The Cedars Union, a hub for emerging and mid-career artists in North Texas, is setting its sights on the next level of growth with the appointment of Emma Vernon as executive director. The North Texas nonprofit artist incubator’s upcoming cohort, launching this month, will be its largest ever, chosen from the most competitive applicant pool since its founding in 2015.| Dallas Innovates
Fort Worth-based buddi partnered with Bark TV to launch a 24/7 dog content network and expand its original shows to a national pet-loving audience.| Dallas Innovates
New York-based Local Projects said it will design immersive, interactive exhibitions for the museum featuring multimedia installations and historical artifacts, with an aim of "fostering a powerful connection between visitors and the story and impact of Juneteenth."| Dallas Innovates
The new tenants include Engage Dallas, Housing Forward, PCCI, Teach for America, Texas Women’s Foundation, and The 2.0 Collaborative. The additions bring Water Cooler at Pegasus Park to a full capacity with a total of 32 tenants, ranking it among the largest nonprofit shared space communities in the country.| Dallas Innovates
Led by CEO Branden Williams, a former ninth-grade biology teacher, Seeds 2 STEM provides workshops and after-school programs in STEM education to underserved communities in Dallas-Fort Worth. "With the prize winnings, we're launching a workplace readiness app for high school kids," Williams told WFAA. "We want kids to have access to quality jobs and be prepared to take on livable wage jobs in the STEM space."| Dallas Innovates
The Perot family’s support will expand the number of students admitted to UT Southwestern's dual-degree program as well as research disciplines in which they study, to include biomedical engineering, computational biology, bioinformatics, and data science. The funding will enhance the curriculum and experiences of Medical Scientist Training Program students and increase efforts to recruit students from elite U.S. colleges, including top international students who want to stay in the U.S. fo...| Dallas Innovates
Digitalization is at the core of Siemens Digital Industries Software, a Siemens business unit based in Plano. Mazda is using its software for the model-based generative design of electrical and electronic vehicle systems.| Dallas Innovates
The goal: creating a "digital twin"—a digitally enabled environment that will make it easier for customers to create professionally printed materials.| Dallas Innovates
The company will create digital twins of Team Penske's race cars allowing engineers to try out design concepts virtually to streamline designs and speed results.| Dallas Innovates
For the tobacco giant's around 40 manufacturing centers across the globe, River Logic has deployed technology that can address supply chain optimization needs.| Dallas Innovates
Building on the company's transition to SaaS is the launch of Xcelerator as a Service, which provides access to tools, features, and compute resources as organizations need and require them.| Dallas Innovates
The hubs will create more than 500 data and digital jobs over the next three years in each of the two cities. It's the beginning of a network of collaboration to accelerate the way critical digital capabilities—AI, machine learning, and more—are developed and deployed. The goal is innovation impact for how Pepsico's products are made, moved, sold, and delivered.| Dallas Innovates
JUNO wants to get ahead of the hybrid event trend by offering event planners an ebook on how to organize a virtual and in-person audience.| Dallas Innovates
The self-service expansion gives brands of all sizes and budgets hands-on access to LTK’s proprietary retail performance data for influencer campaigns. Dallas-based LTK—formerly known as rewardStyle & LIKEtoKNOW.it—expects to open the platform to its full 5,000 brands this year.| Dallas Innovates
The $8.7 million will allow iDonate to create an SaaS/payments solution that supports new tender types like Apple Pay and Google Wallet as well as international payments.| Dallas Innovates
In this week's roundup of hires and promotions in North Texas, you'll also find news from the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau, Mohr Capital, OneDay, Darling Ingredients, Argano, Stream Realty Partners, Paladin Partners Commercial Real Estate Services, and Global Integrity Finance.| Dallas Innovates
Backed by Night Media's lineup of YouTube superstars, Night Ventures has a mission: taking concepts from the VC world and investing in individual creators and their businesses.| Dallas Innovates
