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Gil Gibson has been appointed President and CEO of Clarus.

Fort Worth-Based Clarus Names New President & CEO

by | Aug 18, 2023

Veteran executive Gil Gibson has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of Fort Worth-based Clarus, North America’s largest manufacturer of glass whiteboards and dry-erase products.

“I am confident that Gil’s outstanding record of success and his leadership skills will be a tremendous asset to Clarus and its people as we continue on our journey as the leading innovator and provider of glass whiteboard products and solutions,” Clarus Chairman Gordon Paris said in a statement....

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Governor Appoints Retired BNSF Exec to Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission
by | Aug 4, 2023

A retired BNSF executive has been appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.

Fort Worth resident Roger Nober’s term is set to expire on Feb. 1, 2027.

Nober is a retired executive vice president of BNSF Railway and is a principal at Salten Point Consulting....

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Valor Names ‘Creative, Analytical Problem Solver’ as Director of Relentless Innovation
by | Jul 28, 2023

Liz Johnston has been named “director of relentless innovation” at Valor, a Fort Worth-based specialty asset management company with expertise in providing mineral management solutions and oil and gas operator outsourcing....

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Fort Worth’s Simpli.fi Launches ZTV for Audience-Targeted CTV Advertising
by | Jul 19, 2023
Connected TV—or CTV—advertising refers to video ads that are delivered via a streaming service during a viewer's movie, television show, or other video content, and then watched on an actual TV set.
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Robert Sturns, Director of Economic Development, City of Fort Worth

The Last Word: Robert Sturns on MP Materials’ Rare Earth Magnet Plant at AllianceTexas

by | Jul 11, 2023
Through a long-term agreement with General Motors, MP Materials is bringing its MP Magnets division to AllianceTexas in Fort Worth. The company is building a new, 200,000-square-foot rare earth magnetics and materials manufacturing facility which will "re-shore" critical components for America's EV batteries, robots, drones, defense systems, and other tech.
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Report: Fort Worth to Install Gunshot-Detecting Microphones Around City
by | Jul 10, 2023
According to WFAA, the city of Fort Worth and its police department plan to install the sensors atop utility poles in an attempt to help fight crime. When a gunshot is detected, the devices will help other cameras and license-plate readers face in the direction of the shot.
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Fort Worth’s Digital Seat Media Launches Platform for Student Mental Health Support
by | Jun 28, 2023
Digital Seat said the platform aims to provide much-needed support and resources to students grappling with mental health challenges, while also offering a central hub for school administrators to directly communicate with their student body. The platform can be easily accessed with a scan of a student's ID, lanyard, or wristband.
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Elevate Credit’s Fort Worth HQ to Host Mark Cuban Foundation AI Bootcamp
by | Jun 28, 2023
The program at Elevate’s headquarters in Fort Worth will be offered to underserved high school students at no cost and will introduce them to basic AI concepts and skills. The camp will help prepare and encourage students to succeed in STEM fields at the college level and beyond. At the bootcamp, students will actually build their own AI apps—so we'll stay tuned in case the next ChatGPT gets cooked up.
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Located at the crossroads of downtown, the world-renowned Cultural District and surrounding historic neighborhoods, The Crescent Hotel is an extension of these unique areas, serving as the new social center of Fort Worth. [Photo: Crescent Real Estate]

The Crescent Hotel Fort Worth Poised to Debut in Late Summer

by | Jun 27, 2023
The Crescent Hotel in the Fort Worth Cultural District embraces the concept of being the "living room" for Fort Worth, providing a social center where residents, visitors, and locals can come together. Guests will encounter curated artworks from local and international artists throughout the hotel. 
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Taste of Madrid: Dallas’ Si Tapas Is Expanding to Fort Worth With Crockett Row Location
by | Jun 15, 2023
Si Tapas, Ildefonso Jimenez’s charming outpost of Spain in Uptown Dallas, is bringing its long list of tempting small plates—from pan-fried blood sausage to cod croquettes to a life-giving garlic soup—to Fort Worth's five-block "urban village," Crockett Row.
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Volvo Autonomous Solutions Opens Fort Worth Office for Self-Driving Trucking Runs to El Paso and Houston
by | Jun 8, 2023
Volvo's Fort Worth office will set up the first V.A.S. autonomous freight corridors from Dallas-Fort Worth to El Paso and from Dallas to Houston. The company has already begun manual test runs with partners including Uber Freight and DHL. See who else is rolling autonomous trucks out of DFW—and why North Texas has become a key testing ground "to change the way we move goods on highways."
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Census Says: Fort Worth Had America’s Largest Population Increase in 2022
by | Jun 5, 2023
The Panther City is pulling in the peeps. And Texas is the only state in the country that had more than three cities on both the 15 fastest-growing large cities and towns by numeric change and by percent change lists, per a new U.S. Census Bureau report.
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Bill Chinn speaking at the DEC Network State of Entrepreneurship event in 2021.

The DEC Network Ventures West for Fort Worth Entrepreneurship Center

by | May 22, 2023
The Fort Worth Local Development Corp. approved $500,000 over two years to create the Fort Worth Entrepreneurship Center. The center will be operated by The DEC Network in the city's Near Southside neighborhood, according to the Fort Worth Report.
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WalletHub: Fort Worth Leads Texas Among Best Places to Start a Business
by | May 19, 2023

According to the latest WalletHub list, Fort Worth ranks as the No. 1 city to start a business in the state of Texas, leading a strong showing of five Dallas-Fort Worth cities among the top 100 best places to start a business in the nation....

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TPG to Acquire Property Investment Firm Angelo Gordon in $2.7B Transaction
by | May 15, 2023
New York City-based Angelo Gordon is a $73 billion alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing. In 2022, it was part of a partnership that acquired the former Richards Group headquarters building in Uptown Dallas, which has since been renamed One West Village.
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