Bob Francis

1 week ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

Sellmark Corp. and the city of Mansfield will break ground on Verdexium, a business and innovation center, on April 21 at 2201 Heritage Parkway. Verdexium is the latest venture by Mansfield’s Sellmark Corp., a company founded in 2000 that makes and sells a wide range of outdoor products including night vision goggles, laser sights, boresighters, thermal scopes, tactical scopes and other equipment.

2 weeks ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

In an age when automation and technological advancement are transforming business and relationships, Fort Worth-based Prax Leadership puts the professional development focus squarely on people. Founded by brothers Andrew and Alex Geesbreght, Prax Leadership combines cognitive, science-based methodologies and practical applications with the goal of empowering clients to enhance critical skills such as decision-making, problem-solving and collaboration.

2 weeks ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

Fort Worth City Council approved plans for more than 450 cottage-style single-family rental homes on the city’s east and south sides. The first 308-unit project will be built on 31.32 acres of undeveloped land near Gateway Park at 521 and 2109 Beach St. and 4021 and 4025 4th St. Zoning changed from PD/D planned development to D high-density multifamily with developmental standards that include setbacks and fencing. Each acre will contain 32 units. The developer is NexMetro Communities of Phoenix.

2 weeks ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

(Fort Worth, Texas) – Higginbotham, identified through Business Insurance reporting as the largest independent insurance, financial, and HR services firm headquartered in Texas, has teamed up with Tidwell & Hilburn Insurance of Macon, Georgia to gain a valuable partner in the key Southeastern region. Higginbotham Chairman and CEO Rusty Reid looks to the future with a platform of strategic growth in such regions.

2 weeks ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

At 5:30 every weekday morning, Leonard Edward Briscoe Jr. arrived at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church to open the doors for those looking to pray. That time every morning in Fort Worth’s Historic Southside was “touchdown time,” according to his younger sister, Rosanna Briscoe. She said her brother had a saying: “You have to stay locked in and prayed up.” “He meant you had to hold your feet to the fire and stay connected to God,” she said.