AIA Fort Worth held its annual awards ceremony for excellence in architecture. One of the Honor Awards went to Ibañez Shaw Architecture for their design of the Stanley Eisenman’s Fine Shoes retail location at The Shops at Clearfork. Bart Shaw did the thinking and designing, and Fort Construction did the heavy lifting – so …
Last week, Fort Construction attended the Visit Fort Worth Annual Meeting & Breakfast. Our table included part of the team working on the Hotel Dryce including Scott Price, Jayson Rodriguez, Amy Stenzler, John Corby and Harvey Blinn. According to Visit Fort Worth, the tourism industry creates an economic impact of approximately $2.6 billion per …
Earlier this month, Fort Construction attended the Boys & Girls Club Career Fair at the Martin Branch in Fort Worth. The event allows kids to explore various career paths, and learn about potential internship opportunities. Ashley Tinsley, Bridger Clader, and Caleb Midkiff represented Fort Construction and met lots of terrific kids and answered their …
At Fort Construction, we believe the cornerstone of our success is our amazing employees. Our dedicated employees work in the heat, the rain, and the cold; it’s the nature of construction. They also handle the stress of budgets, deadlines, construction issues, and bosses. With all that (and more), we believe it is essential for …
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 …
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 …
Despite the recent roller coaster on Wall Street, we were glad to see the Labor Department’s report for January 2018. Across the country, employers added an astonishing 200,000 jobs last month – with the current unemployment rate at 4.1 percent. As for Texas, according to the ADP Regional Employment Report, the state added 28,000 private …
As a general contractor in North Texas, we are always keeping an eye on economic indicators. Recently, there were some eye-popping numbers provided by the Census Bureau. Per the usual, everything is bigger in Texas, including our population. Over the course of 2017, Texas added almost 400,000 residents, the most of any state. To …
On September 12th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott honored numerous first responders, firefighters, and law enforcement officers who have been seriously injured or killed in the line of duty. The Star of Texas Awards list included Euless officer David Hofer, who was killed in the line of duty, and Fort Worth officer Matt Pearce, who …
Each year, Fort Worth, Texas magazine issues their Best of List. With over 126,000 votes cast for 142 categories, it’s clear we support our local entrepreneurs and businesses. We would like to recognize two recipients: Le Cep and Whistle & Sway Salon It’s hard to believe that we featured Sandra and David Avila in …
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It’s not often that a company celebrates being in business for 125 years, but Acme Brick Company had that distinct honor on April 17th. It was founded in 1891, just outside of Fort Worth. Today, it is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway with 66 offices in 14 states. Their brick is used in residential, …