As technology evolves at lightning speed, outsourcing has become an indispensable strategy for businesses seeking to harness expertise, optimize costs, and propel innovation. Here are more than a dozen actionable insights—and tips for a successful partnership.| Dallas Innovates
Here's your guide to life in Dallas-Fort Worth. You'll find a big-picture look at the region's communities, culture, jobs, schools, outdoors, and more.| Dallas Innovates
The Edith and Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum will feature three new buildings: a second location for the Crow Museum of Asian Art; a performance hall; and a second museum focused on traditional arts of the Americas. The project's designer, global architectural firm Morphosis, designed the Perot Museum in downtown Dallas.| Dallas Innovates
University of Texas at Arlington reported its projects contributed $59 million to the national economy last year, an increase of 39% from 2023, according to a new report from the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS).| Dallas Innovates
Aiming to safeguard national security using advanced AI, cybersecurity experts at the University of North Texas have received $3 million from the Department of Defense to help the department overhaul its hiring processes. The UNT researchers, led by computer science and engineering faculty Ram Dantu and Cihan Tunc, received $2.1 million in funding from the […]| Dallas Innovates
North Texas teen Sachchit Balamurugan presents an AI-powered cancer detection app in Tokyo, advancing healthtech innovation from his online public high school.| Dallas Innovates
New architectural renderings by the Copenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group "reflects the resilience and richness of African American culture and aims to foster education, growth, and connection within the community," the museum said.| Dallas Innovates
The investment in Kirkland, Washington-based American Binary marks "a significant step towards fortifying digital security as civilization moves toward the quantum computing era," the Dallas-based private equity firm said.| Dallas Innovates
Irving-based Halcyon Wealth Advisors has been acquired by Austin’s Bluespring and merged into LifeBridge Financial Group as part of a broader M&A strategy.| Dallas Innovates
Palo Alto, California-based Fiddler AI said its $18.6 million Series B extension brings the round's total funding to $50 million. The company said the funds will help it "continue to build momentum in AI observability and AI safety."| Dallas Innovates
Fort Worth unanimously approves $15M incentives for Adom Industries' revolutionary cloud-connected electronics factory. CEO John Lauer commits to North Texas roots.| Dallas Innovates
The DFW Alliance of Technology and Women held its 19th annual Executive Forum last week, urging attendees to "crack the courage code" and empower women in business. Afterward, DFW*ATW's president, Shanthi Rajaram, spoke with Dallas Innovates about her takeaways from the event—and how being "comfortable with the unknown" helped her start her own entrepreneurship journey.| Dallas Innovates
The free, one-week trial of the company's PuduBot food delivery robot is open to Dallas restaurants, cafes, hotels, offices, hospitals, and other catering operators for a limited time. The robot navigates around tables with 3D obstacle avoidance technology and SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping). Oh, and it can sing "Happy Birthday," too.| Dallas Innovates
The concept of a hub is nothing new in transportation and logistics. Hubs connect people, routes and infrastructure to facilitate movement. As the world moves toward an age of autonomous mobility, a new type of hub is needed — one that connects the talent, ideas and thought leadership that will fuel this dynamic new era.| Dallas Innovates
Florida-based Fountain Life, a preventative health and longevity company committed to transforming global healthcare from reactive to proactive, has opened its third precision diagnostic center in The Colony. The new 14,000-square-foot center opened to the public in November and is designed to help members live longer, healthier, and more fulfilling lives by detecting illnesses at […]| Dallas Innovates
Collectively, the 100 privately held companies contributed $8.5 billion to the Dallas-Fort Worth economy over three years—and 10,000 jobs. Frisco-based MTX Group, whose founders were honored last week with EY's 2021 Entrepreneur Of The Year award, took the top spot in the annual rankings. Here's the complete list.| Dallas Innovates
