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Recounts the top ten incidences in 1996 involving the banking industry in Tarrant County, Texas. Includes purchase of Central Bank & Trust by Norwest Bank; Entry of Wells Fargo; Granting of certification and preferred lending status by the Small Business Administration.

Relates the conversation between Fort Worth, Texas Mayor Kenneth Barr and United States President Bill Clinton while the former rode in the presidential limousine with the latter from Meacham Airport to Sundance Square during a September 1996 visit to the city. Barr's boosting of the city's accomplishments in economic development and crime fighting; Barr's amazement that Clinton listened and remembered their conversation.

Presents news items about businesses in Tarrant County. Valentine's celebration of the Mrs. Burden's Candy Company; Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House as the 1998 Grand Champion Steer at the Junior Livestock Auction; Advances of the Circle T Girl Scout Council Incorporated and the Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail.

States that the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas will become the only zoo in that state with a permanent indoor-outdoor facility to exhibit koalas, due to a $300,000 grant from the Brown-Lupton Foundation. When construction of facility will begin; Details on the exhibit; Comments from Gregg Hudson, zoo director.

Reports on the charter approval received by Star Bank from the Texas Banking Department. Construction planned by the ownership group of the bank; Officials of the bank; Difficulty in gaining charter approval.

Looks at some of the renovations being made by Larry West to the Clarion Hotel-Performing Arts Center, in Texas. Background information on Clarion; Details on the appearance of the hotel; Why changes are being made to the hotel; Features of the facility.

Reports on September 19, 1997 that local bankers in Texas are waiting on a court ruling that could bring interstate branching to the state. Description of two cases that are before federal courts; Information on the Riegle-Neal Act of 1994 which allows national banks to branch across state lines if the state legislature concurs; Names of the banks involved in the court cases.

Reports that the Alliance Airport, located north of downtown Fort Worth along Interstate-35W, is a magnet for economic development for the Alliance region and the entire city of Fort Worth, Texas. How old is the airport; Prediction of small profits for 1997-1998; Where most of the airport's corporate business stems from; When airport was opened; Comments from Tim Ward, president of Alliance Air Services.

Reports on the exhibition at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas entitled `Monet and the Mediterranean,' which focuses on the attendance of visitors to the exhibit. Comments from Ruth Ann Rugg, spokeswoman for the Amon Carter Museum; Details on attendance to the exhibition for June 1997; Views of Carri Ann Wantuchowicz on visitor attendance for first time exhibitions.

Reports on the renovation of the former Wet'n Wild water park by Six Flag Theme Parks Inc. Amount of the expansion and renovation; Names and description of the four water slides added; Reputation of the company.

Focuses on bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodations in Tarrant County, Texas. B&B at the Ranch in North Fort Worth; Sanford House in Arlington; Growth of B&B industry in Tarrant County; Tourist trade boom in Tarrant County due to the growth of B&B.

Focuses on the merger of Central Bancorp. and Norwest Corp. Implications for the banking industry in Texas; Deal between Boatmen's-NationsBank.

Reports on the plans of the newly appointed board of the Downtown Fort Worth Tax Increment Financing District in Texas to meet in June 1996 to begin approving the project and the financing plans for the district. Projects include underground parking garage; Members of the board.

Reports on Central Bank & Trust's opening of branch locations as part of its expansion in Tarrant County, Texas. Decision to forgo successful Winn-Dixie Marketplace branch concept; Opening of a full-service site and motor bank.

Reports on that credit unions have been slowly gaining ground over banks in luring customers and deposits in Tarrant County, Texas since 1991. Second-place ranking of Strunk and Associates in terms of deposits; Amount of deposits lost by banks to competitors; Credit unions' expansion of their affinity base outside the original intent; Reasons why credit unions may pose a threat to banks.

Focuses on the responsibilities of Greg Hudson as director of the Forth Worth Zoo in Forth Worth, Texas. Maintenance of the balance within the zoo facility; Focus on giving people a good time; Criticisms on the zoo in the 1970s and 1980s; Comments from Hudson.

