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The Last Word: On Unprecedented Pressures Testing Nonprofits — and the Call for Reinforcements

by | Nov 6, 2025
CoSpero Consulting’s Harold Hogue issues a call to action as nonprofits “stand in the gap in ways most folks don’t see.”
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The Last Word: MassChallenge CEO on INNOVATE ’25 and Looking Ahead at Forces Shaping Economies
by | Nov 5, 2025
Cait Brumme says the event at Dallas' Pegasus Park on Nov. 6 will explore the technologies and economic forces defining the future for entrepreneurs and innovators.
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Social entrepreneur Byron Sanders, a former nonprofit exec, is CEO of Arete Health, launched in January 2025. [Photo: Michael Samples]
The Last Word: Arete Health CEO On a First-of-Its-Kind Health and Wellness Program for Dallas Creatives
by | Oct 28, 2025
Creatives Care Dallas brings virtual care, behavioral health, 2,000+ medications with zero copay, and more to Dallas County's gig workers. The community initiative is powered by Arete Health Shield in partnership with the Dallas Music Office.
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The Last Word: Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker On Film Becoming the City’s Next Great Industry
Fort Worth’s film industry has boomed with nearly $1 billion in impact, 50,000 jobs, and Taylor Sheridan's 101 Studios planning to move its HQ to the city, NBC DFW reports.
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The Last Word: Cushman & Wakefield Researcher On Why Dallas’ Office Market Is Having Its Best Year Since 2019

by | Oct 8, 2025
Andrew Senior shares 5 "fast facts" for Q3 2025.
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The Last Word: On the Inspiration Behind Dallas-Based Show Tote
by | Oct 7, 2025
Kane co-founded Dallas-based Show Tote with Deborah Bowles, after both of them ran into trouble getting their handbags past security and into concert events. Now their new company offers bags that "follow the rules and turn heads," including the Clear Envelope design seen above.
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The Last Word: On ‘The Big Hat’ Installation in Garland, Texas’ Cowboy Hat Capital
by | Oct 2, 2025
Hats off to Garland, the Cowboy Hat Capital of Texas. It got that title from the Texas Legislature in 2013 in recognition of the city’s three hat manufacturers, HatCo, Master Hatters of Texas, and Dorfman Milano. Together, they roll out more than a million cowboy hats each year with labels including Stetson, Justin, Resistol, and Scala. The city only needed one more thing—a really big hat—and now it's got that, too.
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ABC 20/20 co-anchor Deborah Roberts (left) in conversation with moderator Sara Madsen Miller at the "Leading the Lone Star State: Texas Women in Public Service Summit." Roberts shared hard-earned wisdom with the audience: "Be self-assured. Know your story. Don't doubt who you are." [Photo: Leo Gonzalez/TWU]
The Last Word: ABC’s Deborah Roberts on Barbara Walters’ Advice—and Outlasting Your Critics—at TWU’s Public Service Summit
by | Oct 1, 2025
Roberts and NY Times best-selling author Jen Hatmaker headlined the Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership summit in Denton on Sept. 19. The conference brought together women in public service and featured an award for retired Texas Rep. Myra Crownover.
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