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The century-old workers’ compensation laws of Texas have always included the option for private employers to opt out of the system. Texas is the only state with this truly elective option. How...
By: FWTXmag
Executive Life & Style
Two pairs of shoes. Three pairs of jeans. A few t-shirts. And no sense of style. That was Phillip Prany once upon a time – until he bought his first suit. He had never owned a suit before and...
By: Samantha Calimbahin
Competitive relocation and expansion activity are humming at high levels in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. Year to date, the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce has worked with the City of Fort Worth,...
Columns
Great cities have great transit.” That was a quote from Scott Mahaffey, the chair of the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, the “T,” at the celebration of Fort Worth’s...
The Thornton Steel portfolio reads like a Where’s Where of Fort Worth landmarks. The local company, the leading steel fabricator in the country’s Southwest region, worked on AT&T...
By: Kendall Louis
Lauren and Andrew Blake are looking for a shade of blue. Not just any shade of blue. A bright, neon aqua sort of blue. They’ve only seen it in places like Morocco or Mexico. They’ve taken...
Fort Worth restaurants like Mercury Chop House and Waters have been riding on a carousel of sorts. When Vivo 53 closed its location in The Tower last year, Mercury Chop House moved in, picking...
While the book and its title, by popular Australian home cook and author Donna Hay, reference a balanced diet without the need for an actual diet, its contents provide a solution for both life and...
With every big technology update, there is a shift in the business world. Many companies are jumping on the bandwagon, evolving their businesses digitally through mobile applications, or apps....
By: Molly Jenkins
Bizz Buzz
Happy hours, after-hour mixers and social events are old school. Networking has become a different game, and in today’s world, a more beneficial way to connect and build relationships may be...
By: Laura Belpedio
Uber-style businesses are everywhere these days, reaching into industries like food and hospitality. The model is also making its way to delivery services through local companies like PICKUP and...
Construction is underway for Texas Oncology’s new cancer center, a consolidation of the organization’s Eighth Avenue, 12th Avenue and Klabzuba facilities. The new facility, located at 500...
Working from home has its perks, but it doesn’t have the same vibe of a big community. coLAB combines the perks of personal space with the energy of a community to create the ideal work...
The office space sitting just southeast of the intersection of College and Magnolia avenues is small, but with an exterior painted in hues of aqua and coral, it hardly flies under the radar. The...
About six or seven years ago, Hamilton, Ontario, would have been considered a hidden gem by some, but one local business owner says the area, though still a gem, isn’t so hidden anymore....
It happens to everyone – that drowsy buzz that hits you in the mid-afternoon or even as soon as you sit at your desk in the morning. Either way, long days at work likely have you in need of a...
TJ Person once met an investor who was critical about the use of Bluetooth technology in hotels. The investor thought the technology would be distracting. Person begged to differ. That’s...
By: Olivia Heinen
Raegan Pebley still wears heels at 6-foot-3. The courtside attire of the TCU women’s basketball coach often consists of feminine blouses, dresses or pencil skirts – a look that the team...
Rattana Mao and Diana Combs-Selman see their business as a way of giving back – to the people who give back. The founders of R&D Occasions, an event planning service that specializes in...
Sundance Square Tower 2 is getting a new name. Bank of America will be leasing three full floors of office space in the tower sometime mid-year, according to Sundance Square – thus renaming the...
By Harriet Harral Executive Director Leadership Fort Worth At BNSF, nothing is more important than safety. Like many industries, theirs is an unforgiving environment with 24x7 operations and...
By Tony Ford Ford Leadership Solutions For the last seven months, I have had the privilege to serve as program director for the 2017 FW Inc. Entrepreneur of Excellence Awards. Like so many things...
By Jason Forrest As a true underdog at heart, Bret Starr loves to be underestimated. When you have nothing to lose, he says, you're free to be creative, take risks, and reinvent. Bret Starr is...
6 a.m. Alarm goes off and I do my daily Bible study. This helps me to set my moral compass for the day. 6:20 a.m. Review the headlines of the day on my iPhone; make note of any stories that...
Behind every good restaurant is a great real estate deal. Carter Wilson knows all about that. He founded commercial real estate firm Blue Plate Network to not just help restaurateurs secure...
