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In today’s Business Report from the Fort Worth Report: In depth: An aerospace company announces move to Fort Worth Event calendar Economic indicators for the week Made in Tarrant: Small business profile People on the move The Top 5 stories to know
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Aerospace manufacturing company announces plans to move to Fort Worth. What’s the company?
United Kingdom-based GKN Aerospace. They are locating a new technology center in Fort Worth.
What does GKN Aerospace do? The company supplies and manufactures technology for aerospace companies such as Lockheed Martin and Gulfstream.
How many jobs will GKN bring to Fort Worth? In five years, about 100 employees. The company plans to spend $40.5 million in five years in order to receive tax credits offered by the city. |
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Check the pulse of Fort Worth’s economic health with our complete economic indicators dashboard, covering trends in real estate, growth, innovation and banking. This week’s numbers: |
⬆️ Ridership across Trinity Metro’s system is up to pre-pandemic levels with 565,513 riders in September 2022 (up from 556,912 in August 2022 and up from 462,640 in September 2021). ⬆️ Total commercial valuation citywide for October 2022 is at $340 million, up 110% from September 2022’s $162 million.
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Upcoming events happening in the business community: Submissions for the 2022 Mayor’s Neighborhood Awards are now open. There are nine categories available. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m. Dec. 1 Connect with other professionals in the area by attending Common Desk’s “Business to Business” networking meetup from 8:30-10 a.m. Nov. 22 at 2833 Crockett St., Fort Worth. Prepare the future workforce by conducting mock interviews with Fort Worth ISD students from 8 a.m -4 p.m. Nov. 30 on Zoom. This will give the students the opportunity to practice their interviewing skills before applying for internships and/or jobs. Volunteers are asked to sign up for specific time slots by Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. Join the Fort Worth Chamber for the final Legislative Power Hour of the year presented by Fidelity Investments from 3-5 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Fort Worth Club, 777 Taylor St., Fort Worth. SAVE THE DATE: Join the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for its annual State of the Chamber from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Ashton Depot, 1501 Jones St. Fort Worth. Chamber leaders will reflect on the past year and share the strategic plan for the upcoming 2023 year.
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| Valor, an asset management company specializing in mineral rights and software-based business solutions, has announced the hiring of Nathaniel Walter, CPL, as senior mineral manager for the company’s land department. |
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| Bennett Partners has named Kelsey Davidson, director of business development. Davidson brings eight years of business development experience in architecture and six years of project-management work to her new role. |
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See the rest of our people updates on our site. Submit an “on the move” here. |
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🚧 Construction map by FW Urban |
| Trinity Highline is a 172-unit multi-family building adjacent to Pioneer's Rest cemetery on Samuels Avenue. Houston-based developer Urban-Genesis is building the complex. Explore this and more with our interactive map of new construction projects, provided by Fort Worth Urban. |
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The Top 5: Stories of the week |
| United Way of Tarrant County leaders pledged to fundraise $100 million in funds to address social, economic, health and safety issues residents face during a centennial celebration. |
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| For Andrea Ash, fundraising for the Fort Worth Public Library’s programs means bringing it into the 21st century. She is featured in our latest profile in leadership. |
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| In the latest installment of our occasional conversation series, Victor Hwang, founder and CEO of Right to Start, spoke about the state of entrepreneurship during Global Entrepreneurship Week in Fort Worth. |
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The new Digital Career Accelerator led by PMG plans to train more than 1,000 Tarrant County College students in digital, marketing and advertising principles by 2028. The company will also commit $50,000 in merit scholarships to 50 program participants during the next five years. Longtime Fort Worth business owner and entrepreneur Sandra McGlothlin is embarking on a new venture, Empire Holdings, a commercial real estate development company specializing in single-tenant, build-to-suit industrial properties with design, technology and innovation features.
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