A fleet of 16 autonomous robots from San Francisco-based Starship is now rolling across the SMU campus, delivering food from nine campus eateries. The app-controlled, on-demand robots have Mustang branding and can deliver up to 20 pounds of food in "minutes." Starship, co-founded by a former Skype founding engineer, has made over 2.5 million autonomous deliveries worldwide.| Dallas Innovates
“Some moments are priceless.” Fort Worth-based Bison Coolers …. reflecting on the company’s Google Super Bowl ad appearance, via LinkedIn. Despite the Cowboys missing out on Super Bowl LIX, a Fort Worth family business scored big during the championship game. Bison Coolers, founded by former Southwest Airlines employee Jeremy Denson in 2011, was featured in […]| Dallas Innovates
The federal research laboratory slated for Texas A&M-Fort Worth will be focused on innovative aviation technologies—including drones, air taxis, and supersonic and hypersonic aircraft.| Dallas Innovates
Adom Industries plans a $229M cloud-connected electronics prototyping factory. Fort Worth may approve $15M in incentives for the project on Aug. 12.| Dallas Innovates
Here's your guide to life in Dallas-Fort Worth. You'll find a big-picture look at the region's communities, culture, jobs, schools, outdoors, and more.| Dallas Innovates
Now in its third year, the program from Dallas Innovates and D CEO honors 78 disruptors and trailblazers driving a new vision for innovation in North Texas.| Dallas Innovates
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity, you’ll also find news from TestFit, Valify, Pharos Capital, EDSCO Fasteners, and Dottid.| Dallas Innovates
Kyle Waldrep's SaaS proptech platform Dottid sits in one of the most critical functions for a commercial real estate owner: leasing and asset management. The future of CRE will be powered by simple tech that helps people and organizations be more efficient and quicker to action, he says. But collaboration is the key to the future in proptech.| Dallas Innovates
In February, the Dallas Museum of Art launched a “Reimagining the Dallas Museum of Art International Design Competition" for a major expansion that will add flexible gallery spaces, reorganized entrances and circulation, and a reapportioned interior. The museum received 154 design submissions from all over the world. On Thursday, the DMA announced that it has selected six finalists.| Dallas Innovates
A next-generation technology called "rotating detonation rocket engines" is turning up new possibilities that could advance in-space propulsion to the Moon and beyond. Here's how a team at UT Arlington aims to help the mission.| Dallas Innovates
DFW International Airport is building on its commitment to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills, by tapping into employee innovation.| Dallas Innovates
More than 20 teams of high school students from across the U.S. designed, engineered, and built their own solar-powered cars. On Sunday, they'll put them to the test on an eight-day journey from the Texas Motor Speedway to Palmdale, California. The event marks the 30th year of the challenge, hosted by the Plano-based Solar Car Challenge Foundation.| Dallas Innovates
Levy has been writing about technology for more than 30 years. A founding writer at Wired, he's widely considered to be the premier tech journalist in the U.S. He’s covered the digital revolution since the early 1980s, reporting every major trend and profiling its key figures. Today, as a keynote speaker on the closing day of Dallas Startup Week, he took stock of how we got here—and what's next.| Dallas Innovates
As many North Texans try to move on from the pandemic, Dr. Bell is focused on the "tens of millions of patients" who've developed long-haul COVID—and who are experiencing life-altering symptoms long after their COVID-19 infection cleared.| Dallas Innovates
The eighth annual HackDFW, powered by Say Yes to Dallas and presented by Google, connected hundreds of aspiring technologists to several Fortune 100 companies. It was a unique 48-hour marathon that challenged more than 550 people from 80 universities. Tech teams created ways to innovatively tackle waste management, climate change, better understand decisions from the Supreme Court, and much more.| Dallas Innovates
With an initial target raise of $20 million, Ty Lee's Common Dwelling online platform offers everyday Americans a chance to invest in—and profit from—single-family home rentals. "I wanted to create a platform where people can invest with however much money they have available to them," Lee said. Even if that's as little as $100 or $1,000.| Dallas Innovates
Sunday was national AI Appreciation Day, so to mark it, the Dallas Regional Chamber did a Q&A with Charania and Babar Bhatti, co-founder and EVP of DallasAI, a nonprofit forum to accelerate learning and adoption of artificial intelligence.| Dallas Innovates
