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2006
ANNUAL REPORT
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Uniting the Dallas region’s business leadership to develop and sustain a
prosperous economy.
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Creating the freedom for all to thrive.
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2006 ANNUAL REPORT
To Our Members.......................3
Public Policy...........................4-7
Economic Development..............8-11
Member Service.......................12
Board of Directors....................13
Chairman’s Circle......................14
Business Council........................15
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2006
To Our Members 3
To Our Members:
It was an excellent year for our region and the Greater Dallas Chamber. The successes of 2006 reflect the
Chamber’s priorities: economic development, public policy and member service.
Dallas again proved itself as one of the most nimble economies, with widespread restructuring and growth
in 2006. The region began the year with a population of six million, 800,000 more than reported in the 2000
Census. We are now the fourth largest metropolitan region in the United States behind New York, Los Angeles
and Chicago.
In 2006, the metro area added 80,000 new jobs, marking the fastest employment growth in the area since the
tech-wreck of 2001. Our region now boasts record employment of nearly 2.9 million with unemployment rates
below five percent.
The achievements of 2006 are evident in the rankings. We rank among the top U.S. metropolitan areas
for business expansions and relocations, total population and employment growth, number of Fortune 500
headquarters and gross regional product.
The Chamber’s economic development program is ranked among the best in the nation. Widespread investment
throughout North Texas demonstrates business confidence that we are a leader among U.S. metro regions.
In public policy, the Chamber successfully advocated school finance reform, a long-term water supply plan and
cleaner air. Chamber leadership helped in the compromise of the Wright amendment, a significant achievement
for our region. We continued to promote immigration reform for highly skilled workers. Additionally, the
passage of the region’s largest bond program in the City of Dallas was a major milestone.
As a key voice for business in Austin and Washington, the Chamber also made headway on other important
issues such as higher education, health care, air quality and transportation. We expect to accomplish as much
and more as the Texas Legislature heads into its 80th Regular Session.
Thank you for your active support of our efforts. We are focused on our members and on moving our area
forward. The leadership and success of the Greater Dallas Chamber and our great metro area would not be
possible without your participation.
Erle Nye, 2006 Chairman of the Board
Erle Nye, Chairman of the Board
Chairman Emeritus
TXU Corp.
Jan Hart Black, President
Jan Hart Black
President
Greater Dallas Chamber
4 Public Policy
Building a Better Transportation System
The Greater Dallas Chamber knows the importance of a quality transportation system in
attracting and retaining businesses. The Chamber’s interest goes beyond roads to include public
transportation, air transportation, rail transportation and ride-sharing.
In 2006, the Chamber participated in the region’s annual Partners in Mobility presentation to
the Texas Transportation Commission. The Chamber advocated the Regional Transportation
Council’s recommended Trans Texas Corridor (TTC-35) alternative alignment, which is consistent
with long-range transportation planning in the region.
As international trade grows, the demand on ports continues to increase. Inland port facilities
reduce down time and expedite delivery of containers. The new Dallas Inland Port capitalizes
on the region’s central North American location and superior air, road and rail access. These
assets make the Dallas region a major thoroughfare to markets anywhere in the U.S. The Chamber
continues to work with developers and companies that are investing heavily in this project.
The Chamber supported American Airlines’ proposal for a direct flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Beijing,
China. If the route is awarded to our region, $180 million will be added to the Dallas area’s economy. There are four applicants,
but the U.S. Department of Transportation will award only one new route. Announcement of the new route is likely in early
2007.
Planning for Tomorrow’s Water Supply
This year’s drought highlighted the importance of a clean, safe and plentiful water supply. The
Chamber, along with partners across the region, was a leader in urging approval of a long-term
blueprint for our area, the Region C Water Plan. In April, the Texas Water Development Board
(TWDB) approved the plan, which provides strategies for the 16 counties in North Texas to
secure water for the region until 2060. The TWDB gave final approval of this plan in November.
This is only a plan and much work will follow to ensure that the Dallas area has a significant
water supply.
For North Texas to continue to grow and prosper, the Region C Water Plan must move forward.
Region C is the state’s most populous region. Failure to provide an adequate water supply
could:
• Reduce the projected North Texas 2060 population by 1,007,000 or 7.7 percent;
• Reduce the projected 2060 employment by 691,060 jobs or 17 percent;
• Reduce the projected income in 2060 by $58.8 billion or 21 percent; and
• Reduce income and tax receipts by a combined $160 billion.
State Representative Rafael Anchia, Patton Boggs, L.L.P.;
Marissa Anchia, Texas Instruments; Chamber Board
member Ken Menges, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
LLP; Patti Clapp, Greater Dallas Chamber; Katy Menges;
Lou Ann Levering Monroe, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP;
and Ron Kirk, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., at the Leadership
Dallas 30th Anniversary Reception.
Chamber Board member Tom Baker, TXU Electric
Delivery; Past Chamber Chairman Joel Allison,
Baylor Health Care System; Chamber Chairman Erle
Nye, TXU Corp.; Dallas Mayor Laura Miller; and U.S.
Congressman Pete Sessions talk about issues
facing the region.
Lake Lavon courtesy of Juan Garcia, Staff
Photographer of The Dallas Morning News.
Chamber Board member Mary Frances
Burleson, Ebby Halliday, REALTORS, with State
Representative Dan Branch, at one of the five
Legislative Luncheons held in 2006.
Public Policy 5
Working for Air Quality, Environment
The Greater Dallas Chamber is a strong advocate for programs and funding to address our region’s air quality challenges.
