D CEO May 2008
Cover Story
Citizen Crow
Son of the legendary developer Trammell Crow, Harlan Crow almost single-handedly saved the family from financial disaster following the 1980s real-estate crash. Now the tenacious CEO of Crow Holdings says he’s trying to save Dallas from making a “mistake” with a taxpayer-funded, convention-center hotel.
Cover Story
The Advocates
They’re at the very top of their game, regularly winning high-stakes legal battles for companies and consumers alike. Here’s why if you’re a North Texas CEO, you never want to face Mike McKool, Jeff Tillotson, Mark Werbner, Martin Rose, or Frank Branson in court.
Cover Story
The Battle for the Nonprofit Dollar
Corporations, foundations, an individuals are all getting savvier about philanthropy these days. That’s forced Dallas-Fort Worth’s nearly 17,000 nonprofits to be more laser-like in their pitches to potential donors and to focus more on accountability and results.
Publications
Chip Champs
From manufacturing to medicine, Texas instruments continues to set the pace in technological innovation.
Publications
How to Get Through Tough Times
With the economy in rockier straits, we asked four top executives who survived Dallas’ 1980s crash to reflect personally on the challenges of working through a slump.
Business
Letter Perfect
Susie-Melissa Cherry has won an international following for her calligraphic-arts business.
Publications
Marbles In The Soup
Companies that depict food in their ads often have a fine line to walk.
Business
The Giving Game
Corporate philanthropy is great, so long as it’s done for the right reasons.
Business
The YouTube Phenomenon
Barack Obama has a lot to teach CEOs about communicating via YouTube.
Business
Peter Beck
The Beck Group’s Peter Beck on his father, summer gardening, and the difference between problems and predicaments.
Business
The Mansion
Forget lunch. Join Dallas A-list on the veranda for eggs Benedict and negotiations.
