April 20, 2020 The Dallas Regional Chamber (DRC) on Monday, April 20, announced that Emmitt Smith will serve as the chief spokesman of its campaign to connect workers displaced by the COVID-19 crisis to thousands of available jobs in the Dallas Region. The NFL All-Time Rushing leader, who is also a DRC board member, will […]
April 19, 2020 Ken Hersh is no stranger to crisis. The CEO of the George W. Bush Presidential Center has weathered three near-death business experiences during his oil-and-gas career, plus the financial debacle of 2008. These baptisms by fire taught the 57-year-old the importance of building a strong culture with open lines of communication and […]
April 20, 2020 If you have ever thought about a career in the financial industry, Fidelity Investments wants to talk to you. The company is one of several that is “Now Hiring” during the pandemic when others are laying people off or furloughing employees. Onisa Treibs, a Vice President with the company said, “Fidelity is […]
April 17, 2020 Dallas County commissioners voted Friday to reopen craft stores and partially scale back an order requiring residents to wear masks in public. Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins on Thursday issued an order that requires county residents to wear face coverings when working, riding public transit or running essential errands, effective midnight tonight. […]
April 17, 2020 DRC member Ross Perot Jr. of Perot Companies and Hillwood discusses how real estate projects will change as a result of the coronavirus. Watch the full interview from Fox Business: finance.yahoo.com/video/coronavirus-accelerating-e-commerce-ross-134014652.html
Contact tracing, the process of identifying and isolating those infected with COVID-19, is seen by epidemiologists as essential before the U.S. returns to any degree of normalcy. And a Plano-based technology company is spearheading a push to make it happen digitally. The city of Austin said Friday it’s partnering with NTT Data Services to launch […]
April 17, 2020 Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday lifted some earlier restrictions he put on Texans, while urging them to continue to take precautions to minimize spread of the novel coronavirus. A day after President Donald Trump outlined procedures he said states should follow, Abbott said public schools should remain closed for the rest of […]
April 17, 2020 Last September, North Texas Giving Day broke a record. The 11th annual donation drive generated more than $50 million for nonprofits – and though that’s a lot, it’s not enough to keep those organizations going during a pandemic. “We are in an unprecedented situation, and nonprofits across the board are being stretched […]
Dallas-based company Kimberly-Clark Foundation, in partnership with its local employees, former executive chairman Tom Falk, and Karen Falk, committed to donating $1 million to United Way for Metropolitan Dallas’ Coronavirus Response and Recovery Fund. The Falks have pledged to donate half of the sum from their personal funds, and Kimberly Clark will donate the remaining […]
Purses and luggage are on hold for now. Louis Vuitton plans to start making face masks geared to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Company officials announced Thursday that Louis Vuitton manufacturing workshops in the United States — including the one in Johnson County — will start making the masks this week and […]