The Chamber has championed full legislative funding for two programs that address “mobile source” emissions. The Texas
Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) provides funds for retrofitting or replacing diesel engines, and the Low Income Repair
Assistance Program (LIRAP) provides similar funds for qualifying individuals. Mobile sources, such as cars, trucks, boats and
construction equipment, produce 70 percent of the region’s harmful emissions.
The Chamber also supports the work of the Texas Environmental Research Consortium (TERC), which conducts much-needed
air quality research to target our state’s most pressing air quality issues.
The North Texas Clean Air Steering Committee, composed of area elected officials and business leaders, is responsible for
developing the region’s clean air plan. Chamber leadership has actively participated in this Steering Committee.
As a founding member of the North Texas Clean Air Coalition, the Chamber also works to educate the business community on
programs that can reduce harmful emissions and to recognize organizations that have exemplary clean air programs. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the Chamber its “Best Workplaces for Commuters” designation.
The Chamber’s annual environmental seminar presented a broad spectrum of speakers on air quality, water planning and
sustainable development.
Supporting the Dallas Bond Program
The Chamber’s Bond Program Task Force was instrumental in developing and passing the City of Dallas’ 2006 Bond Program.
Voters approved the final 12-point program in November. The Chamber also successfully advocated against the practice of
bond program “slush funds” without project by project voter approval.
A summary of the bond programs that passed:
• Flood protection and storm drainage facilities - $334 million
• Street and transportation improvements - $390 million
• Parks & recreation, libraries, arts facilities - $450 million
• Police & fire facilities, municipal courts - $72.5 million
• Infrastructure for economic development - $41.5 million
• City services, maintenance facilities & other - $65.5 million
Backing Visas for International Workers
The Chamber believes that arbitrary numerical caps on the entry of foreign scientists and engineers into the U.S. deprives
our country of a precious asset - human talent. The U.S. is facing the greatest challenge to its global leadership in science and
technology since the end of World War II. Therefore, the Chamber will continue to advocate additional H-1B visas. Limits on
high-skilled immigration do not respond to actual U.S. labor demand and threaten to undermine the preeminence and international
competitiveness of the U.S. in scientific and technical fields that are vital to the economy and security of the nation.
Chamber Chairman Erle Nye, TXU Corp.; Ebby
Halliday, Ebby Halliday, REALTORS; U.S. Senator
John Cornyn; and Past Chamber Chairman Joel
Allison, Baylor Health Care System, at the 2006
Annual Meeting.
Chamber Board member John Ware, 21st Century
Group, with State Representative Helen Giddings at
the 2006 Annual Meeting.
Superintendents Dr. Linda Henrie, Dr. Jim Gibson and
Mr. Thomas Crowe join Kay St. John and Chamber
Board member Frank Roby, Holmes Murphy &
Associates, at the State of Education in the
Region Luncheon.
6 Public Policy
Initiating Tech Advocacy
The Chamber supported efforts to change existing laws which prohibited investment by venture funding for any companies
seeking federal grants, such as the Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology
Transfer program (STTR). It also advocated for changes in the operations of the U.S. Patent and Trade Office to reduce the
delays in processing. Both of these issues were changed to favorably assist our technology industry, both large and small
companies. In addition, the Chamber presented a program at which executives from the U.S. Patent Office presented their
modernization plans and received feedback for our region’s technology companies.
Wiping Out Graffiti Citywide
The Leadership Dallas Class of 2006 staged the largest graffiti wipeout event in Dallas history. Leadership Dallas partnered
with the City of Dallas, Atmos Energy, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Keep Dallas Beautiful, the Meadows Foundation and Sherwin
Williams in the wide-ranging effort. More than 700 volunteers in 37 teams used more than 270 gallons of paint to cover 37,000
square feet of graffiti at nearly 200 approved sites. Businesses contributed more than $40,000. The Leadership Dallas class and
other volunteers helped eliminate graffiti throughout the city.
Improving Public Education Funding
To equip students with a solid academic foundation and prepare them to be part of tomorrow’s workforce, the Chamber
promotes business involvement in all aspects of education.
The Chamber consistently supports major changes in state policy to provide permanent solutions to the state’s school finance
issues. For example:
• The Chamber supported the work of the Sharp Commission. The Chamber believed
that the Sharp Commission submitted a viable framework for Texas school finance,
incorporating both property tax reductions and a business tax that is significantly
broader than the current franchise tax.
• The Chamber discouraged the Legislature from using any more of the state surplus
than proposed by the Sharp Commission. The Chamber argued that using a large part
of the surplus would only be a temporary stopgap measure and offered no long-term
solutions to school finance reform.
Fixing a badly flawed education finance system was essential for the long-term economic viability of the state. The Chamber will
continue to monitor Texas’ public education system and how it is funded.
State Senator Royce West; Chamber Board member
Mary Frances Burleson, Ebby Halliday, REALTORS;
State Senator Todd Staples; and Chamber Chairman
Erle Nye, TXU Corp., talk about issues facing the
business community.
Chamber Chairman-Elect Ron Gafford, Austin
Industries, Inc.; Chamber Chairman Erle Nye, TXU
Corp.; Gov. Rick Perry; and Chamber Board member
Dr. David Daniel, The University of Texas at Dallas,
at the Governor Rick Perry luncheon.
Chamber Board member Mike Baggett, Winstead Sechrest &
Minick P.C., and State Senator Todd Staples talk about issues
facing the region.
