MONDAY, AUG. 12, 2019

NOT YOUR DAD'S RECLINER
American Leather Unveils Innovation Lab Dedicated to Design

The furniture manufacturer's new innovation lab supports the company's commitment to industry-disrupting design. Take our photo tour of the facility to see the process come to life.

FUTURE WORKFORCE
Kid-Sized City Announces Lineup of Partners for Frisco Center Opening in November

KidZania will be a 75,000-square-foot “indoor city” that offers kids the opportunity to role play more than 100 careers sponsored by nationally recognized locals like MOOYAH, SMU, Texas Health Resources, WFAA, and more. The facility is designed to educate, empower, and entertain children ages 4-14, "bridging the gap between school and their future."

EXPANDING ACCESSIBILITY
Tyler Technologies Brings Transparency to the Courtroom with re:SearchTX

Legal personnel and Texas constituents will now be able to search over 7 million court documents at the click of a button thanks to the new re:SearchTX database.

CONTESTS, PITCHES, GRANTS
Opportunities for Innovators

Don't miss out! Applications are due soon for the bionorthTX Dennis K. Stone Award and the Real Relief for Visionary Women grant.

Bacon, BBQ, Chili, and CBD? The World Food Championships Is Coming to Town

"Disruption does not come all of a sudden. There are enough bread crumbs along the way, so we are observing what is happening in terms of the emerging ecosystem."

Chandra Dhandapani
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
CBRE Group, Inc.
...on the digital transformation happening to modernize the people, practices, processes, and technologies in her industry, via the "Beyond CIO" podcast.

Dallas-based Chandra Dhandapani leads digital strategy and technology globally for CBRE. Dhandapani says she has a team that has cataloged over 4,000 startups in the commercial real estate industry alone, and they have invested in venture capital firms as well.

"We have been a part of that change, and we see a great deal of activity around us whether it is proptech [property technology], startups coming into our ecosystem, or clients looking for greater sophistication of technology and data from service providers," she told Peter High in the interview. "We are moving away from email and spreadsheet-based practices to more advanced technology in the industry."