These standouts—startup founders, tech pioneers, educators, creators, social innovators, and business leaders—are transforming entire industries and making waves in their respective fields.| Dallas Innovates
The future is now, and these business disruptors are leading the way. The trailblazers are among the Future 50, our editors’ picks of forward-thinking innovators who are shaping their industries and communities with groundbreaking technologies and solutions. From chargeback management to urban planning, here are visionary leaders using cutting-edge technology and strategies to transform the […]| Dallas Innovates
These standouts—entrepreneurs, leaders, inventors, creatives, and educators—are disrupting industries, solving challenges, and making Dallas-Fort Worth (and beyond) a better place in a year like no other.| Dallas Innovates
Gannett, a former chief marketing officer for "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance," launched Dallas-based Gannett.Partners to provide leadership coaching, operating advisory services, and strategic capital solutions. A native of Dallas who's lived in New York, he knows both cities well—and believes things are trending Dallas' way.| Dallas Innovates
Meet the most influential AI leaders in North Texas: Dallas Innovates unveils the 2025 AI 75 honorees across healthcare, business, academia, nonprofits, and startups. See who's shaping the future of artificial intelligence in Dallas-Fort Worth and driving the region's emergence as a leading tech hub. From Fortune 500 innovators to groundbreaking researchers, these 75 visionaries demonstrate why DFW is at the forefront of the AI revolution.| Dallas Innovates
The study of data from past storms includes researchers from multiple universities as well as international partners from hurricane-prone regions including the Bahamas, Jamaica, and Costa Rica.| Dallas Innovates
The new center at Bridge Labs will train the workforce powering North Texas’ biotech boom—helping startups speed therapies, vaccines, and breakthrough biologics from lab bench to patients. Funded in part by Lyda Hill Philanthropies, the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing Satellite Campus is set to open this summer.| Dallas Innovates
Dallas-based Stream Data Centers has promoted Chris Bair to chief commercial officer and partner of the company that delivers exceptional data center experiences to hyperscale and global enterprise customers. Bair is a longtime member of the Stream leadership team with more than two decades of data center industry experience. He will lead the company’s sales, […]| Dallas Innovates
CyrusOne, the worldwide data center developer and operator based in Dallas, is charging ahead with its growth goals by appointing Brent Behrman as its new Chief Sales Officer. Behrman has held various significant leadership positions at the company since 2016.| Dallas Innovates
Several large leases signed by social media and financial services users—whose identities were not disclosed—drove the swell of activity in Q4. That led to "incredibly strong" net leasing activity for the full year, CBRE says. That's now driving lots of new data center construction here, and may increase asking rates in 2022 and beyond. With "no end in sight" to the market growth, CBRE's Brant Bernet believes we're only in the "early innings" of an extra-inning game.| Dallas Innovates
The 27,500-square-foot new HQ—in partnership with UT Dallas—anchors Richardson's 1,200-acre Innovation Quarter. A masterwork of vision planning years in the making, it's a catalyst to spark innovation and nuture collaborations—and attract hundreds of entrepreneurial businesses. Six new UT Dallas research centers will initially launch at the IQ HQ, helping to build businesses and commercialize research coming from the nearby university. “We are a global presence," Richardson Mayor Paul...| Dallas Innovates
The extended deadline to apply for Fall 2022 is August 15. NPower Texas is the state arm of a national nonprofit offering free tech training to 18- to 26-year-olds and military veterans and spouses. 80% of the program's graduates find full-time jobs or continue their education—with an average salary boost of 384%. In March, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $15 million to NPower, its largest donation ever.| Dallas Innovates
Andercheck is leading a charge to create a data culture in Dallas that empowers everyone to speak, understand, and access data. As the Dallas data chief, she was recently featured in Data-Smart City Solutions, a project by the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University. In the feature, Anderchief discussed how CDOs use data on income and infrastructure to identify areas in need of additional assistance.| Dallas Innovates
