Steve Kaskovich
Star-Telegram.com
Fort Worth, TX, United States
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Alice Walton tops Texans on Forbes list of richest Americans
Alice Walton remains the richest Texan with a net worth of $38.2 billion, according to Forbes magazine. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones ranked No. 95 with $5.6 billion. → Read More
RadioShack moving headquarters out of downtown Fort Worth
Consumer electronics retailer RadioShack has closed most of its stores in bankruptcy over the last three years but has been a mainstay of the downtown Fort Worth since the 1960s. → Read More
Fort Worth owners cooking up growth recipe for Mr. Gatti’s, Gigi’s Cupcakes
The half-century-old Texas pizza chain is opening new stores after being acquired by Fort Worth investors and hopes to double its size over the next five years. → Read More
D.R. Horton moves into a new home of its own in Arlington
The big homebuilder recently moved into a new headquarters complex it built along Interstate 30 near the stadium district in Arlington. → Read More
Another 140 jobs being cut at smartphone repair facility in Fort Worth
Ingram Micro Mobility, which provides services to makers of wireless devices, said it would trim 140 jobs at its Centreport facility due to reduced customer volumes. → Read More
Salt Lick BBQ to open restauraant in Grapevine next year
The Hill Country barbecue restaurant will build a 10,000-square-foot location north of Grapevine Mills. → Read More
Fort Worth’s Elevate Credit trades higher after dropping price for IPO
The subprime consumer lender said it repriced its IPO at $6.50 a share and will raise from $69 million to $81 million, less than the $100 million it had hoped for. → Read More
Former Enron exec advises TCU students to do the right thing
Andy Fastow, who served nearly six years in prison for his role in the Enron corporate scandal, told business students at Texas Christian University that his downfall came from abusing legal loopholes and never stopping to ask whether what the company was doing was right. → Read More
RadioShack to lay off 150 employees as part of bankruptcy process
In a WARN letter to the Texas Workforce Commission, the Fort Worth-based retailer, which is closing hundreds of stores nationwide, says it plans to lay off workers by May 26. → Read More
Jimmy Kimmel dreams up new partners for bankrupt RadioShack
Struggling Fort Worth-based electronic retailer is once again the butt of late-night jokes. → Read More
Pier 1 Imports gets boost as it unveils deal with Magnolia Home
Pier 1 says it will begin selling rugs and pillows from Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Brand next month. The Fort Worth company also boosted its fourth-quarter earnings projection. → Read More
Pinstripes to bring bowling and bocce to The Shops at Clearfork
The upscale entertainment center, to be located next to a new AMC Theatres, will include 12 bowling lanes, six indoor and outdoor bocce courts, plus a bistro and patios with fire pits. → Read More
Trump says he’ll get F-35 costs ‘way down,’ and Lockheed stock falls
During a press conference, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to use competition to reduce costs and make the fighter jet even better. → Read More
Trump says he’ll get F-35 costs ‘way down,’ and Lockheed stock falls
During a press conference, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to use competition to reduce costs and make the fighter jet even better. → Read More
The Fresh Market will close supermarkets in Fort Worth, Southlake
The Fresh Market, an upscale grocer, will close all eight of its stores in Texas, including locations in Southlake and Fort Worth. → Read More
Buffalo Wings & Rings coming to north Arlington
Cincinnati-based chain plans as many as 20 area locations serving wings in 15 flavors in a sports bar atmosphere. → Read More
Fuzzy’s Taco sells majority stake to Atlanta investment firm
Fuzzy’s Taco, the fast-growing Fort Worth-bred restaurant chain, has sold a majority stake to an Atlanta-based investment company. → Read More
UDF says it will cooperate with government probe after FBI raid
Executives at United Development Funding were served with grand jury subpoenas seeking company documents last week as FBI agents raided the investment firm’s Grapevine headquarters. → Read More
Cash America boosts dividend as profits increase
Cash America shares traded up about 10 percent Thursday after the Fort Worth-based pawn shop chain boosted its dividend by 60 percent after a strong earnings report. → Read More
Alcon’s top executive is out as eye-care sales plummet
Novartis named a new executive to lead Fort Worth-based Alcon on Wednesday as part of a broad restructuring in the wake of plummeting sales at the maker of eye-care drugs, products and surgical equipment. → Read More