How Texas is changing, American, Exxon, DMN Top 100: Friday's D-FW business news

November 02,  2018 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. Follow us on Twitter [@DMNBiz](. Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynthia Marshall dances with people from the luncheon during her presentation at the Top 100 luncheon at the Omni hotel in Dallas on Thursday, November 1, 2018. (Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer) The Big Story Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall took steps to teach Top 100 crowd about diversity Nearly 1,000 employees of Dallas-Fort Worth's top companies of 2018 gathered Thursday at the Omni Dallas Hotel for The Dallas Morning News'annual Top 100 Places to Work luncheon. The competition marked its 10th year of recognizing large, midsized and small companies whose employees rank as the region's premier workplaces. [Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynthia Marshall, this year's featured speaker, poignantly described how far companies need to go to engage a diverse workforce.]( "Diversity is being asked to the party," Marshall told the crowd. "Inclusion is being asked to dance." Did your company make the list? [Click here to find out]( and check out our special Top 100 edition of the newsletter on Sunday. Advertisement The Latest American Airlines overserved rapist, suit says The complaint, filed Wednesday by [Colorado resident Aubrey Lane](, alleges American failed in its duty to protect her. Prolific Permian play boosts Exxon, Chevron [Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp.]( delivered their strongest third-quarter results in four years. Florida investor snaps up North Plano community [American Landmark]( plans to spend $3.7 million on upgrades to the property. Thirty-One Gifts to move jobs to Flower Mound Founded in 2003 and marketed through consultants, [Thirty-One Gifts]( is looking to expand in the Southwest and Mexico. Coldwell Banker to offer cash deals for area homes Along with Dallas, [the start-up CataList Cash Offer program]( is also being rolled out in Atlanta and Tampa. EXECUTIVE CHANGES - AIMBRIDGE HOSPITALITY named Wade Fischer senior vice president of project management. - CICERO GROUP of Salt Lake City opened a Dallas office and named Catherine Jaynes and Kerri Briggs principals. - FINIAL GROUP of Houston named Drew Crawford managing market leader of Finial Group in Dallas-Fort Worth. - FROST-DALLAS promoted Mark Moyle to senior vice president of Frost Insurance and Pam Cooper to senior vice president of human resources, both in Uptown Dallas. The bank also elected Todd Roesch to senior vice president, portfolio management, Uptown Dallas. - GENERATIONAL GROUP named Jon Hyman executive managing director. Plus: [Find more executive changes.]( (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) featured columnist: Steve Browns Say it ain't so: Is Texas turning into California? When economist James Gaines gave a talk recently about the economy and the real estate market, his biggest audience response came from an unexpected topic. Gaines, chief economist at the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University, told hundreds of local real estate agents what to expect in the years ahead regarding the state's population growth and demographic changes. "Do you know what Texas looks like in 30 years?" Gaines asked the audience. "California," he offered as the whole ballroom of folks groaned and rolled their eyes. "I'm serious about it," he said. "The problems, the issues, politically, socially, economically, land use, housing resources — go down and tick off the issues. [We are going down the same path](." 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 2017: 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.  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). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Reddit](  [OTHER NEWSLETTERS]( [SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS]( [Unsubscribe](  |  [Manage Preferences](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact](  |  [Advertise]( You received this message because you signed up for this Dallas Morning News newsletter or it was forwarded to you. Copyright 2018 - [The Dallas Morning News]( | [1954 Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75201](#)