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10 COOL MEETS COMFORTAbLELearn about the key areas that make up the city
14 CuLTuRAL OASISFort Worth Cultural District overflows with fascinating museums
18 CLASS ACTIONNew initiatives transform the Fort Worth ISD
22 LOGISTICALLY SPEAKINGTransportation assets attract investment
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Welcome to Fort Worth
almanac
Down in Cowtown
For a day full of
shopping, eating, dancing
and bar-hopping, head
to Fort Worth’s historic
Stockyards, a center of
the city’s entertainment
scene. The Stockyards
officially opened for
business in 1890, covering
206 acres and eventually
selling 1 million cattle a
year, hence the city’s
nickname of “Cowtown.”
The district was placed
on the National Register
of historic Places in 1976.
A Round of Applausefort worth has garnered its fair share of praise, and the awards keep rolling in. among
its most impressive accolades are the No. 4 spot on cNBc’s list of Best cities to relocate to in america, and the runner-up spot in a national ranking of Best cities for a fresh Start compiled by relocation.com. Beyond relocation, fort worth is recognized as the top 2011 destination where you can get the most for your money by a hotwire® Travel Value index study, and its Texas christian University was listed among U.S. News’ Top National Universities. and – sound the drumroll – Southern Business & Development magazine named Dallas-fort worth as the No. 1 major market of the Decade.
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POPuLATIONFort Worth: 741,206
LOCATION Located in north Texas, Fort Worth is
just 13 miles from arlington, 23 miles
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bEGINNINGSThe city was established in 1849 as an
army outpost overlooking
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New and Improved
The Tarrant County
Courthouse is getting
a makeover. The
Renaissance Revival-
style building already
serves as one of the city’s
most eye-catching pieces
of architecture and is
the focal point of main
Street. built in 1895, the
courthouse underwent
extensive renovations
in 1983 and is now up
for another round. The
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FastFactsn Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is one of three U.S. institutions to own biblical Dead Sea Scroll fragments.
n The nonprofit partners for Livable communities named fort worth one of america’s most Livable communities.
n Sixty percent of america’s paper money is printed at the U.S. Bureau of engraving and printing western currency facility in fort worth.
n The modern art museum of fort worth is the second-largest museum gallery space for modern art in america, next to moma New York.
n fort worth Botanic garden, the oldest botanic garden in Texas, displays more than 2,500 species of native and exotic plants.
n camp fire USa runs el Tesoro de la Vida, a week-long grief camp for children who have lost a loved one. counselors from Japan visited the camp to learn how to help children affected by the 2011 tsunami.
n The fort worth Zoo was founded in 1909 and houses nearly 7,000 native and exotic animals.
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10 GardensWhere Inspiration Grows
Fort Worthmade the list.10 Gardens to InspireSee more Top 10 lists at Livability.com.
TYLER MUNICIPAL ROSE GARDENTyler, TX
CHEYENNE BOTANIC GARDENSCheyenne, WY
JAPANESE GARDENS AT LAKE SACAJAWEA
Longview, WA
WATER GARDENFort Worth, TX
CINNAMON CREEK TROPICAL BUTTERFLY GARDEN
Boerne, TX
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ ARBORETUM
Santa Cruz, CA
SWAN LAKE IRIS GARDENSSumter, SC
WICHITA GARDENS-BOTANICAWichita, KS
DANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDENGastonia, NC
CAPE FEAR BOTANICAL GARDENFayetteville, NC
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Let There be Light
The holiday season comes alive
in downtown Fort Worth with the
annual Chesapeake energy Parade of
Lights. held annually the Friday after
Thanksgiving, the event draws more
than 100,000 people and is recognized
as one of the top illuminated parades
in the country. marching from belknap
Street to Commerce Street, around
6th Street to houston Street and up
to Weatherford, the parade lights up
the downtown area with its 500,000
lights. The parade begins at 6 p.m.,
but entertainment, children’s holiday
craft-making, food and coffee are
available beginning at 2 p.m.
Taking offbig changes are happening at Dallas/Fort Worth
International airport thanks to the $1.9 billion terminal
renewal and improvement program (TRIP). officials
broke ground at Terminal a in February. The seven-
year phased program targets the four original terminals
which opened with the airport in 1974. TRIP will redefine
the passenger experience with new concessions,
enhanced gate areas and many other customer-focused
improvements, along with new technology and
environmentally efficient building systems.
extending the olive branchmultiple branches of the military coexist at Naval air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve base. established
in october 1994 as the first joint reserve base in the country, the base served as a model for the joint reserve
concept. Today, the base is home to a variety of Navy, marine Corps, air Force, army and Texas air National
Guard units. more than 10,000 active-duty and civilian team members currently inhabit the base, ensuring
reservists receive proper training in preparation for mobilization.
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don’t be fooled: Texas may be known for its cowboys, but there also are world-class
museums, award-winning restaurants, shopping and historical landmarks. Fort Worth residents enjoy all of these things and more throughout the city, but there are definite concentrations of specific amenities that help define certain districts and areas. Here’s a snapshot of the various most-referenced parts of town – a handy starting point for exploring the neighborhoods and home options found near or within each of them.
