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These Dallas-Fort Worth companies rank among Texas' top employers for 2023, says Fortune

Fort Worth's Freese and Nichols is a pretty great place to work.

Dallas-Fort Worth workers looking for their next employment opportunity might want to consider the long list of local companies that were just named the Best Workplaces in Texas for 2023 by Fortune and Great Place to Work.

Great Place to Work, which helps employers improve their workplace culture, and Fortune magazine annually team up to select the best companies to work for in two categories: small and midsize employers, and large employers. Rankings are based on feedback from employee surveys and data from Great Place to Work-certified employers.

Dallas-based digital marketing agency PMG was named the No. 1 employer in Texas in the "small and medium" market.

PMG workers surveyed say their company is "extremely supportive" of their employees.

"Raises and promotions occur on a regular cadence with rationale as to why you did or did not receive one," the report says. "The transparency here is unmatched and gives employees a sense of belonging to the team rather than just being worker bees with no explanation on why things are happening."

Four more Dallas-Fort Worth companies appear in the top 10 best "small and medium" Texas employers list: Dallas consulting firms Credera (No. 2), Pariveda (No. 3), and Embark LLC (No. 5); and Plano-based homebuilders Highland Homes (No. 6).

Addison-based Credera was No. 1 on last year's list. Though it slipped to No. 2 this year, employees in the report say their leaders have developed an "extremely kind and collaborative" workplace culture and call their leadership "transparent and trustworthy."

Additional DFW companies listed among Fortune's 75 Best Small and Medium Workplaces in Texas 2023 are:

No. 11 – Dialexa, Dallas
No. 17 – Solaris Healthcare, Decatur
No. 18 – Freese and Nichols, Fort Worth
No. 21 – Bestow, Dallas
No. 22 – Moxie Pest Control, Dallas
No. 25 – HRchitect, Frisco
No. 29 – Cerpass RX, The Colony
No. 30 – Publishing Concepts, L.P., Dallas
No. 33 – QEO Insurance Group, Irving
No. 35 – City Credit Union, Dallas
No. 36 – Fort Capital, Fort Worth
No. 38 – Virtual Networx Inc., Dallas
No. 42 – Kriya RevGEN, Grapevine
No. 43 – UMI, LLC, Richardson
No. 45 – European Wax Center, Plano
No. 46 – IMCS Group Inc., Irving
No. 47 – JMBullion.com, Dallas
No. 49 – Astanza Laser, Dallas
No. 50 – New Western, Dallas
No. 54 – ProPath, Dallas
No. 55 – Think Power Solutions, Plano
No. 56 – CareerStaff Unlimited, Irving
No. 58 – Assuras, Dallas
No. 59 – Specialized Security Services, Dallas
No. 60 – FPT USA Corporation, Richardson
No. 61 – Hall Group, Dallas
No. 63 – Yooz Inc., Coppell
No. 67 – Pegasus Logistics Group, Coppell
No. 70 – 5, Irving
No. 71 – Spinakr Solutions, Dallas
No. 72 – Wilson Perumal and Company, Dallas
No. 73 – Vetoquinol USA, Fort Worth

Large employers
Eight Dallas-Fort Worth employers made it onto Fortune's list of best large workplaces in Texas.

Irving healthcare consulting firm Vizient ranked highest, at No. 4. Dallas global tax servicer and software provider Ryan LLC(No. 5), Arlington-based Texas Health Resources (No. 6), and Plano-based construction product manufacturers Hilti, Inc. (No. 7) also cracked the top 10.

Additional Dallas-Fort Worth employers listed on Fortune's top 25 Best Large Workplaces in Texas 2023 report are:

No. 11 – PrimeLending, Dallas
No. 15 – Mr. Cooper (Nationstar Mortgage), Coppell
No. 16 – RealPage Inc., Richardson
No. 20 – Enhabit Home Health and Hospice, Dallas
No. 23 – Associa, Dallas
No. 25 – Goosehead Insurance, Westlake (Note: Goosehead founder Robyn Jones recently was named to Forbes' 2023 list of America's Richest Self-Made Women.)

The Best Workplaces in Texas award is the only one of its kind in the U.S. that "selects winners based on how fairly employees are treated," according to a press release. The companies are evaluated based on how well they treat their employees across several factors, including race, gender, age, disability status, and more.

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Police News

Fort Worth police officer fired for unjustified use of force

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A Fort Worth police officer has been terminated following his involvement in a use of force incident. According to a release, Officer Matthew Krueger was let go on December 18, following an investigation into an incident involving someone who was videotaping his actions while he was on duty.

On Sunday, June 23, Fort Worth police officers responded to a hit-and-run collision near 1000 Foch St. The incident involved a suspected intoxicated driver who crashed into another vehicle and a structure before fleeing the scene on foot.

While officers were investigating, a woman approached them and used her cell phone to record their actions. Krueger asked and advised her multiple times to move across the street. When she failed to comply, she was placed under arrest.

During the arrest, Krueger used force to take the woman into custody, resulting in injuries that required medical care at an area hospital.

After being treated, the woman was released from the hospital, booked into jail, and charged with interference with public duties, resisting arrest and/or detention, evading arrest, and making a false alarm or report.

Krueger had been with the department for just under eight years and was assigned to the Patrol Bureau at the time of the incident.

The Fort Worth Police Major Case and Internal Affairs Units began immediate and congruent investigations. Krueger was transferred from Patrol to a unit with no public interaction, pending the outcome of the investigation.

After a review of the Internal Affairs investigation, Krueger’s chain of command determined that the level of force used was unjustified and violated departmental policy. Police Chief Neil Noakes concurred and terminated Krueger’s employment.

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