Reports on a dispute between Fort Worth, Dallas, Grapevine, Euless, Irving and Coppell over D/FW Airport. Reason for dispute; Principle issue of dispute; Comments from Kevin Cox deputy executive director of governmental affairs for the airport.

Reports that doctors in Tarrant County are faced with the decision about continuing as providers of the Harris Health plan. Indecision about accepting new contract; Details of new contract; What local physicians had to say.

Reports on Korean Air Cargo's addition of another flight to its Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport operation. Increase in business of the cargo airline; Passenger flights.

Reports on the small arts groups and programs from the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County's Neighborhood Arts Program. Catalysts for neighborhood revitalization; Giving low-income neighborhoods access to cultural arts; Funding with public, corporate and foundation money; Expansion into organizations.

Reports on a charter application for Fort Worth National Bank by a group of local bankers and investors. Venture by Bruce Davis, Billy Allen, Faye Bond and Gary Manny; Expected shareholders and initial capitalization; Memories evoked by the old Fort Worth National Bank name to residents in the Texas city.

Features the art exhibit `Norwest Collection' on view at the Kimbell Art Museum in the summer of 1998 in Fort Worth, Texas. Items being exhibited; History of the `Norwest Collection; Operating hours of the museum; Admission fee.

Details the decline in hotel occupancies in Tarrant County, Texas which is attributed to the growth real estate development in the county. Increase in the average daily room rate by hotels to compensate for the declining occupancy; Occupancy rates in other parts of Texas; Performance of hotels in the county in April 1998.

Looks at the various highway projects planned to improve the economy of Tarrant County, Texas. Obstacles to the said road projects; Budgetary allocations; Projected impact of these road projects on the problem of traffic congestion.

Reports on the contract awarded to Oil Services and Construction Co. to renovate the Texas & Pacific Railroad Station and construct the Trinity Railway Express terminal in Fort Worth, Texas. Contract amount; Exterior and interior renovations to be handled by the construction firm; Sources of funding for the project.

Reports on Norwest Bank Texas officials' negotiations with real estate developers in Fort Worth, Texas to transform the bank's medical district property into a mixed-used project. Significance of the project to the medical district; Reaction of banks' executives to the proposed sale and redevelopment of the property.

Reports that the Texas-based Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport won a bid to host the Association of Latin American and Caribbean Freight Forwarders' 2001 Congress and Exhibition. Event as a chance for the airport to highlight its facilities and trade potential.

Focuses on the plans for an International Compliance Center at the Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas are being considered for federal funds for improvements along the Interstate 35 trade corridor. Remarks from Denton County Judge Jeff Moseley; Possible components of the compliance center based on studies commissioned by NASCO; Estimated cost of the compliance center.

Focuses on the competition among economically distressed areas in Fort Worth, Texas for $33 million in tax incentives and $100 million in grants for federal empowerment zones. Holding of a city council meeting on the issue in June 1998; Chances for Fort Worth to receive designation according to Fort Worth Planning Director Fernando Costa.

Discloses that Historic Restoration Inc. and Marriott Corp. have proposed a Fort Worth Convention Center hotel project to city officials in Fort Worth, Texas. Issues to be decided concerning the convention center expansion; Factors to be considered in deciding on the project; Reasons for Marriot's interest in the Fort Worth market.

Focuses on the effort of Forth Worth, Texas to promote flexibility in the city's tax abatement policies. City staffs' passing of a proposal that would create a flexible but a performance-driven abatement policy; Impact to the city's taxation process; Analysis of the proposal.

Focuses on the efforts of Forth Worth, Texas to reduce the city's budget due to a $4.6 million reserve shortfall. Includes the tightening of budgets in the different sectors of the city government; Possible delay of community operations and services; Sources of the budget shortfall.

Reports on the difficulties faced by the Fort Worth Convention Center in competing in Texas' expanding conventions industry. Fort Worth's inadequate facilities; Expansion or replacement options for the Fort Worth Convention Center; External and internal competitors of Convention Centers.