West 7th/Cultural DistrictJust west of the city’s center,
the West 7th urban-retail and residential development stands out as one of the rare real-estate success stories of late – even for Texas, which is one of few states to weather recent rough economic times. In only about three years, restaurants, shops, lofts and
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gardens, the Cultural District is anchored by five distinct museums that collectively draw more than 2 million visitors a year.
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District, which actually is a boulevard that stretches 9 miles. The district features more than 30 blocks of dining, shopping, wineries and galleries (that’s more than 800 businesses), making this area one of the most eclectic in the city. The district is further divided into three segments: On the Bricks, Ridglea and Camp Bowie West.
Downtown/ Sundance Square
The 35-block district at the heart of the city thrives with offices, restaurants and entertainment venues. Downtown is perhaps best known for its unique retail stores like Barse Sterling Silver, Leddy’s and Earth Bones, just to name a few. Downtown residents and workers can literally step out of their homes or offices for an afternoon of shopping, followed by a wonderful meal prior to catching a Broadway-style show at Bass Performance Hall.
Stockyards DistrictNorthwest of downtown,
Fort Worth’s Stockyards District, primarily the reason for the city’s “Cowtown” nickname, is mostly a tourist draw with its Western retailers, historical landmarks and attractions. The area is home to the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive, and professional cowboys ride bulls weekend nights at the Stockyards Championship Rodeo at Cowtown Coliseum. And you can’t miss Billy Bob’s Texas, the world’s largest honky tonk. But beyond the tourist scene are interesting living options, including the Oakhurst neighborhood, just to the east of the Stockyards. Oakhurst has the city’s oldest neighborhood association and has won several national awards from Neighborhoods USA, most recently a second-place award in 2011.
Near SouthsideHistory, health care, innovative
dining and creative types converge in the Near Southside portion of the city. While the district’s medical industry employs more than 30,000 people, still others come from all parts of town to enjoy the growing dining scene on Magnolia Avenue. Meanwhile, the architectural charm of residential options attracts people looking for homes with character. For example, Near Southside contains the city’s oldest neighborhood, Fairmount National Historic District, which is the largest historic neighborhood in the southwestern United States,
with one of the nation’s richest collections of Victorian architecture. Fairmount also won the top award from Neighborhoods USA in the Social Revitalization/Neighborliness category in 2011 for its community garden.
Outlying Areas Numerous subdivisions,
suburban cities and other residential developments surround the core urban area of Fort Worth, including several master-planned communities with homes preferred by many employees working in the Alliance business development north of the city.
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Downtown Fort Worth, a thriving, walkable city center, provides residents and visitors alike with the perfect combination of work and play, living and learning.
Tarrant County College’s
new Trinity River east campus,
overlooking the river, recently
built brand-new classrooms and
state-of-the-art labs in a 3-acre
plaza complete with a welcome
center and a coffee bar. The
estimated $203 million new
building is certainly one of the
most aesthetically stunning
campuses in the Lone Star State.
The school district and RadioShack
have also extended their building-
use lease through 2016 for facilities
that are in walking distance of the
new building.
The beautiful, 3-acre urban
burnett Park also saw renovations
and now includes a monumental
sculpture, play areas, granite
walkways crossing through a lush
green lawn (perfect for concerts)
and shady areas with moveable
bistro-style tables and chairs. The
district also got its first grocery
store when oliver’s Fine Foods
brought its neighborhood-market
concept to area.
Downtown’s most modern
amenities are imbued with a sense
of the city’s rich history, however.
historic architecture blends with
new, while grand scenes of the old
West unfold vividly at the Sid
Richardson museum, which houses
one of the country’s finest
collections of Western art. at
Second and Commerce streets,
visitors to historic Fire Station
No. 1 can explore “150 years of
Fort Worth,” a satellite exhibit of
the Fort Worth museum of Science
and history.
– Kate Parham
Tarrant County College’s Trinity River East campus
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Fort Worth citizens don’t need to travel far for a little mental stimulation, thanks to a plethora of
museums in the city’s Cultural District that are always reinventing themselves. Located minutes from downtown Fort Worth, the Cultural District attracts more than 2 million visitors from around the world annually with its quaint shops and restaurants, fascinating museums and galleries, beautifully manicured
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In May 2011, The botanical Research Institute of Texas (bRIT) opened its new, LEED Platinum-certified facility, which includes a herbarium, library and a “living roof.”
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grounds and bustling performing arts venues.
botanical Research Institute of Texas
One of the latest arrivals in the Cultural District is the Botanical Research Institute of Texas’ new 70,000-square-foot LEED Platinum-certified headquarters, which opened to the public in May 2011. It is the first building in Tarrant County to achieve the LEED Platinum rating and the eighth in the state of Texas.
“It shows the public our mission of conservation and sustainability from the roof down,” says Dr. S.H. Sohmer, president and director of BRIT. “Everything about our building focuses on conservation and reusing natural resources.”
Founded in 1987, BRIT is an international scientific research and learning center that documents the diversity of plant life and conducts research around the world. Over the past 10 years, BRIT scientists have located and described many plant species previously unknown to science, and Fort Worth residents can take advantage of their knowledge.
“We have a number of community outreach programs and workshops, mainly on Saturdays,” Sohmer says. “People can also bring plants in to be identified. We get a steady stream of visitors with our property being adjacent to the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens, and lots of people come to see our building.”
