How to make sure your workers’ skills are being fully utilized

As a company leader, you are often confronted with nagging work-force-related questions. First, are you prepared for your future work force? To prepare for the future, you must start with your current employees. To develop a solid work force and company, you must consistently re-evaluate your employees’ skills and make sure those skills are used […]

How adapting to change is a key factor in ensuring company longevity

Victoria Schneider Temple knows quite a bit about adapting. The chairman and CEO of family-owned The Schneider Corp., was reading her grandmother’s minutes — and noticed how the engineering solutions company adapted to scrape through some economic downturns. “Back in the early days, they sold fishing maps and chopped wood to keep the doors open,” […]

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 […]