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FACES & PLACES 
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 Felicia Walker, Texas Health Resources; Ali Goosetree, Catholic Charities of Fort Worth; and Tania Foster, Texas Health Resources enjoyed hearing Heather Reynolds, CEO of Catholic Charities Diocese of Fort Worth, Inc., at the Women Influencing Business luncheon last week at Colonial Country Club. Heather regaled the audience with amusing remarks about embracing your characteristic gift. She was told hers was a "bubbly" personality. At only 25, Heather took the helm of what is now a $22 million non-profit agency serving more than 100,000 people annually. For more photos from the event, click here. |
 No fly-by-nights: Aaron Barth, Manager at Fort Worth Spinks Airport / Spinks Flight Center read about Mr. B's $5.37 limit on a Valentine's gift for the Prospective Ms. B. Aaron and Gina Glover FedEx'd a toy wooden airplane from a dollar store. "Just 99 cents, Mr. B," Aaron cackled. For a reader, though, Gina sent over a 30-minute, introductory flight in a Cessna 172 equipped with Garmin G1000. Fortunately, she tossed in a certified flight instructor, too.
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Thailicious is delicious: Natchaya, whose last name has too many characters for Twitter and this giveaway, is Thai-gracious and her family's food is Thai-delicious. Mr. B never can decide at Thailicious between anything with peanut sauce, anything with teriyaki and sesame, barbeque pork, coconut shrimp, crab, and on and on. With this $50 gift card, you won't have to decide. You can flatter yourself with platters.
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Omnificent: All of a sudden, after its merger with OmniAmerican, there are a lot more Southside Banks. If each one has a Brenda Grissom, banker and amazing leader of the Chamber Am-Bass-Adorables, Southside can bank on a great Fort Worth future. B2B Insider has banked on Brenda for years for her frequent contributions, including this $50 gift card good anywhere. Anywhere, which is about as prominent as Southside locations are after the merger.
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Everywhere's a sign: Do not get stuck in an elevator or on a building tour with Roger Carroll. He counts signs. Elevators average 23, if you count the buttons; buildings have hundreds. Carroll owns Cowtown Graphics and Signs, so sign language is a way of life for him; it speaks to him, even in elevators. He is speaking up and out this week with an offer of a 3-foot by 5-foot, one-sided, full-color digital-print banner. Win this and your business can speak up and out. Congratulations to Jan. 21 Prize Winners:
- Carl Krogness, Brown & Gay
- Amanda Santana, Rush Truck Center
- Vicki Peden, Cowtown Cycle Party
- Tim Watts, TexPac Hide
- Kristen Laramore, Ideal Partners
Winners will be announced weekly
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HE SAID, SHE SAID, THEY SAID
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 Race to the finish: The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo ends Feb. 7. Due date for Shanna Weaver's baby girl Ella is Feb. 8. Shanna is in her 14th year as the Rodeo's publicity manager, accommodating more than 100 media outlets and available about 18 hours a day during the show.
Strategy sessions: Full-time good guy David Parker, a board member and head of the Chamber's Government Affairs committee, is seeing the affairs of state government first-hand as he is now a full-time lobbyist and strategic consultant. (Does anyone advertise as a non-strategic consultant?)
Service for what she sells: Mr. B's former eyes at Alcon Laboratories, Nikki Calton, is now living her dream job at Greenwood Funeral Homes and Cemetery. She is an Advance Planning Consultant. "I can just pinch myself, I am so excited," she said. "I feel like I could die there ... Well, I do have my services there. They will get my body."
Politics at home: Tonya Veasey, owner of OCG PR, was NOT at President Obama's State of the Union speech last Tuesday with husband and U.S. Representative Marc Veasey. "I'm so not invited," Tonya said during the Chamber's Business After Hours at the Renaissance Worthington Fort Worth Hotel. Marc invited military veteran Yolonde Rocio from Forest Hill.
Pop art: Balloon artist really is a career and work industry. That's according to the balloon-biased Affairs Afloat Ballons. The Chamber Small Business of the Year finalists aren't just full of hot air; they graciously sent a balloon bouquet to every other finalist. Fellow finalist The Starr Conspiracy received a 4-foot champagne bottle balloon.
Not so disastrous: Kevin Henson is expanding SERVPRO of Grapevine/NE Tarrant Co. services to include 1) disaster preparedness consulting for businesses and 2) storing furniture during a re-build.
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"I hope when I'm ready to retire that I can be as graceful as Mr. (Bob) Watt. He's here every day helping unless he's fishing. If I have an issue, he'll listen intently then say, "Well, good luck."
-- Brad Barnes, President & GM Stock Show and Rodeo,
on former President Bob Watt Jr.
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It's how we roll: Sandler Sales Training doctor of development Donnie Boivin has an idea to open "Resolutions" on a Jan. 1. "It's a fitness center until February, then it becomes a bar," he said.
Don't argue with him: Cantey Hanger Managing Partner Steve Tatum received the top annual award from the Texas State Bar Litigation Section.
Ha ha: Mr. B is drinking Nosredna's satisfying-beyond-description vanilla lemonade right now...you should be very jealous.  Rock, paper, scissors: Am-Bass-Adorables are all over the county the next eight days a week. Tomorrow at 3:15, they are at La Quinta Inn & Suites, 7310 Calmont Avenue, just in time for a nap. Next Wednesday, they salute the Texas Air National Guard, 6626 Westworth Blvd., and Thursday Feb. 5 at 4:30, they will balance their cores at The Fulcrum Group, 5751 Kroger Drive. Click here to see lots of Chamber ribbons cut. Good news/bad news: Fort Worth is the No. 1 city for population growth between 2000 and 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Unfortunately they all arrived with cars. Greasing palms: With all those great folks at American Airlines getting raises, Mr. B wondered how they raise pay for the robots at Amazon. More WD-40? |
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Fort Worth: Energized for the Future Coffee Table Book
The Chamber's 200-page coffee table book tells the story of our city's remarkable growth and opportunity. This hardcover book highlights Fort Worth's people, companies and diverse culture through richly photographed pages. Purchase it today for $35.00*
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