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Before Detroit, before HBO, before his fascination with kneecaps…the thrill of tackling the Texas griddle was always Dan Campbell's driving force.The Detroit Lions head coach was born in Clifton and went on to attend Glen Rose High School and Texas A&M University. He followed four trips with the New York Giants before signing with the Dallas Cowboys before the 2003 season, making the Texas Triple Crown a reality. Football rarely spares anyone from its physically and mentally unforgiving nature, and despite his outwardly cheerful nature, Campbell is no exception. Primarily utilizing his blocking talent as a tight end, Campbell struggled…
When Starship robots make deliveries, they may naturally need to cross roads. This is only done at suitable pre-mapped locations, but could also be at crosswalks, traffic lights, or simply unmarked intersections.We pre-map all delivery areas, so the robot knows which routes it can and cannot take.The robot is equipped with a series of sensors and cameras that constantly understand its surrounding environment. Sensors allow the robot to follow mapped routes and detect moving objects up to 90 meters away. This means we will only cross the road if we think it is safe to do so, so you may…
As mortgage rates and demand become major barriers for potential home buyers trying to find a home in the competitive North Texas housing market, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Nonprofits are launching new benefits to help employees that could also help compete for top talent. “At Habitat, we had to ask ourselves, “You know, our teammates are the people we strive to serve,'' said Blaine Cowart, Dallas Area Habitat's vice president of homeowner services. We put so much effort into serving the communities we live in, but what can we do to reinvest in our own people?” For humanity. Cowart…
The number of inmates in the Dallas County Jail is reaching capacity, and prison wardens are blaming district court judges.Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price gave a presentation Tuesday and reported that 88% of the jail's licensed beds are occupied (6,371 of 7,204 beds). As of August 16, the capacity for women is surprisingly close to full, with 73 beds left to reach 952 beds.Almost half of these women are charged with non-violent crimes.”I'm just sounding the alarm,” Price said during a regular committee meeting.The county spends $12 million a month to run the jail, but if the county can't…
Dallas is becoming a national hub for companies buying up boat storage space from landlocked locations in the middle of the country.Dallas is home to two of the marina industry's largest companies: Safe Harbor Marina and Suntex Marina Investors. They are buying up marinas across the country, advancing a trend of consolidation that began within the past decade as institutional investors woke up to the stable revenue opportunities that marinas offered.Near Frisco is the home of Topside, a company founded in 2020 by two former Suntex executives that currently owns three marinas in Texas and Oklahoma. TopSide, its founders and…
A new program in Dallas aims to change lives by removing barriers to the workforce. It's called “Workforce Dallas,” and it's launching in some of the city's ZIP codes at highest risk of poverty. The program's leaders said the goal is to bring a holistic, hands-on approach to employee training, upskilling and job matching. Felicia Miller said she knows the impact of a steady job and steady income. She is the Chief People Officer for Human Resources at Parkland Hospital. She said career opportunities in the medical field are not limited to front-line workers. It takes a village to maintain…
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and the city's workforce development leader, Lynn McVeigh, are launching a new program to help more residents in underserved communities learn new skills to get high-paying jobs. He said he would launch it.Organizers of the initiative, called Workforce Dallas, are working with nonprofit organizations to reach residents in low-income areas of the city and connect them with employers like Parkland Medical Center, American Airlines and Amazon to help them find jobs. We plan to provide training and placement opportunities. McBee said the goal is to eventually help up to 10,000 residents a year develop job skills.Its…
The original 'Queer Eye' hosts Hai Rodriguez and Carson Kressley at the House of Diffa Extravaganza Gala. (Photo courtesy of Joseph Brewster) On May 7, Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA/Dallas) concluded its season with its signature gala, House of DIFFA: EXTRAVAGANZA. The gala was held at the Omni Dallas Hotel and featured a selection of unique tailored jackets by world-renowned designers Veronica Beard, Badgley Mischka, Uncommon Man, Alberta Ferretti, Andre Yavin, Dsquared2, Lucchese, and Emilio Pucci. it was done. , Alexander McQueen, etc. The program began with a runway walk from Style Council Ambassadors and DIFFA Legends, followed by…
Fetii co-founders: CEO Matthew Iommi and CTO Justin Rath. [Photo: Fetii] Fetii, a ride-sharing service for groups who want to get to different places in a 15-passenger van, is scheduled to open in Dallas later this year. The startup, which bills itself as “Uber for large groups” and “the world's first group ridesharing platform,” was co-founded in 2020 by CEO Matthew Iommi and CTO Justin Russ. Ta. It currently operates in College Station, Austin, and Lubbock. According to Forbes, Iommi came up with the idea while a senior at Texas A&M and running an event shuttle business with a friend…
The Dallas Cowboys have paid multi-million dollar settlements to four cheerleaders after women claimed executives filmed them undressing in the locker room, ESPN reports. The settlement and alleged affair happened several years ago, but came to light just days after a top executive retired from the Cowboys. The former employee and the Cowboys deny any wrongdoing. In an article published Wednesday, ESPN said the Dallas Cowboys paid four members of the cheerleading squad $2.4 million after they accused Rich Dalrymple, the team's communications director, of voyeurism. Reported. Team officials confirmed the settlement to NBC 5. The incident happened in 2015,…