Visitors also come to explore BRIT’s herbarium, a collection of more than 1 million dried plant specimens from around the world, and the BRIT library, which houses more than 125,000 volumes of books from various countries and 3,000 children’s books.
Kimbell Art Museum Addition
Another new addition to the Cultural District is the Kimbell Art Museum’s new facility designed by world-renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano. The new facility grew out of
Kimbell Art Museum’s need to exhibit more of its permanent collection and accommodate special exhibitions. It is located to the west of Kimbell’s existing building and features a 300-seat auditorium, library and expanded classroom facilities for educational programs. The museum broke ground on the new facility in October 2010 and plans to open it to the public in fall 2013.
“We are thrilled to get this project started,” says Eric Lee, director of the Kimbell Art Museum. “It is an important
moment in the history of the museum and our community.”
More Fort Worth MuseumsOther attractions in the Cultural
District include the Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. All offer membership opportunities with extra benefits for members, such as unlimited free admission, gift shop discounts and invitations to exclusive special events.
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NEW INITIATIvES TRANSFORM ThE FORT WORTh ISD
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comprising 97 elementary schools, 28 middle schools, 13 high schools and a number of special
campuses, the Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) is experiencing a new period of growth, transformation and revitalization.
With the completion of a massive capital improvement project and other new strategic initiatives, the Fort Worth ISD’s diverse population of approximately 82,000 students can anticipate attending schools in a personalized, state-of-the-art and supportive learning environment.
Students also gain distinct learning advantages from classroom instruction provided by skilled instructors held to rigorous teaching standards.
As a result, graduates of the Fort Worth ISD can expect to be well-prepared to pursue a college education or gainful employment. Capital Improvement Program brings Dramatic Changes To Entire System
The Fort Worth ISD recently completed its Capital Improvement Program (CIP) on time and under budget, greatly enhancing the credibility of the ISD as a responsible steward of public money. The $594 million bond package, overwhelmingly approved by 71 percent of voters in 2007, built five new schools, eight major additions and funded renovations for more than 100 schools within the district.
Initial estimates during the
assessment phase placed the cost of improvements at $700 million, but successful planning and pre-planning of construction projects allowed the Fort Worth ISD to save considerable amounts of time and money while executing the project.
With a plan in place before the referendum even passed, the district hired architects and engineers for pre-construction services. The district also realized a hefty 20 percent savings due to a construction price drop.
The new schools built as a result of the CIP are sustainable, energy-efficient facilities that conserve resources. Other significant building and technology improvements were made systemwide, including the addition of new fire and security systems, updated public address
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systems, soundproof music rooms and 5,000 interactive whiteboards, the largest installation of its kind in the U.S.
The entire school system has seen “dramatic improvements,” reports Clint Bond, spokesperson for the Fort Worth ISD. “Every campus has been touched in some way.”
Bond says because the initial CIP was such a tremendous success, the savings are allowing the district to immediately move into phase four of the project.
Career Programs As Good As Gold
Students also benefit from many innovative programs that prepare them for college and career success, such as the district’s Gold Seal Programs and Schools of Choice.
Since 2010, every high school and several middle schools in the district have offered specialized programs in college and career categories that include hands-on learning, internships, college credits, licenses and certificates,
core instruction and Advanced Placement.
In addition Gold Seal Schools of Choice, which offer non-traditional approaches to learning, are available at the elementary, middle and high school levels.
New Leadership From A Familiar Face
In February 2012, Walter Dansby took the post of district superintendent. A graduate of Paul Laurence Dunbar High
mrs. Duerson’s second-grade class at John T. white elementary School
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School, Dansby is not only a product of the Fort Worth ISD, but has worked in the district since 1974, when he was a history teacher and coach at Rosemont Middle School. Dansby served half of 2011 as the district’s interim superintendent before being chosen for the role permanently. Prior to that, he served as the district’s deputy superintendent for operational management and human resources, also providing leadership for the CIP.
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Geography is a powerful ally – a concept the leaders of Fort Worth recognized long ago and leveraged.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is one of the largest points of distribution and logistics in the nation for good reason. Located in the geographic center of the continent’s four major business centers – New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and Mexico City – products from the region can reach 98 percent of the U.S. population within 48 hours by truck or rail.
“Our central location in the United States is a major asset,” says Christina Weeks, vice president at Hillwood, developer of AllianceTexas. “But the success we’ve had is the result of the transportation components.”
AllianceTexas Generates jobsAllianceTexas is a 17,000-acre master-
planned, mixed-use community located in north Fort Worth. AllianceTexas offers a variety of commercial real estate options, including new industrial, office and retail space. Anchored by the inland port known as the Alliance Global
Logistics Hub, AllianceTexas is home to 265 companies and 30,000 employees. The success in generating jobs and economic development investment is tied to its logistical advantages – the ability to move goods to customers.
“The Alliance Global Logistics Hub connects Fort Worth to the rest of the world,” Weeks says.
The inland port, which boasts all modes of access except for a seaport, is one of the first and largest in the nation. It includes the BNSF Railway Intermodal Facility, two Class 1 rail lines, Fort Worth Alliance Airport – the nation’s first purely industrial airport – and access to Interstate Highway 35, known as the NAFTA Superhighway.
