticeable migratory trend of Californians to the Lone Star State. Here are some reasons they're racing to get to places like North Texas—like saving over $1 million when they buy a house, for instance.
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 7, 2023
The UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s Sparkyard platform recently completed an online economic dashboard of Tarrant County entrepreneurial activity and two other website updates funded by a U.S....
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[Image source: ALENA DZIHILEVICH/istockphoto; DI]
UWorld Cares Grant Deadline Looms: Nonprofits Can Apply Now to Support Education in Dallas
by Lance Murray | Mar 22, 2023
The UWorld Cares grant program aims to strengthen the pathway to higher education, address workforce skills gaps, and eliminate barriers to higher education by partnering with community organizations.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 8, 2023
On the same day the Frisco City Council approved zoning for a Universal Theme Park in Frisco, news of another theme park featuring a kid-friendly pig hit North Texas like a cute pink shock wave. Merlin Entertainments, whose brands brands include LEGOLAND, Madame Tussauds, and SEA LIFE Aquariums, is bringing America's second Peppa Pig theme park to Tarrant County's North Richland Hills.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Dec 28, 2022
Meet the 10 promising startups that took the stage to demonstrate their potential to disrupt healthcare.
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by David Seeley |
Dec 14, 2022
The UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth has received a $2 million grant from Tarrant County to help emerging tech startups successfully apply for federal Small Business Innovation Research funding.
"It’s about creating entrepreneurial excellence in Tarrant County,” says Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks. “This puts us at the forefront of innovation in bringing tech industries to Tarrant County as an economic development tool.”
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[Image: Courtesy of UNT Health Science Center]
The UNT Health Science Center Is Launching Its Next Innovation Challenge
by Kevin Cummings | May 19, 2022
The University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth wants to help launch the next batch of big ideas to shape the future of the industry.
Its Innovation Challenge accelerator program is open to members of HSC and to providers, employees, and residents within Fort Worth’s JPS Health Network. But hurry, applications are due May 30.
Its Innovation Challenge accelerator program is open to members of HSC and to providers, employees, and residents within Fort Worth’s JPS Health Network. But hurry, applications are due May 30.
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 3, 2022
The Techstars Physical Health accelerator has an application deadline of May 11 for its 13-week program this fall, where 10 companies will be eligible to receive up to $120,000 in seed funding capital from the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and Goff Capital, in addition to mentorship and programming.
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by Kevin Cummings |
Feb 22, 2022
Trey Bowles, a longtime startup champion in DFW, will helm Fort Worth's Techstars physical therapy-focused accelerator. "It's a big win for the region," Bowles says. "Customers and capital are the things that help startups grow."
Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth is the first accelerator for Techstars in North Texas—and the "first true accelerator in Fort Worth," says HSC's Cameron Cushman, a key player in attracting the program.
Techstars Physical Health Fort Worth is the first accelerator for Techstars in North Texas—and the "first true accelerator in Fort Worth," says HSC's Cameron Cushman, a key player in attracting the program.
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by Alex Edwards |
Nov 10, 2021
Aggieland is headed to Fort Worth with what A&M's chancellor calls a "Texas-sized commitment." The proposed plan for the new urban campus includes the Texas A&M System Research and Innovation Center, the Education Alliance Building, and new law school.
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