There’s much ado about millennials these days. For some they’re nothing more than a generation of selfie-obsessed, video-gaming freeloaders who are absorbed with the idea that work gets in the…
Like many of you, I travel – A LOT. Airports are like my second home. Every flight presents a new opportunity to finish up a report, read a book or…
One of the staple horror movie scenes shows an actor under the influence of a full moon undergoing a dramatic transformation from ordinary human into a fanged and howling lycanthrope….
The Wayans family is laughing all the way to the bank. With their relatively low-brow, but highly successful comedy films like Scary Movie and White Chicks, the Wayans may be…
Eva Gabor’s “Green Acres” TV sitcom character, Lisa Douglas, may have had it right almost 50 years ago: “Farm living’s not the life for me.” Today, only 15% of the…
Addiction contributes to poor communication, lack of trust, and even dysfunction in family enterprises. Data from a 20-year study led by ReGENERATION Partners indicates that over 50% of family firms…
Fort Worth based Meridian Bank Texas recently acquired family owned State Bank & Trust Co. based in Carrollton. The State Bank & Trust Company has been owned by the Bright…
On June 23, the Francis family, city officials and regular customers celebrated The Depot Café, recognizing it as the oldest family-owned business in Frisco, Texas. Dennis Francis, the restaurant’s owner,…
Years after working in his father’s shoe repair shop, George Vlagos has returned to his roots and is carrying on the family business with his own shoe-making business, Oak Street…
Ford Motor Company is doing CEO succession right. On May 1 they announced that Mark Fields, a 25-year company veteran, will replace Alan Mulally as CEO and President, effective July…