Bob Francis | Fort Worth Report

As part of its overall investment of $10 billion in the U.S. manufacturing sector, German global technology giant Siemens electronically cut the ribbon on its new $190 million electrical equipment manufacturing plant in Fort Worth on March 6.

Mary Diane Simons, one of three founding directors of Fort Worth’s Hip Pocket Theatre and an honored costume designer, has died following a lengthy illness. She was 80.

The $40 million transformation turns the livestock barns into a multipurpose modern facility that will accommodate receptions, banquets and trade shows as well as livestock shows and serve as an exercise arena for horse shows.

The factory is the first to take advantage of a new state incentive program, bringing 520 jobs to North Texas.

The company announced it will relocate its headquarters to Costa Mesa, a year after moving into its current Fort Worth location.

The Dallas-based firm acquired 4.6 acres of property adjacent to the former library site downtown for more development. Company officials have not given many hints as to what they plan to do with the property yet.

Jack Miller, whose family has owned the high-end jewelry retailer since 1983, announced the closure in a Nov. 7 letter. He did not specify when stores would officially stop welcoming customers but said there will be a final sale.

Albert S. Komatsu, founder of the architecture firm that bears his name and famed for his work on midcentury modern architecture around the city and civic projects such as the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, has died at 97.

Eighteen months after creating a nonprofit to bolster economic development and hiring a high-profile state official to lead the effort, the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and the Fort Worth Economic Development Partnership are splitting.

A proposed data center across the road from Tarleton State University in southwest Fort Worth that has drawn protests from neighbors received City Council approval Sept. 17.

The 2.9-acre site houses 12-story grain elevators that have not been in use for more than two decades. Neighbors and the city have complained for several years about the danger posed by the dilapidated property. The property’s owners, 3500 Alice Street Trust, have not responded to repeated requests from city staff for repair or demolition of the structures.

Fort Worth City Council approves $630M plan with hotel, retail, apartments and underground garages.