GE Transportation Invests $96 million
Those transportation assets attracted FedEx, which located its third-largest American hub in the Fort Worth region. In the third quarter of 2012 another 500 people will have new high-tech manufacturing jobs thanks to the opening of the $96 million GE
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FORT WORTh TRANSPORTATION ASSETS ATTRACT INvESTMENT
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• GM Financial
• Healthpoint Biotherapeutics
• Justin Brands
• Pier 1 Imports
• RadioShack
• TTI Inc.
• Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company
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Transportation locomotive manufacturing facility. GE could add another 275 jobs in the coming years. The company is expanding the size of its existing building to 900,000 square feet and points to access to rail lines as critical in its decision to invest in a manufacturing plant in the region.
“We are excited to expand our operational footprint in the U.S. and build on our more than 100-year commitment to the rail and related transportation industries,” says Stephan Koller, director of communications for GE Transportation. “The facility in Fort Worth helps us to strengthen our overall competitiveness. It’s an asset that allows us to manufacture our leading heavy-haul, freight locomotives, test them on an adjacent rail line and deliver them to our railroad customers in North America, including BNSF. We are looking forward to joining Fort Worth’s business community.”
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F ort Worth business leaders
are hard pressed to list all the
positives about running a company
in this town, and they couldn’t be
more pleased to have this difficulty.
madeForsuccessWhether large or small, a
natural gas company or a new
high-tech entrepreneurial startup,
Fort Worth’s business climate
is tailor made for success. The
city is known for legacy defense
manufacturing facilities, including
such corporations as Lockheed
martin and bell helicopter. It’s also
the international headquarters
for the likes of american airlines,
bNSF Railway, Pier 1 Imports
and RadioShack. Justin brands,
Fedex, ben e. keith and
Williamson-Dickie also have
settled into Fort Worth and are
growing their presence all the
time. as a matter of fact, the
Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has
the fourth largest concentration
of Fortune 500 company
headquarters in the united States.
diversecommercialcenter
In addition to these major
players, Fort Worth is also a
commercial center for equally
well-known players in health
care, finance, telecommunications,
education, tourism, retail trade
and services, all of which
combine to create a diversified
local economy that not only is
withstanding the current economic
slowdown, but is poised to go
full throttle as the national and
international climates improve.
Sometimes those numbers
are hard to measure, but the hard
facts are that employment here
is growing at the fourth strongest
rate of the country’s top 25 largest
metro areas, and Fort Worth
has the third largest percentage
increase in employment among
metropolitan divisions.
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and this kind of success gets noticed: Forbes magazine ranked Fort Worth fifth in its best Cities for Jobs list in 2008, calling special attention to the city’s central location and transportation system, which is highlighted by four area airports – DFW International, alliance, meacham and Spinks. between them, these international hubs serve more than 57 million travelers a year.
The city and its economic
development officials are
leveraging these assets by investing
in both new development and
infrastructure improvements
to keep businesses moving into,
and expanding within, the region.
add in a low tax structure and
business-friendly climate, and
it’s easy to see why Fort Worth
is literally growing up, and out,
in every direction. – Joe Morris
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scorecardbuSINESS AT
A GLANCE
$10billionAnnual Retail Sales
$14,088Retail Sales
per Capita
$1billionAnnual Retail
and Food Sales
54,916Total Number
of Firms
Source: U.S. Census QuickFacts
business
Biz BriefsBUSiNeSSeS – BoTh Large aND SmaLL – ThaT heLp DefiNe
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xTO ENERGY INC.Biz: Gas and oil producerBuzz: Focused on providing clean-burning natural gas, XTO Energy Inc. is a subsidiary of ExxonMobil based in Fort Worth that buys and develops properties that produce oil and gas while also searching for new reserves. XTO Energy Inc. employees use the latest technology, innovative solutions and hard work to ensure customers’ needs are met.www.xtoenergy.com
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FIDELITY INvESTMENTSBiz: Financial services providerBuzz: Fidelity Investments is located on a 337-acre campus in the Westlake area. Employees assist clients with investment management, retirement planning, brokerage and more. The company supports the local community as a member of the Amon Carter Museum and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, as well as the Fort Worth, Fort Worth Hispanic and Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chambers of Commerce.www.fidelity.com
M.L. LEDDY’SBiz: Handmade boot and saddle retailerBuzz: In 1922, M.L. Leddy began crafting boots and saddles with his brothers in Brady, Texas. They found success, and in 1941 the business expanded to a second location in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards. Today, M.L. Leddy’s is owned and operated by fourth-generation family members, and continues to offer handmade leather products at two locations in Fort Worth and a shop in San Angelo.www.leddys.com
ALCON LAbORATORIES INC.Biz: Eye care companyBuzz: Alcon Laboratories Inc. works to help meet vision-related needs worldwide, offering the most expansive range of eye-care products in surgical, pharmaceutical and vision care across 180 markets. The company’s main corporate office is located in Fort Worth, as well as the William C. Conner Research Center, two major manufacturing plants and more than 2,500 employees.www.alcon.com
MRS. RENFRO’S GOuRMET SALSAS & MOREBiz: Salsa and condiment companyBuzz: Mrs. Renfro’s Gourmet Salsas & More began in 1940 when founders George and Arthurine started selling packaged spices and pepper sauces in the Fort Worth area. The family-owned company grew quickly, and today more than 30 salsas, sauces and relishes are available in various retailers in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean and England.www.renfrofoods.com
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chamberreportchamBer hoSTS Big BraiNSTorm for YoUNg profeSSioNaLS
W hat’s the big idea?
everyone started to
know in December 2011.