Reports that Fort Worth city officials have approved Meacham International Airport tenants' request for the funding of a crosswind runway repair. Local pilots' criticism of the runway's closure; City council's use of capital reserve funds to complete the project; Estimates of the project cost; Three-year window estimate for repairs.

Reports on preparations for the opening of the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 1998. Comments from Paul Beard, managing director of Bass Hall; Career history; Job responsibilities; Educational background; Bass Hall as home to five performing arts groups.

Discloses Miami, Florida-based Challenge Air Cargo Inc.'s negotiation to lease the 205,500-square-foot International Cargo Center under construction of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (D/FW). Lease agreements handled by project developer Trammell Crow; Challenge Air's plans for the site; Implications of Challenge Air's possible move to D/FW on other air carrier's businesses.

Features a commercial paper program which could help the city of Fort Worth, Texas save on interest expenses. Funding for continual capital improvement projects; Interest rate comparison with long-term financing; Establishment of a credit line with a major money center bank.

Focuses on the relocation of William Mann Jr. Community Development Corporation (WMCDC) to the Business Assistance Center's (BAC) downtown facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Comments from officials of both companies; Significance of the company's move; Business background of WMCDC.

Announces the planned discussion of an amendment to the tax agreement of Intel Corporation with Fort Worth, Texas on April 21, 1998. Implication of the Fabrication 16 plant's delayed opening; Payments which must be made by Intel to the city; Terms under the agreement.

Details the plan of developers at Trammell Crow Corporation to open a second cargo facility at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas. Information on the International Aircargo Centre; Cargo handling growth in 1997.

Offers a look at the preparations for the 1998 Texas Speedway races. Information on the helicopter landing pads to be used; Details on the problems encountered by passengers; Information on the air traffic control for the speedway helicopters.

Focuses on small business supporters who were named district Advocates of the Year in 1998 by the United States Small Business Administration. Recognition of Sharon Shirley Mylius as the Dallas/Forth Worth District Financial Services Advocate of the Year; Reason for the honor received by Sharon Perry of Arlington; Information on the small business advocates honors.

Presents news concerning the business community of Tarrant County, Texas. Recognition given by the Harris List to the Forth Worth Arts Festival; Details on the scholarships to be awarded by the University of Texas at Arlington's master of science in marketing research program; Reorganization of Great Southwest Industrial Association owners and tenants.

Focuses on the Main Street Theatre (MST) which is a community theater in Houston, Texas. Managing director of MST; Actions taken by theater officials to restore the financially troubled theatre; Factors that contributed to the success of MST.

Reports on the questions and concerns raised out of the preliminary drawings of the design for the downtown Intermodal Transportation Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Questions on elements of the design; Comment of Libby Willis of Preservation Texas Inc. on the development of the area; Two particular areas of concern for the design, according to Paul Byrne, Intermodal project manager.

Focuses on the construction of the Legends car racing facility in Forth Worth, Texas. Amenities of the facility; Information on the track owners; Construction plans for the project.

Provides information on various events in Forth Worth, Texas. Grand opening festivities of Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall; Auction of industrial diamonds by General Services Administration; Anti-smoking campaign to benefit Forth Worth Public Library Foundation.

Demonstrates how Colin Bailey, former curator of Kimbell Art Museum, was able to organize the exhibition of the works of Pierre-Auguste Renoir at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. Examples of the works of Renoir; Duration of the exhibit; Ticket price for the exhibit. INSETS: `Renoir's portraits: Impressions of an age';Untitled (Forth Worth's three art museums).

Reports that a model of the proposed downtown Intermodal Transportation Center in Fort Worth, Texas is expected to be presented at the meeting of the T and representatives of the Preservation Roundtable. Details of the agreement for the proposed project; Elaboration of the officials concerned about the project.

States that the sale of Overton Bancshares Inc. to Cullen/Frost Bankers was a milestone in the Texas banking industry. Amount of the deal; Comments of banking and finance analysts about the acquisition.