Bob Francis

2 weeks ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

Fort Worth could be the site of an artificial intelligence supercomputer plant with an investment of at least $687 million as city officials consider a tax abatement agreement. The Fort Worth City Council is expected to consider the tax abatement agreement at its regularly scheduled meeting at 10 a.m. June 24. Two sites are under consideration for the plant, both in north Fort Worth, according to documents related to the abatements. One site would cover nearly 20 acres at 15200 Heritage Parkway.

2 weeks ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

With federal cuts occurring and looming, the Fort Worth philanthropic landscape is preparing for new challenges even as the community passes the 1 million population milestone. That was the message Thursday morning as leaders in the field discussed the city’s tradition of philanthropy and how it is changing in the face of reductions in government spending and evolving demographics.

3 weeks ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

Billy and Rozanne Rosenthal are irrevocably connected to Fort Worth’s storied past with their leadership of Standard Meat Co. and community involvement — but they are just as focused on the future. “Getting engaged with people, talking with them, that’s just key,” said Billy Rosenthal. That’s a message that Billy and Rozanne Rosenthal took with them to McCombs School of Business at UT-Austin, where they traveled recently to meet with students.

1 month ago | keranews.org | Bob Francis

The new production studios at Brand Juice include a 44-foot-wide, 24-foot-deep, 14-foot-tall infinity wall, said to be the largest in Fort Worth. But to get inside, you have to know one key fact: the date Marty McFly returns to in the original “Back to the Future.”It’s November 1955, in case you need access. It may be a bit of whimsy, but for local entrepreneur Paul Rogers, the creative focus of his new production studio is key to the success of the company as well as to the city itself.

1 month ago | fortworthreport.org | Bob Francis

The new production studios at Brand Juice include a 44-foot-wide, 24-foot-deep, 14-foot-tall infinity wall, said to be the largest in Fort Worth. But to get inside, you have to know one key fact: the date Marty McFly returns to in the original “Back to the Future.” It’s November 1955, in case you need access. It may be a bit of whimsy, but for local entrepreneur Paul Rogers, the creative focus of his new production studio is key to the success of the company as well as to the city itself.