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For Members, About Members |
March 5, 2008 |
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PICTURE OF THE
WEEK!
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Lockheed
Martin's
Tom Ames, Lisa Flinn and Laura Siebert said Kasey Pipes, former
political speech writer, was intriguing at the Vision FW luncheon last
week at the Colonial Country Club. During his commentary on the
elections, no one was even checking their Blackberrys.
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Please don’t leave me: When women leave Mr. B he always thinks about the
Little Richard song Lucille, which is about a woman whom he once went out with
but left him. When that happens, a despondent Mr. B ends up at a similarly named
restaurant on Camp Bowie. Thanks to Realtor Robert Conley, you, too,
could eat there, but with a date and have a better time than the bluesy times
Mr. B has there alone. Robert is offering a
$100 gift card for dinner and drinks. Enjoy!
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bMod with iPod: Knowing as you do that Mr. B drives a Neon, you probably
are not surprised that the rest of his life is just as high-speed. So when Mr.
Kevin Allen of Charter Communications finally showed up to overhaul the B
Mansion dial-up Internet with his super-speedy business connections, Mr. B felt
like he was doing laps at Texas Motor Speedway. When Kevin found out that
93.165 percent of Newz-E-Letter readers were business owners, he wanted
to offer up an
iPod nano
(silver) so one lucky reader could download to the new iPod even faster with
Charter.
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Pat on the back: Lots of bad news nationally
about housing sales, but Tarrant realtors say
business is hoppin’. If you’ve been wondering
whether it’s time to market that mansion, then
Patrick Wyatt and Century 21 Judge Fite are
here to help. We’ve got
FIVE free property evaluation certificates, with
no obligation to list. You may know what the tax
assessor says the mansion is worth, but find out
from the pros what it might sell for.
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Pin me: Mr. B was out two nights in a row
recently, at the Mayor’s Party and the Lena Pope
Home dessert delectable, and he was modeling
KO Trading’s gorgeous, hand-crafted, small
sterling silver pendant with silver star. “Isn’t
that for a woman?” revelers asked. Well, yes, but it
comes with Mr. B, like a Buy One, Get One free deal.
Alas, another pickup tactic that didn’t work, so
this beautiful KO (for knockout) piece of jewelry
can be yours for gift-giving or your very own.
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New sleuth in town - Allegations of fraud or
malfeasance...ooh, how alluring. Sounds like Trish
Fritsche of Newz-E-Letter sponsor Weaver
and Tidwell, is going to have lots more fun in
the Forensic Accounting Practice. The focus is on
matters involving litigation and corporate internal
investigative settings. From Trish, it will be just
the facts!
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Between a rock and a hard place: Not a job
most of us could handle, but Lathes Towns is the
(new position) parent-relations coordinator at
Tarleton State University. Can you imagine being
in the middle of those family squabbles? Towns said:
“Many parents … want to be involved at the
university level. This office will give parents that
opportunity.” Mr. B is sure that’s exactly what the
students want, too.
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Dogged: James Wallace says Enilon
(website design and development) has a Golden
Retriever as its Director of Technology. Wonder if
JW/GR ever realized that Enilon backward is online?
(Well, almost.)
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Did you know: Fred Herbert of
PE3 Consulting is a Six Sigma Black
Belt? Guess you don’t argue with him
when he consults on People, Process and
Performance Excellence. Fred talks a lot
about lean manufacturing and Mr. B was
surprised to find out it wasn’t fashion
designs by Kate Moss.
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If you missed it:
Dallas Federal Reserve Board president and CEO
Richard Fisher spoke to a Chamber/Petroleum Club
luncheon group in February. Some interesting
tidbits:
- Only 2% of Texans are employed in oil & gas,
while 10% are in the medical field.
- Texas manufacturing is greater than the New
York and Philadelphia regions combined.
- Our region produces more than India; the San
Francisco region produces more than China.
- In 2007, 28% of all U.S. jobs created were
in Texas
- If Texas seceded, it would be the 16th
largest country in the world.