The Dallas Regional Chamber's talent-attraction arm — Say Yes to Dallas — powers the event. A roster of company sponsors expands career opportunities for HackDFW participants, says DRC's Duane Dankesreiter. “Last year we gave over 600 resumes to participating companies."| Dallas Innovates
Erin Chamberlin comes to Topgolf from PENN Entertainment, the largest provider of gaming entertainment in North America, where she was an SVP of regional operations since 2019.| Dallas Innovates
The company said that COO Jim Breuer will drive a more holistic view of its markets, strengths, and needs in project delivery and talent allocation. Kevin Hammonds succeeds John Reynolds, who will retire from the company after nearly 40 years of service.| Dallas Innovates
As CTO, Daniel Curling will play a key role in shaping the future growth of the company and driving technological advancements. As CIO, Scott Ball will be responsible for WWEX Group's technology infrastructure, operations, security, and corporate applications.| Dallas Innovates
SignaPay, an Irving-based payments processing provider, has added David Leppek as chief technology officer. In this role, Leppek will manage all information technology functions for the organization, including developing and improving SignaPay’s proprietary gateway, risk management, and CRM platforms. CEO John Martillo welcomed Leppek to the SignaPay executive leadership team, saying in a statement, “His […]| Dallas Innovates
Veteran technology leader Dave Moore has been named chief technology officer of Plano-based QuickFee, an accounts receivable accelerator for professional service firms. Moore is an experienced technology leader in strategy and product development, cloud computing, big data, and machine learning. “We are thrilled to welcome Dave Moore to the QuickFee team as our Chief Technology […]| Dallas Innovates
Education plays a pivotal role in shaping tomorrow’s leaders. Meet four North Texans who are spearheading a wave of innovative educational programs, entrepreneurial ventures, and creative initiatives to inspire the next generation of leaders and innovators. EMILIE RODEN Founding Member, ReadyRosie “The last two years have really underscored the need for strong, meaningful collaboration between […]| Dallas Innovates
We're searching for the entrepreneurs, executives, and trailblazers driving meaningful change in North Texas. Submit your nominations for D CEO and Dallas Innovates' The Innovation Awards 2025 by Tuesday, September 24. Now in its sixth year, the awards recognize companies and individuals leading innovation across sectors like AI, cybersecurity, healthcare, consumer goods, real estate, and more.| Dallas Innovates
Want to map your innovation-to-market commercialization path or apply for federal money through the $4 billion America's Seed Fund program? Or maybe you're an entrepreneur seeking to validate your customer's needs. The Texas SBDC Technology Commercialization Center wants to help.| Dallas Innovates
The initial investment will support the commercialization of life science research, including identifying researchers with entrepreneurial mindsets, safeguarding intellectual property, and recruiting key executives.| Dallas Innovates
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas announced Jennifer Makins has been appointed as executive director of the STEM Center of Excellence at Camp Whispering Cedars, a year-round, hands-on learning environment that provides students from kindergarten through 12th grade with an opportunity to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics through family events, girl-focused programs, and field trips. […]| Dallas Innovates
Dallas' Lyda Hill has been named one of five recipients of the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. She shares the philanthropic spotlight with four other "forces for positive change," including country music legend Dolly Parton. An early donor of the research that led to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, Hill believes that "science is the answer"—and has chosen to donate the entirety of her estate to philanthropy and scientific research.| Dallas Innovates
The once-a-year summit on September 22 and 23 is an innovation multiplier for capital, collaboration, and commercialization. Experts in the field will discuss strategy and exchange insights—and what's driving life science success across the region.| Dallas Innovates
Scanning someone's brain with an MRI machine may not seem like child's play. But kids will have the opportunity to do that and much more—on mannequins, that is—at a new Children's Health Hospital experience at KidZania Dallas in Frisco.| Dallas Innovates
