D CEO February 2008
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Mayor Tom Leppert’s Vision for Dallas
Mayor Tom Leppert brings a bottom-line perspective – and a knack for collaboration – to Dallas City Hall.
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The Power Players in DFW Commercial Real Estate
In a city that thrives on big real estate deals, these 23 are the ones who get them done.
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Friends in High Places
Alan B. White’s PlainsCapital is the second-largest privately owned bank in Texas
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Learning Our Lesson
What’s in a brand name? A lot more than we thought.
By Glenn Hunter
Business
Architecture Firm Three Makes Nice Hotels Even Nicer
A local architecture firm designs, builds, and gives facelifts to four- and five-star hotels.
By Glenn Hunter
Business
Dating Site Chemistry.com Takes on eHarmony
Dallas-based Chemistry.com is helping people find love—and finding members from a rival site’s rejects.
By Sam Machkovech
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Executive Pink-Slip Pool
We lay the odds on which Dallas-Fort Worth bosses will be handed their walking papers before year’s end.
By Trey Garrison
Business
Fair Park’s Planned Resurgence
For Dallas’ Art Deco jewel, the best is yet to come.
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Business
You Need To Know: Johnny Campbell
Campbell is president and CEO of Fort Worth’s Sundance Square, where M.L. Leddy’s is located.
By Jessica Otte
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Albuquerque
Enjoy mountainous vistas and Southwest serenity in this sprawling New Mexico city.
By Jessica Otte
Business
Brian Schultz
With five current locations in Addison, Houston, Lewisville, Plano, and
anchoring the Arlington Highlands development, Schultz will open three
new ground-up movie grills this year in Dallas, Frisco, and Houston.
anchoring the Arlington Highlands development, Schultz will open three
new ground-up movie grills this year in Dallas, Frisco, and Houston.
By Rayven Williams
Business
Business Lunch: Cafe on the Green
Sophistication in the suburbs is a chip shot away at this Four Seasons favorite.
By Todd Johnson
Business
Car Review: Jaguar XJ8 Vanden Plas
What’s most noticeable—and, consequently, notable—about driving Jaguar’s XJ8 Vanden Plas is what you don’t notice.
By Trey Garrison
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Local News Takes On the Web-And Each Other
The Internet emerges as the newest battleground for television news.
By Ed Bark
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My Passion: Joe Harberg
Joe Harberg is a true chocoholic. His obsession started years ago when,
as a kid, he’d ride his bike to the neighborhood convenience store to
buy candy.
as a kid, he’d ride his bike to the neighborhood convenience store to
buy candy.
By Angela Noto
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Sweet Somethings
Spoil yourself (or your chocolate-loving Valentine) with these tasty temptations.
By Angela Noto