Public Policy 7
Addressing Issues in Higher Education
Almost 31 percent (or 1.1 million people) of this region’s adult population hold a bachelor’s
degree or higher, compared to the U.S. national average of 27 percent. With more than 18
four-year colleges, universities and professional schools in our area, monitoring key issues
affecting our higher educational institutions is imperative.
In 2006, the Chamber advocated funding for Tuition Revenue Bonds to support the
infrastructure needs of our area colleges and universities and supported funding for financial
aid to ensure students have the resources to provide the opportunity to attend college. The
Chamber also worked with area school districts and colleges to help students become aware
of the opportunities to attend college and through the Texas Scholars program encouraged
business people to go into classrooms to make students aware of the long-term economic
benefit of finishing high school and pursuing education beyond high school.
Healthcare issues are a key policy area for the Chamber. Healthcare quality, access and
cost are essential to a healthy business climate. As the number of uninsured has grown
to 43.6 million Americans, more are turning to Medicare for their family health needs.
The Chamber supports efforts to reduce the number of uninsured through meaningful
expansion of public and private insurance, including the eligibility and coverage benefits
for the Medicaid program and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Tax
incentive programs for individuals and businesses are needed to provide employee
health coverage.
Promoting Healthcare Access
The Chamber believes that healthcare providers should receive adequate reimbursement
for Medicare services and that hospitals should be compensated for treating illegal
immigrants and indigents in their emergency departments.
The Chamber supports improved funding and financial support of our teaching hospitals and federal legislation to improve the
medical liability tort system through caps on non-economic and punitive damages.
State Senator Kip Averitt; State Representative
Dan Branch; Curt Seidlits, TXU Corp.; State
Representative Marc Veasey; State Representative
Linda Harper-Brown; and Chamber Board member
Tom Baker, TXU Electric Delivery, at the one of the
Chamber’s Legislative Luncheons.
Chamber Board member John Ware, 21st Century
Group; Chamber Chairman-Elect Ron Gafford,
Austin Industries, Inc; Dallas City Councilman
Mitchell Rasansky; and Chamber Board member
Norm Bagwell, Chase Dallas, discuss
Chamber issues.
Jimmy Ramsey, Clean Energy; Lt. Governor David
Dewhurst; and Mark Enoch, Chairman, DART Board of
Directors, at the Lt. Governors address to the
Greater Dallas Chamber.
8 Economic Development
Creating Thousands of New Jobs
The Chamber supported corporate expansion and relocation projects that brought a total of 33,000 jobs to the region in 2006
(12,000 direct jobs and 21,000 indirect jobs). The economic impact: more than $1.2 billion. The Chamber works daily with
economic development groups in the region to aggressively market the Dallas area to companies large and small.
Recruiting and Expanding Companies
A representation of corporate expansions or locations that the Chamber helped bring about in 2006:
Army & Air Force Exchange Service
Fremont Investment & Loan
Pentair, Inc.
AutoNation, Inc.
GAF Materials Corporation
Rheem Manufacturing Company
Capital One, N.A.
The Home Depot, Inc.
Siemens AG
Sitco Lumber Company
Countrywide Financial Corporation
Homefield Financial Inc.
CIGNA Healthcare
Stryker
ICT Group, Inc.
Telvista, Inc.
Encore Enterprises, Inc.
Kohl’s Corporation
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
Masco Corporation
Attracting Fortune 500 Headquarters
The 2006 Fortune 500 list included 22 companies from our area, 17 of which are Greater Dallas Chamber members. With a
net gain of four companies, the region moved up from sixth to fifth place among U.S. metros with Fortune 500 headquarters.
With the area’s gains, Texas has now displaced California as the only state with two regions in the top five Fortune 500 metros.
Houston ranked fourth. Chicago, New York and San Francisco round out the top-five list. Our region’s Fortune 500 list contains
five new entries: Fluor Corporation, Energy Transfer Partners, Celanese Corporation, Blockbuster and Atmos Energy.
Planning for a Talented Workforce
The Chamber recognizes that the number one concern of its members is access to a qualified workforce. The Chamber partnered
with WorkSource, our local workforce development board, to address workforce issues in key industry clusters that include
healthcare, semiconductor, aerospace and logistics. The regional workforce efforts including today’s workforce needs, as well as
pipeline development, are key issues for the Chamber.
Working with Regional Allies
The Chamber supports economic development by working closely with more than 75 key local community allies throughout the
12-county Dallas region (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise).
Through its leadership, the Chamber has been integrally involved in corporate relocation and expansion projects that create new
commercial development and significant job growth in the Metroplex.
Teaming Up to Market DFW
The DFW Marketing Team is an alliance of local and regional economic development organizations dedicated to encouraging
corporate location and expansion to the area. The team markets the 12-county region to site selection consultants and corporate
real estate executives.
Chamber Chairman, Erle Nye; Albon Head,
Chairman, Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce;
Chamber President Jan Hart Black; Governor Rick
Perry; and Bill Thornton, President, Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce accept SITE Selection’s
Governor’s Cup Award from Mark Arend, editor,
SITE Selection magazine.
Chamber board member Fritzi Woods, PrimeSource
FSE and Sheila Crump Johnson, co-founder, Black
Entertainment Television and first black female
billionaire, at The Dallas Morning News Distinguished
Women Leaders Lecture Series honoring Johnson.
Actress Geena Davis delivered the luncheon keynote
at the 11th Annual Women’s Business Conference Success Strategies for Leaders. The annual fall event,
which highlights successful female leaders as well as
provides personal and professional development for
the region’s businesswomen, reached a
record 2,070 attendees.
