Cover Story
What makes—and keeps—a company successful, even in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression? That’s what you’re about to discover here in the stories of 34 great entrepreneurs. They’re all finalists in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 competition, which...
Features
Like a skilled practitioner of judo—the Asian martial art stressing balance, leverage, and quick movement—7-Eleven Inc.’s Joe DePinto is attempting to use his opponent’s strength against itself. For the CEO of a company that’s been majority Japanese-owned since 1991, and wholly Japanese-owned...
Features
The last thing you’d probably want to do right now is write a check out to someone for $94,625. But, while most of us are busy refinancing mortgages and re-evaluating our 401(k)s, that’s exactly what several hundred mid-level managers in Dallas-Fort Worth are doing. The money’s to pay for an...
Letter From The Editor
In the face of the worst downturn since the Great Depression, how are North Texas business leaders...
Business
She’s energetic and funny. As a leader, she’s a consensus builder. That’s what people say who’ve...
The Ticker
FIRST IMPRESSIONS: What would your “first impression” be if you went on a blind date with...
Business
French-born Carrier moved here from Florida when Essilor made Dallas its headquarters in 2001....
The Ticker
TITLE: Director, Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HURN)DETAILS: Based in Chicago, Huron...
Can the Dallas Morning News survive for another five years? Or is that being way too...
The Ticker
WHY BLUE PLATE KITCHEN: Amid a flurry of foreclosures and weary 401(k)s, what the world needs...
The Ticker
Business
In marketing communications, simpler is usually better. But, as with Mark Twain’s apology for...
In Every Issue
“Right now, consumers are continuing to hoard cash. I think it will be 2010 or 2011...
The Ticker
Tom Leppert got a bad rap. regardless of your opinion about the city building and owning a...
The Ticker
The economy may be bumpy, but Fred Reid of Flexjet—the Richardson-based fractional business...
Business
Call it the apostle peter principle. great preachers bring in thousands of souls to turn ordinary...
The Ticker
The economic news is still grim. C-suite residents privately tell me Washington is...
World’s Largest Albatross Our May/June cover story, “Field of Golden Dreams,” told the...
