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Dallas Business Journal – Commercial Real Estate News
North Texas has the largest pool of tech talent in the Lone Star state, which, in turn, has CBRE real estate executives betting big on the region's ability to attract more tech-savvy firms in the future.
Hospitality.net
Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) and Hotels.com today announced the top five finalists for Hotel Jumpstart, a mentorship-driven accelerator programme aimed at supporting the most innovative travel-tech start-ups of the future. Following a rigorous selection process from more than 230 applications, a panel of expert judges from EAN and Hotels.com heard 10 shortlisted candidates present their proposals, before selecting the top five. Judges included Ariane Gorin, president, EAN brand; Johan Svanstr…
Inhabitat – Phoenix
Toyota has concentrated mainly on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and hybrid cars over electric ones. But the company made a big announcement in Tokyo this week: every Toyota and Lexus model will be available as fully electric or with an electric option in just around eight years. They're shooting for sales of over 5.5 million electrified vehicles by around 2030. At a Tokyo press briefing, the company announced its plans for popularizing electric cars between 2020 and 2030. The company said in …
Inman News – Features
A Melbourne, Fla.-based startup called Deedcoin wants to create a system that will slash agent commissions to 1 percent and dramatically reduce brokerage overhead–and it’s planning on using virtual currency tokens to do that. The company, an offshoot of the local investment brokerage Momentum Realty, aims to sell 70 million “deedcoin” tokens on its website for $1.50 to $3.00 each, through an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) scheduled to take place on January 25 (after several delays). In total, the c…
Commercial Property Executive – All Feeds
Finisar received the award from the tech giant's new $1 billion fund for the redevelopment of a 700,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Sherman, where the optical communications components provider will produce high-tech vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. Apple Inc. has given a second award from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund, and the winner is Finisar—and the City of Sherman, Texas. The optical communications components provider will receive $390 million from the $1 billion fund …
Marketwired – Commercial Real Estate
December 19, 2017 05:00 ET Envision Solar Demonstrates Industry's Fastest Level II EV Charger Deployment- 8 Minutes SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwired- December 19, 2017)- Envision Solar International, Inc., (OTCQB: EVSI) ("Envision Solar," or the "Company"), the leading renewably energized EV charging, outdoor media and energy security products company, announced that it demonstrated the rapid and scalable deployment of its EV ARC product equipped with a ChargePoint Level II, …
Michael Beckerman
Wow! What a year in CRE tech. Many amazing things happened. Challenges remain for many. Opportunities for all. That`s kinda how I see things, always. Great upside but with the realization that it takes hard work, lessons learned, discoveries and then, ultimately, there is progress. It`s never a straight line. Nor should it be. For me personally, it has been an extraordinary year in CRE Tech. Our platforms are all growing, our team is rock solid and the overall commercial real estate tech sec…
The Balance Sheet – Yardi Corporate Blog
Innovation Ahead By Anca Gagiuc on Dec 19, 2017 in Technology With 2017 drawing to a close, we’ve been thinking about the future. The current year’s tech trends have been big and impactful, with artificial intelligence topping the charts. How about 2018? Most likely, technology is set to focus on the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Internet of Things Pretty much everyone has heard about IoT as it can be found in almost any industry now. You must have n…
DS News Magazine – News
Rebuilding and Rethinking Editor's note: This story was originally featured in the December issue of DS News, out now. With a new year on the horizon, DS News spoke to half a dozen industry insiders to ascertain the big picture of what 2018 holds for the industry, how the landscape is changing, and what missteps are better left in the rearview as we move forward. Problems and Solutions Two themes came up repeatedly during our conversations with industry insiders: a focus on the customer an…
4URSPACE – News Updates
Lowes taps further into smart home market, expanding its program to 70 nationwide in major cities. December 18th, 2017 by 4URSPACE Posted in b8ta, Updates | Lowe’s is expanding its b8ta-powered smart home shopping experience to 70 stores nationwide, from its initial three-store pilot program. The b8ta store-within-a-store displays use an experiential, try-before-you-buy approach to selling technology products. The displays are located near the front of Lowe’s stores and feature wood-paneled aisl…
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