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Morgan Stanley’s Dallas hub and its 3,800-plus jobs will add heft to the region’s growing financial services sector. But it’s the capital decisions that will drive ...
The five-year MacArthur Fellowship recognizes Ron’s research on how Northern agriculture shaped economic growth and federal power in 19th-century America.
A Perryman Group study for the North Texas Commission finds the local defense industry supports more than 264,000 jobs across the region.
The IBM spinoff has partnered with NPower, Dallas AI and Tech Titans to help build Dallas-Fort Worth’s AI workforce.
The India-based fleet maintenance tech company plans to grow its North Texas team from 15 to 100 employees by the end of 2027. Intangles has raised $40 million in venture...

Business

Dallas’ Southwest Airlines Launches ChatGPT Plugin to Help Customers Find Flights by Sandra Engelland

DFW Beats NYC, Boston and Austin to Claim No. 2 Spot for Value of First-Half Expansion-Stage Exits by John Egan

Dallas Market Center Launches AI Training Program for Independent Retailers by John Egan

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Creative

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Opportunities for North Texas Innovators by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report

Oregon’s Pinnacle Acquires Dallas Experiential Design Agency 900lbs, Launches Interactive Studio by Sandra Engelland

Dallas-Based Corgan Wins Sustainability Award for Wells Fargo’s Net-Positive Irving Campus by Hilary Weaver

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Education

SMU Summit to Spotlight the Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer by Lauren Lawley Head

SMU Gets $19.3M from DOE to Adapt Oil-and-Gas Tech for Critical Minerals Mining by Sandra Engelland

New Center Operated by Junior Achievement of Dallas and Richardson ISD Schools Students on Economic and Financial Literacy by Sandra Engelland

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Invention

Patented: Lennox’s Machine-Learning Thermostat Scheduling and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

Patented: Solo Brands’ Stove Spark Arrestor and 131 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

Patented: ProtectMed’s Breast and Thyroid Radiation Shield and 113 More Inventions Across North Texas by Dave Head

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Startup

DFW Venture Capital Rebounds in Q3, but 2026 Total Still Trails Last Year by John Egan

SMU and MassChallenge Launch Fintech Coalition and Accelerator by Sandra Engelland

Dallas Startup UpSmith Raises $10M Series A to Put AI to Work for Home-Services Providers by John Egan

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Calendar: Not-to-Miss Events for Innovators in Dallas-Fort Worth

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Sep 28, 2026

North Texas has plenty to see, hear, and watch. Here are our editors' picks. Plus, you'll find more selections to "save the date."

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DFW Venture Capital Rebounds in Q3, but 2026 Total Still Trails Last Year

by John Egan | Oct 8, 2026

The region’s Q3 haul ranks as its fifth-best quarter since 2016, yet year-to-date funding of $1.73 billion still falls short of 2025’s $1.9 billion pace.

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SMU Summit to Spotlight the Rise of the Chief Innovation Officer

by Lauren Lawley Head | Oct 8, 2026

The Dec. 11 event will feature more than two dozen speakers from companies such as Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar and Toyota North America. Organizers plan to make it an annual forum focusing on innovation strategy as the CInO role continues to grow.

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Dallas’ Southwest Airlines Launches ChatGPT Plugin to Help Customers Find Flights

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 8, 2026

The plugin, which Southwest says is a first-of-its-kind tool for a U.S. airline, represents the first phase of a larger tech collaboration with ChatGPT owner Open AI and Amazon Web Services.

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Lennox Industries won a patent for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning control device. [Image: USPTO Patent #18340116; DI Studio]

Patented: Lennox’s Machine-Learning Thermostat Scheduling and 105 More Inventions Across North Texas

by Dave Head | Oct 7, 2026

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 12 nationally with 106 patents the week of Sept. 15. One went to Richardson-based Lennox for a thermostat that predicts when a home is occupied and adjusts based on how aggressively the user wants to save energy.

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DFW Beats NYC, Boston and Austin to Claim No. 2 Spot for Value of First-Half Expansion-Stage Exits

by John Egan | Oct 7, 2026

Only the San Francisco Bay Area topped DFW, where 24 expansion-stage exits yielded $55.9 billion in the first half of 2026, a Deloitte report says.

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SMU and MassChallenge Launch Fintech Coalition and Accelerator

by Sandra Engelland | Oct 7, 2026

The MassChallenge-run SMU Cox FinTech Accelerator will select up to 15 fintech startups for the annual program. The accelerator opened applications Oct. 6 and will accept them through Nov. 19.

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