Economic Development 9
Building Momentum for the Region
Dallas Regional Momentum is the Chamber’s strategic economic development plan. This plan recruits corporate relocations and
expansions to the region and funds contact with corporations and location consultants who are considering the area.
Backing Business with Information
Timely, accurate information is critical to business success. The Chamber’s Economist Council helps decision makers better
understand the Dallas-area marketplace with a variety of business information resources ranging from publications and webbased tools to on-call technical assistance and custom research.
Ranking at the Top among U.S. Regions
Best States To Do Business – Texas #1
Chief Executive magazine, January 2006
Fortune 500 Headquarters Ranked by Metro Area – Dallas/Fort Worth-Arlington – Texas # 5 in all U.S. metros
Fortune magazine, April 2006
Total Employment Growth – Dallas/Fort Worth #2 of all U.S. metros
U.S. Census Bureau & Bureau of Labor Statistics
Top Cargo Airports in North America – DFW International Airport #1
Air Cargo World magazine, March 2006
“Beyond the Valley: 10 Booming US Cities for Tech” – Dallas #5
EWEEK, June 2006
Top Metros for Business Expansion & Relocation – Dallas/Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas #2
SITE Selection magazine, March 2006
Winning Awards for Excellence
For the third consecutive year, the Greater Dallas Chamber’s economic development program has been ranked among the top
ten in the nation. Leading industry publication SITE Selection magazine ranked groups according to the number of new jobs and
investment, web sites, workforce development efforts and approach to regional development, as well as innovation, leadership
and customer service. Texas led the pack with two top ten groups and two recognized as honorable mentions.
For the third year in a row, SITE Selection magazine named the Dallas/Fort Worth area one of the top spots for corporate
relocations and expansions. The magazine also named Texas as winner of its Governor’s Cup award for the most relocation and
expansion projects in 2005. The state recorded more than 800 projects, with our region recording 309, up from 277 in 2004.
The Dallas area is rated at the top for expansion and sales among U.S. regions. Expansion Management magazine named Dallas/
Fort Worth one of the hottest areas for corporate relocations and expansions. The magazine surveyed leading site location
consultants to determine which cities their clients found most appealing for relocation and expansion. Cities were rated on
business climate, work force quality, operating costs, incentive programs and the ease of working with economic development
staff and local officials.
Ken Capps, DFW International Airport, accepts the
Community Investor Award at the 2006 Momentum
Awards reception from Ron Kirk, Vinson and Elkins,
L.L.P. and Chamber Board member Frank Roby,
Holmes Murphy & Associates.
Representatives from title sponsor Time Warner
Cable Joe Lengfellner, Robert Moel, with
Representative Burt Solomons; Senator Florence
Shapiro; Representative Fred Hill; Chamber
Chairman Erle Nye, TXU Corp.; Dick Kirby; and
Theresa Flores at the October Legislative Luncheon
Nathan McClellan, Bank of America; Kitty Hinojosa
and Dr. Michael Hinojosa, Superintendent, Dallas
ISD; and Jerry Smiley, LOPEZGARCIA GROUP,
attend the VIP reception before the 2006 State of
the District luncheon.
10 Economic Development
Moving Ahead in Technology
The Greater Dallas Chamber strongly supports the growth of the Dallas area’s technology and life sciences sectors and
development of entrepreneurial technology and life sciences companies. Technology spans the Dallas region’s diverse economy.
The latest data show 14 distinct technology industries, with employment topping 225,000 workers – 8.2 percent of the region’s
total jobs.
Marketing the Area’s Tech Sector
The Chamber’s Regional Technology Business Council (TBC) unveiled a new marketing campaign to promote the region. The
campaign is designed to boost the region’s competitive standing in the field of technology and life sciences, including medical
devices, high-tech manufacturing, infrastructure, nanotechnology and converging technologies.
Included in the campaign are a new website, www.DallasTBC.org; an information portal for the area’s top technology leaders and
initiatives; a free speaker’s bureau guide for news media; and a briefing kit highlighting key technology statistics and facts about
North Texas. The briefing kit was sent to hundreds of media outlets across the country and distributed to foreign delegations
from the United Kingdom, Korea, China and Mexico.
Monitoring the Region’s Tech Stocks
As part of the marketing campaign promoting technology, the Chamber and the NASDAQ Stock Market unveiled a new, oneof-a-kind regional technology and life sciences index. The index tracks the performance of publicly held technology and life
sciences companies in the region. NASDAQ updates the index every 15 seconds. The Dallas area commands one-third of all
technology activity in Texas. Currently, 41 companies totaling $325 billion in market capitalization are included in the index. The
DTEC ticker can also be viewed on the Greater Dallas Chamber’s website at dallaschamber.org and on nasdaq.com.
Promoting Bio/Life Sciences Companies
Our region is home to more than 450 bio-life sciences firms employing more than 14,000
people. The Dallas region is a relatively new entrant into the emerging bio-life sciences
field, but is rapidly establishing itself as a significant presence. In a new study of biolife sciences conducted for the Greater Philadelphia region by the Milken Institute, the
Dallas region was the only southwest metro identified among the top 10 “life sciences
poles” in the U.S. In 2006, the Chamber completed a directory of area life sciences
companies that is used to promote the region’s life sciences assets locally, nationally and
internationally.
John Jacobs, The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
and NASDAQ Global Funds, Inc.; Chamber
Board member LeAnn Priebe, Cingular Wireless;
and Kevin Castillo, Technology and Solution sales
director, Microsoft Corporation, at the launch of the
NASDAQ/Greater Dallas Chamber
Index press conference.
