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TUESDAY, JAN. 28, 2020

BRIDGING OPPORTUNITIES
T.D. Jakes Foundation Launches to Raise $100M for STEAM Education in Underserved Communities

The nonprofit foundation will be led by Hattie Hill—former president and CEO of Women’s Foodservice Forum—who says she plans to focus on tech, especially on increasing the diversity of coding engineers.

 
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DI PEOPLE
Match Group's Longtime CEO Mandy Ginsberg Steps Down, New Chief Executive Named

Match Group also named Gary Swidler as chief operating officer, in addition to his role as chief financial officer.

PLUS

MoneyGram, AVIO Consulting, and Comerica Make Leadership Moves

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TECH TO TABLE
Plano Restaurant Tech Startup OneDine Raises $5M to Broaden App's Reach

The funding, which puts OneDine's pre-money valuation at $90 million, is expected to bring the company's table-side ordering and payment solution to restaurants across the U.S.

 
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GAME-CHANGING INVENTIONS
North Texas Corporate Innovators Set the Stage for Disruption

From public-safety blimps to revolutionary data centers, the region's giants invented technology in 2019 to make our world a little bit better.

 
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Your daily catch-up of what's new + next in Dallas-Fort Worth.
ACCOLADES

University of Texas at Dallas Engineering Building Earns 2019 MCA Chairman's Award
UTD's Engineering & Computer Science Building in Richardson won the Chairman’s Award in the Education: Colleges and Universities category. The new 206,000-square-foot building features hands-on learning environments for engineering education, advanced research labs, and showpiece spaces for industry partnership. And, of course, it’s made of metal.

SOCIAL GOOD
 
‘Anyone can save a life’ 
The University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth has launched an ambitious project to prevent opioid deaths in North Texas. UNTHSC will begin distributing 9,000 doses of Naloxone, known by the brand name Narcan, and train students, employees, and community members to administer the life-saving medication.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
 
Dallas' newest concert venue debuts in Design District via Mark Cuban
A new state-of-the-art 1,000-seat entertainment venue is scheduled to open in May next to the Mavs' practice facility Called The HiFi Dallas. The venue will be a partnership between Mavs owner Mark Cuban and Live Nation. It will set a new standard for music clubs, CultureMap Dallas reports, giving guests an up-close experience with artists and performers.

Barry X Ball Brings Together Classical Art and Technology at the Nasher
American sculptor Barry X Ball uses 3D scanning tech, computer-aided modeling software, and CNA milling machines to recreate familiar forms, per D Magazine. Ball’s first major U.S. museum exhibition, Barry X Ball: Remaking Sculpture, is on display at the Nasher Sculpture Center through April 19.
To read more (and get our week's Top 10), head here.

The Sinclair, the ‘World’s First All-Digital Hotel,’ Opens in Downtown Fort Worth

Intel hosted a drone light show last week to celebrate the grand opening of The Sinclair Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. The firework-like display featured 500 drones that shifted between themed scenes (and had passersby wondering what was going on in the sky).


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UNT’s College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism is Overhauling Denton Square

ICYMI: What’s New and Next in Dallas-Fort Worth Innovation
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"I had to start a business because nobody would hire me."

Craig Hall
Chairman and Founder
HALL Group
...on why he became an entrepreneur, via D CEO.
 

As part of D CEO’s new Suite Talk interview series, Hall sat down with Jason McCann, CEO and co-founder of VARIDESK, to discuss creating and launching ideas, the state of entrepreneurism, and their outlook for the future. Plus, why Dallas-Fort Worth is a great place to grow a business.

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