The Recap: 7 of Fort Worth’s biggest stories about jobs so far this year

This collection of Star-Telegram stories highlights several of the most significant jobs stories we've reported so far in 2025.

A tech manufacturer could be bringing hundreds of new jobs to Fort Worth. Wistron Corporation is building a number of U.S. plants to make AI servers for Nvidia, a leading AI company. By Funtap P

NO. 1: GLOBAL TECH COMPANY WANTS TO INVEST $687 MILLION IN FORT WORTH, CREATING 800 JOBS

A Taiwan electronics manufacturer has its eye on Fort Worth as it grows to meet demands for AI supercomputer technology. | Published June 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

MTU Aero Engines plans to expand its presence in Fort Worth. The company employs over 13,000 people at its 19 locations across five continents. By C Ray Payne

NO. 2: 1,200 NEW JOBS COMING TO FORT WORTH AS THIS GLOBAL COMPANY ANNOUNCES EXPANSION

A Germany-based $8.7B company just picked Fort Worth to invest $120 million as part of its ambitious expansion plans. | Published June 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

Rows of servers fill Data Hall B at the Facebook’s Fort Worth Data Center in Texas. A Virginia company plans a large-scale data center in Louisville, the first in Kentucky. By Paul Moseley

NO. 3: NORTHWEST FORT WORTH COULD SOON BE HOME TO A $2.1 BILLION DATA CENTER

Recent development in the area has been largely residential, unlike the proposed new project. | Published April 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

Barry Powell, regional CEO of electrical products for Siemens Smart Infrastructure North America, and Roland Busch, president and CEO of Siemens, tour the new manufacturing facility in Fort Worth on March 6, 2024. By John Unrue

NO. 4: UNDAUNTED BY TARIFFS, SIEMENS CELEBRATES OPENING OF $190M ELECTRONICS PLANT IN FORT WORTH

This new manufacturing facility that makes switchboards for data centers is hiring hundreds of workers. | Published March 6, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

NO. 5: TEXAS A&M-FORT WORTH CAMPUS CHOSEN FOR NEW HIGH-TECH FAA RESEARCH CENTER

The new center will focus on unmanned aircraft systems. | Published April 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

Business leaders discuss why Fort Worth is a great place for companies to do business at an event hosted by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce at the Kimball Art Museum on May 13, 2025. By Kate Marijolovic

NO. 6: TOP INDUSTRY LEADERS ON WHY FORT WORTH IS ‘ONE OF THE GREATEST’ CITIES FOR BUSINESS

As the city grows, so does the number of new businesses. Here’s why. | Published May 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kate Marijolovic

NO. 7: GOODWILL TO OPEN A NEW 17,000-SQUARE-FOOT STORE IN NORTH TEXAS AND HIRE 40 PEOPLE

Thrift-store shoppers will have a new place to shop this summer. | Published April 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Brayden Garcia

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.