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Retired Navy Admiral William McRaven, left, and Jacobs CEO Bob Pragada discussed the value of experience at the Dallas Regional Chamber's annual meeting Wednesday. [Photo: Joseph Haubert/DRC]

‘A Sweet Moment in Time’: Dallas Regional Chamber Unveils Its 2024-2026 Strategic Plan During Annual Meeting at Fair Park

by Glenn Hunter | Jan 18, 2024

Cynt Marshall, 2024 chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber board of directors, urged chamber members to “seize the moment.” DRC President and CEO Dale Petroskey talked about a “once-in-a-lifetime chance” to remedy the region’s inequities. And Rafael Lizardi, Marshall’s predecessor as chair, said, “we got a lot done” in 2023, “but as always, there’s much left to do.”...

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Dallas Startup TestFit Lands $20M for AI-powered Building Configurator Technology

by Kevin Cummings | Jul 26, 2022

Co-Founder Clifton Harness says TestFit is the first company to connect pro forma, construction cost, and asset design through building configurator software. The technology allows companies to "de-risk decisions" and log critical time savings when they develop new real estate. The funding will help the startup expand its R&D, quadruple its product and engineering teams, and build a new HQ.

“With TestFit, we see a disruptor driving a paradigm shift in the real estate industry,” said Gregg Hill, co-founder and managing partner at Parkway Venture Capital, which led the funding round.

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UT Dallas Computer Scientists Create Video Game Mechanism To Detect Cheating

by Lauren Hawkins | Dec 22, 2020

Using popular video game Counter-Strike, researchers have created a cheat detection mechanism that can be used in a variety of games. The research is especially important as it has the potential to affect the near $1 billion esports industry.

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Dallas Engineering Firm Presents $50,000 Gift for UT Dallas Diversity Scholars Program

by Sophia Gonzalez | Aug 5, 2020

Dallas-based engineering design, consulting, and professional services firm Mbroh Engineering's gift will create the first endowed scholarship for the Diversity Scholars Program at the University of Texas at Dallas.

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The Richards Group’s Stan Richards Inspires Educational Video Series at UT

by Alex Edwards | Aug 30, 2018

"Stan Talks" will bring students lessons in advertising and PR from some of the industry's brightest.

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FastVisa to Pitch at South By Southwest in March

by Nicholas Sakelaris | Feb 1, 2018

The SXSW appearance is just one of many developments for the Dallas startup, which created a platform to streamline the immigration paperwork process.

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