Legends, Texas vs. California, executive changes: Friday's Business Briefing

Your lunchtime look at D-FW business [Your lunchtime look at D-FW business] July 21,  2017 Jerry Jones is the owner, president, and general manager of the National Football League team the Dallas Cowboys and has owned the team since 1989. Jones was photographed in his office at The Star in Frisco, Texas Thursday January 5, 2017. (Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning News) The Big Story How Jerry Jones helped transform game day, from the suites to the cheap seats [Legends Hospitality has transformed itself]( from an upscale concessionaire into a global power in the $67 billion sports marketing business. The Cowboys, by comparison, are valued at $4.2 billion, according to the most recent Forbes estimates. Over the course of his 29-year tenure as an NFL owner, Jerry Jones has gone from outsider to consummate powerbroker, whose actions have fundamentally reshaped the business of the sport, from television deals to sponsorships. These accomplishments will be on full display when Jones is inducted into the league’s Hall of Fame on Aug. 5. With Legends continued growth, Jones’ legacy is still being written, with the potential to impact franchises, leagues and venues around the world for decades to come. -[Conor Shine]( Plus: [More on D-FW sports business]( The Latest - Jobs: [Texas adds robust 40,200 jobs]( in June, with education and health services making an impact. - Technology: [Uber's going big into trucking business](, and nowhere bigger than Texas. - Real estate: [More Dallas area homes are for sale]( but they are mostly higher priced. - Restaurants: [Richardson Restaurant Park]( draws unique, out-of-town offerings. - Airports: [Panels being investigated]( in deadly London tower fire also used at DFW Airport. - Retail: [Luxury home catalog Frontgate]( opens U.S. flagship store in Plano's Legacy West. Advertisement Blondes cheer at Blondes vs. Brunettes powder puff game at Cotton Bowl in Dallas on August 13, 2016. (Alexandra Olivia/ Special Contributor) Featured Columnist: Cheryl Hall How Dallas blondes, brunettes tackle Alzheimer's with each powder-puff flag In three weeks, 152 young professional gals will take to the field at the Cotton Bowl for a flag-football game. More than 40 guys will coach with equal intensity from the sidelines under the Saturday night lights of the Fair Park stadium. Each will have raised at least $1,250 for the right to play in what’s likely to be sweltering 90-plus evening heat. Why? They want to be part of the [10th annual BvB (formerly Blondes vs. Brunettes) Dallas Powder-Puff Football Game]( that’s expected to raise $600,000 for four local Alzheimer’s causes. If the goal of $600,000 is met, the 10-year tally will be $3.4 million. Plus: [Find more columns from Cheryl HallÂ]( Elsewhere in Texas - Real estate: [Austin-area home starts](approach record level. (Austin American-Statesman) - Health care: Health care is [Americans' most important issue]( for 1st time, poll finds. (Houston Chronicle) - Retail: [Amazon looked at H-E-B](, Whole Foods to break into grocery market, former executive says. (San Antonio Express-News) - Technology: [How rookie podcasters]( got out of the house and into the studio. (Houston Chronicle) - Entrepreneurs: [Austin venture capital funding](soared in the 2nd quarter. (Austin American-Statesman) Who's coming to Texas? (Dana Amihere / Interactive editor) D-FW Around The Web The Texas dream vs. the California nightmare Remember the [conservative California transplant]( working to convince others to follow him to Collin County? After two failed congressional bids, Paul Chabot relocated to McKinney and set up a company that aims to encourage California conservatives and others to move to redder pastures in Texas. The Los Angeles Times has caught up to the story with the headline: [‘I’m done’: Fed up with California, some conservatives look to Texas](. Expect to hear more on the [Texas vs. California]( debate in the coming months – a [Republican candidate]( in the Golden State is campaigning to keep businesses from hanging “Gone to Texas” signs outside their doors. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who recently announced his own re-election bid, took a swipe at California’s regulatory environment [when he wrote](: “Runaway regulations by cities are already hitting your wallet and threaten to turn the Texas dream into a California nightmare.” Plus: [Find more on the D-FW economy]( Onboarding Who is getting hired and promoted - FALCON STEEL AMERICA named Alan Morris senior vice president of sales. - FLUOR CORP. promoted Bruce Stanski to chief financial officer and Thomas D'Agostino to president of Fluor's Government Group. - IKEA named Matt Hunsicker manger of its future Grand Prairie store. - MCGUIREWOODS named John Henderson partner. - MEDICAL CITY DALLAS named Kenneth Rothfield chief medical officer. Plus: [More D-FW executive changes]( Follow DFW stocks: [See how top North Texas stocks performed](, as well as the oil and gas markets and major stock exchanges. DFW Top 100 Places to Work 2016: The Dallas Morning News and Workplace Dynamics partner each year to feature the [Top 100 workplaces](, based on ratings by the people who work at them. The 2017 ranking is in progress. Advertisement 👋  That's all for today! For up-to-the-minute business news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com/Business](. 💖 Share the love: If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback on this newsletter? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to our Business Editor Paul O'Donnell at [podonnell@dallasnews.com](mailto:podonnell@dallasnews.com?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback). 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