The Fort Worth Chamber of
Commerce supervised a campaign
in 2011 to have its vision Fort Worth
young professionals organization
think of ways to improve the area’s
quality of life in the future. vision
Fort Worth is open to any young
professionals ages 21-40, and
there are currently more than
350 people in the organization.
“We want these young
professionals to have a hand in
helping to shape the community
they hopefully want to live in long-
term,” says brianna broussard,
vision Fort Worth program
manager with the Fort Worth
Chamber. “The chamber has
been hosting focus-group
meetings, then we put together
an anonymous online survey of
what assets or changes the vision
members would like to see for
the future. The meeting in
December 2011 formally
showcased the best ideas.”
In partnership with Steer
Fort Worth (the mayor’s young
professionals initiative) and
facilitated by Leadership Fort
Worth, the big brainstorm
occurred Dec. 2 to explore key
topics identified through the focus
groups and survey, and those
topics will be discussed throughout
2012 by community leaders.
“Topics relate to transportation,
education, future entertainment
venues, the arts, green space and
more,” broussard says. “It is all
about the young professionals
providing us with their vision for
the next 25-30 years.”
perFectvisionvision Fort Worth was created
to help retain more of the
approximately 325,000 students
attending colleges and universities
in the Dallas/Fort Worth region.
“The chamber wants them
to want to stay in Fort Worth,”
broussard says. “vision Fort Worth
is an organization that gives young
professionals a connection with
one another, helping to work
toward a better community.”
broussard says vision Fort
Worth has 20 mentors on the
chamber board who are older,
well-established, successful
business leaders who can provide
one-on-one career mentoring.
“We want the young
professionals to be involved in
Fort Worth as early as possible,
and hopefully for a lifetime,” she
says. “They are the future, and
we want their input now.”
–Kevin Litwin
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ECONOMIC PROFILE
Union pacific
www.up.com
Trinity railway express
www.trinityrailwayexpress.org
AIR:
Dfw international airport
www.dfwairport.com
alliance airport
www.allianceairport.com
meacham international
www.fortworthtexas.gov/
aviation/meacham
Spinks airport
www.fortworthtexas.gov/
aviation/spinks
ROAD:
Fort Worth connects to
national and international
markets through four major
interstate highways – I-20,
I-30, I-35 and I-45 – and is
encircled by Loop 820.
ECONOMIC RESOuRCES
fort worth
chamber of commerce
777 Taylor St., Ste. 900
Fort Worth, Tx 76102
(817) 336-2491
www.fortworthchamber.com
fort worth Business
assistance center
1150 S. Freeway
Fort Worth, Tx 76104
(817) 871-6025
www.fwbac.com
city of fort worth
www.fortworthtexas.gov
WORKFORCE
57%white-collar Jobs
43%Blue-collar Jobs
INCOME
$22,613per capita income
$47,927average annual household expenditure
TAxES
1%city Sales and Use Tax
1/2%fort worth crime control
1/2%mTa (mass Transit authority)
6.25%State Sales Tax
8.25%Total Sales Tax
TRANSPORTATION
RAIL:BNSf railwaywww.bnsf.com
TOP EMPLOYERS
amr/american airlines
22,169 employees
Texas health resources*
18,866 employees
Lockheed martin
14,988 employees
NaS fort worth JrB
11,350 employees
fort worth iSD
11,000 employees
arlington iSD*
8,126 employees
University of Texas arlington*
6,239 employees
city of fort worth
6,195 employees
JpS health Network
4,872 employees
cook children’s health
care System
4,826 employees
Tarrant county government*
4,173 employees
*Includes Tarrant County Cities
EDuCATION
6.4%associate Degree
18.5%Bachelor’s Degree
7.5%graduate Degree
ECONOMIC OvERvIEWof the nation’s 20 largest cities, Fort Worth is the fastest growing.
People choose to start their business here due to the impressive
workforce. Those businesses thrive because Fort Worth is a major
center for industry, technology, distribution and transportation.
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Stores, restaurants and businesses line the streets of Sundance Square.
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The Bass Performance Hall’s 48-foot limestone angels.
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Man With Briefcase by Jonathan Borofsky at Burnett Park in downtown.
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The Active Water Pool is part of the Fort Worth Water Garden in downtown.
Photo by Antony Boshier
Local Flavor
Don’t underestimate Cowtown
uSa: There’s much more to
be eaten than tacos and steaks –
although they do have some of
the best of those too!
BeeF/BarBecueWith nine locations in
the metroplex, James beard
award-winning Sonny bryan’s
Smokehouse serves up authentic,
legendary bbq, from brisket and
pulled pork to their famous onion
rings. Dickey’s bbq opened with
one restaurant in 1941, and today
is the largest quick-serve chain
in the country. Spring Creek’s
hickory-smoked bbq has made
it a favorite in Fort Worth for more
than 30 years; chargrilled ribs and
homemade secret sauce might
have something to do with it,
too. Try Railhead Smokehouse,
where the fork-tender beef brisket
is so good they ship it (along with
ribs, sausage and their famous
sauce) nationwide. There’s also
angelo’s, where three generations
of the George family have put out
barbecue so good that city officials
take them on the road to promote
Fort Worth.
latino/tex-mexCantina Laredo uses only the
best ingredients (think Certified
angus beef) topped with their
signature sauces, like chipotle-
wine with portabella mushrooms.
