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Dallas College Team AVIADAR members Mang Cin, Khai Huynh, Taylor Hill, and Christopher Zuniga. [Photo via Mang Cin LinkedIn]
Aviation Safety: Dallas College Team Advances to Community College Innovation Challenge Finals
by David Seeley | May 7, 2025
The Dallas College team's solution is AVIADAR, a LiDAR-based system that provides pilots with real-time alerts about their surroundings. The four team members will head to Washington, D.C., next month for a boot camp, a Capitol Hill poster session, and a pitch presentation against 11 other teams from around the U.S.
by Lance Murray |
Apr 2, 2025
Dallas College said the Center for Reigniting the Educator Workforce will support school systems and institutions of higher education in building high-quality teacher apprenticeships that manage the financial burden and make it possible for aspiring educators to become teachers.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 6, 2024
The Dallas County Promise—powered by Dallas College and the Commit Partnership—said the O’Donnell Foundation investment is "one of the largest education investments supporting economically disadvantaged students in North Texas history."
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 5, 2024
Along with hands-on instruction, Bitcoin Mining program participants will receive powerful industry equipment and materials—including their own mining machine to take home.
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Valerie Singer, AWS global education lead [Composite photo; original: LinkedIn]
The Last Word: Amazon Web Services’ Valerie Singer on the AWS Jobs Tech Alliance Coming to Texas
by Quincy Preston | Aug 5, 2024
In the Lone Star State, tech isn't just big—it's booming. With high-tech jobs growing at twice the speed of overall state job growth, Texas has an appetite for tech talent. Enter Amazon Web Services (AWS) with its Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance, a recipe for bridging the tech skills gap.
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by Lance Murray |
May 29, 2024
Santander said the grants represent the latest step in the foundation’s longstanding commitment to investing in Dallas and helping the most vulnerable in local communities across the nation "to learn, grow, and prosper."
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
May 8, 2024
Texas Women's Foundation presented #BESTSELF and the Leadership Forum & Awards Celebration, setting the stage with a powerful conversation between ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts and Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall.
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by David Seeley |
Apr 30, 2024
A team from Dallas College reached the finals for its AMBER autonomous fire-detection system, which uses drones to alert farmers and local authorities about fire risks. The team will join 11 other finalists at an "Innovation Boot Camp" in Washington, D.C. before a final pitch decides who's No. 1.
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Regina Montoya, executive director of the Tricolor Foundation. [Photo: Tricolor Holdings]
Dallas-Based Tricolor Foundation Announces $200K In Gifts To Support Higher Education in Hispanic Communities
by Lance Murray | Dec 18, 2023
“Our mission is to clear the path so that every member of our Hispanic communities has the opportunity to reach their full potential," said Regina Montoya, the foundation's executive director.
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 7, 2023
A Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award totaling $1,009,383 to Dallas College by the Texas Workforce Commission in partnership with Mint Dentistry, Kpost Company, Kpost Roofing, On-Target Supplies and Logistics, and The Richards Group was announced Thursday by Gov....
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by David Seeley |
Nov 7, 2023
In late October, Dallas won its second federal innovation hub award in two months when the Texoma Semiconductor Tech Hub landed in the city as part of 31 nationwide tech hubs designated by the Biden-Harris administration.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 19, 2023
The Piehole Project, a Dallas-based "virtual pie auction," is back for its fourth year October 19-29. Crafted by 27 Dallas chefs, this year's pies have a "Superheroes" theme and will raise money for grants that support continuing education within restaurant and hospitality-focused nonprofits.
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Psyche Terry, CEO and co-founder of UI Global Brands says the 10KSB program was "truly a guide that more than took our business from seven to eight figures."
Ready to Level Up Your Business? Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program Application is Fast Approaching
by Sandra Engelland | Sep 22, 2023
Entrepreneurs who want to take their small business to the next level can apply for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program.
Free to participants, a 12-week program, facilitated in North Texas by Dallas College, focuses on business growth and provides education, a network of small business leaders and advisors, and access to capital....
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 25, 2023
The project started with a successful pilot earlier this year. The new grant will fund one-day experiential STEM learning opportunities for 100 community college students from Dallas College, North Central Texas College, and Tarrant County College, and paid, two-week internships for 10 students.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 9, 2023
Since January 2021, a record 12.2 million new business applications have been filed nationwide—with Texas alone contributing 1.1 million. Speaking at a Dallas event, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman emphasized ongoing efforts to support Americans in realizing their entrepreneurial dreams.
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![From left: Ezi Negus, Okigwe Creations; Greer Christian, PureNRG Cycle; Awah Chai, Offworld Coffee; Kimberly Matthews, Holy Rollie Pastry Shop; and moderator Tarsha Hearns, The DEC Network. [Photo: The DEC Network]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Panel-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Aug 9, 2023
At the recent Entrepreneur Showcase in Dallas, four emerging startups were spotlighted alongside Biden Cabinet Member Isabella Casillas Guzman, who leads the Small Business Administration, and Mark Madrid, the driving force behind SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development. “I feel like I’ve just been to a TED talk with these entrepreneurs' words of wisdom,” Madrid said at the event powered by Dallas College and The DEC Network.
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