Neal Smatresk's decade at UNT sparked big changes and growth, boosting its standing in academics and research. From "record-breaking enrollment" to "making UNT the highest-ranked Tier One institution in the North Texas region," his tenure marks transformation across multiple fronts.| Dallas Innovates
Discover how UTD’s Capstone programs, including UTDesign, UTDiscovery, and UTDsolv, connect businesses with cost-effective, real-world solutions. From engineering to data science and business innovation, North Texas companies like Texas Instruments and State Farm are tapping into top student talent to drive growth and stay competitive| Dallas Innovates
As an entrepreneur, you’re driven by passion, innovation, and the thrill of building something from the ground up. Exiting a business is a significant milestone that every business owner will eventually face, yet many entrepreneurs overlook the importance of strategic exit planning until it's too late. Whether you're looking to retire, pursue new opportunities, or simply move on, having a well-thought-out exit strategy is essential for maximizing value and ensuring a smooth transition for a...| Dallas Innovates
Up to 18 Arlington business owners will be selected for a new Small Business Development Cohort, with the application window opening on June 4 and closing on June 28, 2024.| Dallas Innovates
At the Founders' Breakfast Masterclass in Dallas, Psyche Terry, Miss USA and CEO of Urban Hydration, announced her brand's inclusion in the Amazon Black Business Accelerator. Boss Women Media's CEO, Marty McDonald, launched the expansion of her infant/toddler clothing line, Elle Olivia, on Amazon. Plus, Sarah Jakes Roberts, Lady Jade, and other influential voices offered valuable insights to empower Black women entrepreneurs.| Dallas Innovates
Tasha Krawiec, who has experience in multiple product types, will lead Carleton Companies' property management platform, focusing on the culture, strategy, and "continued success" of the group.| Dallas Innovates
In her expanded role, Connie Rogers will lead a team of advisors providing custom-tailored investment services and financial guidance across key Texas markets, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, and Houston.| Dallas Innovates
Northern Trust, a Chicago-based financial services company, has appointed Dotti Reeder as market president of Dallas-Fort Worth, where she will lead the wealth management business serving high-net-worth individuals and families. “Dotti’s lifelong commitment to Dallas, along with her deep expertise advising clients and leading people, further strengthens our commitment to the community,” Michele Havens, West […]| Dallas Innovates
Jerry Abrahams joined Legacy Capital's sister company, Missouri-based Legacy Bank & Trust, as head of corporate strategy in 2023. Legacy Capital is an FHA/MAP lender and Ginnie Mae issuer serving multifamily clients nationwide.| Dallas Innovates
Donald Quintin has been appointed chief executive officer and global president of Dallas-based Lone Star, a global private equity firm. Quintin joined Lone Star in 2010 and has served in multiple leadership positions, most recently as president of opportunity funds overseeing the origination and operations of the Opportunity Fund and the Residential Mortgage Fund strategies. […]| Dallas Innovates
Canyon Partners said that all of the net proceeds from the transaction will be retained on its balance sheet and reinvested in the business, providing funding to seed new products and optimally scale existing products.| Dallas Innovates
The collaboration could have a big payback for high school students aiming for a high-tech future. The foundation and Codecademy aim to supply educational tools, resources, and bootcamps to develop essential technology, AI, and coding skills for the future.| Dallas Innovates
Helena L. Banks has been appointed CEO, following the retirement of executive director Sue Thiers Hesseltine, who led the nonprofit for more than 30 years. The organization has helped thousands of Dallas women, girls, and adult allies build self-sufficient and independent lives through its two transitional living centers and non-residential prevention and education programs.| Dallas Innovates
Innovators across North Texas have come up with great ideas for panels at the 2024 SXSW Conference and SXSW Edu Conference. But with thousands of ideas being submitted, only the best will go live in Austin next March. Luckily, your "Panel Picker" vote could be just the thing to help a local panel snag a spot.| Dallas Innovates