For the best margarita in town, hit
up Gloria’s, where you munch on
free chips, salsa and black-bean
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Six Convenient Campuses located throughout Tarrant County
dip before your meal arrives.
Check out Dos Gringos, home
of the original mexican pizza
and a staple in Fort Worth for
36 years and counting. keep it in
the family at La Familia, where
owner al Cavazos greets guests
at the door before serving up
what is arguably the best fresh,
made-daily salsa in town. For
something more upscale, try
Lanny’s alta Cocina mexicana,
where the celebrity chef combines
haute cuisine with mexican
culture to bring diners a truly
unique experience.
steak&moreFor an award-winning wine
list and a fine american dining
experience, try Del Frisco’s Double
eagle Steakhouse, where the menu
is built around uSDa Prime beef.
Fresh off their 45th anniversary,
Ruth’s Chris, the world’s largest
fine-dining company, is the master
when it comes to extra-thick-cut
steak; don’t miss the eight potato
selections. For an international
experience, check out Texas de
brazil, a steakhouse that combines
the cuisine of brazil with the
spirit of Texas, complete with
seasoned beef, lamb, pork, brazilian
sausage and a 60-item salad bar.
Cattlemen’s internationally
renowned steaks are so juicy
and tender that they ship them
all over the country; try the Texas
T-bone, Strip Sirloin, or 24-ounce
Cattlemen’s Porterhouse. Steaks
are also the order of the day at
Saltgrass Steak house.
internationalWant bona fide mediterranean
flavor? Try Chadra mezza & Grill,
a Lebanese hot-spot specializing
in wine and mezza, family-style
feasts served in the customary
Lebanese tradition. Prefer an all-
you-can-eat locale? Try zorro’s,
the largest buffet in Texas featuring
a variety of cuisines, from Tex-mex
and bbq to Italian and seafood.
We’ve all seen those majestic
horses at the entrance to P.F.
Chang’s China bistro, but the
delicious Chinese food inside
never gets old. Cacharel and Saint-
emilion offer up French cuisine;
Thai Tina’s is a favorite, as well.
local&Freshellerbe Fine Foods is a don’t
miss destination for farm-to-table
dining devotees. It includes an
upscale restaurant featuring
seasonal menus relying on fresh,
local ingredients, as well as a
market full of wine, gifts and
edibles. ellerbe has gained much
attention nationally, including
being named one of Bon Appétit ’s
10 best New Restaurants in
america (2010) and one of
the South’s best New Shops
by Southern Living (2011).
For organic, vegan cuisine, the retro Spiral Diner and bakery is the go-to, while the cook-your-own crowd fares well at local farmers markets on Saturday mornings at the Cowtown Farmers market and the New Public market. – Kate Parham
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arts & Culture
Fort Worth may be best-
known for its cowboy culture,
but musicians around the world
have praised it for its vibrant
music and performing-arts scene.
Fort Worth music venues rival
those in much bigger cities, and
with so many to choose from,
there is always something to
see when you’re in the mood
for a good show. Whether it’s
orchestra, theater, opera or late-
night live music, you’ll find it in
Fort Worth.
BassperFormance
hallone of Fort Worth’s most
impressive music venues is bass
Performance hall, located on a full
city block in the historic Sundance
Square district of downtown.
Named by Travel and Leisure
magazine as one of the Top 10
best opera houses in the World,
bass Performance hall opened in
1998 and seats 2,056 people. It is
the permanent home of many
performing-arts organizations,
including the Fort Worth
Symphony orchestra, Texas
ballet Theater, Fort Worth
opera, and the van Cliburn
International Piano Competition
and Cliburn Concerts.
FortWorththeatersa number of Fort Worth
venues are devoted to live
theater, bringing the excitement
of broadway shows, children’s
performances and nationally
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known musicians to the region.
They include Casa manana,
Jubilee Theatre, Circle Theatre,
hip Pocket Theatre and Stage
West. Film fans enjoy events such
as the Lone Star International
Film Festival.
livemusicsceneWhen the sun goes down over
Fort Worth, the city’s live music
scene heats up. In the historic
Fort Worth Stockyards district,
you’ll find billy bob’s Texas, which
proudly claims the title of the
world’s largest honky tonk. billy
bob’s hosts concerts by popular
country-music artists such as billy
Currington and Ronnie Dunn, as
well as live bull riding and
free line-dance lessons.
another favorite live music
venue is 8.0 bar in the Sundance
Square district, which hosts local
and regional bands. other local
dives that offer live music include
Lola’s Saloon, magnolia motor
Lounge, Wild Rooster, Capital bar,
Fred’s Texas Cafe, basement bar
and White elephant Saloon.
mainstreetartsFestival
every april, music and arts fans
from around the country converge
on Fort Worth’s main Street for
the highly anticipated main Street
Fort Worth arts Festival. The free
four-day event showcases live
concerts, street performers, a
juried arts fair, food and family
fun, and has been a local tradition
for nearly three decades. It is the
Southwest’s largest arts and
entertainment festival and has
been rated the No. 1 arts festival
in Texas and the third-largest arts
festival in the country.
Several other annual events
also bring live music to Fort Worth.
