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American Airlines flight attendants on Thursday voted on a new five-year labor deal, giving cabin crews more than 20% immediate raises.

At Cape Canaveral yesterday was the launch of AT&T and AST SpaceMobile's first five satellites to bring space-based calling to every day cell phones. AT&T called it the first step toward potentially eliminating "dead zones" from rural highways to national parks.

Fort Worth’s famed Civil War Museum at 760 Jim Wright Freeway North will turn out the lights Oct. 31 after almost 20 years of showcasing artifacts from the Union and Confederacy.

Fort Worth-based Actuate Therapeutics, a clinical-stage company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of high-impact, difficult-to-treat cancers, has received orphan drug designation from the FDA for elraglusib, a treatment of soft tissue sarcoma.

UT-Arlington will build a $2.3M netted drone facility. What’s a netted drone facility, you ask? It looks like a batting cage for giants. WFAA has the story.

TCU faculty weigh in on Fort Worth being the first major U.S. city for drone deliveries. 

Robert Allen, leader of the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership, writes about why growth in higher education is a key driver for the local economy. 

Fort Worth-based Sanara MedTech and InfuSystem, Inc., the operational subsidiary of Sanara’s joint venture partner InfuSystem Holdings, have an exclusive U.S. distribution agreement with, and a minority investment in, ChemoMouthpiece, LLC. “Oral mucositis (inflammation of the mouth's mucous membranes) … impacts hundreds of thousands of oncology patients. ChemoMouthpiece has developed a product with FDA 510(k) clearance that can bring relief," said Ron Nixon, Sanara’s CEO.

Lucchese Bootmaker has filed plans for stores at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington and at NorthPark in Dallas for 2025.

Just Campbell's, please: Executives at 155-year-old Campbell Soup Company plan to change the firm’s name to The Campbell’s Company. It's been more than a soup company for many years as it also owns Prego and Rao's sauces and Goldfish crackers.

Horse Soldier Bourbon has bought a historic Stockyards cold-storage warehouse to remodel as a multi-million-dollar “bourbon wonderland,” according to the Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy. The company, founded by former Green Berets, bought Los Vaqueros Restaurant to remodel as an Urban Stillhouse dining and events center.

Michelin has picked 4 hotels in Dallas, 2 in Fort Worth as Best in U.S. Bowie House received a two key designation, while Drover Hotel made the one key list. Twenty hotels in Texas were selected.

Central Market is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of in-store events through September 24. D-FW is home to the most Central Markets in the state with six.

Scale isn’t the only way to win in the grocery business. H-E-B is the fifth-largest private company in the U.S., has an estimated annual revenue of $43.6 billion, and a beloved reputation among Texans. The grocery chain thrives by being aggressive and locally-minded. A line of in-store guacamole, originally intended to cut back on avocado waste, nets $60 million a year.

The Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Urban Land Institute Advisory Services Program have arranged a week-long workshop focused on equitable development strategies for the Panther Island area, with special attention to preserving the historic Northside and Marine neighborhoods. 

Grapevine-based GameStop reported a profit of $0.01 per share, beating expectations of an $0.08 per share loss. Revenue came in lower than expected at $798.3 million, compared to analyst projections of $896 million. Net income for the quarter was $14.8 million, a significant improvement from the net loss of $2.8 million during the same quarter last year. This tactic could improve GameStop's performance, analyst says.

Tarleton State Fort Worth has added the Crowley Independent School District to its dual credit program in which high school students can take college courses simultaneously. Tarleton reported that more than 220 of its freshmen this fall were dual-credit high school graduates. 

The chefs behind Goldee’s Barbecue in Fort Worth have been selected for Food & Wine’s annual Best New Chefs list. They join 10 others nationwide as part of the magazine’s annual feature.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Emily J. Kirby announced the launch of the Texas Medical Excellence Scholarship, a $2,500 initiative to support Texas students pursuing careers in a medical field.

Tech entrepreneur/billionaire Jared Isaacman performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth Thursday, an endeavor previously reserved for astronauts. He was part of a SpaceX chartered flight to test the company’s new space suits. His spacewalk was less than two hours.

Goodwill North Central Texas, headquartered in Fort Worth, has purchased a retail location at 4518 Highway 180 East in Mineral Wells. It will be its 27th retail location.

The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and Huston-Tillotson University in Austin have partnered to assist companies to “uplift and upskill” their employees.

Billions to pay: Apple ($14.4B for taxes) and Google ($2.7B for anti-trust) have lost legal cases in the EU and have been told to pay up.

Daily digit: Nearly 1 in 4 younger Americans say they don’t plan on having children due to finances, according to a survey from MassMutual.

Snippets:

• Why is Friday the 13th so superstitious?

• Snakes alive! Chef Tim Love's "rattle battle" is Sept. 24. 

Announcements: 

• RSM US LLP: Names Jill Eastman Managing Director, National Marketing-Tax Lead.

• ECI Solutions: Names Ray Wizbowski Chief Marketing Officer.

• Modern Art Museum: Promotes Tiffany Wolf Smith to Curator of Education. Names Fernando Alvarez and Sarah Theurer Hunt as Assistant Curators of Education, and Karla Barthelmy-Hippolyte as Auditorium Program Manager. Hires Maria Barrientos as Docent and Tour Coordinator.

• Argent Trust Company: Names Jonathan Berry Fort Worth market president, replacing Kathy Christoffel, who is retiring.

• Star-Telegram: Hires Nick Harris to cover Dallas Cowboys.