TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023

INNO INFRASTRUCTURE 

‘Supercharging’ Innovation: U.S. Department of Commerce Launches $500M Tech Hubs Funding Opportunity

The DOC's Economic Development Administration is kickstarting its Tech Hubs program—part of last year's $10 billion CHIPS and Science Act—to ignite innovation in regions across the nation. Phase 1 of the application process is open. Groups of organizations, called consortia, are invited to make their mark. Tune into a webinair on May 18 to dive deeper into the possibilitites.

COOL TECH 

UTA Team Gets Nearly $3M From DOE To Develop Data Center Cooling Tech

Some things you just gotta keep cool: your temper on the Tollway at 8:45 a.m., your drink after work, and—maybe we should’ve put this first—data centers. A team led by UT Arlington's Dereje Agonafer is doing just that by developing hybrid cooling technology that could save "a massive amount of money in energy costs" for both current and future servers.

Pro-Bro: Dallas’ Mizzen+Main Launches Brand Campaign Promoting Male Friendships

Surveys show that American men are experiencing a 'friendship recession,' with only 1 out of 5 saying they'd received emotional support from a friend in the last week. Today performance apparel brand Mizzen+Main stepped up to help, dropping a new campaign called "Bring Back Male Friendships."

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Island Intros What It Calls the ‘World’s First Self-Protecting Browser’

Dallas-based Island, a startup unicorn valued at $1.3 billion in 2022 and a pioneer in the enterprise browser market, said its new offering is the ideal solution for organizations with extremely sensitive data and applications, to ensure safe operation even on devices beyond the organization’s control and traditional protections.

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First-Ever Toys’R’Us Airport Store To Open at DFW Airport

If you're walking through Terminal A at DFW Airport this coming holiday season—and a kid is with you—get ready to have your arm pulled out of its socket.

Satori Capital Raises $10.3M for Satori Neuro Fund, Following Mental Health Venture Launch

The funding builds on the Dallas-based investment firm's launch of Satori Neuro in February. Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer Dr. Amy Kruse will identify and seize opportunities that address “the world’s most critical mental health challenges."

Harmony Bank, Dallas’ Texas Brand Bank Close on Merger

Both banks will now operate under the Harmony Bank name. The new Harmony Bank has more than $700 million in assets with 11 banking centers in Dallas, Ellis, Henderson, Kaufman and Navarro counties.

How Lucina Montanez Created a Business and a Community With a Box of Beads

“Every element in the exhibition weaves together a tapestry of characters, stories, and worlds.”

Dale Sheehan
SVP and Executive Creative Director
Meow Wolf
.…on the July 14 opening of Meow Wolf at Grapevine Mills mall.

July 14 is when they stormed the Bastille, but this year people may be storming Grapevine Mills mall instead. Because that’s the day Meow Wolf Grapevine’s “The Real Unreal” is opening after years of preparation.  

“As participants investigate these portals to the unknown, they will explore rooms that are both unfamiliar yet accessible through unforgettable psychedelic art,” Meow Wolf says.

Sheehan calls it "a cosmic odyssey where surprises await around every corner, and each discovery sparks its own story."

It's not just any opening—it's a date with destiny.