They include músicarte de Fort
Worth, arts Goggle, modern ’til
midnight (held at the modern art
museum of Fort Worth), Fort
Worth music Festival (previously
known as Jazz by the boulevard),
The Ranch 95.9 Texas music
Series, and kxT 91.7’s Concerts on
the Square.
– Jessica Mozo
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Sports & Recreation
W ant a place full of green
space, trails to try and a
little healthy competition? Fort
Worth is for you, with major sports
galore and plenty of parks and
trail systems for those who want
in on the action.
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College athletics have their
pride of place in Fort Worth as
well. Texas Christian university’s
horned Frogs made a 2010 Rose
bowl appearance and join the big
12 Conference starting with the
2012-13 school year. meanwhile,
TCu’s baseball team continues
to close in on a College World
Series slot. Nearby Texas Wesleyan
university competes in the NaIa.
Fort Worth also is home to the
bell helicopter armed Forces bowl.
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as for big-name sports events,
Fort Worth hosts the Crowne Plaza
Invitational Golf Tournament at
the Colonial Country Club each
may, where spectators watch the
pros take to the course that was
home to legendary native son
ben hogan. For more action, the
Texas motor Speedway is home to
both NaSCaR and IndyCar racing
events, including the bombardier
Learjet 550. or take yourself out
to the ball game with the Fort
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Worth Cats at historic LaGrave
Field. Want to cool off a bit? Then
the Texas brahmas hockey team
at NyTex Sports Centre is the
place to be.
greenspacegaloreone jewel of the Fort Worth
Parks and Community Services
Department is the Fort Worth
Nature Center and Refuge, one
of the largest city-owned nature
centers in the united States. With
more than 20 miles of hiking trails
and an interpretive center, the
area offers residents and visitors
the opportunity to immerse
themselves in the natural history
of north central Texas.
trinitytrailsFor recreation with a river
view, try Trinity Trails. Trinity Trails
is a system of trails located along
the Trinity River for walking, biking,
cycling or horseback riding. The
trails collectively cover 40 miles,
and connect with 21 parks, the
Fort Worth botanical Garden
and Japanese Garden, Log Cabin
village, Fort Worth zoo and
downtown Fort Worth.
– Joe Morris
Left: Biking on the Trinity river Trails in Trinity park Above: Texas motor Speedway
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T he Fort Worth club scene
is always in full swing with
more than 20 nice golf courses
located within the city itself.
here is some interesting
background on five of them:
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Well-known PGa golfer
Tom Weiskopf helped design
mira vista, where native grasses
and thousands of wildflowers
provide a park-like environment.
The par-71, 6,849-yard public
course is highlighted by hole
No. 11, a 540-yard par 5 that
was ranked best hole No. 11 in
america by Golf Digest in 2000.
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The Dallas/Fort Worth marriott
hotel overlooks this impressive
18-hole golf destination that was
designed by Greg Norman
and Jay morrish. It opened in
2000 and the public course
plays 7,147 yards for a par 72
from the back tees. Champions
Circle features bermuda grass,
undulating greens and
challenging fairways.
ridgleacountrycluBRidglea Country Club offers
two challenging courses: the
Family Course and the
Championship Course, each
complete with its own driving
range, short game area, indoor
teaching facility and stocked golf
shop. both courses have played
host to local, state and national
amateur golf tournaments.
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Colonial was built in 1936 by
marvin Leonard of the locally
famous Leonard bros. department
stores. The 18-hole, par-70 private
layout is consistently rated one
of the best courses in the united
States, as evidenced by it hosting
the 1941 u.S. open, the 1975
Tournament Players Championship
and the 1991 u.S. Women’s open.
It continues today to showcase
an annual PGa Tour event, the
Crowne Plaza Invitational.
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This challenging 6,847-yard,
par 72 layout opened in 2002 and
was designed by respected golf
course architect John Colligan.
hawks Creek has a number of
tree-lined fairways as well as
strategically placed bunkers and
natural water hazards. The public
venue also features a putting green,
chipping area and driving range.
– Kevin Litwin
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health & Wellness
home to a variety of top-
notch hospitals and medical
centers, Fort Worth is a health-
care haven. The city’s many
facilities, conveniently located
throughout the area, provide
quality care to the community.
majorhospitals,satelliteclinics
a major provider of care
is baylor All Saints Medical Center, which has been taking
care of medical issues both
major and minor for more than
100 years. The 525-bed hospital
has spent more than $300 million
on upgraded facilities and services,
including research and community
service programs in education
and screenings.
Within baylor all Saints is
Andrews Women’s hospital, a facility just for women that
includes innovative programs like
the Survivor Gals Salon, featuring
stylish wigs, fun scarves and hats
for cancer patients. The Joan
katz Center at baylor all Saints
works specifically with breast
cancer patients, providing patient
navigation services to help patients
find community resources, support
and help coordinating medical
appointments.
Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth is another core provider
in the city’s medical District.
The 320-bed facility offers
comprehensive diagnostic and
treatment services, and has
undergone a $105 million expansion
project to add and/or renovate
more than 70,000 square feet of
space for a new day-surgery
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Left: The lobby at cook children’s medical center
center, private patient rooms,
outpatient chemotherapy
and more.
accidents happen, and jPS health Network stands ready to
treat them regardless of severity.
