Allen goes all-out to help companies relocate quickly

If you run a technology business or a company involved in engineering, medical devices, pharmaceuticals or financial servies, the city of Allen has you in its sights. “We’ve really been going after the technology companies,” says Dan Bowman, interim executive director of the Allan Economic Development Corp. “We’re a natural extension of the telecom corridor […]

Christopher Irion keeps ahead of the curve as e-Cycle grows

When he launched the electronic recycling business e-Cycle, Christopher Irion was confronted with how to continue triple-digit growth while building a best-in-class culture for the company. Seven years later, that’s still his major challenge. “I feel blessed that we can grow over 100 percent per year, but as opportunistic as growth is, it’s also a […]

How Mike Shumsky retooled CiCi’s Pizza to succeed in a tough economy

Mike Shumsky’s timing wasn’t the greatest when he joined CiCi’s Pizza as CEO in September 2009. It was right about that time the recession began to pummel the Coppell, Texas-based restaurant chain’s sales. “We had started to see the effects of the softening economy in different segments of the restaurant industry six to 12 months […]