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D CEO March 2008

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Franchiser Ed Bailey vs. McDonald’s Corp.

When restaurateur Ed Bailey filed suit last year against the giant McDonald’s Corp., he was living up to his reputation as a strong-willed business pioneer. One of the nation’s largest McDonald’s owner/operators, Bailey has succeeded by calling his own shots on everything from eateries’ decor to employee-training practices.
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The Amazing Rise of Trisha Wilson’s Interior-Architectural-Design Firm

With smarts, talent, and loads of self-confidence, Dallas native Trisha Wilson built one of the world’s most successful interior-architectural-design firms.
By Mary Candace Evans
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Washington, D.C.

Think you’ve done everything there is to do in our nation’s capital? Think again. These hotels, eateries, and attractions are not your average D.C. destinations.

Business

Business Lunch: Loft 610

Urban sophistication and creative cuisine straddle the line between Frisco and Plano.

By Todd Johnson
Business

Camera Equipment for Pros and Amateurs Alike

Aspiring explorer-photographers can capture any moment with this tough-terrain, techy gear.

Publications

Conventional Wisdom

While Dallas leaders say the city needs a new convention-center hotel, not all hoteliers are convinced.
By Crayton Webb
Business

Dallas as Cluster City for Smartphones

After fizzling in the late ’90s, smartphones have returned in a big way, and North Texas could be a key player in their comeback.

By Phil Harvey
Business

How to Cure Bad Hospital Ads

In a hypercompetitive market, hospitals are spending big bucks to advertise their services, but not always in the most effective ways.

By Spencer Michlin
Publications

In Her Jeans

Fortune Denim founder Karen Noseff traded a career in law to pursue her true calling.

Business

Jim Whiddon

Jim Whiddon of JWA Financial Group on hiring smart, growing his family, and rooting for A&M.
Publications

Management Tips From Tommy Valenta, Former CEO of TXI’s Chaparral Steel

For nearly four decades, Tommy Valenta exemplified “servant leadership” as a top executive with Texas Industries and Chaparral Steel. With his focus on trust, accountability, and building effective teams, Valenta seems these days to have been ahead of his time.
By Merrie Spaeth
Publications

Roger Moore

Photographer Roger Moore quit the investments world for the shutterbug life.
Business

The Sale of Dallas National Bank

Family ties and a Kaufman connection greased the sale of Dallas National.

Business

You Need To Know: Brig. Gen. Keith Lee Thurgood

Brig. Gen. Keith Thurgood, CEO of military/retail behemoth based here, wants to do more local business.

Publications

In Praise of Chutzpah

There’s a lot to be said for business people who buck the oddds and blaze their own trails.
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