DTEC representatives in New York City attending
the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony
on August 10, 2006.
Chamber Board member LeAnn Priebe, Cingular
Wireless; Barry Vandevier, Sabre Holdings/
Travelocity; Tim Harden, AT&T; Margaret Bouline,
Nokia; Michael E. Raynor, Deloitte Consulting
LLP; and Doug Dartez, PepsiCo, at the State of
Technology conference.
Funding the Latest in Technology
Economic Development 11
The Texas Emerging Technology Fund was established with $200 million of state
funds made available during the 2006-2007 fiscal years. The Chamber continues
to serve in a leadership role with the Fund. The North Texas Regional Center for
Innovation and Commercialization (RCIC) works in cooperation with the Texas
Emerging Fund supporting the region’s technology businesses.
In partnership with Tech Fort Worth, the Chamber developed the Phase Zero Award
grant program to help small North Texas technology businesses receive federal seed
grants of up to $3,000. Eight grants were awarded to local companies in 2006. The
Chamber also created a series of entrepreneurial workshops to help area businesses
gain access to capital throughout the nation.
Promoting Trade and Investment
The Greater Dallas Chamber completed trade and investment missions to China, Korea, India, the United Kingdom and Mexico,
securing 17 foreign direct investment leads last year. Business development initiatives were expanded to include Korea, India
and an additional regional market in the United Kingdom - Manchester. Additionally, the Chamber partnered with the Fort
Worth Chamber of Commerce and the Fort Worth International Center to conduct a regional mission to China, resulting in the
opening of ChinaVest’s representation office in Dallas and assisted with the Tianjin Economic Development Administration’s
Dallas office opening.
Also in 2006, the Coffee with Consuls program was renamed Dialogue with Diplomats. The Chamber presented the Dallas
regional story to 20 incoming delegations and hosted ambassadors and ministers of Ireland, Korea, India, Japan, the United
Kingdom and Greece.
Working to Grow the Region and Texas
To promote the region in Texas, the United States and internationally, the Chamber partnered with state and federal officials,
chambers of commerce, international trade associations, and economic development and city organizations.
The Chamber works to create business opportunities for foreign businesses by hosting its annual Consular Corps luncheon in
Houston and participating in the Mayor’s Consular Corps Summit in Dallas. These programs provided opportunities to meet
with representatives of more than 70 countries.
Other Chamber initiatives included forums on China, trade finance training for lenders and energy.
Kimberly-Clark, Masergy and orchestra members of the Dallas Symphony were recognized at the 11th Annual International
Business Achievements Awards luncheon attended by more than 700 regional business leaders.
Chamber Board member David Corrigan, Corrigan
Investments, Inc.; Tom Falk, Kimberly-Clark
Corporation; Chamber President Jan Hart Black; and
Blaine Nelson, Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the
International Business Achievement
Awards luncheon.
Miao Hu Dong, Jiaxing Municipal Bureau for
Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation, China and
Steve Boecking, Alliance Airport/Hillwood, discuss
international issues facing Chamber members.
U.S. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
and Chamber Board member Juan A. GonzalezMoreno, GRUMA Asia/Oceania, Mission Foods
and Azteca Milling LLP at the International Business
Achievement Awards.
12 Member Service
Shaping Community Leadership
The Greater Dallas Chamber’s Leadership Dallas program turned 30 in 2006. Throughout its 30 years, it has graduated more
than 1,500 men and women from all walks of life, cultivating leaders who have gone on to become CEOs and elected officials.
The leadership development organization has also become a model for groups around the Metroplex and North Texas and
serves as a vibrant part of the city’s business and volunteer community.
Developing Young Professionals
Young Professionals of Greater Dallas is a development program designed for engaging an emerging group of up-and-coming
leaders who are committed to personal growth and career advancement while serving the greater Dallas community. The
Chamber added 167 new members to the YP program in 2006.
Honoring Women Business Leaders
A record 2,000 women celebrated women in business this year at the 11th annual Women’s Business Conference, which featured
actor Geena Davis; Eileen Collins, first woman to command a NASA shuttle mission; and ATHENA Award recipient Wendy
Lopez, CEO of LOPEZGARCIA GROUP.
Expanding MWBE Bid Opportunities
The Chamber strongly supports procurement opportunities and hosted eight luncheons in 2006 that afforded minority and
women-owned businesses the opportunity to meet with major area corporations. Sponsoring companies explain their unique
procurement process, supplier diversity and requirements for doing business with minority and women-owned businesses.
Bringing Importers Together
The Chamber hosted four breakfast meetings for importers to confront issues facing the Dallas region’s importing community.
Members of the Importers Roundtable act as advisors for each other and gain insights from industry and government leaders
on current legislation affecting imports.
Networking in the Region
• The Executive Women’s Roundtable continued to provide professional development for senior-level executive businesswomen
and women business owners.
• The CEO Roundtable program introduced the new CEO Summer Series, which featured noted business experts on such topics
as e-marketing, entrepreneurial decision making and an update on the economy.
• The Executive Technology Receptions bring together industry leaders in a casual environment to exchange information.
Additionally, the Chamber’s CIO/CTO Forum provides monthly forums for chief technology officers to exchange information,
address issues and hear about new opportunities to assist them in their businesses.
• The Life Science CEO Roundtables provides opportunities for executives of this growing industry to exchange information,
act as resources for each other and provide recommendations to the Chamber for developing this sector.
