Focus http://www.fwbusinesspress.com Focus brought to you by Fort Worth Business Press Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:30:04 -0500 Focus http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/images/fwbp_logo.jpg http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/index.php http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12104 Residential developer still busy after five recessions Any good home builder tries to adapt to the current real estate market, but Fort Worth’s Jim Harris has done more than adapt – and he has seven different home building firms to prove it. Harris founded James R.... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12104 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12103 TRV moves forward on multiple bridge projects Work is set to begin on the removal of key concrete slabs to make way for the anticipated 800-acre Trinity Uptown project following the unanimous approval of a construction contract by the Trinity River Vision Authority... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12103 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12102 Acme takes cue from 1980s, cuts production in downturn There was no slow decline for Fort Worth’s Acme Brick Co. when the housing market began heading south in 2006. In fact, Acme CEO Dennis Knautz said orders came to a screeching halt in one month’s time: July 2006. ... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12102 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12101 Not so ‘80s déjà vu Investors, bankers see major differences As the commercial real estate industry’s depression drags on, many comparisons have been drawn between the current market and that of the RTC days – the last major real estate bust in Texas in the late 1980s. But... http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=12101 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:00:00 -0500