🍎FW looking New York-ish; Delta shakes, Spirit sinks; New HOPE for the farm.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport began construction Tuesday on Terminal F – the airport’s sixth terminal and the first new construction of an entire terminal at D-FW since 2005. It will feature a double-loaded concourse with 15 gates and modernized customer amenities.

Fort Worth-based Standard Meat Company's Co-President and CEO Benjamin Rosenthal and Co-President Ashli Rosenthal Blumenfeld were named national winners in EY’s Family Business category. The 4th generation of Rosenthals to lead the 89-year-old global meat company were among just 12 people across the country to win a national EY honor for 2024. 

BlackWolf, a ride-sharing service featuring the option of armed drivers with a background in law enforcement or the military, is scheduled to debut during early 2025 in Houston, Dallas, and Austin. 

Candice Stinnett, owner of Emerald Organics Cannabis (5317 Golden Triangle) will open next spring Emerald City Lounge, Texas’ first cannabis consumption lounge.

The National Retail Federation projects a record 183.4 million shoppers during Thanksgiving weekend. That’s in-store and online, surpassing 2023's 182 million. Top motivations include unbeatable deals (57%), tradition (28%) and starting holiday shopping early (24%). Black Friday remains the most popular shopping day in the U.S., with 72% participation. Cyber Monday attracts 39%.

Fort Worth-based HOPE Farm, which has a leadership development program for at-risk boys, is the recipient of the Pegasus Prize and a $50,000 grant after its selection during The Dallas Foundation’s Rising GENerosity launch party and Pegasus Prize Pitch event. 

American Airlines and Southlake-based Sabre have had a legal dispute with a $1 verdict and $139 million in legal fees. After 13 years, there appears to be a resolution.

Lambert’s Ornamental Iron in Haltom City has been purchased by Lambert Forge, LLC, owned by entrepreneur and investor Tim Andres. Founded in 1984 by Jimmy Lambert, the company specializes in the design, fabrication and installation of metal fences, gates, railings, stairs and steel structures. Chris Gruensfelder had owned Lambert's since 1999 and hired Layne Kasper of Kasper & Associates to initiate, structure and negotiate terms of the transaction.

Fort Worth will look like the Big Apple Nov 20 and 21 during the filming of “The Madison,” a Yellowstone series spinoff from Taylor Sheridan starring Michelle Pfeiffer.

Spirit Airlines Inc. filed for bankruptcy with a plan to hand over control to bondholders after failing to agree on a merger with rivals.

In a sky-high collaboration that's sure to make your taste buds take off, Delta is teaming with Shake Shack to serve burgers at 30,000 feet. The partnership will begin on flights out of Boston Dec. 1, and expand throughout 2025. Customers sitting in first class on routes over 900 miles will be able to pre-select a Shake Shack Cheeseburger as their meal option.

A federal judge has rejected President Joe Biden’s rule increasing the maximum employee salary that would require employers to pay an overtime premium. The rule, which took effect in July, increased the salary cap from $35,500 to $44,000 with increases next year and then every three years. The rule would have provided overtime pay to an additional 4 million workers in 2025. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan struck it down because it is based on salary, not job duties. A similar attempt to increase the maximum salary for overtime was struck down in 2017.

The College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts at Texas A&M University selected Sony Electronics for equipment and technology in the emerging Virtual Production Institute, which is based in Bryan-College Station with an extension at Texas A&M-Fort Worth.

A piece of the roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys fell to the field while the retractable portion of it was being opened. AT&T Stadium was mostly empty when the incident occurred, and team officials said nobody was injured. The roof was closed without incident about an hour later. 

Distribution Solutions Group closed on two previously announced acquisitions -- Tech-Component Resources under DSG’s Gexpro Services segment, and ConRes Test Equipment under DSG’s TestEquity segment.

It’s been 25 years since one of Texas’ greatest tragedies. The Nov. 18, 1999, Aggie Bonfire collapse killed 11 Texas A&M University students and one former student while injuring 27 others.

An analysis of ADP payroll data reveals about one in 127 jobs in the U.S. pays more than $500,000 a year, well more than 1 million positions. A ranking of large metros that had pay of $500,000 or more lists Austin and New York near the top. But when it comes to high-paying jobs, one region is in a league of its own.

Believe it or not: A.I. chatbots defeated doctors at diagnosing illness. A small study found ChatGPT outdid human physicians when assessing medical case histories, even when those doctors were using a chatbot. (NYT gift article)

Significant stat: Here’s the skinny on a skincare profession. Dermatologists earn a median of $541,000/year, per a recent survey of 150,000+ U.S. physicians. Pediatricians, by contrast, earn a median of $258,000/year.

Daily digit: A Boeing 747 airplane consumes approximately 1 gallon of fuel per second during an average flight.

In September, Brandon Aubrey of the Dallas Cowboys kicked a 65-yard field goal, the second-longest in NFL history. It was hardly a fluke: This season, he has made 10 field goals of 50 or more yards, the first player in NFL history to make at least 10 field goals from 50-plus yards in consecutive seasons. Through the first 10 weeks of the 2024 season, there were 153 attempts of at least 50 yards, compared with just 58 in 2004. The frequency of shorter field goals has stayed about the same. The reason is simple: Kickers are better than they used to be. (NYT gift article)

Dr. Brian Gladue has announced his retirement as executive vice president of research and innovation at the UNT Health Science Center. Dr. Robert McClain, HSC’s associate vice president for innovation, will assume the interim role for Gladue starting Jan. 1, 2025. In addition, Thomas Cunningham, associate vice president for research administration, is leaving for Texas A&M.

Announcements:

• American Heart Association Tarrant County division: Appoints Meagan Hemenway as Executive Director.

• First Bank Texas: Names Jacqline Gabler Senior Vice President, Director of Marketing.

• SMU: Names Jeannine Vargas Assistant Director of Signature Alumni Programs.

• Patent Office: Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, has resigned and will rejoin Winston & Strawn as a Partner. 

• GameStop: Appoints Nat Turner, Chairman and CEO of Collectors Holdings, to its Board.

• ACOOG: Names Katherine Ware Membership and Communications Manager.

• Institute for Safe Medication Practices: Honors Cook Children's Health Care System with national award for significantly reducing vaccine-related errors.

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