Highlighting Women’s Achievements
The Dallas Morning News Distinguished Women Leaders Lecture Series offers luncheon lectures featuring top-level national and
international businesswomen and political leaders who highlight their achievements, challenges and accomplishments. In 2006,
the Chamber hosted Sharon L. Allen, chairman of the United States Board of Directors of Deloitte & Touche; and Sheila C.
Johnson, the first black woman billionaire and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television. The Dallas Women’s Covenant
hosted a luncheon honoring the 10 companies that have reported to the Covenant since its inception.
Discussing Issues with Top Leaders
The Quarterly Issues Series highlights cutting-edge technology issues impacting the region. Public official luncheons are
informal opportunities for Chamber members and Dallas-area elected officials to develop relationships and discuss business
issues including, Governor Rick Perry, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Dallas Mayor Laura Miller.
Erle Nye
Chairman of the Board
Chairman Emeritus
TXU Corp.
Ronald J. Gafford
2006 Board of Directors 13
Jan Hart Black
Chairman of the Board - Elect
President & CEO
Austin Industries, Inc.
President
Greater Dallas Chamber
Pedro Aguirre
President & CEO
AGUIRREcorporation
Michael Boone
Partner
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Randall Gonzalez
President
Gonzalez Company
Harold MacDowell
CEO
TDIndustries
Carol Roehrig
President
BKM Total Office of Texas LP
Joel T. Allison
President & CEO
Baylorz Health Care System
William Brown
Pres., Retail Banking
Citibank, Texas, NA
Juan Gonzalez
President
Gruma Corporation
Kathleen Mason
President & CEO
Tuesday Morning
Victor Almeida
President & CEO
Interceramic, Inc.
Mary Frances Burleson
President
Ebby Halliday Realtors
Stephen Good
Managing Partner
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Patricia Mays
Broker/Owner
Pat Mays Realty
DeMetris Sampson
Managing Partner
Linebarger Goggan Blair &
Sampson, LLP
Gerard Arpey*
Chairman, Pres. & CEO
AMR Corp/American
Airlines
Howard Chase
President & CEO
Methodist Health System
Louis Grabowsky
Office Managing Partner
Grant Thornton LLP
Clint McDonnough**
Dallas Office Managing
Partner, Ernst &Young LLP
Robert Chereck
Dallas Regional President
Wells Fargo Bank
Joseph Grant
Chairman & CEO
Texas Capital Bancshares
Don McKneely
President
Minority Business News
Todd Cione
Area General Manager
- South Central Area
Microsoft Corporation
Charles Gummer
President & CEO
Comerica Bank
Ken May
President & CEO
FedEx Kinko’s
Ralph Hawkins
President & CEO
HKS Architects
John Kenneth Menges, Jr.
Partner In Charge, Dallas
Office,
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer
& Feld L.L.P.
Mike Baggett
Chairman & CEO
Winstead Sechrest &
Minick P.C.
Norman Bagwell
President Chase Dallas
Chase
Thomas Baker
Chairman & CEO
TXU Electric Delivery
Steve Banta
Group President - NW &
SW Regions
Verizon Communications
Gabriel Barbier-Mueller
Chairman & CEO
Harwood International
James Bass
President
Ojai Goliad, LLC
George Bayoud
President
Bayoud & Company, Inc.
Henry C. Beck III
Managing Director
The Beck Group
John Beckert
President & CEO
ClubCorp, Inc.
Britt Berrett
President & CEO
Medical City Dallas Hospital
James Berry
President
Lockheed Martin Missiles
and Fire Control
Robert Best
Chairman, Pres. & CEO
Atmos Energy Corporation
Albert Black, Jr.
President & CEO
On-Target Supplies &
Logistics
Cynthia Comparin
President & CEO
Animato Technologies Corp.
David Corrigan
President & CEO
Corrigan Investments, Inc.
Jeffry Courtwright
Senior Vice President
Lincoln Property Company
John Creecy
President & CEO
Hunt Petroleum Corp.
David Daniel
President
University of Texas at Dallas
John Dupree
Vice President
Sprint
Rupa Dutia
President
Regali, Inc.
Timothy Eller*
Chairman & CEO
Centex Corporation
Thomas Engibous*
Chairman
Texas Instruments
Gregg Engles*
Chairman & CEO
Dean Foods Company
Robert Estrada
Chairman & CEO
Estrada Hinojosa & Co., Inc.
Thomas Falk*
Chairman, Pres. & CEO
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
William Blase, Jr.
Pres. & CEO SW Region
AT&T
Hill Feinberg
Chairman & CEO
First Southwest Company
Guy Staton Bodine III
CEO-Texas
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Trevor Fetter*
President & CEO
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Alan Boeckman*
Chairman & CEO
Fluor Corporation
Donald Freeman, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Freeman
Doug Hawthorne
President & CEO
Texas Health Resources
David Holl
President & COO
Mary Kay Inc.
Frank Hubach, Jr.
Partner In Charge
Jones Day
Joe Hubach III
SR VP, Secretary & General
Counsel, Texas Instruments
Douglas Hutt
Regional President - Texas
Compass Bank
Lee Jackson
Chancellor, University of
North Texas System
Michael Jordan*
Chairman & CEO
EDS
Karen Katz
President & CEO
Neiman Marcus
Herbert Kelleher*
Chairman
Southwest Airlines
Colin Schottlaender
President-Network Centric
Systems
Raytheon Company
Dumas Siméus
Chairman & CEO
Siméus Foods International
David Stephens
President & CEO
Millennium Motor Cars
Kenneth Stewart
Partner In Charge
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Robert E. Sulentic
Chairman & CEO
Trammell Crow Company
Maribess Miller
Office Managing Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Rex W. Tillerson*
Chairman & CEO
Exxon Mobil Corp.
