Aria Signs

Carmack Concepts, the team behind The Dogwood bar in Houston, Austin and a soon-to-open outpost in Nashville, Tennessee, launched a two-story, 11,000-square-foot bar.

Shaya Attaei started Aria Signs in 2013 with his brother Shaw. At that time, they were working in the signage industry.

The University of Houston Alumni Association has launched a new program to identify and rank the top 100 fastest growing companies that are Cougar-owned or -led.