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🦨This trash can doesn't stink; craft ketchup company launches; and more....
Plus: Texas A&M Law, BNSF Railway, suits & ties are out, and more....
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🗞️NEWS OF THE DAY:
Fort Worth couple puts "Petal" to the meddle. Its waste container is a finalist for P&G's home cleanovation challenge. The high-tech waste bin is a sleek, “scarily efficient” appliance that freezes organic waste solid to 0°F in less than 35 minutes at a cost of about $1 a month in electricity.
Pass the ketchup: Andrew Crim announced this week the launch of Parker Jack’s Craft Ketchup. “I’ve been listening to people say ‘you’re never too old to be an entrepreneur’. I sure hope they are right.” The launch is in partnership with his wife (Michelle) and his son (Parker), who has Down syndrome. During the last year, the trio has been experimenting with recipes. If successful, the company will provide meaningful employment after high school for Parker. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Down syndrome organizations. |  |
A state filing shows an April 2025 completion date for the Texas A&M Law and Education Building in Fort Worth. The estimated construction cost for the nine-story building is $123.5 million.
Those gymnasts we love in the Olympics? To qualify for the U.S. team at the 2024 competition in Paris, gymnasts will be competing at Fort Worth's Dickies Arena (May 30 – June 2) as part of the 2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships.
A new state law makes Texas the 11th state to require health insurance companies to pay for biomarker testing. Doing so will give cancer patients access to more targeted and effective therapies.
The Little Engine that could: BNSF Railway gets airline to change its name.
NOTABLE & QUOTABLE:
“We’ve been spending money like drunken sailors around the world…”
U.S. consumer spending expected to shrink for the first time since the start of the pandemic, survey says.
U.S. Energy Secretary gets a jolt when she needs an EV charge. On a road trip to promote green tech, enough EV chargers can’t be found.
Suits and ties are out, and business casual is in. Only 3% of workers report wearing a suit to work, the lowest measurement ever in a Gallup poll.
How much does it take to be wealthy in America? See how Americans define wealth in 12 major cities, according to Charles Schwab’s 2023 Modern Wealth Survey.
Dumb Money, which is in theaters Friday, portrays the GameStop stock craze as a sea change in which everyday investors successfully grabbed back power from Wall Street in American financial systems. While the craze did alter many important dynamics of investing and financial literacy, its legacy is multi-faceted and not as triumphant as the movie suggests, experts tell TIME magazine. |  Courtesy of Sony Pictures |
Talent availability continues to be near the top of management priorities, but what about retention? Management styles that can result in turnover was one outcome from Monster.com’s Workplace Red Flags survey. 73% of workers said micro-management is the biggest red flag, with nearly half (46%) saying it could be a reason for leaving a job. Respondents also cited "meetings that could have been an email" (59%), a lack of flexible work hours (51%) and weekly status meetings (31%) as pain points.
More workers fear AI will make their job obsolete. According to a Gallup Work & Education poll, fear of becoming obsolete remains uncommon among U.S. workers, but has grown substantially the past two years. Twenty-two percent say they worry that technology will make their job obsolete, up seven percentage points from 2021. The recent rise is owing almost entirely to college-educated workers with a jump from 8% to 20%. Worry among workers without a college degree is virtually unchanged at 24%. Nearly a third of all surveyed (31%) say they are worried they could lose benefits. The next most common job worry, cited by 24%, is having wages reduced. See complete results here.
“You should have purchased the extended warranty.”
👢👢PEOPLE ON THE MOVE:
Health Science Center College of Nursing: Announces leadership team -- Elizabeth Wells-Beene, Senior Associate Dean; Cheryl Thaxton, Associate Dean/Chair Graduate Studies; Rebecca Burns, Associate Dean/Chair for Undergraduate Studies; Tonychris Nnaka, Associate Dean for Research; Kate Taylor, Associate Dean for Research
Cantey Hanger: Hires Associates Tiereney Bowman, Devon Davis and Jazmine Nowlin
Jackson Walker: Evan Malloy appointed to committee of DFW Association of Corporate Growth
Foundation Medicine: Hires Lisa Lourcey as Account Executive II
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth: Announces Nov. 10 retirement of Terri Thornton, Curator of Education
Ranchbot Monitoring Solutions: Names Allison Hocking as Business Development Manager
✂️SNIPPETS:
Rural America’s population boom is putting a strain on everything.
Nothing to do with business: Sony launches “foster care” program for its aging robot dogs.
Cry me a river: A Portuguese distillery’s two tanks – holding 600K gallons of red wine – burst in a small town, flowed in the streets, and caused an environmental alert.
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