On May 14th, Fort Construction was honored to receive DFW Airport’s Champion of Diversity Award. The award recognizes companies who embrace and exemplify diversity and inclusion in their business relationships. From joint ventures to prime and subcontracting partnerships, Champions of Diversity nominees promote partnerships with minority and women-owned businesses. Of the 30 business partners …
As a member of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, I am a captain of a recruiting team, and we’re looking to add new members. The Fort Worth Chamber is a terrific way to network and promote your business. Currently, there are over 5,000 individuals from member companies who participate in events, committees and …
The Young Women’s Leadership Academy is a part of the Fort Worth Independent School District, and it’s such a special school with truly amazing young women. On May 24th, YWLA held a Senior Signing Day so each senior could announce where they will be attending college. The event was held at TCU’s Brown-Lupton University …
Residents of Burleson should get ready for some amazing BBQ! Last week, Fort Construction and Hard Eight BBQ celebrated the groundbreaking of their new location in Burleson. The building, located at 220 North Burleson Blvd, is 17,500 SF and will include an upstairs private dining area. This beautiful building was designed by CHS Architects …
Every year, we take a Friday off to go fishing on Lake Texoma. This year, we had 10 boats filled with Fort employees, some of our subcontractors, family members and friends. Almost every boat hit their limit, so we have plenty of fish for our company-wide fish fry which will take place in the …
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According to a new report by the NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, in 2017, Texas was the leading state for commercial real estate development contributions to the economy. Looking at the nation as a whole, did you know construction started on over 524 million square feet of office, retail, warehouse, and industrial …
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Each year, Near Southside, Inc. holds an annual fundraiser which is vitally important to all of their initiatives, including ArtsGoggle, Open Streets, and Friday on the Green. The Omni Fort Worth Hotel hosted this fun and unique event earlier this month. The evening consisted of dinner and drinks, awards, entertainment, and development updates for …
Fort Construction is currently building a new Ryder rental and maintenance facility in Saginaw. This facility will handle and maintain 1500 Ryder trucks and trailers of all types. Located at 1325 Triad Blvd in Saginaw, the main building will have offices and a driver’s lounge. The maintenance building will include 13 full bays and …
We had a great time playing in the CREW Fort Worth Nacho Average Golf Tournament. It was held at the Texas Star Golf Course and participants enjoyed lunch, golfing, contests, raffles and dinner. Proceeds benefited CREW Fort Worth’s leadership and professional development initiatives, including the Carla Higgins Memorial Scholarship. We entered two teams, and …
I recently saw an article in the Fort Worth Business Press about the safest cities in Texas. Amazingly, 43 of the state’s 100 safest cities were located in North Texas. The National Council for Home Safety and Security (NCHSC) looked at areas with a population over 10,000 and included its own research as well as …
Fort Construction has just started a remodel for a new Lena Pope Early Learning Center. The new location is a partnership between Lena Pope and the UNT Health Science Center. Located on the UNT Health Science Center campus at 3620 Modlin Avenue in Fort Worth, the center will serve children of UNTHSC staff and …
It’s time for the 5th Annual Ayden’s Acts of Kindness Benefit in Burleson. If you’re not familiar with their story, Anthony and Jayme Taylor started this charity to honor their son, Ayden, who passed away unexpectedly after just seven days. Because of the outpouring of kindness they received during such a traumatic time, they wanted …