James Moroney
Publisher & CEO
The Dallas Morning News
Cedric Tung
President
Integrated Office Systems
James Morris
North Texas Market Unit VP
Coca-Cola Enterprises
R. Gerald Turner
President
Southern Methodist University
Becky Muñoz-Diaz
VP & General Manager
Univision/Television Group
Myron Ullman*
Chairman & CEO
J. C. Penney Company, Inc.
Roger Nanney
Vice Chairman & Regional
Managing Partner
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
Terdema L. Ussery, II
President & CEO
Dallas Mavericks/HDNet
Joe Novoa
Chairman
Halff Associates
P. Scott Ozanus**
Managing Partner
KPMG LLP
Guillermo Perales
President
CG Management LLC
Gary C. Kelly*
Vice Chairman & CEO
Southwest Airlines
Austin T. Pittman
President, PacifiCare of
Texas
PacifiCare of Texas
Mark King*
President & CEO
ACS, Inc.
LeAnn Priebe
Regional President/Central
Cingular Wireless
Jack L. Kinzie
Partner In Charge
Baker Botts, L.L.P.
Stanley Rabin*
President & CEO
Commercial Metals Company
Christopher Kleinert
Managing Director
Hunt Ventures, L.P.
Douglass A. Reed
General Manager
Fidelity Investments
Thomas C. Leppert
Chairman & CEO
Turner Corporation
Frank Roby
CEO, Holmes Murphy and
Associates
Robert C. Van Cleave
Chairman & CEO
Centex Construction Co.
John L. Ware
President & CEO
21st Century Group, LLC
Laura B. Whitley
President
Bank of America, Dallas
Kern Wildenthal, PhD
President
UT Southwestern Medical
Center
John Wilder*
President & CEO
TXU Corp.
Michael Wilson
Managing Partner
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Fritzi Woods
President & CEO
PrimeSource FoodService
Equipment
* Honorary Board Member
** Ex-Officio Board Member
As of 11/07/06
14 2006 Chairman’s Circle
Chairman’s Level
Bank of America*
Texas Instruments*
TXU Corp.*
President’s Level
Baylor Health Care System*
Belo/The Dallas Morning News*
Chase*
EDS Corp
Hunt Consolidated, Inc.*
Wachovia Bank*
Wells Fargo Bank*
Director’s Level
Capital One, N.A.*
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP*
Ernst & Young LLP*
IBM Corporation
J.C. Penney Company
7-Eleven, Inc.*
Adam’s Mark Hotel*
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &
Feld L.L.P*
Austin Industries, Inc.*
Baker Botts L.L.P.*
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas*
Centex Corp.
Citigroup, Inc.
Comerica Bank*
Ebby Halliday, Realtors*
Abbott Laboratories
Accenture*
ACS, Inc.
Alliance Data
Altria Corporate Services, Inc.
American Airlines*
AT&T
Atmos Energy Corporation*
The Beck Group*
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Cadbury Schweppes
Americas Beverages
Capstone, Inc.*
CB Richard Ellis, Inc.*
Charter Builders, Ltd.*
Children’s Medical Center Dallas*
Coca-Cola Enterprises Bottling Companies*
Compass Bank*
CompUSA, Inc.
Crow Holdings
EFW, Inc.
Ericsson, Inc.
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.*
KPMG LLP*
Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP*
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP*
Manager’s Level
The Fairmont Hotel*
Frito-Lay North America
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.*
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP*
Grant Thornton LLP*
Holmes Murphy and Associates*
HOLT CAT*
Jackson Walker L.L.P.*
Jones Day*
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Methodist Health System*
Associate’s Level
Fidelity Investments
Fluor Corporation
Guaranty Bank*
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Hill & Wilkinson, Ltd.*
Hillwood Development Corp.*
HKS Architects*
Hughes & Luce LLP
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Interceramic, Inc.*
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Nicholson Graham LLP
Lincoln Property Company
LOPEZGARCIA GROUP
Mary Kay Inc.*
McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP *
Medical City Dallas Hospital
Merrill Lynch
Microsoft Corporation
Neiman Marcus
Nortel
NorthPark Management Company
Pavestone Company, L.P.
Noble Royalties, Inc.
Raytheon Co.
Sprint
Texas Health Resources*
Thompson & Knight LLP*
Time Warner Cable
Towers Perrin
Trammell Crow Company*
The Turner Corporation*
Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.*
Research in Motion
The Rosewood Corporation
Sewell Automotive Companies*
Southwest Airlines*
The Staubach Company*
Strasburger & Price, LLP
TDIndustries, Inc.
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
Texas Capital Bank*
TM Advertising
Tom Thumb Food & Pharmacy
Trane Commercial Services
Transport Industries, L.P.
UGS Corp
UnitedHealth Group*
Verizon Communications
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
W Dallas - Victory
Wal-Mart
Washington Mutual Bank
Yates Construction Co., Inc.*
*Dallas Momentum Investors
As of 11/07/06
Large Cap
Dr Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group, Inc.
ING Clarion Partners
Kroger Food Stores
Medco Health
ORIX USA Corporation
Andrews Kurth LLP
Bombardier Aerospace
Credit Union of Texas
Daikin U.S. Corporation
Eagle Materials Inc.
Flowers Foods Inc.