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Stop-and-go: Vic Suhm, a
Ferrari when it comes to knowledge
about the state’s transportation
system, told a South Area Chamber
Council luncheon last week that if
we don’t plan our roads better, a
20-minute ride today will take 52
minutes in 2025. And the 58 hours
annually we sit in traffic would be
150 hours in 2025. In the crowd was
Grand Master T, Dick Ruddell,
wearing a big, told-you-so smile,
and thinking about his rail lines.
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Gone fishing: Matt Curry, who
spent 30 years in banking and
financial services before buying a
Fish Window Cleaning
franchise, has found someone to run
Fish and is returning to the
financial world with Milton
Financial Group (Raymond James).
Matt has had his securities license
since 2000.
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Switcheroo: With oil & gas prices
soaring and housing prices simmering,
Mr. B told Newz-E-Letter sponsor
Alexander Chandler Realty to sell
the mineral rights and throw in the B
Mansion.
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Map of success: The “Get Mapsco
or Get Lost” elevator speech seems to be
working just fine for Fran
Sparks-Fuller. She was named Mapsco’s
national Employee of the Year, which
earned her some cash and three days off
to get lost herownself.
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Gifting: The Kosdroskys --
Lockheed employees Rick (JSF)
and Cheryl (software/cockpit
data entry systems) – have made
an unrestricted gift of $1.1
million to the college of
engineering and technology at
Purdue University, where Rick
graduated in 1976. The pledges
will be paid when the couple
dies, which, of course,
hopefully won’t happen any time
soon. Cheryl is a graduate of
Tarrant County College.
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The sports guy: Remember how
those tiny Washington Redskins receivers
haunted our Cowboys back when?
Well, we have our own SMERF in town now
-- Dave O’Lenick, National Sales Manager
Sports/SMERF for the Fort Worth
Convention and Visitors Bureau. He's
here to sell sports conventions and
probably help promote Texas Motor
Speedway, Crowne Plaza Colonial, the
Super Bowl, SW Exposition Stock Show
& Rodeo, etc. SMERF stands for Social, Military,
Educational, Religious or Fraternal. He
is booking business that is either
sports or SMERF related.
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Fancy schmancy: Two upcoming
Women Influencing Business evening
events will be held at Stonegate
Mansion (March 20), and Park
Place Motorcars (April 22).
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Succulent … delicioso:
Wonder if the one of the 175 openings at
the job fair at Fort Worth Convention
Center March 10 for Sheraton Fort
Worth Hotel and Spa is the official
taste tester for Shula’s Grill? Wonder
if Shannon Hopper accepts bribes?
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Jason has arrived, no kidding: TCU
selected president Jason Smith and
Arcos Business Technology to
design its virtual career center.
Students will be able to access online
video tutorials covering topics such as
building a resume, preparing for an
interview and how to use Frog Jobs. Also
planned is an online resume review by
career counselors.
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Juxtaposition: Mayor Mike
Moncrief says alleviating
the homeless situation in Fort
Worth is a high priority for
2008. On the other hand, he’s
quite willing to make grackles
homeless.
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Oil, black gold: Barnett
Shale is so good for business,
the Chamber’s Barnett Shale Expo
will cover two days this
year…March 28-29. Check out
www.barnettshaleexpo.com to
see what sponsors EnCana Oil
& Gas Co., Devon Energy
Corporation, XTO Energy
and the Star-Telegram are
gushing about.
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Speaking of EnCana: Becky Matson,
one of Mr. B’s editors - and a favorite
one ’cause she brought in the bucks to
get Mr. B a raise from 37 to 39 cents -
has decided that drillin’ for gas is
more fun than drillin’ for sponsor
bucks. She will be joining EnCana Oil
and Gas Co. after the Barnett Shale
Expo.
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Oh so pretty: Mr. B was
getting skin-beautiful one day
at Hanna Isul Skin Therapy
and rushed back to show off his
prettiness to Chamber ladies.
Sign her up, membership’s Terry
Johnson said, and so he did.
There’s a ribbon cutting there
(3501 Bernie Anderson) Tuesday.
Check out previous
ribbon cutting and
Business After Hours photos
online.
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