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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

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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

from Irving and 32 miles from Dallas.

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

$5 million renovations

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copper on the roof

dome, sealing joints

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and clock repair.

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

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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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Left: a class at amon carter museum of american art


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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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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Students at John T. white elementary School, one of five new schools built as part of the fort worth iSD capital improvement program. below: hazel harvey peace is another new school for the district.


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


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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• GM Financial

• Healthpoint Biotherapeutics

• Justin Brands

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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.

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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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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

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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

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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


(817) 336-2491

www.fortworthchamber.com

fort worth Business

assistance center

1150 S. Freeway


(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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The Active Water Pool is part of the Fort Worth Water Garden in downtown.

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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.

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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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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

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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

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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

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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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