Data from the 2020 Census showed Dallas-Fort Worth becoming the nation's fourth-largest metropolitan area behind New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. J.H. Cullum Clark, the director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative and an adjunct economics professor at SMU says North Texas could pass the Chicago area as soon as the late 2030s.

Growth across North Texas and a favorable business environment are among the factors drawing talent to Dallas, said Rob Holmes, president and CEO of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCBI)

As concerns grow due to the omicron variant of COVID-19, the federal reserve's indication it will raise interest rates, and less fiscal stimulus from Washington than in the past two years, investors are keeping an eye on the economy and earnings this year, says Hugh Johnson, the chairman and chief economist at Hugh Johnson Economics.

As the U.S. battles through another surge of COVID-19 cases, Spencer O'Leary, CEO - North America for the workforce management software company ActiveOps, says companies will have to continue to adapt to a workforce that is embracing a hybrid schedule.

The Lerma marketing company split from Richards Group last year, and now Pedro Lerma, the firm's founder and CEO, is moving his group into new offices in Dallas' West End. Lerma spoke to David Johnson about how the digital space has changed his industry and the strengths of being a multicultural company.