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The Look Back: 10 September business stories readers couldn't get enough of

Stories by Fort Worth Star-Telegram journalists, with AI summarization

This set of Star-Telegram stories reports on North Texas business news. Toys 'R' Us tries a comeback with a new store at Grapevine Mills, while Fort Worth's Standard Meat Company revives local meat production with a new plant in the Stockyards.

Read the stories below.

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THIS NEW YORK COOKIE CHAIN WILL OPEN ITS FIRST TEXAS LOCATION IN DFW SOON

New York City-based cookie chain Chip City Cookies will open its first DFW location in McKinney soon. | Published September 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ella Gonzales

Tandy Leather Factory Inc’.s retail store at 1900 South East Loop 820 in Fort Worth. The company is opening a new flagship store in Artisan Circle.

TANDY LEATHER, THE ICONIC FORT WORTH BRAND SINCE 1919, ANNOUNCES BIG MOVES

Tandy Leather Factory Inc., founded in Fort Worth more than a century ago, announced Monday it will open a new flagship store in the Artisan Circle development of the West 7th district. | Published September 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Fousia Abdullahi

City officials and local dignitaries gather for a photo with Standard Meat Company Co-Presidents Ben Rosenthal and Ashli Rosenthal Blumenfield during a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of their new meat packing plant near the Fort Worth Stockyards on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. By Chris Torres

FORT WORTH FAMILY MARKS 90 YEARS IN MEAT-PACKING BUSINESS WITH NEW STOCKYARDS PLANT

Four generations of the Rosenthal family have stewarded the Standard Meat Company through ups and downs of business throughout the company’s 90-year tenure in Fort Worth. | Published September 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Harrison Mantas

GM Financial has headquarters in the Burnett Plaza office tower in downtown Fort Worth. In this file photo from Feb. 13, 2006, the “Man with a Briefcase” statue is seen in front of the skyscraper. By Ron T. Ennis

GM FINANCIAL, BASED IN FORT WORTH, HAS EARNED A PRESTIGIOUS PENTAGON AWARD

GM Financial, whose headquarters in Fort Worth is one of the largest employers in Tarrant County, will receive this week the U.S. | Published September 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Matt Leclercq

Steak and shrimp at La Familia Mexican Restaurant on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. By Rodger Mallison

‘ANOTHER EMPTY SPOT’: THIS LONGTIME MEXICAN RESTAURANT IN WEST 7TH IS NOW CLOSED

La Familia Mexican Restaurant, located at 841 Foch St., has closed. | Published September 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ella Gonzales

The Alcon Laboratories executive offices on Thursday, July 30, 2009. By Kelley Chinn

FORT WORTH CONSIDERS TAX BREAKS TO BRING MEDICAL MANUFACTURING JOBS FROM EUROPE

Fort Worth-born eye care device company Alcon is looking to bring some of its manufacturing to the United States, and the city of Fort Worth wants to help. | Published September 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Harrison Mantas

Nov. 23, 2007: Black Friday shoppers Nicole Fore (left), Justin Shields and his sister Jackie Shields leave Toys R Us with bags of Christmas shopping in Hurst. By IAN MCVEA

TOYS ‘R’ US IS BACK IN NORTH TEXAS WITH A NEW, BIGGER STORE. HERE’S WHERE

If you grew up wandering the colorful aisles of Toys “R” Us, you probably thought the brand was gone for good. | Published September 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Tiffani Jackson

A new Kroger will open in Fort Worth off Bonds Ranch Road with a local, artisanal coffee shop called Pax & Beneficia. By Michael Clevenger

KROGER ON BONDS RANCH ROAD WILL BE FIRST WITH THIS PREMIUM, ARTISAN COFFEE SHOP

The new Kroger Marketplace opening soon on East Bonds Ranch Road won’t have the typical Starbucks cafe inside, like many other Kroger locations. | Published September 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Ella Gonzales

An American Airlines airplane taxis to a runway at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. By Amanda McCoy

AMERICAN AIRLINES REFUSED TO ACCOMMODATE BLIND EMPLOYEE, THEN FIRED HER: LAWSUIT

The EEOC is suing American Airlines in a federal lawsuit alleging that the Fort Worth-based airline refused to provide accommodation for a blind employee, then fired her, officials said. | Published September 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by Shambhavi Rimal

A Chick-fil-A restaurant with drive-thru.

FORT WORTH CHICK-FIL-A PLANS $2M REMODEL TO EASE DRIVE THRU LINES. WHAT TO KNOW

If you’ve ever braved the Chick-fil-A drive-thru at Montgomery Plaza, you know the lines can feel like a test of patience.During lunch rush, cars often spill hundreds of feet into the shopping center off West 7th and Carroll streets, slowing traffic for drivers heading to nearby stores including Target.Now, the Montgomery Plaza Chick-fil-A is preparing for a major remodel aimed at easing congestion and refreshing the building. | Published September 30, 2025 | Read Full Story by Tiffani Jackson

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.