DFW Airport Earns Air Transport World’s
2019 Global Airport of the Year Award

This prestigious award recognizes DFW for exceptional service and innovation .

Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport has been recognized as the 2019 Airport of the Year award by Air Transport World (ATW), the leading media brand serving the global airline and commercial air transport industry for more than 50 years.  The coveted honor recognizes DFW’s innovation in providing a world-class customer experience, global leadership in sustainability, cost effective and efficient operations, excellent partnership with airlines, and collaboration with local communities to further develop the economic benefits of aviation in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

“It’s truly an honor to be recognized as Air Transport World’s Global Airport of the Year, and it’s a credit to the nearly 2000 employees of DFW Airport, who continually go above and beyond to take care of customers, address the needs of stakeholders, and engage with our surrounding communities,” said Sean Donohue, CEO of DFW Airport. “DFW is experiencing the fastest growth in more than a decade, and we see it as an opportunity to welcome the world to the Dallas Fort Worth region and advance the innovation and collaboration that deliver for our customers and make our communities stronger.” 

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Fort Worth Sweeps the Prestigious
Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council
2018 E Awards

The City of Fort Worth and their Economic Development Department rolled out a Strategic Plan in 2017 to improve and increase capacity and utilization of minority-owned businesses seeking to do business with the City. The strategic direction included establishing new business opportunities, minority business inclusion on major infrastructure projects, enhancement of their entrepreneurial ecosystem, mentoring support for minority- and women-owned businesses and metrics and tools to measure results. The results have proven positive for the City.

In addition to the awards won by the City of Fort Worth, DFW International Airport won the top award — Buying Entity of the Year. This award is given to a top corporation or public sector agency that demonstrates unparalleled excellence in minority business inclusion results. The DFW International Airport averaged 30% minority-business spend across all categories of spend in 2017-2018. Jack Daniell, with Oncor, was another E Awards winner with ties to Fort Worth. Daniell won the Buyer of the Year Award. The E Awards also recognized four minority-owned businesses as Supplier of the Year. They were Argent Associates and Bracane Company, both of Plano and GCC Enterprises and The Crowther Group both of Dallas.
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Doing Business Texas Style Spot Bid Fair Awards More Than $5.2 Million

Each year the Doing Business Texas Style Spot Bid Fair held at the ACCESS Business Expo and hosted by State Senator Royce West continues to grow. The overall amount awarded grew from  $3.7 million in 2017 to more than $5.2 million in 2018. There were 87 State Agencies on hand with opportunities to do business with Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB). The event awards contracts and invites businesses to do business with the State of Texas – right then and there during the day and half event. The HUB Coordinators presented informative Doing Business Texas Style educational workshops on the first day of the event. 

Senator Royce West believes that small business is at the heart of the Texas economy and that by maintaining a business-friendly environment, our state will remain a viable engine boosting our economy. There is no reason why anyone wanting to do business with the State of Texas couldn’t find the opportunity to bid on work, make meaningful connections and understand how best to do business with the State.  Senator West’s commitment to this strong connection event demonstrates how much economic development and minority business inclusion mean to him, the State of Texas and our overall state economy.