As president of Rosewood Property Co., Rick Perdue spends each day at the helm of a 30-year-old organization handling CRE development, investment and brokerage across the U.S. Rosewood is based in Dallas and targets investments in every aspect of CRE from self-storage to office, industrial, multifamily and land and development. Among its successes, the company led the transformation of Uptown Dallas, turning it into a vibrant center for professionals who want to live and work in the area.

Oil heiress Caroline Rose Hunt, daughter of legendary wildcatter H.L. Hunt and once the richest woman in America, died Tuesday night after suffering a stroke on Oct. 31. The philanthropist, hotelier, author, world traveler, gourmet, entrepreneur, mother of five, grandmother of 19 and great-grandmother of 23 was 95.