The facility has been verified as a
Level I Trauma Center by the
american College of Surgeons,
which is big news for an area where
more than 20 percent of deaths
are attributable to some form of
trauma, according to public
health data.
huguley Memorial Medical Center shoulders its share of
the community care duties
around here as well, with more
than 350 primary care and specialty
physicians offering a full range
of in- and outpatient services.
The center also includes a 213-bed
acute care hospital and a 24-hour
emergency room.
Scheduled to open in 2012,
Texas health harris Methodist hospital Alliance will be the state’s
newest full-service hospital. It will
be located on 40 acres near the
intersection of Interstate 35 and
Golden Triangle boulevard, and
will include a 24-hour emergency
room, outpatient services, advanced
imaging services and more.
at Texas health harris Methodist hospital Fort Worth,
the latest accolades are for the
treatment of hip fractures. The
hospital is only the fourth in
the united States and the first
in Texas to receive the gold seal
of approval in the treatment of
hip fractures in the elderly. The
designation, which comes from
the Joint Commission, recognizes
only those hospitals that have
proven to have excellent outcomes
for patients and also a strong
multidisciplinary program.
North hills hospital also makes
the grade and then some, having
achieved all three levels of
Chest Pain accreditation, and
also became the first Center of
excellence for bariatric Surgery
in Tarrant County. North hills’
rehab center is one of the top
10 percent nationwide, and its
nurses have received the Pathway
to excellence award.
Fort Worth’s littlest patients
get top-flight care at Cook Children’s Medical Center, which
has spent millions on renovations
and expansions to its facilities,
including adding a fracture clinic,
urgent care center and heliport
in recent years. Cook Children’s
has been recognized as a Nurse
magnet-designated organization
in honor of its quality patient and
nursing excellence, and in 2007
opened the first dual-room
ImRIS intraoperative magnetic
resonance imaging suite for
pediatric patients in the world.
– Joe Morris
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A ttention, class. education
is a priority in Fort Worth,
where advanced learning programs
begin at the earliest grade levels
and continue throughout high
school and into some of the
country’s best-known higher
education institutions.
collegesanduniversities
Local high school graduates
don’t have far to go to pursue a
quality degree. The region’s mix
of colleges and universities means
there are more than 325,000
students enrolled in higher
education at any given time here,
with more than 30,000 degrees
awarded annually.
They include such notable
names as everest College,
Southwestern baptist Theological
Seminary, Tarleton State university-
Southwest metroplex Center,
Tarrant County College, Texas
Christian university, Texas Wesleyan
university, Texas Woman’s
university, the university of Texas
at arlington, university of North
Texas and the university of North
Texas health Science Center. each
of these institutions regularly adds
to both core courses and degree
programs, and partners with
local municipal and economic
development officials to ensure
that graduates have a direct
pipeline into the local and
regional workforce.
FortWorthisdThe Fort Worth Independent
School District is the largest district
in Tarrant County, which has 20
other school districts within its
borders. The Fort Worth ISD has
approximately 80,000 students
in 144 schools for grades k-12,
including 27 special campuses.
Its awards and honors include
the What Parents Want designation
from Schoolmatch, a private
firm that assists companies with
relocation. The honor has come
for seven years in a row, and only
goes to 14 percent of the nation’s
schools. It’s no surprise that the
Fort Worth ISD scores this well,
considering it had an 83 percent
increase in high-performing schools
in recent years, and continues
to rise at all levels of the Texas
assessment of knowledge and
Skills standards.
Fort Worth also is home to
more than 200 private schools,
giving parents of different faiths
and backgrounds multiple options
for their children’s education.
northtexassmallBusinessdevelopmentcenters
There also are multiple smaller
centers of learning in Fort Worth
devoted to specific job-related
training and education, such as
the North Texas Small business
Development Centers. So whether
a graduate degree or just some
brushing up on skill sets, the Fort
Worth area educational and
community support system has
just the right program – often just
down the street.
– Joe Morris
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COST OF LIvING
$49,530median household income
$120,300median home price
$824median rent for a Two-Bedroom apartment
93.1index (U.S. average = 100)
TIME zONE
central
COMMuNITY PROFILE
hOuSEhOLD INFORMATION
AGE:
31median resident age
32%19 and Under
51%20-54
17%55 and over
MARITAL STATuS:
48%married
52%Single
EThNICITY:
42%white
19%Black
34%hispanic
6%other
WEAThER
96°FJuly average high
32°FJanuary average Low
34”annual rain fall (vs. National average annual rain fall of 37”)
TRANSPORTATION
26minutesmedian Travel Time to work
SNAPShOTFort Worth offers culture, beauty, education, entertainment and
much more. It’s no wonder Fort Worth was ranked the fourth
best City to Relocate to in america by CNbC.com in 2010.
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Through the Lens
Fort Worth isn’t your average
Texas town. This is a thriving city
with tons of cool sites and great
places to eat, stay and play. The
Cultural District is home to six
world class museums, award
winning restaurants and a variety
of venues and theaters. The
West 7th Corridor is a hip new
entertainment district with shops,
restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
be sure to visit billy bob’s Texas,
located in the Stockyard District.
This is the world’s largest honky
tonk and is definitely a must see
if you’re in Fort Worth. They have
popular bands performing weekly
and an actual rodeo inside the bar!
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