Freeman
Friedman’s Jewelers
Glazer’s Wholesale Drug Co., Inc.
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
InterVoice, Inc.
Kitty Hawk, Inc.
Lennox International, Inc.
Macy’s
Mannatech, Inc.
Mesa Water Inc.
Mohr Partners, Inc.
Northrop Grumman Corp.
North Texas Tollway Authority
Pfizer, Inc. Dallas & Ft. Worth
RadioShack Corporation
Rent-A-Center
3J Development LLC/1600 Pacific Building LP
5Gstudio-collaborative, LLC
Accor North America
Adams Respiratory Therapeutics
Adelson, Testan, Brundo and Popalardo
Advance Global Communications
Advanced Data Recovery Int’l, Inc.
Aetna
AFCA/FBI National Child ID Program
The Allen Group*
Alliance Communities
Allied Marketing Group
Allstate Insurance Company
American National Bank of Texas
Aon Risk Services of Texas, Inc.
APAC – Texas, Inc.
Aperion Companies
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar
Arbor Education & Training
Aspire Financial Inc.
The Ashton
Automatic Data Processing
Avilamb Inc.
Axiom Energy Services
BKM Total Office of Texas, LP
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Bimbo Bakeries, USA
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Bridgepoint Consulting, LLC
Brinker International, Inc.
Brinkmann Corporation
Buell Door Company
Carreker Corporation
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Carstens & Cahoon, LLP
Carter & Burgess, Inc.
Centennial Medical Center
CG Management
CH2M Hill Lockwood Greene
Chamblee & Ryan, P.C.
CIGNA Healthcare
Cingular Wireless
Clark Consulting
Commercial Metals Company
Conn’s
Coppermark Bank Central Branch
Corgan
Corporate Express
Corrigan Investments, Inc.
Countrywide Home Loans
Cox Smith Matthews Inc.
Cozen O’Connor
Cozymel’s Restaurants
Cummings Electrical, Inc.
Curran Tomko Tarski LLP
Current Communications of Texas L.P.
Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc.*
Custom Food Group – Bryan Street
dataReference, Inc.
Dallas Cowboys Football Club Ltd.
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Petroleum Club, The
DDB Dallas
Dean Foods Company/Schepps Dairy
DeGolyer and MacNaughton
De La Porte & Associates
Delta Brands Inc.
DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
DLA Piper US LLP
Doctor’s Hospital of Dallas
Don Miguel Mexican Foods, Inc.
DynCorp International, LLC
EFJ, Inc.
El Fenix Corporation
Electro Medical Systems
Eminence Incorporation
Enhanced Debt Assistance
eStar Technologies
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
FedEx Kinko’s
First Horizon Bank
First National Bank Southwest
First Southwest Company
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Fisher & Phillips LLP
Forest City Enterprises, Inc./Mercantile Building
FTI Consulting
The Forum at Park Lane
Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
Garrison Partners Consulting
Globaltec Solutions
Godwin Pappas Langley Ronquillo, LLP
Grand Hyatt DFW
Greenberg Traurig LLP
GW Equity
HCA North Texas Division
Highland Homes
HNTB Corporation
Holiday Inn Select – Love Field
Hotel Crescent Court
Hotel Inter-Continental Dallas
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Humana Inc.
Hunt Petroleum Corporation
Hunton & Williams*
Hyatt Regency DFW
IKEA
IKON Office Solutions
The InSource Group, Inc.
Jefferson Wells International
JPI
Keane Incorporated
Kilgore & Kilgore, PLLC
Lacy Construction
Lake Pointe Medical Center
Lasco Acoustics & Drywall, Inc.
LazParking Texas, LLC
Lone Star Technologies, Inc.
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
Minyard Food Stores, Inc.
Mid Cap
Small Cap
2006 Business Council 15
SWS Group, Inc.
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
The Republic Group
Solo Cup
Stryker Communications
Sun Microsystems
Texans Credit Union
TracyLocke
Westin City Center Dallas
Winstar Casinos
XTO Energy
Mission Foods
Monster
Munsch Hardt Kopf Harr, P.C.*
NCH Corporation
North American Title Company
Oldcastle Glass, Inc.
Olmsted-Kirk Paper Company
Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas
Outreach Health Services
Pariveda Solutions
Park Place Motorcars
Parker College of Chiropractic
Patton Boggs LLP
Pepsi Bottling Group
Pizza Inn, Inc.
PlainsCapital Bank
Pollock Paper Distributors
The Potter’s House of Dallas, Inc.
Rave Motion Pictures
Regali, Inc.
Regus/HQ Global
Reliant Energy
Renaissance Hotel Dallas
Republic Beverage Company
Rooms to Go
Rush Truck Center
Securus Technologies, Inc.
Shackelford, Melton & McKinlel, L.L.P.
Sheraton Suites Market Center
Snelling Services, LLC
Southern Land Company
Southwest Office Systems, Inc.
Star Risk Services
State Farm Insurance Companies
Sterling at Turtle Creek
Sterling Bank
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
TECSys Development, Inc.
Texas Industries, Inc
Texas Specialty Hospital at Dallas
Thomas Group, Inc.
Thompson, Coe, Cousins &
Irons, L.L.P.
Trinity Medical Center
UPS
Victory
ViewPoint Bank
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
VR Business Brokers
Weaver and Tidwell, LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Westin Galleria Dallas
Wilson & Associates
Wyndham Jade
Zale Corporation
*Dallas Momentum Investors
As of 11/07/06
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Dallas, Texas 75201
214-746-6600
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