D CEO May 2016
Cover Story
The Selling of Jordan Spieth
With a little help from his hometown friends, the PGA’s hottest player is also becoming the hottest business brand in golf.
Features
Business
The 2016 Mergers & Acquisitions Awards
Plummeting oil prices put many consolidations on hold last year. But great deals still got done, in fields ranging from energy and education to commercial real estate.
Business
Dallas Financial Executive Awards 2016
Few are better at creative problem-solving to score wins for their companies than this year’s winners.
Business
Why You Need to Know Hope Shimabuku
She’s the director of the Texas Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Business
Paulie Ayala’s Bigger Battle
The world champion boxer is training a new kind of fighter at his Fort Worth gym.
Business
Lunch With D CEO: Sabine Gaedeke Stener
The CEO of Gaedeke Group talks about bringing a “global sensibility” to Dallas developments.
Business
Why This Restaurateur Schools His Employees
Chris Carroll pays part-time workers at his restaurants to complete their education.
Business
Plano’s Heart Hospital Pumps Up
Dr. Bruce Lytle helped the Cleveland Clinic build the best heart program in the U.S. Now, he’s trying again.
Publications
My Passion: Christina Kitchens
The group managing director of energy finance for East West Bancorp loves shooting clays.
Business
Are Freestanding ERs Driving Up Costs?
Stand-alone emergency rooms are proliferating, in part because they’re so convenient. But are they gouging unsuspecting patients?
Business
What Texas Companies Need to Know About Open-Carry
Does the state’s new gun law leave businesses locked and loaded for liability?
Business
The Red Flags at United Development Funding
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass takes aim at the Grapevine-based company—and a big developer it bankrolled in Farmers Branch.
Business
My Toughest Challenge: Rebuilding a Business
Chuck Meadows—a partner in Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins, Crouch & Ungerman—talks about starting over.
Publications
How North Texas Has Gained Strength Through Diversity
By not putting all their eggs in one basket, Texas and Dallas-Fort Worth lessen their vulnerability to bad news.
Business
Sponsored: Accounting Roundtable
A Discussion with Gregory W. Hext, Scott Moore, Tom Watson, and Mike Rizkal
Business
CEO Spotlight: Mike Boone
The co-founder and partner of Haynes and Boone on the best advice he ever got.
